US2945611A

US2945611A - Paint can shield

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Publication number: US2945611A
Application number: US737038A
Authority: US
Inventors: Harry W Weiffenbach
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1958-05-22
Filing date: 1958-05-22
Publication date: 1960-07-19
Anticipated expiration: 1977-07-19

Description

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This invention relates to a paint can shield and more particularly to a shield which is readily attachable to a paint can for shielding the cover receiving groove in the top of the can to prevent its becoming filled with paint.

An object of the present invention is to provide shields United States Patent Patented July 19, 1960 At the front of the central portion 9 there is formed a securing tab 15 which is provided at its free end with flaps 2222 that are bendable outwardly about the dotted lines indicated.

j The said blank may be folded up to form the shield j 8 by simply bending the tab 15 and each of the side bands 12 and 12-a downwardly and then bringing the front ends of said side bands together over the tab and joining them by interengagement of the tongues 14-a14a. The flaps 22-22 on the securing tab 15 are then bent outwardly and under the edges of the side bands thereby securing the front of the central portion 9 to said side bands so that it will be retained flat upon the top of the can illustrated in Fig. 2. The bracing tab 16 is then folded forwardly and the rear ends of the side bands bent around. under the supporting portion 11 and having novel improvements over those disclosed in my copending application Serial No. 669,154, filed July 1, 1957.

A further object of this invention is to provide shields which are constructed from foldable blanks of inexpensive material so that the shields may be disposed of after use.

Further objects and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following description and the accompanying drawings in which:

joined by insertion of the tongue 20 into the slit 21. The completed shield is then slipped downwardly over the top of the paint can to the position shown in Fig. 2.

The shield is preferably provided in various sizes to fit standard paint cans, and in each the central portion 9 is formed so that the flaps 18--18 at the opposite ends of the opening 10 will be located adjacent the edge of the opening 5-b in the top of the can. Said flaps may therefore be bent downwardly over said edge and the opposite ends of each flap may be bent outwardly under Fig. 1 is a plan view of a paint can shield embodying Fig. 8 is an elevational view showing the shield applied 7 to a paint can.

Fig. 9 is a sectional plan view on line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a rear view of said shield.

Fig. 11 is a front view thereof. Fig. 12 is a plan view of the foldable blank from which the modified form of shield shown in Figs. 7 to 11 is constructed.

As illustrated in Fig. 1, the numeral 5 denotes a conventional paint can having a top provided with the usual rim 6 and an annular groove 7 which receives the bead on a conventional cover, not shown.

A shield 8 provided by the present invention is formed from a flat blank of foldable sheet material, such as stifi paperboard, which is suitably scored, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 6, to permit easy folding thereof. Said blank includes a central shield portion 9 having an elongated central opening 10 therein and a rearwardly extending supporting portion 11. Flaps 1818 are formed at the opposite ends of the opening 10 and said flaps are bendable downwardly along the score marks indicated by the dotted lines 19-19.

Side bands 1-212-a. are connected to the opposite sides of the shield portion 9 by webs 1313, and the front ends of said side bands contain slits 14 forming tongues 14a14a thereon. The side band 12-a carries I a bracing tab 16 which is foldableforwardly, as viewed in Fig. 6, about the scoremark indicated by the dotted line 17 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The rear end of said side band 12-a is formed to provide a tongue 20 that is adapted to be inserted into a slit 21 formed in the opposite side band 12.

said edge to thereby further secure the shield to the can.

It will be noted that the bracing tab 16 supports the rearwardly extending portion 11 of the shield at an angle so that a paint brush 23, indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, can be placed on top of the shield with the bristle end of the brush disposed in the opening 10.

It will also be noted that when the shield is applied to the can, the peripheral edge S-a of the central portion 9 extends over the rim 6 of the can, the side edges of the opening 10 overlap the edge of the opening 5-b in the top of the can and the flaps 18-48 shield the adjacent edge portion of said opening against contact with the brush as it is dipped into or removed from the paint so that the entire top of the can, including the annular groove 7 therein, is completely shielded against the entry of paint. The side edges of the opening 10 are useful for wiping surplus paint from the brush as it is removed from the can.

The side bands 12--12-a are preferably designed to thatthey will fit snugly around the can with their upper edges disposed under the rim 6 thus preventing inadvertent removal of the shield therefrom.

In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 7 to 12, the central portion 9-a of the shield is provided with fro'nt and rear securing tabs 15-a and 15-b, respectively, having flaps 22a22-a formed at their free ends. The rear ends of the side bands 12-b andlZ-c are provided with inwardly extending

wing portions

24 and 25, and the side band 12-b is provided with a slit 27 adapted to receive a tongue 26 on the front end of the side band 12-c. Both of said side bands contain slits 2828 permitting attachment of their rear under the edge of the opening in the paint can as previously described. It will be noted that the

wing portions

24 and 25 provide a V-shaped crotch 29 for receiving the handle of a paint brush laid upon the shield.

In both forms of the invention above described, the webs 1313 are of a length substantially equal to the thickness of the rim 6 at the top of the paint can so that, when the blank is folded into a shield, the upper edges of the side bands will be spaced from the central portion and will engage the underside of the rim and thereby securely retain the shield upon the can.

