Paint can mounted brush holder
Inactive Publication Date: 2005-08-25
MARTINSON BRYAN A
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[0006] In a preferred embodiment of the brush holder, the head member conformed to the arcuate configuration of the mount member, however, this is not necessary. One of ordinary skill in the art, in view of the teachings an figures contained herein, knows how and when to make the head member larger (for example) than its interface with the upper surface of the mount member. Such enlargement can provide a larger contact area between the head member and the paint brush being held, and hence, increased grip force against the brush handle. The short leg of the can mount member has an edge distal from the long leg. In a preferred embodiment, the short leg distal edge has a rim engagement means for releaseably engaging the inside rim edge of the rim of a paint can. The rim engagement means can be a simple downward projecting lip, or can include a lip with a detent for releaseably engaging the inside rim edge of the paint can.
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When the painter is painting directly out of a paint can, this can be inconvenient and messy, as the brush may hold excess paint which can run or drip from the brush during the time.
These options may be inconvenient (i.e., the paint level in the can is too high) or wasteful of both paint and time (to clean the brush)
This is particularly useful in situations where a person might not have time to clean a brush before putting it down, or it is inconvenient, such as when painting from a ladder.
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[0016] Referring now to the drawings, the details of preferred embodiments of the present invention are graphically and schematically illustrated. Like elements in the drawings are represented by like numbers, and any similar elements are represented by like numbers with a different lower case letter suffix.
[0017] As shown in FIGS. 1 & 2, the paint brush holder 10 of the present invention comprises a U-shaped brush mount head 12 with spaced apart, upright arms 20 defining a notch 28 between them and a base section 22. The upright arms 20 are disposed to squeeze and frictionally hold a portion of a handle 26 of a paint brush inserted in the notch 28 between the upright arms 20. The mount head 12 is made of a resilient material, like rubber, high density foam, or similar material capable of imparting a force against the brush handle 26 to retain it in the brush holder 10. The crotch of the U-shaped brush mount head 12 defines the base section top surface 25. In the preferred embodime...
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A paint brush holder mounts on the rim of an open paint can and holds a paint brush between intervals of use. When the handle of a paint brush is received in the brush holder, the bristles of the brush are held over the opening in the paint can, and any paint dripping from the brush falls back into the paint can. The brush holder is made of two main members: a mount member for engaging the rim and outer wall of a paint can, and a brush holder head fixed to the top of the mount member. The head member is made of a compressible and resilient material and has a notch disposed in its upper portion to tightly receive and retain the handle of a paint brush. A magnetic strip or an adhesive pad can be used with the brush holder to further secure it in place.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] Periodically while painting with a brush, the painter must stop and put the brush down momentarily. When the painter is painting directly out of a paint can, this can be inconvenient and messy, as the brush may hold excess paint which can run or drip from the brush during the time. Often, the brush must be placed either back in the paint can or cleaned and put down on a surface. These options may be inconvenient (i.e., the paint level in the can is too high) or wasteful of both paint and time (to clean the brush) [0002] In many of these situations, a paint brush holder which allows for wiping excess paint from the brush and then holding the brush would be preferable. It would be beneficial to reduce the frequency of scrubbing the paint brush with water or solvents. An object of the present invention is to provide an easy means of resting the brush while excess paint is allowed to drip back into the can during a break from painting. This is particul...
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CPCB44D3/123
InventorMARTINSON, BRYAN A.
OwnerMARTINSON BRYAN A