US2903154A - Brush holder for paint cans - Google Patents

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US2903154A
US2903154A US650776A US65077657A US2903154A US 2903154 A US2903154 A US 2903154A US 650776 A US650776 A US 650776A US 65077657 A US65077657 A US 65077657A US 2903154 A US2903154 A US 2903154A
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  • One object of the present invention is to provide a simple, one-piece cover for quick, firm attachment to the open end of the usual plug-in lid type of paint can, through which a paint brush may be received to obtain paint from the can, without spilling or splashing excess paint on the rim of the can, said cover having improved means for supporting the brush when it is not in use.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a onepiece paint can attachment of the character described, for given standard can sizes, such as pints, quarts, or gallons, which is self-adjustingly extensible to fit the rims of cans of one said standard can size, firmly to embrace said rims within a substantial range of normal variations in diameters of the same.
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide a can attachment of the character described, having improved means on an inner peripheral portion thereof for scraping excess paint from the brush, by which said excess paint will drop directly into the can and will not collect on top of the attachment or run underneath of the same to collect on the can rim.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a can attachment of the character described, having a brush-supporting cross-bar which also may be used for scraping excess paint from the brush, and wherein said cross-bar Will not substantially restrict said self-adjustment of said attachment to cans of varying diameters.
  • Figure 1 is a top plan view of a brush holder embodying the features of the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section, partly broken away, taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, but illustrating the holder attached to the top of a paint can.
  • Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.
  • the numeral designates an annulus of channel-shaped cross-section, defining an annular web portion 11 adapted to be received over the top edge portion 12 of the usual rim 13 of a plugin lid type of paint can 14, and radially spaced inner and outer flanges 15 and 16, respectively, adapted to extend downwardly and embrace corresponding radially inner and outer top edge portions 17 and 18 of said rim 13.
  • the flanges 15 and 16 may be oppositely outwardly flared with respect to the web portion 11, to be yieldingly engageable with said edge portions 17 and 18 for firm attachment thereto, so that the holder cannot be accidentally dislodged from the can as by engagement of the same by the brush.
  • the web portion 11 may be downwardly inclined inwardly of the can to permit excess paint thereon to drip or run back into the can.
  • Paint cans of given standard size such as for gallons, quarts, or pints, are known to vary substantially in dimensions, due to variations in thickness of the can materials, and variations in results produced by can making equipment.
  • the outside diameter of a gallon can, for example, may vary as much as one-eighth inch.
  • the annulus may be of rigid or semirigid metal
  • the present invention contemplates use of an annulus 10 made of resilient or elastic material, such as molded vinyl plastic, thereby to have suflicient body to be self-supporting, and yet also having suflicient elasticity to be extensible to firm conformity with can rims within the aforementioned range of variations in standard dimensions.
  • annular edge portion or lip 19 upon which the brush B may be wiped of exoms paint, which tends to drop directly into the paint can Without either collecting on the web portion or finding its Way under the same.
  • a cross-bar 20 may be integrally formed in the annulus, as shown and extend across the top of the opening defined in the holder by the inner flange 15, for scraping excess paint from the brush B and for supporting the bristle portion of the brush when not in use.
  • the cross-bar 20 is of the same elastic material as the annulus, it will not substantially interfere with the above-described self-adjusting feature of the annulus.
  • the holder annulus is adapted to be formed or molded inexpensively in large scale production.
  • the holder 10 In use of the holder 10, it is firmly applied to the top of an open paint can by pressing the same over the can rim, against the inherent yielding resistance of material of the flanges 15 and 16.
  • a paint brush holder of resilient plastic material for attachment to a paint can having an annular top rim providing a top edge and concentric radially spaced inner and outer peripheral edge portions and defining an opening in the can, comprising a continuous annulus of elastic material and of generally channel-shaped cross section defined by a top web portion and concentric radially spaced inner and outer thin, flexible flanges extending in the same axial direction therefrom, said annulus being downwardly engageable over said rim of a can with said flanges embracing said radially extending inner and outer peripheral edge portions of said can, the spacing of said flanges being such with respect to said top rim as to be yieldably engageable with said inner and outer peripheral edge portions to be retained thereon by the inherent resiliency of the flanges, said annulus having an integral annular lip extending radially inwardly at the juncture of said top web and said inner flange and adapted to be used as a brush wiping edge, and a flat brush-supporting cross bar integral

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Sept. 8, 1959 2,903,154
A. E. HENDERSHOT BRUSH HOLDER FOR PAINT CANS Filed April 4, 1957 H v i 17 a -vk ,6 u!" um Mum l I l IIIIH Alfred fJiendershot Y mm Httcrne United States Patent C imusn HOLDER FOR PAINT CANS Alfred E. i-I endei'shot, Akron, Ohio Application April 4, 1957, Serial No. 650,776
1 Claim. Cl. 220-90 This invention relates to a brush holder for attachment to paint cans.
One object of the present invention is to provide a simple, one-piece cover for quick, firm attachment to the open end of the usual plug-in lid type of paint can, through which a paint brush may be received to obtain paint from the can, without spilling or splashing excess paint on the rim of the can, said cover having improved means for supporting the brush when it is not in use.
