US2080655A - Paint brush holder - Google Patents

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y 1937- W. c. CRAWFORD 2,080,655

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Patented May 18, 1937 REISSUED MAR121940 PAINT BRUSH HOLDER Walter 0. Crawford, Bogota, N. J., assignor of one-half to Joseph Laurenzi, Bogota, N. J.

Application November 30, 1935, Serial No. 52,284

6 Claims.

This invention relates to appliances for maintaining brushes, particularly fiat brushes, such as are used in painting, etc., in serviceable condition for immediate re-use.

It is well known that such brushes, when removed from the paint mixture for any considerable length of time, become dry, hard and incapable of conveying and properly distributing paint until after softening the bristles and rendering them pliable.

If the brush is held suspended above the paint container so that the bristles are submerged, such drying condition does not occur, but if left in that manner for a considerable period of time.

' the volatile elements of the paint will become vaporized, drying and hardening of the bristles then taking place.

In some instances the brushes are removed from the paint and placed in an open receptacle containing a liquid; this will eventually become evaporated and consequently, drying of the bristles ensues; furthermore, unless the brush is suspended from its handle, the bristles become distorted and permanently deformed, both by spreading and bending sidewise to their detriment, even permanent impairment.

Having these matters in mind, it is one of the objects of this invention to provide a holder in which one or more brushes of varying sizes may be inserted, in such manner that their bristles are held in proper relation to the handles, and the bristles maintained moist and pliable.

A further feature is in the provision of a holder suited to receive and preserve fiat brushes of like or unlike sizes, any selection of which is instantly ready for use, the bristles being alined in a chisel shaped formation straight out from the handle.

Another purpose is to produce a brush holder capable of carrying a supply of suitable liquid for immersion of the bristles in its compartments, retaining the liquid substantially free from evaporation, and provided with a handle by which the several sheaths and brushes inserted therein, can be moved in a convenient manner by hand from place to place.

These important objects are accomplished by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of simple parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, constituting an essential component of this disclosure, and in which:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention, parts being broken away to show the construction.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken approximately on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the partition plates, wiping edges and plate support, the plates showing a modified type in which the several pockets are of a uniform depth.

Referring in greater detail to the drawing, the device is shown to comprise an elongated rectangular container, generally designated by the numeral I5, having a flat bottom and upright sides and ends extending to a suitable height, having level edges.

Fitting within the container are two or more transverse partitions IS in which are spaced downreaching trough-shaped notches I1, l8, and [9, of equal or unequal depth, their opposed edges being straight and convergently inclined to present narrow spaces at the bottoms and relatively wide spaces at the tops.

The height of these partitions are substantially uniform with the side walls of the container and their lower corners may be clipped to permit free circulation of the liquid from end to end of the container past the partitions, which constitute supports for the brush bristle housing Walls.

Fitting against the outer edge of the shallow notch I1 is a plate 20 having a level outturned flange 2| extending to the adjacent side edge of the container Wall and resting upon the narrow level top portions of the supports l6. Against the opposite side edges of the notches I1 is an opposed plate 22, bent to produce a narrow level surface 23 and then downwardly to form an inclined plate 24, disposed on the adjacent edges of the notches l8 and reaching to their bottoms.

Another plate 25 is disposed on the opposite edges to extend upwardly and bent to form a narrow surface 26, and thence angularly downward to contact the adjacent sideedges of the notches [9, as at 21.

Similarly another plate 28, on the opposite side of the notches I9, is bent at its upper edge to form a surface 29 reaching to the other side wall of the container.

All of the several plates 2022, 24--25, and 2'I--28 are provided with a plurality of perforations 30 for the passage of liquid and it is to be noted that the lower edges of each pair of plates are separated by open spaces, while their level tops 2I23-26 and 29, constitute convenient and effective wiping edges for the bristles.

It will now be apparent that the foregoing disposition of parts, which are preferably made of sheet metal, constitute a series of trough-like compartments in which the bristles may soak in whatever liquid may be supplied to the container,

maintaining them pliable, slightly compressed in As the open top of the container is overlaid msubstantially half its exposed area by the-several plates, which constitute in effect a removable cover, evaporation is slow and an additional supply of liquid is easily supplied.

Although the foregoing is descriptive of the best known embodiment of the invention, it will be understood that minor changes and modifications may be resorted to without the exercise of invention and within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. a

Having thus described the invention and set forth the manner of its construction and use, what is claimed as new and sought to secure by Letters Patent, is: a e

l. A brush holder comprising a liquid holding container, a sectional cover, wedge shaped pockets between each section disposed longitudinally of the container, said pockets'having perforate side walls, and a single transverse pocket at one end of said container.

Y 2. A brush holder comprising an elongated rectangular open-topped container, longitudinal partial cover sections to extend thereover, pairs of convergingly inclined plates depending from the edges of the cover sections, said plates being plurally perforated andarranged in spaced relation lengthwise the container, and transverse supports for said plates and sections seated in said container.

3. A brush holder comprising an elongated rectangular open-topped container, a plurality of partial longitudinal cover sections to extend thereover, and pairs of convergently inclined downreaching fiexiblepartition plates depending from the edges of the cover sections, said pairs varying one from another in depth and distance apart.

4. A paint brush holder comprising a container for liquid, a plurality of plate supporting means retained in upright position within said container, each said supporting means having a plurality of notches, the edges of said notches extending downwardly in a converging relation and terminating at a distance above the bottom of the container, a plurality of plates positioned in the notches of said supporting means and forming wedge-shaped pockets, each pocket being formed by adjacent plates whose lowermost edges are spaced apart to permit liquid in the tance above the bottom thereof to permit liquid N freely to enter. the pockets and to permit sludge from brushes reposing in the pockets to fall between the plates to the bottom of the container, said lowermost edges of two adjacent plates being spaced apart to form substantially parallel lines closer together than the uppermost edges of the same-two adjacent plates.

6. A paint brush holder comprising a container for liquid, supporting members within and at opposite ends of the container, said supporting members providing a series of top supporting points and a series of converging supporting edges, a plurality of plates positioned on said points and edges to form a series of wedge-shaped pockets having converging sides whose lowermost edges are spaced apart and terminate at a distance above the bottom of the container to permit liquid freely to enter the pockets and to permit sludge from brushes reposing in the pockets to fall between the plates to the bottom of the container, said plates being removable from the holder.

WALTER C. CRAWFORD.

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