US1037698A - Paint-brush. - Google Patents

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H. B. WILLMMS.

PAINT BRUSH. AFPLIOATION FILED HAY 27,-1911.

Patened sept. 3,1912'.

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H. B. wILLIAMs.

l. PAINT BRUSH. APPLIOATION FILED In 2v. 1911.

v Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

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' WITNESSES:

HARRY B. WILLIAMS, ory SARANAC LAKE, NEW YORK.

To all whom #may concern: t Be it lniown that I, HARRYBJWILLIAMS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Saranac Lake, in the county off-Franklin and IiState of New York, have invented ,certain 'n new andfuseful Improvements in `Paint- Brushes, of whichithe followingis a specififcation. "f y 'ffl f This inventionl relates to means for pre-y io'fserving paint brushesor -thelik`e",1 and aims* f to provide' certain improvements therein. y

Paints, stains, varnishes, etc., are nowl largelyv sold in friction top "cans, thel con tentsfofl whichy are notl ordinarily completely L--u`sed`up atonetime. The' friction top can #cover serves asia ready meansforsubstan` tially sealing the can when its'contents are `not in 'use f It is very desirable ,thatl the brushes used to apply'the: paintf'for stain goeshould be'4 kept immersed inthe contentsof c Athe can whenlnot'Y in use, so that `they will not harden .or become stiff. Various, at-N tempts yhave `been made to providea cheap' "and *simple means for .accomplishingy this result while the friction cover-Ris; onl the can.r l

Such means have eitherbeen' unsatisfactory.v or cumbersome and complicated. [It is thefobject ofthe present invention to .provide asimpleand cheap construction l 'for laccomplishing this fresult'. `To this endl in the preferred for'mof-'my inventionl yconstruct the brush iny two parts, a heady portion carrying bristles and an elongated f @handle portion. The .head portion is .pref- 'erably-provided with'an elongated .shank which ispreferably'rigidly fixed to thehead l portion, and extends upwardly through f" the 'f .handle ay considerable distance'toward thek outer end of the handle. Connecting means H 40v are provided between the handle and shank,y

the simplest f form -being .a screw-threaded l connection. y The vbrush is especially adapt-` ed to ,be used in connection withfriction top covers, the shank being inserted through i be made by a nail or the like. Preferably 'y ``the headof the brush and handle are so formedfas to provide ay recess or recesses into `Spetarification of Letters Patent.

user' has kk completed the work.

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which the bur of -metalformedduring the perforation of the cover is received rso that a tight; andrigid joint betweenthe cover and brush maybe obtained..v

v My invention alsor 'provid greater o r lessv degree as is rendered` de- Y Patented Slept. 13,1912.y "'Appuationmedkmy 27,1911. serialNo. 629,873. ff n l i esa means by whichk the yrelative position of the cover with sirable by the level of they paint in the can. f f

Ordinarily the" cover mayl be permitted to remain connected with the-brush when the 'latter is ink use, sov thatl it is only necessary 'y i yy f to adjust "thecover upon the'can l whenr l the Q The brush'has a special combination with y 'af can lofthe friction top type',` since the for adjustingfthe coverin place or removing the fsame. l. In friction covers consider construction which will be hereinafter` pointff Referring kto the drawings `which illus-v tratethe preferred formof the invention,- y 'Figure lfisv a central verticalsectionofa friction top cany showing the brush in place.

FigQ2 isa similarV .view ,illustrating the brush adjustedin a differenty position. v Fig.A

3 Vis afsimilarview lillustrating a simplified form. Referring having a cover '-B. Numerous constructions illustrated the present `construct-ion as one he invention includes other features of `projectinghandleiserves,as a'lever orhandle i y khandle extending at right angles thereto. yserves 1 as avveryfconvenient means for fso l.manipulating :the coverrv f :tothe drawings indicates a l can ofthe ordinary-friction top.v typey of the sirriplestforrns.V 'When the can is sold the .coverB` is. imperforate, `but it is only necessary fory'the usery to perforate litby the, use of a nailorY the like in orderto fit it yfor the present invention.` yThe perfora-y tionmay be made either before orafter the coveris removed from the can, but in any event a bur C will :be formed extending eitherupwardly yor downwardly, depending upon thedirectionin which the perforation ismade.

The brushprovided by'the'pressentl invenf tion comprises a head D bearing bristles E and a` handle F adapted to receive the cover B between them. In most cases it is desirable that when the cover is adjusted in place between the parts of the handle it Yshall `oc` cupy a position relatively close to the head D, although as will be hereinafter pointed out this position may be varied. The pur-v pose` of' this is to provide that substantially fixed to the head D andf'extends through" the hole formed in the coverup yinto a bore' formed in the handle. Thevshank G may be-rmly secured in the head so that the joint betwen the two is stifand'rigidwhile the elongated bearing which-the-shankhas in the handle also secures a very stiff-and rigid connection between vthe -handle and head. Preferably lthe shank 'extends? practically through the handle toits upper end= and screws into a bushing H located in'the upper end ofthey handle.

