Abstract: A cylindrical can cover to be mounted onto an opening of the can is disclosed, which includes a top plate and a peripheral wall extending downwardly from the peripheral margin of the top plate. The top plate is divided into two parts, one part being stationary on the opening of the can and including a scraper extending across the top plate and extending downwardly from the underside of the top plate, and the other part being swingable up and down and including a folding line extending along the scraper across the top plate. The peripheral wall includes a sealing band connected at a thinner wall portion and having its bottom end extending laterally, and a detachable part extending vertically at each of positions corresponding to opposite ends of the folding line extending to the peripheral edge of the top plate.

Abstract: A container for holding paint or other liquids and a method for making same. The container includes a body having a bottom wall and a side wall extending from the bottom wall along the periphery of the bottom wall which terminates in an upper rim. The container also includes an annular retaining ring secured to the upper rim. The annular retaining ring forms an outlet/inlet through which a liquid can be placed or removed from the container. The container further includes a lid pivotally and detachably mounted to the annular retaining ring for movement between an open position and closed position with respect to the outlet/inlet and for removing the lid from the annular retaining ring. The lid, body and annular retaining ring are individually molded and secured together by simple fastening means.

Abstract: A multiple-purpose container including: a cup-like container having at least a groove longitudinally formed in a side wall of the container; a convertible tray detachably securable on an upper portion of the container having a central opening and a plurality of holes formed in the tray; and a hanger member fixed on a wall of a building, a table, a car and a fixture and having an extension formed on the hanger member to be slidably engageable with the groove recessed in the container, whereby upon coupling of the container on the hanger member, the container will serve as an ash tray, a pen holder, a cup, a flower vase or a garbage container; and upon uncoupling of the container from the hanger member, the container will be free moved or handled.

Abstract: An anti-drip paint can attachment that is securable to a paint can and that includes a circular gripping ring terminating in a pair of opposed pressure plates each having a screw aperture formed therethrough; a screw and wing nut combination, the screw being positionable through both of the screw apertures of the pressure plates; a handle assembly extending upward from the gripping ring and including a gripping handle, a paint brush clamp and a funnel member support structure; and a funnel member supported by the funnel member support structure above and concentric with the circular gripping ring.

Abstract: A lid retainer is provided for a "paint can" type container having a lid that is secured to the top wall thereof by multi-friction fit. The lid retainer is composed of a high tensile strength, impact resistant polymer material having limited flexible and defines a circular body section with a circular lid retainer flange and a circular locking flange projection downwardly from respective inner and outer radial extents of the circular body section. The locking flange has a radially inwardly extending locking projection having a downwardly and radially inwardly facing can surface disposed for camming engagement with the circular bead that interconnects the side and top walls of the container and induces yielding of the retainer flange as the locking projection passes over the circular bead.

Abstract: A combination cap and material tooling device is provided including an elongated blade supported on a base wherein the base includes an engagement portion and an intermediate portion. The engagement portion is preferably provided with threads for engaging threads on a container for a spackling stick whereby the contents of the container may be sealed from air to thereby preserve the contents in a soft pliable putty-like consistency. The intermediate portion is located between the blade and the engagement portion and includes a finger depression for receiving an operator's finger whereby the base may be comfortably used to guide the blade in a spackling operation.

Abstract: A paint can guard is mounted on a sealing rim of a paint can. The paint can guard includes an annular rim guard for covering the sealing rim of the paint can, an annular brush wiper having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a plurality of struts coupled between the rim guard and the wiper for supporting the wiper in spaced relation to the rim guard. A substantially annular passage is defined between the outer surface of the wiper and the rim guard. Paint from a brush wiped on the wiper may flow on the inner surface of the wiper into the paint can. The brush can also be wiped on the upper or lower edge of the wiper. Paint that drips or spills outwardly of the wiper may flow through the passage between the outer surface of the wiper and the rim guard into the paint can, thus avoiding spillage.

Abstract: Small, lightweight metal cans such as coffee or peanut cans are easily recycled but are frequently not recycled or reused. One secondary use of these metal cans is for painting applications such as trim painting. The accessory disclosed herein enables metal cans of the aforementioned type, typically having a continuous bead around the apex end of the can, to be easily utilized for such painting applications. The reusable accessory comprises a handle having an upper and lower end and a grippable portion disposed between them. A lid is hingedly attached to the upper end of the handle, the lid having an upper and lower surface, the lower surface having at least one continuous lip suitable to engage the bead of the can. Additionally, the lid has a cutout through which a paint brush may pass which is particularly configured so as to enable a paint brush to hang suspended in the can from the lid. The can is secured to the handle by a variety of mechanisms.

Abstract: A food wiping condiment container for removing excess condiment from a food article after being dipped thereinto. The condiment container has a body, a thin, flexible cap sealingly attached to the body, and a tear-away strip attached to the cap. When the tear-away strip is torn from the cap, a slit is formed in the cap with mutually opposed slit edges. When a food article is partially inserted into the condiment container through the slit, the slit edges of the cap wipe against the food article. Accordingly, after the food article is partially dipped into a condiment stored inside the condiment container, the slit edges of the cap wipe against the food article to limit the thickness of condiment adhering to the food article as it is moved therepast.

Abstract: A protector against filling the channeled rim of a paint type can is made of a flexible material. It has a concave top which conforms to the shape of the top of the can and fits snugly over the can rim. It also has a centered, preferably elongated hole. The inner bottom edge of the outer leg of the channel has a projection which slips over the bead at the top outer edge of the can and remains below the bead during use.

