Cover guard for a rim of a paint can with an attached paintbrush well
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B44D-003/12
B65D-025/20
B65D-090/00
출원번호
US-0599698
(2015-01-19)
등록번호
US-9393831
(2016-07-19)
발명자
/ 주소
Schmidt, Kevin
출원인 / 주소
360 Products, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Goldberg, Richard M.
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초록▼
A cover guard for a rim of a paint can, includes a cover for covering a rim of a paint can to prevent entry of paint into the rim, the cover being at least part annular to surround an opening, and having an inverted U-shaped cross-section for receiving the rim therein, a brush wiper plate connected
A cover guard for a rim of a paint can, includes a cover for covering a rim of a paint can to prevent entry of paint into the rim, the cover being at least part annular to surround an opening, and having an inverted U-shaped cross-section for receiving the rim therein, a brush wiper plate connected with the cover and extending within the opening, against which a paintbrush can be wiped for removing excess paint from the paintbrush which has been dipped into paint in the paint can, such that any excess paint falls back into the paint can, and a wet paintbrush cup connected to the cover for holding a web paintbrush therein.
대표청구항▼
1. A cover guard for a rim of a paint can, comprising: a cover for covering a rim of a paint can to prevent entry of paint into the rim, the cover being at least part annular to surround an opening, and having an inverted U-shaped cross-section for receiving the rim therein, wherein said cover inclu
1. A cover guard for a rim of a paint can, comprising: a cover for covering a rim of a paint can to prevent entry of paint into the rim, the cover being at least part annular to surround an opening, and having an inverted U-shaped cross-section for receiving the rim therein, wherein said cover includes an outer wall being at least part annular, an inwardly spaced wall being at least part annular and concentric with said outer wall, and an upper wall which connects together said outer wall and said inwardly spaced wall so as to form a channel between said upper wall, said inwardly spaced wall and said outer wall and which is at least part annular, for receiving the rim of the paint can therein,a brush wiper plate connected with said inwardly spaced wall of said cover and extending within said opening, said brush wiper plate having a free wiping edge extending within said opening against which a paintbrush can be wiped for removing excess paint from the paintbrush which has been dipped into paint in the paint can, such that any excess paint falls back into the paint can, said brush wiper plate connected with said inwardly spaced wall along a predetermined angular extent of said inwardly spaced wall,a drip guard wall extending upwardly from said cover only at an inner edge of said upper wall and only at an angular position thereon corresponding to said wiper plate, to prevent excess paint on bristles of the paintbrush from spilling onto the cover, said drip guard wall extending arcuately around said cover at least for said predetermined angular extent, and said drip guard wall varying in height in a circumferential direction around said cover so as to have a convex upper edge extending in the circumferential direction with a greatest height at a center of said drip guard wall which tapers down toward ends of said drip guard wall, anda wet paintbrush cup connected to the cover for holding a wet paintbrush therein, the wet paintbrush cup being positioned immediately behind said drip guard wall so that the drip guard wall prevents paint wiped from the paintbrush from entering the wet paintbrush cup. 2. A cover guard according to claim 1, wherein: the cover covers an entire rim of the paint can to prevent entry of paint into the rim at any position of the rim, andsaid upper wall of said cover includes an upper surface having a bead extending upwardly from the upper surface thereof to prevent paint on the upper surface of the upper wall from escaping to a side of the paint can. 3. A cover guard according to claim 2, wherein a surface of at least one of the outer wall and the inwardly spaced wall which faces the channel, includes a recess which is at least part arcuate for receiving a bead at an upper edge of the rim of the paint can, so as to hold the cover guard onto the rim. 4. A cover guard according to claim 3, wherein said recess is formed at an upper end of said at least one of the outer wall and the inwardly spaced wall which faces the channel, immediately below the upper wall. 5. A cover guard according to claim 4, wherein said recess is formed in each of the outer wall and the inwardly spaced wall which faces the channel. 6. A cover guard according to claim 2, further comprising a finger tab extending radially outward from said outer wall and connected with said outer wall at a position substantially diametrically opposite of said wet paintbrush cup for aiding in removal of said cover from the rim of the paint can. 7. A cover guard according to claim 2, wherein the wet paintbrush cup tapers down in dimensions toward a lower end thereof. 8. A cover guard according to claim 2, wherein the wet paintbrush cup includes: an upper wall having an opening, anda downwardly extending wall structure extending down from the upper wall in surrounding relation to the opening and which is closed by a bottom wall. 9. A cover guard according to claim 8, wherein said upper wall of said wet paintbrush cup is a continuation of the upper wall of the cover, andfurther comprising a bead extending upwardly from the upper wall of the wet paintbrush cup and formed as a continuation of the bead on the upper wall of the cover to prevent paint on the upper wall of the wet paintbrush cup from spilling over to a side of the paint can. 10. A cover guard according to claim 8, further including at least one stop for stacking a plurality of cover guards with each other in a nesting arrangement, wherein said at least one stop includes at least one projection which extends laterally outwardly from an outer surface of the downwardly extending wall structure. 11. A cover guard according to claim 1, wherein said brush wiper plate is sector shaped and the free wiping edge has a linear free edge against which the paintbrush can be wiped. 12. A cover guard according to claim 11, wherein said brush wiper plate is inclined downwardly toward the linear free edge.
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