Container for retaining paint
US4638909A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB44D3/04
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A container for retaining artist's paints or the like and for preventing same from drying or hardening during storage in the container comprising an open top box including a base and side walls and a cover that can be superposed over the box opening. The underside of the cover includes a resilient gasket of foam rubber or plastic that is located to bear against the edges of the side walls when the box is closed. A thin sheet of polyethylene film is disposed over the gasket to provide an easily cleanable surface and to aid in the conformance of the gasket to side wall edges. Located within the closed box is a moisture resevoir such as wetted sponge placed in fluid communication with the paints stored in the container.
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