System and method for preserving paintbrush bristles

a paintbrush and bristle technology, applied in the field of system and method for preserving paintbrush bristles, can solve the problems of reducing the useful life of paintbrush bristles, requiring care to maintain their useful life, shortening the useful life, etc., and achieves the effect of not bending or damaging the bristles, facilitating the drying of the bristles, and easy and quick sliding down the handl

a paintbrush and bristle technology, applied in the field of system and method for preserving paintbrush bristles, can solve the problems of reducing the useful life of paintbrush bristles, requiring care to maintain their useful life, shortening the useful life, etc., and achieves the effect of not bending or damaging the bristles, facilitating the drying of the bristles, and easy and quick sliding down the handl

US20070056130A1Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-15BAKER +1
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[0018] Referring to FIGS. 1A-1C, shown therein is a paintbrush 10 used in conjunction with a sleeve 12 formed in accordance with the present invention. The paintbrush is of conventional construction and includes a handle 14 having a proximal end 16 and a distal end 18. Bristles 20 are attached at the distal end 18 with the aid of a ferrule 22 attached thereto. Most paintbrushes include an enlarged section 24 located between the ferrule 22 and a midpoint 26 on the handle 14.

[0019] Most paintbrushes are formed to have a circular cross-sectional configuration wherein the diameter is greatest at the enlarged section 24 and at its smallest at the proximal end 16. The diameter reduces at the distal end 18, but it is not as small as at the proximal end 16.

[0020] As shown in FIG. 2, the sleeve 12 is preferably formed to have a tubular shape and includes a first end 28 and second end 30 that are both open to provide access to a longitudinal axial bore 32 that is sized and shaped to be rece...

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Abstract

A system and method for protecting bristles that includes a sleeve sized and shaped to be slideably received over a handle attached to the bristles, the sleeve formed of breathable material to facilitate drying of the bristles, and the sleeve formed of rigid material to support the handle and the bristles in a vertical orientation and to protect the bristles, the sleeve formed of a length sufficient to cover the bristles, and to cover at least a portion of the handle. In accordance with the method, the sleeve is slid over the proximal end of the handle and moved down the handle to a position where the sleeve covers the bristles and a first end of the sleeve extends beyond the bristles, and the handle is placed in a vertical orientation so that the first end of the sleeve bears against a supporting surface to hold the handle and the bristles in a vertical orientation.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 461,179, filed Jun. 12, 2003, now pending, which application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention pertains to preserving and enhancing the life of bristles used in painting, and more particularly, to a tubular device and method of use that protects the bristles, aids in drying the bristles, and enables storing of the bristles in a vertical orientation. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] High quality artists' brushes have bristles that are made from very fine hair of animals' sophisticated synthetic fiber, a combination of animal hair and synthetic fiber, or even human hair. These bristles may, for example, be obtained from the hair of camels, goats, horses, badger, and even squirrels. Guard hair, which is a longer, stiffer hair that protects animals...

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Application Information

Patent Timeline
15 Mar 2007
Publication
US20070056130A1
IPC
A46B17/04; A46B; A46B9/08; B08B7/00
CPC
A46B17/04; A46B2200/205; A46B2200/202
Inventors
BAKER; PLANT, MALCOM D.