Containers and means for assisting pouring from containers

Abstract

A pouring aid arrangement for a paint or like tin which is a preformed sheet of material having an underneath surface with a contact adhesive effecting a seal with uppermost edges of the paint tin, and having two oppositely positioned wings extending from respective sides joined together above the part adhering to the edge of the tin and defining thereby a pouring spout. There is also described tabs that adhere to the side of the tin to assist in maintaining a sealing adhesion.

1 . A pouring aid for a paint or like tin being a sheet of material having an underneath surface with a contact adhesive to adhere to and effect a seal with uppermost edges of the paint tin, the sheet having a preformed shape including two oppositely positioned wings extending from respective sides and of a size and positioned so as to be joinable together at uppermost position defining thereby a pouring spout and such as to maintain sealing adhesion between the contact adhesive and uppermost edges of the paint tin.  
     
     
         2 . A pouring aid for a paint or like tin as in the preceding claim further characterised in that there is provided a contact adhesive at least in a position on an underneath side of the material so as to engage with gripping adhesion a continuous length of at least an inner one of the edges.  
     
     
         3 . A pouring aid for a paint or like tin as in either one of the preceding claims further characterised in that the shape of the sheet includes, at least one obtuse or acute angle, with part of the sheet defining an inner edge of the sheet such that when the sheet is attached to the tin the liquid will be directed to pour over a further portion of the sheet on its path out from the tin.  
     
     
         4 . A pouring aid for a paint or like tin as in any one of the preceding claims further characterised in that the sheet is a sheet of paper.  
     
     
         5 . A pouring aid for a paint or like tin as in any one of the preceding  claims 1  to  4  further characterised in that the sheet is a sheet of plastics material.  
     
     
         6 . A pouring aid for a paint or like tin as in any one of the preceding  claims 1  to  4  further characterised in that the sheet is a sheet of plastics material which is transparent.  
     
     
         7 . A pouring aid for a paint or like tin as in any one of the preceding claims further characterised in that there are two outermost wings one to each respective side of a central alignment or axis and having on an underneath side for each wing, contact adhesive.  
     
     
         8 . A pouring aid for a paint or like tin as in the preceding claim further characterised in that the shape is such that each wing can be lifted and brought together with the other wing on top of an underneath portion of the sheet so as to define thereby a funnel like shape where one of the wings is secured to the other by the contact adhesive while having the further portion of the material remaining in adhering contact with an upper rim of the paint or like tin.  
     
     
         9 . A pouring aid for a paint or like tin as in any one of the preceding claims further characterised in that the adhesion of the sheet is achieved by way of a contact adhesive first applied to the sheet.  
     
     
         10 . A pouring aid for a paint or like tin as in any one of the preceding claims further characterised in that there is further provided an improvement where there is at least a further portion of the material that is adapted to adhere to a side of a container.  
     
     
         11 . A pouring aid for a paint or like tin as in any one of the preceding claims further characterised in that this is arranged so that the portion is adjacent a portion of the material intended to adhere to the top edge of the container.  
     
     
         12 . A pouring aid for a paint or like tin as in any one of the preceding claims further characterised in that this further portion is provided as a tab that is adapted to be folded to adhere to a portion of the container immediately below a rim of the container.  
     
     
         13 . A pouring aid for a paint or like tin as in any one of the preceding claims further characterised in that this is arranged to be effected to each side of the arrangement.  
     
     
         14 . A pouring aid for a paint or like tin as in any one of the preceding claims further characterised in that there are a plurality of such additional tabs that can then be used to additionally secure the arrangement so that the sheet of material is additionally secured to both a top of the container and to a side of the container.  
     
     
         15 . A pouring aid for a paint or like tin as in any one of the preceding claims further characterised in that the extra tab is in the form of an elongate extension of the sheet which is positioned to be able to be hinged adjacent a container top location and be secured to a side of the container where there will be a substantially larger area for adhesion.  
     
     
         16 . A pouring aid arrangement for a paint or like tin being a sheet of material having an underneath surface with a contact adhesive adhering to and effecting a seal with uppermost edges of the paint tin, the sheet having a preformed shape including two oppositely positioned wings extending from respective sides so as to be joined together at uppermost position defining thereby a pouring spout.  
     
     
         17 . A pouring aid arrangement for a paint or like tin as in the immediately preceding claim further characterised in that there is provided a contact adhesive at least in a position on an underneath side of the material so as to be engaging with gripping adhesion a continuous length of at least an inner one of the edges.  
     
     
         18 . A pouring aid arrangement for a paint or like tin as in either one of the two immediately preceding claims further characterised in that the shape of the sheet includes in relation to a portion of the sheet a shape which includes, at least one obtuse or acute angle, in a part of the sheet defining an inner edge of the sheet to facilitate pouring of liquid from the tin.  
     
     
         19 . A pouring aid arrangement for a paint or like tin as in any one of the three immediately preceding claims further characterised in that each wing is adhered together so as to define thereby a funnel like shape where one of the wings is secured to the other by the contact adhesive while having the further portion of the material remaining in adhering contact with an upper rim of the paint or like tin.  
     
     
         20 . A pouring aid arrangement for a paint or like tin as in any one of the four immediately preceding claims further characterised in that there is further portion of the material that is adhering to a side of the container.  
     
     
         21 . A pouring aid arrangement for a paint or like tin as in the immediately preceding claim further characterised in that this is arranged so that the portion is adjacent a portion of the material adhering to the top edge of the container.  
     
     
         22 . A pouring aid arrangement for a paint or like tin as in the immediately preceding claim further characterised in that the said portion is provided as a tab that is folded so as to adhere to a portion of the container immediately below a rim of the container.  
     
     
         23 . A pouring aid arrangement for a paint or like tin as in the immediately preceding claim further characterised in that the portions are positioned on each respective side of the pouring spout.  
     
     
         24 . A pouring aid arrangement for a paint or like tin as in any one of the two immediately preceding claims further characterised in that there are a plurality of such additional tabs that can then be used to additionally secure the arrangement so that the sheet of material is additionally secured to both a top of the container and to a side of the container.  
     
     
         25 . A pouring aid arrangement for a paint or like tin as in any one of the three immediately preceding claims further characterised in that the extra tab is in the form of an elongate extension of the sheet which is positioned so as to be hinged adjacent a container top location and is secured to a side of the container.  
     
     
         26 . A pouring aid arrangement for a paint or like tin in which there is a first sheet of material adhering to an upper edge of the tin and having one or more tabs adhering to a side of the tin, and a second sheet of material adhering to an upper surface of the said first sheet.  
     
     
         27 . A method of assisting pouring of liquids from a container where there is included the step of adhering to an upper perimeter of the container, a sheet of material having an underneath surface with a contact adhesive to adhere to and effect a seal with uppermost edges of the paint tin, the sheet having a preformed shape including two oppositely positioned wings extending from respective sides to be joined together at uppermost position defining thereby a pouring spout while maintaining sealing adhesion.  
     
     
         28 . A method of assisting pouring of liquids from a container as in the immediately preceding claim further characterised in that there is a first step where an upper rim of the tin is cleaned of paint prior to adhesion thereto of the sheet of material.