Paint container cover

Abstract

A paint container cover is provided. The paint container cover comprises a lid portion enabled for removable attachment to a top of a paint can. The paint container cover further comprises at least one sealable opening in the lid portion for receiving a handle of a paint brush extending from the paint can such that the handle can extend from the top of the paint can through the sealable opening, the sealable opening enabled to prevent air from entering the paint can when the lid portion is attached thereto and the handle is extending through the sealable opening.

1 . A paint container cover comprising:
 a lid portion enabled for removable attachment to a top of a paint container;   at least one sealable opening in said lid portion for receiving a handle of a paint brush extending from said paint container such that said handle can extend from said top of said paint container through said sealable opening, said sealable opening enabled to prevent air from entering said paint container when said lid portion is attached thereto and said handle is extending through said sealable opening.   
     
     
         2 . The paint container cover of  claim 1 , wherein said lid portion further comprises a lip along an inner circumference of said lid portion for engaging an outer edge of said top of said paint container. 
     
     
         3 . The paint container cover of  claim 2 , wherein said lid portion further comprises an inner lip extending from a paint container side of said lid portion for engaging an inner circumference of an opening in said paint container such that a top rim of said paint container be engaged between said lip and said second lip creating a seal along said top of said paint container. 
     
     
         4 . The paint container cover of  claim 1 , wherein said lid portion further comprises a lip extending from a paint container side of said lid portion for engaging an inner circumference of an opening in said paint container. 
     
     
         5 . The paint container cover of  claim 1 , wherein said lid portion further comprises a flexible material such that said lid portion can be removed from said top of said paint container by flexibly deforming said lid portion. 
     
     
         6 . The paint container cover of  claim 1 , wherein said sealable opening is enabled to substantially seal against said handle. 
     
     
         7 . The paint container cover of  claim 1 , wherein said sealable opening comprises a flexible slit that substantially seals air from said paint container when said lid portion is attached thereto and substantially seals against said handle when said handle extends there through. 
     
     
         8 . The paint container cover of  claim 1 , wherein said sealable opening comprises at least one of a flexible slit, a flexible hole, starburst shaped slits, an I-shaped slit, a T shaped slit and a plus-sign shaped slit. 
     
     
         9 . The paint container cover of  claim 1 , wherein said sealable opening comprises a bag that encloses a portion of said handle extending through said sealable opening. 
     
     
         10 . The paint container cover of  claim 1 , wherein said sealable opening comprises at least one of a stretchable membrane and a stretchable pocket, each of said stretchable membrane and said stretchable pocket stretching over said handle extending through said sealable opening. 
     
     
         11 . The paint container cover of  claim 1 , further comprising a removable plug insertable into an aperture in said lid portion, said sealable opening in said removable plug. 
     
     
         12 . The paint container cover of  claim 1 , further comprising a cap portion for capping said sealable opening. 
     
     
         13 . The paint container cover of  claim 1 , further comprising an aperture in said lid portion said aperture comprising a diameter of a pouring hole of a paint container. 
     
     
         14 . The paint container cover of  claim 13 , further comprising a removable plug insertable into said aperture. 
     
     
         15 . The paint container cover of  claim 14 , wherein said removable plug comprises a flexible material such that said removable plug can be removed from said aperture by deforming said removable plug. 
     
     
         16 . The paint container cover of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one track for engaging a bottom portion of a second paint container such that said second paint container be stacked on said paint container when said lid portion is attached thereto. 
     
     
         17 . The paint container cover of  claim 1 , further comprising a tab comprising at least one of a hole and hook, said tab extending from said lid portion such that said lid portion can be hung on a further hook.