Patent ID: 7434706

Claim:
A plastic container and lid assembly for storing liquid coating materials, the assembly comprising: a container and a lid; said container having a body with a bottom wall, at least four sidewalls and a neck, wherein said four sidewalls are joined and define four corners; said neck defining a wide mouth opening and including threads for receiving mating threads on said lid; said lid comprising at least two lugs extending radially from opposite sides of said lid, and terminating at or before said lugs extend beyond said container sidewall when said lid is in sealed engagement with said container, and wherein said lugs are aligned over said corners when the lid is in sealed engagement with the container; said body also having a hollow integral handle formed at one of said four corners, wherein said integral handle comprises a hollow vertical pillar formed within said body, and said pillar is defined by a cavity extending from one sidewall to an adjacent sidewall and wherein said cavity is defined opposite of said handle by a planer wall; said container neck supporting a bail-type handle, wherein said integral handle and bail-type handle do not extend beyond said container sidewall; said container and lid assembly having an effective packing footprint which substantially conforms to the effective packing footprint of a conventional metal paint can; and further comprising a removable handle plug placed within said cavity to allow the container to be placed within a mechanical paint shaker apparatus.