Patent ID: 7246728

Claim:
An apparatus for withdrawing paint from a container, wherein the container comprises a neck opening having threads on an outside surface thereof, the apparatus comprising: (a) a container lid comprising, an upper section and a lower section; threads on an inner surface of said lower section for mating with the threads on the neck opening of the container; a recess opening formed in a center portion of said lid, said recess opening extending from said upper section to said lower section and having a diameter that narrows from said upper section to said lower section, and a lip extending inwardly around a circumference of said recess opening proximate to said lower section; and a plurality of lugs extending radially from an outer surface of said lower section of said lid; (b) a nozzle comprising, a base; a circular wall extending upwardly from said base, and having threads on an upper portion thereof, wherein said circular wall is positioned at least a short distance inwardly from an outer edge of said base; a fill tube extending through a center of said base and said circular wall, wherein said fill tube extends upwardly approximately the same distance as said circular wall and extends downwardly at least a short distance from said base; a plurality of vent holes formed in said base; wherein said base is positioned inside said recess opening in said container lid such that the outer edge of said base is positioned on said lip; (c) a suction tube attached to said fill tube and extending downwardly from said container lid; and (d) a cap comprising, threads on an interior surface thereof for mating with the threads on said upper portion of said circular wall; a plurality of raised gripping ribs on an outer surface of said cap.