Patent ID: 9682595
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B44D,B65D

Claim:
1. A paint container comprising: a main body for receiving paint, the main body comprising a side wall and an outwardly tapering rim portion at an upper end of the side wall, the outwardly tapering rim portion defining an opening into which paint can be poured; a tubular member, a lower end of which is receivable within the outwardly tapering rim portion; first connectors provided on an outer surface of the tubular member; and second connectors provided on an inner surface of the outwardly tapering rim portion; wherein one of the first or second connectors comprises a protruding portion including a vertical channel therein, wherein the protruding portion protrudes into the opening defined by the outwardly tapering rim portion, and the other of the other of the first or second connector comprises a projection extending vertically such that the projections are received into ends of the channels as the tubular member is moved downwardly into the outwardly tapering rim portion such that the tubular member is supported within the outwardly tapering rim portion to define an annular aperture between the lower end of the tubular member and the main body of the paint container.