Patent · US Expired

Clearing of retained liquids from recesses in thin walled members

US4182151A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 6, 1977
Grant dateJan 8, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 6, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB44D3/12
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Method and apparatus for the clearing of liquids retained in recesses, for example, in the lid holding groove at the rim of a paint can, by using a tool to perforate the base of the groove and allow the paint residue retained in the groove after pouring to drain into the can when it is uprighted.

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