Patent ID: 6336740
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: B01F,B44D,Y10S

Abstract:
A cover assembly for a paint can for use with automatic stirring equipment, the paint can having a tubular cylindrical sidewall, an open top and a radially inwardly protruding chime around said open top, said cover assembly comprising:a lid dimensioned to overlie the open top of the paint can, said lid having a spout, paint stirring means rotatably secured to said lid, at least one locking device which removably secures said lid to the paint can when said lid overlies the open top of the paint can, said locking device having a stem pivotally mounted to said lid, a radially outwardly extending foot secured to one end of said stem and a handle secured to the opposite end of said stem, said stem being pivotal between a locked position in which said foot extends underneath the can chime and an unlocked position in which said foot is spaced radially inwardly from the can chime, and means for axially moving said foot away from said lid as said stem pivots from said locked position to said unlocked position.