EP1430808A1 - Paint Brush - Google Patents
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- EP1430808A1 EP1430808A1 EP03257720A EP03257720A EP1430808A1 EP 1430808 A1 EP1430808 A1 EP 1430808A1 EP 03257720 A EP03257720 A EP 03257720A EP 03257720 A EP03257720 A EP 03257720A EP 1430808 A1 EP1430808 A1 EP 1430808A1
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- stem
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- paint brush
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
- A46B15/0002—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process
- A46B15/0016—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with enhancing means
- A46B15/0036—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process with enhancing means with a lighting means, e.g. laser, bulb
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
- A46B15/0002—Arrangements for enhancing monitoring or controlling the brushing process
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
- A46B2200/20—Brushes for applying products to surfaces in general
- A46B2200/202—Applicator paint brush
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- This invention relates to paint brushes.
- the present invention seeks to reduce or obviate this problem.
- a paint brush comprises a stem, a set of bristles provided on the end of the stem and light means, associated with the stem and arranged to illuminate the bristle area of the brush and thus the surrounding surface being painted.
- the stem is transparent and the light means is located at the end of the stem away from the bristles so that the light travels down the stem from the light means to the end provided with the bristles.
- the stem may be a generally hollow cylinder with the bristles secured in an open end thereof.
- the light means may be arranged such that the light travels within the walls of the cylinder,
- the light means may comprise a housing attached to the opposite end of the cylinder from the bristles.
- the cylinder may be inserted into the housing and may receive the tip of a light bulb within the end of the cylinder.
- the internal diameter of the cylinder at this point may be reduced with respect to the bristle end thereof to provide a diameter just greater than that of the tip of the light bulb.
- the housing may be screwed on to the stem, thereby allowing it tom be detached therefrom.
- the housing may contain, in addition to the light bulb, a battery for energising the light bulb and a switch connected between the battery and the light bulb for switching the light bulb on or off.
- the switch may be suitably operated by rotating the housing relatively to the stem.
- the switch is off when the housing is screwed fully on to the stem and on when the housing is unscrewed from the stem by a predetermined amount.
- a transparent or translucent generally hollow head is provided attached to the stem and carrying bristles therein.
- the head may be detachable from the stem.
- the light means suitably a light bulb, may be arranged such that light travels within the walls of the head and may be located in the stem adjacent to the head.
- the stem may contains, in addition to the light bulb, a battery for energising the light bulb and a switch connected between the battery and the light bulb for switching the light bulb on or off.
- the head may carry a light refracting module at its outer end for guiding the light travelling through the head on to the area being painted.
- a paint brush 1 comprises a stem 3, a set of bristles 5 provided on the end of the stem 3 and a light source 7, associated with the stem 3 and arranged to illuminate the bristle area of the brush 1 and thus the surrounding surface being painted.
- the stem 3 comprises a generally hollow cylinder 9 of transparent material, typically a transparent plastics material, having an open front end 11 to provide an aperture to receive the bristles 5.
- the tube is internally tapered inward to so that, while the outer diameter remains the same, the inner diameter is reduced forming a thickened wall which receives light from a light bulb 15 whose tip 17 protrudes into the cylinder 9.
- the light source 7 comprises a housing 19 which houses, as well as the light bulb 17, a battery and a switch, neither of which are shown.
- the housing 19 is screwed on to the stem 3 and the switch is actuated by rotation of the housing 19 relative to the stem 3.
- the switch is off when the housing 19 is screwed fully on to the stem 3 and on when the housing 19 unscrewed from the stem by a predetermined amount.
- the construction above described provides a paint brush which, when the light is on, will illuminate an area around the bristles in all directions, enabling painting to be carried out in shadowed or reduced illumination conditions.
- the paint brush comprises a stem portion 21 which corresponds to the stem portion 3 in the first embodiment but in this case incorporates the light source and batteries (not shown in detail but generally indicated at 24) therein. It will be also seen that the stem 21 is generally of usual paint brush shape.
- the stem 21 as shown incorporates a press button 23 for switching on the light. This can be either of the type which needs to be pressed as long as the light is required, to save battery life, or can be of the one press for "on", one press for "off” type.