Another object of the invention is to provide a onepiece paint can attachment of the character described, for given standard can sizes, such as pints, quarts, or gallons, which is self-adjustingly extensible to fit the rims of cans of one said standard can size, firmly to embrace said rims within a substantial range of normal variations in diameters of the same.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a can attachment of the character described, having improved means on an inner peripheral portion thereof for scraping excess paint from the brush, by which said excess paint will drop directly into the can and will not collect on top of the attachment or run underneath of the same to collect on the can rim.
Another object of the invention is to provide a can attachment of the character described, having a brush-supporting cross-bar which also may be used for scraping excess paint from the brush, and wherein said cross-bar Will not substantially restrict said self-adjustment of said attachment to cans of varying diameters.
Other objects of the invention will be manifest from the following brief description, and the accompanying drawings.
Of the accompanying drawings:
Figure 1 is a top plan view of a brush holder embodying the features of the invention.
Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section, partly broken away, taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, but illustrating the holder attached to the top of a paint can.
Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.
Referring to the drawings generally, the numeral designates an annulus of channel-shaped cross-section, defining an annular web portion 11 adapted to be received over the top edge portion 12 of the usual rim 13 of a plugin lid type of paint can 14, and radially spaced inner and outer flanges 15 and 16, respectively, adapted to extend downwardly and embrace corresponding radially inner and outer top edge portions 17 and 18 of said rim 13. The flanges 15 and 16 may be oppositely outwardly flared with respect to the web portion 11, to be yieldingly engageable with said edge portions 17 and 18 for firm attachment thereto, so that the holder cannot be accidentally dislodged from the can as by engagement of the same by the brush. The web portion 11 may be downwardly inclined inwardly of the can to permit excess paint thereon to drip or run back into the can.
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Paint cans of given standard size, such as for gallons, quarts, or pints, are known to vary substantially in dimensions, due to variations in thickness of the can materials, and variations in results produced by can making equipment. The outside diameter of a gallon can, for example, may vary as much as one-eighth inch. Accordingly, although the annulus may be of rigid or semirigid metal, the present invention contemplates use of an annulus 10 made of resilient or elastic material, such as molded vinyl plastic, thereby to have suflicient body to be self-supporting, and yet also having suflicient elasticity to be extensible to firm conformity with can rims within the aforementioned range of variations in standard dimensions.
At the juncture of web 11 and inner flange 15, there may be provided an integral annular edge portion or lip 19, upon which the brush B may be wiped of exoms paint, which tends to drop directly into the paint can Without either collecting on the web portion or finding its Way under the same.
A cross-bar 20 may be integrally formed in the annulus, as shown and extend across the top of the opening defined in the holder by the inner flange 15, for scraping excess paint from the brush B and for supporting the bristle portion of the brush when not in use. As the cross-bar 20 is of the same elastic material as the annulus, it will not substantially interfere with the above-described self-adjusting feature of the annulus. The holder annulus is adapted to be formed or molded inexpensively in large scale production.
In use of the holder 10, it is firmly applied to the top of an open paint can by pressing the same over the can rim, against the inherent yielding resistance of material of the flanges 15 and 16.
Modification of the invention may be resorted to without departing from the spirit thereof, or the scope of the appended claim.