I claim:

1. A shield for paint cans and the like, said shield being formed from a normally fiat foldable blank of sheet material including a central shield portion adapted to overlie the top of a paint can and having an opening therein to receive a paint brush, side bands joined to the opposite sides of said central portion and foldable downwardly therefrom, means for joining the adjacent ends of said side bands together to form a skirt around the underside of said central portion for encircling the upper end of a paint can, and a securing tab extending from said central portion between said side bands and foldable downwardly therefrom for disposition inside of said side bands, said securing tab being of a length to extend below said side bands and having flaps at its free end foldable outwardly into engagement with the lower edges of said side bands for holding said central portion down upon the top of said paint can.

2. A shield for paint cans and the like, said shield being formed from a normally flat foldable blank of sheet material including a central shield portion adapted to overlie the top of a paint can, said central shield portion having an opening therein to receive a paint brush and a rearwardly extending supporting portion for supporting said paint brush, side bands secured intermediate their ends to the opposite sides of said central portion and foldable downwardly therefrom, means for securing the adjacent ends of said side bands together to form a skirt around the underside of said central portion for encircling the upper end of a paint can, and a bracing tab extending upwardly from one of said side bands and foldable outwardly therefrom for engagement with the underside of said supporting portion for holding said supporting portion in supporting position.

3. A shield for paint cans and the like, said shield being formed from a normally fiat foldable blank of sheet material including a central portion adapted to overlie the top of a paint can and having an opening therein, a securing tab extending from the front and rear edges of said central portion and bendable downwardly therefrom, side bands joined intermediate their ends to the opposite sides of said central portion and bendable downwardly therefrom, means for securing the front ends of said side bands together over the front securing tab, means inwardly of the rear ends of said side bands for securing said rear ends of the side bands together with their rear free end portions crossing one another and overlying the rear securing tab, said side bands forming a depending skirt below said central portion adapted to encircle the upper end of a paint can, said securing tabs being of a length to extend below said side bands and having flaps on their free end portions foldable outwardly into engagement with the lower edges of said side bands to hold said central portion down upon the top of the can, and wing portions on the rear ends of said side bands adapted to provide an upwardly extending crotch when said blank is folded for supporting the handle of a paint brush resting upon said central portion.

4. A shield for paint cans and the like having annular rims, said shield being formed from a normally fiat foldable blank of sheet material including a central portion having an opening therein, securing tabs extending from the front and rear edges of said central portion and bendable downwardly therefrom, webs extending from the opposite side edges of said central portion and bendable downwardly therefrom, side bands joined intermediate their ends to said webs and extending substantially parallel to said securing tabs, means for joining the front ends of said side bands together over said front securing tab, means inwardly of the rear ends of said side bands for securing said ends together over said rear securing tab and in crossing relation, said side bands forming a depending skirt adapted to encircle the upper end of a paint can, said webs spacing the upper edges of said side bands from said central portion whereby said upper edges may engage the underside of the rim on said paint can to secure said shield thereto, said securing tabs being of a length to extend below the lower edges of said side bands and having flaps on their free ends foldable outwardly into engagement with said lower edges to hold said central portion down upon the top of said can, and upwardly extending wings at the rear end portions of said side bands forming an upwardly extending crotch when said blank is folded and adapted to support the handle of a brush resting upon said central portion.

5. A shield for paint cans and the like having annular rims, said shield being formed from a normally fiat foldable blank of sheet material including a central shield portion having an opening therein to receive a paint brush, webs extending from the opposite sides of said central portion and foldable downwardly therefrom, elongated side bands joined intermediate their ends to said webs and extending transversely thereof in parallel relation, means for securing the adjacent ends of said side bands together to form a depending skirt around the underside of said central portion for encircling the upper end of a paint can, said webs being of a length to space the upper edges of said side bands from said central portion whereby said upper edges may engage the underside of the rim on said paint can to thereby secure the shield to said can, a supporting portion extending rearwardly from said central portion, and a bracing tab which, when said blank is folded to form a shield, extends from the upper edge of one of said side bands under said supporting portion and is foldable outwardly from said side band for engagement with the underside of said supporting portion for holding said supporting portion in supporting position.

6. A shield for paint cans and the like having annular rims, said shield being formed from a normally fiat foldable blank of sheet material including a central shield portion having an opening therein to receive a paint brush, webs extending from the opposite sides of said central portion and foldable downwardly therefrom, elongated side bands joined intermediate their ends to said webs and extending transversely thereof in parallel relation, means for securing the adjacent ends of said side hands together to form 21 depending skirt around the underside of said central portion for encircling the upper end of a paint can, said webs being of a length to space the upper edges of said side bands from said central portion whereby said upper edges may engage the underside of the rim on said paint can to thereby secure the shield to said can, a securing tab extending from said central portion between said side bands, said securing tab being foldable downwardly from said central portion for disposition inside of said side bands and being of a length to extend therebelow, and flaps on the free end of said securing tab bendable outwardly into engagement with the lower edges of said side bands for holding said central portion down upon the top of the can.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,420,487 Long May 13, 1947 2,534,964 Frank Dec. 19, 1950 2,781,896 Weiss Feb. 19, 1957