| 摘要 |
A pouring apparatus for use on a liquid-carrying container such as a paint can for preventing inadvertent spillage onto the can, the apparatus having a wedge-shaped annulus for insertion into the open mouth of the can and for frictional engagement with the inner rim of the can without being supported on the top or side wall of the can. A spout member provides a pouring surface which may be either integral to or separate from but supported by the annulus. Where the pouring surface is separate, it may be made of a disposable material such as paper. Such disposable material pouring surface or spout member is preferably secured between the wedge-shaped annulus and the inner rim of the can. This is facilitated by shaping the secured portion of the spout member to conform to the wedge shape of the annulus. By using a relatively rigid wedge to trap the paper spout member against the inner rim of the can and to wrap the spout member around the inserted portion of the wedge, the spout member can be made economically disposable while the annulus remains clean and readily reuseable. A flange portion of the annulus overlaps the top of the paint can outside of the inner rim to assure that no paint is likely to reach the can.
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