- a removable, generally hollow, head 25 which is made of clear plastics material.
- This head 25 carries the bristles 27 of the paint brush and sits in a socket 29 in the stem 21.
- the stem is provided with a pair of sprung arms 31 which extend into the hollow head and have detents 33 which extend outwardly into apertures 35 in the head, thus securing the head in position.
- the detents 33 are accessible through the apertures so that the can be pushed inwards to release the detents 33 from the apertures 35 to enable the head 25 to be pulled out of the socket.
- the head 25 is so arranged that the light from the light bulb in the end of the stem is transmitted along the walls of the head 25 around the outside of the bristles 27 so as to provide light in the area being painted.
- the head 25 has, at its outer end, a light refracting module 37 for guiding the light passing through the walls of the head 25.
- the stem 3 could be solid and could be provided with a short recess at one end to receive the bristles 5.
- the light bulb 15 would then be situated behind the other end of the stem 3.
- the rotary switching arrangement could be replaced by any other suitable switching arrangement, such as sliding or push button, for example, as shown in the second embodiment.
- the stem could have a solid non-transparent central portion with the illumination being provided by a transparent sleeve position around the central portion.
- the bristles could be provided in the form of a self-contained brush head which could be removable from the stem to allow other different brush heads to be interchanged therewith.
- the stem could be formed with the bristles fixedly attached thereto, the light housing being removable from the stem and used with other stems with different sets of bristles.
- the entire stem could be non-transparent, with the housing having an annular aperture of larger diameter than the stem so that the light from a bulb in the housing shines alongside the exterior of the stem.
- the head 25 could also be solid with only a recess therein for receiving the bristles 27. Furthermore, depending on the shape of the stem 21, more than one light bulb could be used.
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Abstract
A paint brush (1) comprises a stem (3), a set of bristles (5) provided on the
end of the stem (3) and light means (7), associated with the stem and
arranged to illuminate the bristle area of the brush (1) and thus the
surrounding surface being painted.
Description
- This invention relates to paint brushes.
- One problem which with paint brushes is where one is trying to carry out delicate work and one ends up in a shadow or the light is failing. In these circumstances, it is very difficult to see accurately the area which one is painting.
- The present invention seeks to reduce or obviate this problem.
- According to the invention, a paint brush comprises a stem, a set of bristles provided on the end of the stem and light means, associated with the stem and arranged to illuminate the bristle area of the brush and thus the surrounding surface being painted.
- In one embodiment of the invention, the stem is transparent and the light means is located at the end of the stem away from the bristles so that the light travels down the stem from the light means to the end provided with the bristles.
- The stem may be a generally hollow cylinder with the bristles secured in an open end thereof. The light means may be arranged such that the light travels within the walls of the cylinder,
- The light means may comprise a housing attached to the opposite end of the cylinder from the bristles. The cylinder may be inserted into the housing and may receive the tip of a light bulb within the end of the cylinder. The internal diameter of the cylinder at this point may be reduced with respect to the bristle end thereof to provide a diameter just greater than that of the tip of the light bulb.
- Suitably, the housing may be screwed on to the stem, thereby allowing it tom be detached therefrom. The housing may contain, in addition to the light bulb, a battery for energising the light bulb and a switch connected between the battery and the light bulb for switching the light bulb on or off.
- The switch may be suitably operated by rotating the housing relatively to the stem. Suitably the switch is off when the housing is screwed fully on to the stem and on when the housing is unscrewed from the stem by a predetermined amount.
- In a second embodiment of the invention a transparent or translucent generally hollow head is provided attached to the stem and carrying bristles therein. The head may be detachable from the stem.
- The light means, suitably a light bulb, may be arranged such that light travels within the walls of the head and may be located in the stem adjacent to the head.
- The stem may contains, in addition to the light bulb, a battery for energising the light bulb and a switch connected between the battery and the light bulb for switching the light bulb on or off.
- The head may carry a light refracting module at its outer end for guiding the light travelling through the head on to the area being painted.
