Paint can cover

Abstract

A throw-away plastic lid comprised of two parts. The first part fits over a container opening, specifically engaging the periphery of the container including the container's annular channel about its periphery. The first part has a substantial, half-moon shaped, central opening. The second part of the lid is attached to the first part by means of a flexible strip and provides a cover which frictionally engages the lid first part. In another embodiment of the invention, the lid first part has a brush holder attached to its periphery.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A removable lid for a container having a closed bottom from which cylindrical side walls extend vertically upward, said container being generally cylindrical in shape, said side walls having an exterior surface, said container having a longitudinal axis generally perpendicular to the container bottom, said container having an open top with a periphery attached to said side walls and an inwardly directed radial perimeter flange connected to said cylindrical side walls, said side walls, bottom and perimeter flange defining a container interior, comprising: 
 a first part adapted to engage the container top, said first part having a substantial, half-moon shaped, central opening over said container top opening;    a second part adapted to frictionally engage said first part; and    a flexible strip interconnecting said first part with said second part.    
     
     
         2 . A removable lid as recited in  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the lid first part is round, has a top, a bottom, and an outer periphery terminating in a flange downwardly projecting outside the container side walls from the first part bottom toward the container bottom, said first part periphery flange frictionally engaging the container side walls exterior surface.    
     
     
         3 . A removable lid as recited in  claim 2 , wherein: 
 the lid second part is round, has a top, bottom, and outer periphery terminating in a first flange downwardly projecting from the second part bottom, said downwardly projecting flange terminating in a second flange projecting out from the first flange in a plane parallel to the lid second part.    
     
     
         4 . A removable lid as recited in  claim 3 , wherein: 
 the lid first part top has a circular, ridge-like protrusion formed thereon, said circular protrusion being concentric with the first part outer periphery and positioned radially a predetermined distance from the periphery toward a first part center.    
     
     
         5 . A removable lid as recited in  claim 4 , wherein: 
 the diameter of the second part outer periphery is approximately equal to the diameter of a first part protrusion outer side, said second part periphery first flange being adapted to engage the first part protrusion along its outer side, and said second part second flange adapted to engage the first part top portion between the protrusion and first part periphery.    
     
     
         6 . A lid as recited in  claim 5 , further comprising: 
 a brush holder attached to said first part periphery.    
     
     
         7 . A lid as recited in  claim 6 , wherein: 
 said brush holder is attached to the lid first part downwardly projecting peripheral flange.    
     
     
         8 . A lid as recited in  claim 7  wherein: 
 the brush holder has an open top and closed bottom interconnected by a plurality of side walls.  
 
     
     
         9 . A lid as recited in  claim 8 , wherein: 
 the brush holder top has a generally, rounded, rectangular shape with the holder side walls forming a frustum shape toward the holder bottom, with the bottom having smaller dimensions than the top, said brush holder having long dimensions perpendicular to the radial axis of the lid first part.    
     
     
         10 . A lid as recited in  claim 9 , wherein: 
 the first part half-moon shaped, central opening is formed within the first part circular protrusion.    
     
     
         11 . A lid as recited in  claim 10 , wherein: 
 the flexible strip has two ends, one end fixedly attached to the first part periphery flange and the second end attached to the second part second flange.    
     
     
         12 . A lid as recited in  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 a tab attached to the first part peripheral flange opposite to the peripheral flange attachment to the flexible strip;    a tab attached to the second part second flange opposite to the second flange attachment to the flexible strip.    
     
     
         13 . A lid as recited in  claim 12 , further comprising: 
 the lid first part and second part are transparent.