US2027771A

US2027771A - Paintbrush bridle

Info

Publication number: US2027771A
Application number: US14909A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edward N Garrison
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1935-04-05
Filing date: 1935-04-05
Publication date: 1936-01-14
Anticipated expiration: 1953-01-14

Description

- Hm m N36 PAINTBRUSH BRIDLE Filed April 5, 1935 Gkkamm E. N. GARRISON 2,627,773

Patented Jan. 14, 1936 PATENT ()FFICE 2,027,77 1 PAINTBRUSH BRIDLE Edward N. Garrison, Brooklyn,

Application April. 5,

l Claims.

The invention relates to brushes and has special reference to a paint brush bridle.

One important object of the invention is to provide a paint brush bridle having improved means forming a cup to receive drippings from the brush and prevent them from running down over the handle.

A second important object of the invention is to provide an improved form of paint brush bridle having novel means mechanically interlocking with the cement or rubber used to bind the bristles together at their bases.

A third important object of the invention is to provide a novel paint brush bridle having novel means to enable the brush to be firmly gripped when in use.

A fourth important object of the invention is to provide an improved paint brush having a bridle provided with novel means to prevent any drippings which may escape from the cup with which the bridle is provided from flowing down over the brush handle.

With the above and other objects in view as will be hereinafter apparent, the invention consists in general of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawing like characters of reference indicate like parts of the several views, and:

Figure l is a showing a brush provided with bridle.

Figure 2 is a angles to Figure plane thereof.

Figure 3 is a section through the bridle removed from the remainder of the brush.

Figure 4 is a side elevation, partly broken away, showing a modification of the improved brush bridle.

Figure 5 is a detail elevation of part of a slight further modification of the device.

In the embodiment of the invention here shown there is illustrated a brush having the usual handle l0 and bristle bundle H held together by the improved bridle.

The improved bridle is preferably formed of thin sheet metal and consists of a tubular base or rear portion l2 fitting closely around the forward portion of the handle and held thereon by tacks or nails l3. At the forward end of the base there is provided a rib l4 stamped out to extend around the bride and reinforce and.

side elevation partly in section the improved detail section taken at right 1 along the longitudinal median 1935-, Serial No. 14,909

stiffen it at this place. Beyond the rib [4 there is provided a central tubular portion l5 preferably of the same cross sectional dimensions as the base l2. Forward of this there is provided a reticulated portion formed by a plurality of 5 struck out circumferential ribs it and a series of longitudinally extending struck out ribs l1 intersecting the ribs it and thus forming pockets ii. extending in one or more rows around the bridle. By reason of the struck out manner in m which these ribs l6 and H are formed, the interior of the bridle is provided with a series of reticulated grooves iii.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3 the bridle extends forward from the 5 foremost groove rib It to curve outwardly and forwardly with the convex side outwardly to form a cup flaring outwardly from the bristles H and provided with an inwardly rolled bead ii at its forward edge. 20

In the form shown in Figure l the cup portion 22 flares outwardly and forwardly with its concave side outermost.

In the form shown in Figure 5, the invention is constructed as in Figure 1, but the portion 20 25 is provided with a plurality of ribs 2| on its outer side to catch drippings which may overflow the rim of the flaring portion.

In each of these forms the liquid or plaster cement or rubber used to bind the bases of the bristles together enters the grooves 19 and forms ribs 23 on the base of the bunch of bristles, so that when the cement or rubber is set, these ribs interlock with the grooves l9 and form a firm mechanical connection between the bristle 5 bunch and bridle without the use of nails or the like.

In use the pockets l8 assist in forming a secure means to enable the brush to be gripped by the user without danger of its slipping. The cup serves to catch any paint that may run down on the outside of the bristle bunch and the bead 2! tends to prevent any overflow from the cup when the latter is tilted. Also the pockets I8 have the further function of permit- 5 ting any paint which may escape from the cut to accumulate in the pockets instead of running further down the bridle and onto the handle.

There has thus been provided a simple and eflicient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the material spirit thereof. It is not, therefore, desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described, but it is desired to include all such as properly come within the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A paint brush bridle of tubular form adapted to fit the forward end of a paint brush handle and the base of the bristle bunch of such brush provided with circumferential and longitudinal ribs forming a reticulation, said reticulation being located between the ends of the bridle and forming pockets to catch drippings from the brush bristles.

2. A paint brush bridle of tubular form adapted to fit the forward end of a paint brush handle and the base of the bristle bunch of such brush provided with circumferential and longitudinal ribs forming a reticulation, said reticulation providing a series of pockets extending around the bridle, said reticulation being located between the ends of the bridle and forming pockets to catch drippings from the a: brush bristles.

3. A paint brush bridle of tubular form adapted to fit the forward end of a paint brush handle and the base of the bristle bunch of such brush provided with circumferential and longitudinal ribs forming a reticulation, said bridle 5 being formed of thin sheet metal and having the ribs struck out to provide corresponding internal circumferential and longitudinal grooves to receive the plastic material of a brush bristle binder and thereby interlock with the bristles bunch 10 of a brush, said reticulation being located between the ends of the bridle and forming pockets to catch drippings from the brush bristles.

4. A paint brush bridle consisting of metallic 15 tube shaped to conform to the adjacent parts of a brush and its bristles, said bridle having a series of spaced ribs extending continuously around the bridle circumferentially thereof, said bridle having a series of spaced longitudinally 20 extending ribs intersecting the circumferential ribs to form a series of reticulations adapted to catch paint dripping from the bristles.

EDWARD N. GARR'ISON.