Patent ID: 9393831
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B44D

Claim Text:
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, and a 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.