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Hose-Attached Paintbrush-Cleaning Comb and Paint-roller Scraper

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-07-19
MEJIA JORGE +3
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[0012]In an embodiment a multi-functional comb provides several different mechanisms for cleaning paintbrushes and paint rollers. The device attaches to a hose that supplies cleaning fluid under pressure through the handle of the device and out an aperture parallel to the teeth of the comb, such that some of the cleaning fluid washes the comb, thus cleaning it; and addi

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However, it is a fatally flawed design because it relies on a series of grommets to transmit water.
In an environment full of paint droplets, such grommets will quickly become clogged and useless.

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[0018]One embodiment is shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E. It is a comb with a hollow handle (101). The base of the comb (102) screws into an industrial hose which supplies cleaning fluid through the body of the hose, the body of the comb and out the aperture (103). The base of the comb rotates independently of the rest of the comb (101), thus allowing the hose to rotate independently of the body of the comb while remaining tightly screwed into the base of the comb. The user turns the cleaning fluid on and off with the switch (106). The switch is one of the following types:[0019]1. In some embodiments the switch is fluid pressure-OFF intermittent.[0020]2. In some other embodiments the switch is separate spring pressure-OFF intermittent.[0021]3. In some other embodiments the switch is self-spring-OFF from resistance of body material.[0022]4. In some other embodiments the switch is ON-OFF continuous flow switch without spring or pressure-OFF.[0023]5. In some other embodiments the s...

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Abstract

This system and invention enables a commercial painter to comb-clean and to wash a paintbrush with the same apparatus; and also to clean roller paintbrushes; and then to use that apparatus to clean itself; and to provide convenient ways for the painter to carry and to store this tool.

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PRIORITY[0001]This invention claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61 / 434,418, filed on Jan. 19, 2011 by Mitra, Mejia and Lewis.FIELD AND BACKGROUND[0002]This pertains to the field of commercial and residential painting.[0003]In commercial and residential painting the paintbrush, after use, must be cleaned properly. Currently this requires multiple tools and tasks:[0004]1. The painter uses a high-pressure hose to spray water over the brush, knocking off paint remaining on the paintbrush.[0005]2. The painter uses a stiff-bristled brush to scrub out paint that remains stuck on the paintbrush after the high-pressure hose.[0006]3. The painter uses a concave edge of some kind through which he runs roller brushes to force the paint out of them.[0007]4. After the paintbrush is clean the painter must then separately clean out the stiff-bristled brush with the hose.[0008]This is a repetitive process; the painter has to use the hose, then the brush, then the hose again, t...

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IPC IPC(8): A46B17/06
CPCA46B17/06A46B2200/202A46B11/063
Inventor MEJIA, JORGEMITRA, HIRAKLEWIS, DONALD CARSONBRAWNE, NICHOLAS
Owner MEJIA JORGE