US Patent Issued to David James Boyce on July 21 for "Multi-piece lid for paint pails and other pail shaped containers" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,228, issued on July 21, was assigned to David James Boyce (Calgary, Canada).

"Multi-piece lid for paint pails and other pail shaped containers" was invented by David James Boyce (Calgary, Canada), Salah Sukareye (Chestermere, Canada) and Hongqiao Li (Edmonton, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-piece pail lid features a mounting base having an outer rim matable to the container, and a recessed center wall bound by the mounting rim and embodying at least one opening for introduction or pouring of a pourable medium to or from the pail. A separate removable cover is selectively engageable to the mounting base in a closed posi...