Abstract: A device for facilitating ease of dispensing of paint from a container utilizing a brush. The inventive device includes a rim engaging assembly for coupling to an upper rim of a paint can. A fluid guide assembly extends across a portion of the rim engaging assembly for guiding fluid from a brush scraped against the fluid guide back into the can, and can also be utilized for facilitating pouring of paint from the can in a directed stream over the rim of the can.

Abstract: A stirrer lid for color cans on stirring machines, of the type having at a base thereof a frustoconical closure edge, having a main body (5), and including an annular ring (7) fastened to the base of the body and of being downward tapering frustoconical cross section with the ring (7) forming the closure edge of the lid.

Abstract: A paint can attachment 10 is for use on all nominal sized paint cans and the like. It is designed to snap-fit on top of a paint can 12 to protect the lid receiving groove 20 of the paint can 12 from paint during painting. The main part of the paint can attachment 10 has the shape of an annular ring 26. Its conical inner wall 38 can receive paint can lids of various sizes. A lid-sized elastic band 52 is used to press the original lid 12 against the conical inner wall 38 to keep the contents in a useable condition. A flexible annular ledge 40 provides for its lower part 42 to sealingly engage the inner peripheral bead 16 of the paint can 12. Due to a predeterminate width of the lower part 42 of the annular ledge 40, this lower part 42 always sits on the top of the inner peripheral bead 16 of the paint can 12, even though there are variations in diameter of the opening of the paint can 12. The paint can attachment 10 also provides a spout 54 which can be used in pouring as well as to rest a paint brush 64.

Abstract: A paint roller tray detachably mountable on a paint container, the container having an opening permitting access of a paint roller into the container, and the tray having a roller platform and attachment means which allow the tray to be mounted in a first and second position on the container, in the first position the attachment means are engaged so as to locate the roller platform above the container and laterally offset from the opening so as to permit insertion of a roller into the container and in the second position the attachment means are engaged to locate the roller platform immediately above the container and over the opening.

Abstract: A paintbrush holder includes a horizontal portion supporting a resilient edge attachment securable to a variety of paint can configurations. An upwardly angled portion extends from the horizontal portion and terminates in a concave upwardly facing notch having extending prongs on either side thereof. A triangularly shaped extended portion extends downwardly from the horizontal portion and terminates in a straight edge useful for paint masking. The brush holder further includes an upwardly extending tab used in retaining or securing a paintbrush rested upon the paintbrush holder such that the paintbrush handle is received within the upwardly facing concave notch while the paintbrush bristle portion rests upon and extends downwardly from the triangular extension.

Abstract: An apparatus for carrying hand tools which comprises an adaptation for a bucket. The adaptation further comprises a bucket insert with a planar and circular top member to be positioned at or near and across the top of the bucket and a cylindrical cavity down through the center of the bucket. The circular top member is adapted with a series of holes and slots to receive tools and the cylindrical cavity is adapted to facilitate the maneuver of a person's hand. In an alternative embodiment, the insert may be permanently fixed to the bucket.

Abstract: A paint brush receptacle engageable with the peripheral edge of an open paint can comprising a bottom wall, front, back, and a pair of side walls upstanding from said bottom wall and terminating at an open end for receiving paint brushes therein; the bottom wall having an extension projecting exteriorly outwardly therefrom; a leg depending from said extension and spaced from said back wall for insertion into said paint can and releasably engageable with said peripheral edge of said open paint can; a scraper extending outwardly from said extension for scraping paint off said paint brush into said open paint can.

Abstract: A pouring attachment for use on a container having an annular rim defining an open top of the container includes a resilient, semi-rigid semi-flexible, annular split retainer for mounting about the interior of the container rim and at least one, and preferably, a plurality of different pouring structures, such as of spout, funnel and filter configurations, removably mountable at separate times to the annular split retainer. The different pouring structures are interchangeable with one another for adapting the pouring attachment to accommodate different types of pouring requirements. Each pouring structure is mountable at a prefolded lower edge portion thereof to the annular split retainer so as to surround and completely cover surface portions of the retainer at the pouring side thereof which surface portions would otherwise be contacted by a fluid as it is poured from the container over the pouring attachment.

Abstract: An auxiliary paint brush bucket that has a planar front wall, an arcuate rear wall and a bottom wall to form an open top container. The front surface of the front wall has a plurality of conical shaped raised bumps thereon formed in a predetermined pattern so that a paint roller may be squeezed against the front wall surface to remove excess paint and it runs down the channels between the respective bumps. A unique pair of laterally spaced clips are formed on the top edge of the rear wall so that it can be removably installed along the inner surface of either a two gallon or five gallon paint bucket.

Abstract: A rim seal for use with containers for paint having an upstanding rim at one end and a groove located radially inwardly of the rim defined in part by an inner terminal edge. The rim seal includes an annular top section disposed generally transverely to the axis of a container and providing a planar support surface when assembled to a container. An inner wall section extends downwardly at an angle from the inner peripheral edge of the top section terminating in a radially inwardly directed rib adapted to overlie and seal with the edge of the container. Also, an angular outer section depending from the outer peripheral edge of the top section includes a radial section defining a ledge, and a lower terminal axially extending wall terminating and having an inwardly directed radial circumferentially extending rib. Application of an axial force on the top section produces outward flexing of the inner and outer sections whereby the rim seal can be applied to a container by automatic assembly means.