Container with replaceable plug and pouring spout

Claim 1

In combination with a conventional can having an opening on the top thereof and a removable closure lid for said opening wherein said lid has an upwardly projecting rim and a flat portion generally recessed relatively to said rim, the improvement comprising: an aperture formed in the recessed flat portion of said lid proximate said rim; a pair of opposed radially directed slots extending outwardly from said aperture and a pair of opposed arcuate flanges disposed between said slots around the periphery of said aperture and forming a pair of thread-like arcuate inclined ramps; a removable plug for fitting said aperture, said plug being so dimensioned that the portion of said plug projecting from said lid is below any projecting portion of said rim and of said top of the can; said plug comprising a generally flat annular member having a central cut-out portion therein, a generally flat circular member secured to said annular member over said cut-out portion, and a pair of opposed tabs integral with said annular member adjacent the periphery of said central aperture, each of said tabs extending outwardly a short distance from the plane of said annular member and radially from said cut-out portion and being disposed for insertion through one of said radial slots in the aperture in said lid for engagement beneath said arcuate flanges for securing said plug onto said lid over said aperture in the lid; and a recess formed in said circular member for accepting a tool for driving said plug in rotation.