The handle may directly engage the top' of the can ormay be providedfwitha lower ferruleI as shown in Figpfbut I zprefer to introduce between=fthe handle andfthe cover a short sleeve J igs. l andQ). This sleeve'J fits over a bushingI when the* parts are in the position of Fig. "1 and at its lower end contacts with the cover `ofhthe can. The handle isv preferably provided with a shoulder`=K against which the upper end of the sleeve bears. When the level of the paint or'other liquidiin the canis high,

" the sleeve would be adjusted betweenthe lM which'incloses within it arecess Niforf handle and `the cover as in Fig.'` l, while when the liquid is low the sleeve would be interposed between thefhead Iand I'the cover as shown in FigQ.

In 'any of `the forms shown itis preferable that a recessbe left 'in oney or bothof` the `parts which contact with' the' canfcoverin order to receive'the bur Cf so thatf'the latter does not interfere with the 'rigid con`v nection between the parts, andis` notitself flattened out 4to render it difficult itowith draw or insert the handle'. Tothis end the head fof the brush' is preferably provided with an annular raised portion' or fliange' the reception of the `bur when thelatter is extended downwardly as is usually the case.X For the same purpose the bushing I fis extended slightly beyond 'the handleto'proviole a recess O, and the sleeve J is of sufficient diameter to provide a similar recess.

These latter` constructionsl are useful f when t-he bur 'of the cover is directed upwardly.

It' will be seen that by my invention I providelanextre'mely'cheap and simple construction which is especially applicable to the A`ordinary friction top can, and in which the bristles of the brush may be easily and-'conveniently held on the undersideof" the cover'of thecan while its handle portion extends on the outside of the latter. It will also be seen that in-usethe cover may -be' yleft in-placefbetween'the handle and :head pf the brush and that it becomes necessary pnly-toreplacethe cover when the =work-iscompleted.-A It will also-lbeflseen'ithat -the' 80 position of the vbrushmay be varied within` the-:can inorder to 'correspond xwith the varying depths of liquid therein. If a more minute adjustment t-han that shown ist desired, thedsleeve-Jmay `be madein'several `85'V sections or altered-in proportions'as` desired. Furthermore,y it willv be observed thattheinvention is peculiarly adapted-to cansof the-type described, Asince the handle ofthe-brush is 4very convenientlyxutilized- 90v as a-handle-for -the can cover sothat Ythe latter may be removed andreplaced with-'V out 2the aid ofl ian extra tool Vandl without soiling theA hands fof the user. The 'coverf also-serves as a guardA for' the brush-fin-Q4V overhead-"work, so that drippings from-'the' latter doin-ot rea'chthehandle. lFhen'the` cover isadj'uSted fin positionyit is practically as 'air-tight as though'it were unperforated since the portions ofvthefbrush" fit-'100 tightly i against aperture.

While I have shown indeta'ilfscveral embodiments of-theinvention, it will be 4under-y the cover surrounding :the`

stood that various changes may` beniadelO therein without departing from'the invene What I claim is :-v l. Abrush adapted for use with afcancover, comprising a handle, a headyandfan intermediate lsection, said'handle and head having connecting :means 'for uniting them, said parts adapted 'to admit such'can cover between either said heador handle and said intermediate section, whereby the'vbrush' 115 may be'connected'to thercan'coverv at a plural-ity of levels;

2.V A "brush adapted'wfor use'with "acan cover, comprising 'a :handler a head, and an intermediate sleeve,E said `parts adapted to receive such fcan cover between t-he 'head'and sleeve Aor fthe -sleeve and' handle, vand a vrod forliconnecting'saidhandle, sleeve and head together 3. A brush Vadaptedfor use with fa "can'125' cover l'having 'f a hole punched through litsaid brushcomprisingr'a handle, a head and an intermediate sleeve, said parts adapted y 1,037,698 c v 3 fr to receive such can cover Ybetween the'head signed 'my kneme vin the presence of two ksuband sleeve or the sleeve and handle, one scrihing'Witnesses.y

of said arts havin a recessr ada ted to receive ap bur upon inch can coverp where HARRY B' WILLIAMS y Y, 5 such hole is madc,'end a rod for connect- Witnesses: ing said handle,v sleeve and head together. MAUDE J. Conny, n

In Witness whereof, -I have,v hereunto CHARLES S. THURSTON.

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