US2469864A

US2469864A - Paintbrush holder

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Publication number: US2469864A
Application number: US630022A
Authority: US
Inventors: Belle B Craft; Lynn B Craft
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1945-11-21
Filing date: 1945-11-21
Publication date: 1949-05-10
Anticipated expiration: 1966-05-10

Description

Ma 10, 1949; B. B. CRAFT ET AL 2,469,864

PAINT BRUSH HOLDER Filed Nov. 21, 1945 4 INVENTOR.

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Patented May 10, 1949 PAINTBRUSH HOLDER Belle B. Craft and Lynn B. Craft, North Hollywood, Calif.

Application November 21, 1945, Serial No. 630,022

1 Claim- (Cl. 248-110) Our invention relates to a, paint brush drain pan and has for its principal object, to provide a simple, practical and inexpensive shelf-like pan, capable of being easily and quicldy applied to or removed from paint cans for conveniently holding a paint brush, said pan being slightly inclined, so as to convey all paint which drains from the brush, back to the paint can or container, and the forward end of said pan being provided with a straight transverse edge, across which the brush may be wiped, so as to effectively remove excess paint from said brush.

Further objects of our invention are, to provide the brush holding pan with resilient clips, constructed so as to grip the rims or upper edges of paint cans and containers, and thereby firmly secure the pans thereto; further to provide the pan with side walls or flanges, arranged so as to guide the draining paint into the can or container on which the device is mounted, thereby preventing said paint from flowing from the sides of the pan downwardly into said can or container and further, to form the rear end of the pan so as to receive the handles of paint brushes and prevent same from sliding forwardly on the pan and dropping into the can or container.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, our invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. l is a plan view of our improved pan in position on a paint can.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail vertical section of the resilient clip for attaching the pan to the can.

Fig. 4 is a section similar to Fig. 3 and showing a modified form of the pan attaching clip.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of our invention, l designates a flat plate, which may be of thin metal, plastics or the like, and which gradually decreases in width toward its front edge i I.

At the sides of plate l0, low walls or flanges i2, extend upward and outward, so as to prevent paint draining from the sides of the plate or holder, downwardly into the can or container on which said holder is mounted.

Projecting upwardly and rearwardly from the rear end of plate ID, are integral wings l3, between which is formed a notch M, which gradually tapers in width toward its inner end.

These holders intended for use on friction top cans such as A, Figs. 2 and 3, are provided on the under sides with clips, each comprising a narrow strip of resilient metal having a straight portion it that is rigidly secured, preferably by spot welding, as designated by it, to the underface of plate iii and the forward end of said strip terminating in a depending rearwardly opening hook ii, adapted to receive and grip the conventional bead B on the upper edge of can A.

Between the upper end of hook and strip I5 the metal of said strip, is bent downward to form a depending lug or projection [8 adapted to bear on top of bead B, as seen in Fig. 3.

The lower end of hook i1 is bent downward to form a lip l9, which engages the wall of can A just below bead B.

The construction just described firmly clamps the pan or holder on the can and enables said pan to be easily and quickly applied to or removed from said can.

On those holders intended for use on conventional straight wall cans, a strip and hook 20, similar to the strip I5 and hook I! is secured by spot welding or otherwise to the underface of plate It, and secured to said plate directly in front of said hook 20 is the upper end of a depending resilient finger 2!, adapted to bear on the inner face of the wall of the can, as seen in Fig. 4, thus clamping the interposed portion of said Wall.

In the use of our improved pan or holder, excess paint may be removed from bristles of the brush by wiping or drawing said bristles upwardly across the straight front edge i I of plate ill and such excess paint will drip into the can.

The front edge II is preferably rounded so as to not cut or injure the bristles of the brush.

When the brush is laid on the plate any paint that may discharge from the bristles will flow down the slightly inclined plate Ill and drip into the can.

As the inner end of notch M is narrower than the intermediate and rear portion of the brush handle, the brush, when laid on the holder cannot slip forwardly on said holder and drop into the paint container.

In addition as a holder for paint brushes, the shelf or plate may be used as a support for putty while same is being out, also as a surface upon which colors or toning may be mixed before being blended with the paint.

Further, the pan or shelf may be used in the kitchen, upon pots, pans, kettles and like cooking utensils for receiving and conveniently holding spoons, knives, forks and the like.

The holder may be made from any suitable material, is self-draining so that all excess paint flows back into the can or container, is effective in saving paint, prevents same from flowing down onto the rim and exterior of the can, prolongs the life or periods of service of paint brushes and saves much of the time and labor ordinarily spent in the cleaning of paint brushes.

Thus it will be seen that We have provided a paint brush holder and drain pan that is simple in structure, inexpensive of manufacture and very efiective in performing the functions for which it is intended.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of our improved paint brush holder and drain pan, may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described, Without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claim.

We claim as our invention:

A paint brush holder and drain pan comprising REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,764,763 Stang June 17, 1930 2,402,374 Corn et a1 June 18, 1946