Rim mounted pour spout for large buckets

摘要

A rim-mounted pour spout suitable for snap-fit attachment to a conventional five gallon paint bucket or the like includes an arcuate body having an upwardly and outwardly extending pour guide and a downwardly extending pressure wall. A plurality of spring clasps extending from the arcuate body are operative to secure the rim-mounted pour spout upon the host bucket rim in a manner maintaining a pressure seal between the pressure wall and the underlying inner surface of the bucket wall. The rim-mounted pour spout is readily formed of a molded plastic material or the like and may be suitably sized to accommodate a variety of different bucket containers.

主权项

1. A rim mounted pour spout and large volume bucket combination comprising:
a large volume bucket having a substantially cylindrical bucket wall defining an interior bucket wall surface, an upper rim and outwardly extending rim bead formed on the top of said bucket wall and at least one reinforcing rib encircling and extending outwardly from said bucket wall at a distance from said rim bead; an arcuate body curved to correspond to said bucket rim defining a step formed in said arcuate body and extending outwardly therefrom to define a bucket rim contacting and sealing surface; a pour guide, supported by said arcuate body, extending upwardly and outwardly from said arcuate body: a pressure wall extending downwardly from said pour guide and defining a generally cylindrical wall surface, including a surface tapered towards said interior bucket wall surface; and a plurality of spring clasps extending downwardly from said arcuate body each of said spring clasps including a curved portion and a supporting spring arm, said curved portion being forced against and into contact with said bucket wall between said rim bead and said reinforcing rib, said rim mounted pour spout being snap fit attachable to said bucket rim such that said pressure wall extends into the bucket and is pressed against said interior bucket wall surface by said spring clasps.