- The invention will now be described in greater detail, by way of example, with reference to the drawings in which:-
- Figure 1 shows a schematic side view of one form of paint brush in accordance with the invention;
- Figure 2 is a view similar to figure 1 but with the illuminating tube in section, and
- Figure 3 is a perspective view of a practical form of paint brush
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- Referring to figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, a
paint brush 1 comprises astem 3, a set ofbristles 5 provided on the end of thestem 3 and alight source 7, associated with thestem 3 and arranged to illuminate the bristle area of thebrush 1 and thus the surrounding surface being painted. - As can be seen particularly with reference to figure 2, the
stem 3 comprises a generallyhollow cylinder 9 of transparent material, typically a transparent plastics material, having anopen front end 11 to provide an aperture to receive thebristles 5. At theopposite end 13. the tube is internally tapered inward to so that, while the outer diameter remains the same, the inner diameter is reduced forming a thickened wall which receives light from alight bulb 15 whosetip 17 protrudes into thecylinder 9. - The
light source 7 comprises ahousing 19 which houses, as well as thelight bulb 17, a battery and a switch, neither of which are shown. Suitably, thehousing 19 is screwed on to thestem 3 and the switch is actuated by rotation of thehousing 19 relative to thestem 3. Thus, for example, the switch is off when thehousing 19 is screwed fully on to thestem 3 and on when thehousing 19 unscrewed from the stem by a predetermined amount. - As will be appreciated, the construction above described provides a paint brush which, when the light is on, will illuminate an area around the bristles in all directions, enabling painting to be carried out in shadowed or reduced illumination conditions.
- It will also be appreciated that for most purposes, while the above described embodiment has illustrated the invention in one form, it is likely that, in practice, the paint brush will be shaped to follow that of the usual paint brush. One such example of such a pain brush is shown in figure 3.
- Referring to figure 3, the paint brush comprises a
stem portion 21 which corresponds to thestem portion 3 in the first embodiment but in this case incorporates the light source and batteries (not shown in detail but generally indicated at 24) therein. It will be also seen that thestem 21 is generally of usual paint brush shape. Thestem 21 as shown incorporates apress button 23 for switching on the light. This can be either of the type which needs to be pressed as long as the light is required, to save battery life, or can be of the one press for "on", one press for "off" type. - At the front end of the
stem 21 is a removable, generally hollow,head 25 which is made of clear plastics material. Thishead 25 carries thebristles 27 of the paint brush and sits in asocket 29 in thestem 21. To enable thehead 25 to be detached, the stem is provided with a pair of sprungarms 31 which extend into the hollow head and havedetents 33 which extend outwardly intoapertures 35 in the head, thus securing the head in position. Thedetents 33 are accessible through the apertures so that the can be pushed inwards to release thedetents 33 from theapertures 35 to enable thehead 25 to be pulled out of the socket. - With this arrangement, a number of different sets of bristles can be used with the same light by replacing heads. Also, this allows the light bulb and batteries to be accessible for replacement.
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head 25 is so arranged that the light from the light bulb in the end of the stem is transmitted along the walls of thehead 25 around the outside of thebristles 27 so as to provide light in the area being painted. To this end, thehead 25 has, at its outer end, alight refracting module 37 for guiding the light passing through the walls of thehead 25. - While the above has described two embodiments of the invention, it will be appreciated that many modifications of or additions to this embodiment may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, in the first embodiment, if desired, the
stem 3 could be solid and could be provided with a short recess at one end to receive thebristles 5. thelight bulb 15 would then be situated behind the other end of thestem 3. - The rotary switching arrangement could be replaced by any other suitable switching arrangement, such as sliding or push button, for example, as shown in the second embodiment.
The stem could have a solid non-transparent central portion with the illumination being provided by a transparent sleeve position around the central portion. - As in the second embodiment, the bristles could be provided in the form of a self-contained brush head which could be removable from the stem to allow other different brush heads to be interchanged therewith. Alternatively, the stem could be formed with the bristles fixedly attached thereto, the light housing being removable from the stem and used with other stems with different sets of bristles.
- In yet a further alternative, the entire stem could be non-transparent, with the housing having an annular aperture of larger diameter than the stem so that the light from a bulb in the housing shines alongside the exterior of the stem.
