Fluid seal for a pour spout of a paint container lid member
First Claim
1. A lid member for an original container of a pourable component, the lid member being usable with a system for dispensing the pourable component from its original container into a receptacle according to a formula to form a mixture of pourable components, the lid member comprising:
- a base portion adapted to releasably engage an open top of a side wall of the original container of the pourable component;
a pour spout on the base portion through which the pourable component can be dispensed from its original container, the pour spout having a circumferential, planar edge surface;
a cover element for the pour spout, the cover element having a planar lower surface and being movably mounted to the base portion such that the cover element is movable between a closed state, wherein the cover element covers the pour spout, and an opened state, wherein the pour spout is uncovered and the pourable component can be dispensed from its original container through the pour spout into the receptacle upon tilting of the original container; and
resilient seal means mounted to the circumferential, planar edge surface of the pour spout at an engagement interface between the circumferential, planar edge surface of the pour spout and the planar lower surface of the movable cover element, the resilient seal means preventing leakage of the pourable component, upon tilting of the original container, out of the pour spout past the cover element in the closed state of the cover element.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a lid member for an original container of a liquid paint component. The lid member is usable with a system for dispensing the paint component from its original container into a paint receptacle according to a paint formula to form a liquid paint mixture. The lid member includes a base portion that is adapted to releasably engage an open top of the paint component container. The base portion has a pour spout through which the paint component can be dispensed, and a movable cover element. The cover element is movable between a closed state, wherein the cover element covers the pour spout, and an opened state, wherein the pour spout is uncovered and the paint component can be dispensed from its original container and into the paint receptacle. A resilient seal mechanism is positioned between the pour spout and the movable cover element. The resilient seal mechanism prevents leakage of the paint component, upon tilting of the original container, out of the pour spout past the cover element in the closed state of the cover element.
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13 Claims
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1. A lid member for an original container of a pourable component, the lid member being usable with a system for dispensing the pourable component from its original container into a receptacle according to a formula to form a mixture of pourable components, the lid member comprising:
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a base portion adapted to releasably engage an open top of a side wall of the original container of the pourable component;
a pour spout on the base portion through which the pourable component can be dispensed from its original container, the pour spout having a circumferential, planar edge surface;
a cover element for the pour spout, the cover element having a planar lower surface and being movably mounted to the base portion such that the cover element is movable between a closed state, wherein the cover element covers the pour spout, and an opened state, wherein the pour spout is uncovered and the pourable component can be dispensed from its original container through the pour spout into the receptacle upon tilting of the original container; and
resilient seal means mounted to the circumferential, planar edge surface of the pour spout at an engagement interface between the circumferential, planar edge surface of the pour spout and the planar lower surface of the movable cover element, the resilient seal means preventing leakage of the pourable component, upon tilting of the original container, out of the pour spout past the cover element in the closed state of the cover element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A lid member for an original container of a pourable component, the lid member being usable with a system for dispensing the pourable component from its original container into a receptacle according to a formula to form a mixture of pourable components, the lid member comprising:
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a base portion adapted to releasably engage an open top of a side wall of the original container of the pourable component;
a pour spout on the base portion through which the pourable component can be dispensed from its original container, the pour spout having a circumferential, planar edge surface;
a cover element for the pour spout, the cover element having a planar lower surface and being movably mounted to the base portion such that the cover element is movable between a closed state, wherein the cover element covers the pour spout, and an opened state, wherein the pour spout is uncovered and the pourable component can be dispensed from its original container through the pour spout into the receptacle upon tilting of the original container; and
resilient seal means mounted to the cover element so as to cover the planar lower surface of the cover element at an engagement interface between the circumferential, planar edge surface of the pour spout and the planar lower surface of the cover element so that the resilient seal means engages and conforms to a shape of the entire circumferential, planar edge surface of the pour spout, the resilient seal means preventing leakage of the pourable component, upon tilting of the original container, out of the pour spout past the cover element in the closed state of the cover element, the resilient seal means including;
a first substrate of a resilient foam that engages the planar lower surface of the cover element; and
a second substrate of a smooth polyethylene that engages the circumferential, planar edge surface of the pour spout to allow the cover element to readily move between the closed and open states. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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