- In the second embodiment, the
head 25 could also be solid with only a recess therein for receiving thebristles 27. Furthermore, depending on the shape of thestem 21, more than one light bulb could be used.
Claims (10)
- A paint brush (1) comprising a stem, (3, 21) a set of bristles (5, 27) provided on the end of the stem (3, 21) and light means (7, 24) associated with the stem (3, 21) and arranged to illuminate the bristle area of the brush (1) and thus the surrounding surface being painted.
- A paint brush as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stem (3) is transparent and the light means (7) is located at the end of the stem (3) away from the bristles (5) so that the light travels down the stem (3) from the light means (7) to the end (11) provided with the bristles (5).
- A paint brush as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the stem (3) is a generally hollow cylinder (9) with the bristles (5) secured in an open end (11) thereof.
- A paint brush as claimed in claim 3, wherein the light means (7) is arranged such that the light travels within the walls of the cylinder (9).
- A paint brush as claimed in claim 4, wherein the light means (7) comprises a housing (19) attached to the opposite end (13) of the cylinder (9) from the bristles (5) and carrying a light bulb (15).
- A paint brush as claimed in claim 1, wherein a transparent or translucent generally hollow head (25) is provided attached to the stem (21) and carrying bristles (27) therein.
- A paint brush as claimed in claim 6. wherein the head (25) is detachable from the stem(21).
- A paint brush as claimed in claim 6 or 7 wherein the light means (24) is arranged such that light travels within the walls of the head (25).
- A paint brush as claimed in any one of claims 6 to 8 wherein the light means (24) is located in the stem (21) adjacent to the head (25).
- A paint brush as claimed in claim 9, wherein the light means (24) comprises a light bulb.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB0229568 | 2002-12-19 | ||
GB0229568A GB0229568D0 (en) | 2002-12-19 | 2002-12-19 | Paint brush |
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EP1430808A1 true EP1430808A1 (en) | 2004-06-23 |
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EP03257720A Withdrawn EP1430808A1 (en) | 2002-12-19 | 2003-12-09 | Paint Brush |
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Cited By (2)
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GB2579413A (en) * | 2018-11-30 | 2020-06-24 | Oakthrift Corp Ltd | Improvements in tools |
WO2023068935A1 (en) * | 2021-10-18 | 2023-04-27 | Nielsen Bjoern Borgersrud | Paintbrush with removably connected brush-head |
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GB2206485A (en) * | 1987-07-08 | 1989-01-11 | Tong Tung Ng | A make-up device having illumination facility |
US5160194A (en) * | 1992-02-27 | 1992-11-03 | Feldman Melvin D | Toothbrush with externally illuminated bristles |
US6029304A (en) * | 1998-06-09 | 2000-02-29 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Light interactive toothbrush |
US20010024777A1 (en) * | 1998-02-24 | 2001-09-27 | Zion Azar | Apparatus and method for photothermal destruction of oral bacteria |
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US4916773A (en) * | 1988-02-29 | 1990-04-17 | Mccoy Joseph H | Paint brush with integral cleaning means |
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GB2206485A (en) * | 1987-07-08 | 1989-01-11 | Tong Tung Ng | A make-up device having illumination facility |
US5160194A (en) * | 1992-02-27 | 1992-11-03 | Feldman Melvin D | Toothbrush with externally illuminated bristles |
US20010024777A1 (en) * | 1998-02-24 | 2001-09-27 | Zion Azar | Apparatus and method for photothermal destruction of oral bacteria |
US6029304A (en) * | 1998-06-09 | 2000-02-29 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | Light interactive toothbrush |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2579413A (en) * | 2018-11-30 | 2020-06-24 | Oakthrift Corp Ltd | Improvements in tools |
GB2579413B (en) * | 2018-11-30 | 2023-01-18 | Oakthrift Corp Ltd | Improvement in tools |
WO2023068935A1 (en) * | 2021-10-18 | 2023-04-27 | Nielsen Bjoern Borgersrud | Paintbrush with removably connected brush-head |
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GB0328390D0 (en) | 2004-01-14 |
GB0229568D0 (en) | 2003-01-22 |
GB2396294A (en) | 2004-06-23 |
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