What is claimed is:
A paint brush holder of resilient plastic material for attachment to a paint can having an annular top rim providing a top edge and concentric radially spaced inner and outer peripheral edge portions and defining an opening in the can, comprising a continuous annulus of elastic material and of generally channel-shaped cross section defined by a top web portion and concentric radially spaced inner and outer thin, flexible flanges extending in the same axial direction therefrom, said annulus being downwardly engageable over said rim of a can with said flanges embracing said radially extending inner and outer peripheral edge portions of said can, the spacing of said flanges being such with respect to said top rim as to be yieldably engageable with said inner and outer peripheral edge portions to be retained thereon by the inherent resiliency of the flanges, said annulus having an integral annular lip extending radially inwardly at the juncture of said top web and said inner flange and adapted to be used as a brush wiping edge, and a flat brush-supporting cross bar integrally formed with said lip and extending across the opening defined by said annulus, said cross bar and said annular lip lying in the same horizontal plane.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,696,240 Kircher Dec. 25, 1928 1,984,170 Archbold Dec. 11, 1934 2,268,241 Brueckel Dec. 30, 1941 2,275,305 Morgan Mar. 3, 1942 2,591,482 Weltlich Apr. 1, 1952
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US3168962A (en) * 1963-07-24 1965-02-09 Rawlins Julia Brush wiper and holder
US3298561A (en) * 1965-06-04 1967-01-17 Arthur E Mcconnie Combined paint can cover and brush wiper
US3329307A (en) * 1965-05-27 1967-07-04 Jacobson Ben Excess paint remover
FR2136991A1 (en) * 1971-05-11 1972-12-29 Corona Peintures
US4225064A (en) * 1979-01-25 1980-09-30 Richard Westcott Painter's accessory
GB2142604A (en) * 1983-06-16 1985-01-23 Graham Jones A guard against paint build-up on a canister rim
US4911319A (en) * 1989-03-31 1990-03-27 Dejean Milton V Paint can attachment
US4969570A (en) * 1990-01-19 1990-11-13 Harvey Sr Billy W Protective ring for use on open friction lid containers
US5641089A (en) * 1994-01-14 1997-06-24 Palank; Fred J. Apparatus and method for covering and protecting the groove of a paint can
US5975346A (en) * 1993-12-06 1999-11-02 The Sherwin-Williams Company Container for paints and similar materials
US6681952B2 (en) * 2001-12-31 2004-01-27 Kelly L. Mowe Brush wiper and holder for paint can
US7172090B2 (en) * 2003-12-23 2007-02-06 Jackson Vernon V Container accessory for protecting a container rim and brush
GB2442948A (en) * 2006-07-01 2008-04-23 Alan Tennant Flexible rubber support for a paint brush
US8740012B2 (en) * 2011-10-12 2014-06-03 Phoenix Closures, Inc. Bottle having arcuate mouth and closed circular segment rim with ribs
US20140263346A1 (en) * 2013-03-12 2014-09-18 Synaptic Wireless, Llc Lined Storage Bin
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US1696240A (en) * 1926-11-05 1928-12-25 Jr Albert G Kircher Paint can
US1984170A (en) * 1932-09-15 1934-12-11 S E Andrews Container
US2268241A (en) * 1938-06-21 1941-12-30 Lee D Brueckel Can chime cover
US2275305A (en) * 1939-08-24 1942-03-03 Edward B Morgan Paint can protector
US2591482A (en) * 1948-05-10 1952-04-01 Alfred E Braun Paint can splash protector

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US1696240A (en) * 1926-11-05 1928-12-25 Jr Albert G Kircher Paint can
US1984170A (en) * 1932-09-15 1934-12-11 S E Andrews Container
US2268241A (en) * 1938-06-21 1941-12-30 Lee D Brueckel Can chime cover
US2275305A (en) * 1939-08-24 1942-03-03 Edward B Morgan Paint can protector
US2591482A (en) * 1948-05-10 1952-04-01 Alfred E Braun Paint can splash protector

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3168962A (en) * 1963-07-24 1965-02-09 Rawlins Julia Brush wiper and holder
US3329307A (en) * 1965-05-27 1967-07-04 Jacobson Ben Excess paint remover
US3298561A (en) * 1965-06-04 1967-01-17 Arthur E Mcconnie Combined paint can cover and brush wiper
FR2136991A1 (en) * 1971-05-11 1972-12-29 Corona Peintures
US4225064A (en) * 1979-01-25 1980-09-30 Richard Westcott Painter's accessory
GB2142604A (en) * 1983-06-16 1985-01-23 Graham Jones A guard against paint build-up on a canister rim
US4911319A (en) * 1989-03-31 1990-03-27 Dejean Milton V Paint can attachment
US4969570A (en) * 1990-01-19 1990-11-13 Harvey Sr Billy W Protective ring for use on open friction lid containers
US5975346A (en) * 1993-12-06 1999-11-02 The Sherwin-Williams Company Container for paints and similar materials
US5641089A (en) * 1994-01-14 1997-06-24 Palank; Fred J. Apparatus and method for covering and protecting the groove of a paint can
US6681952B2 (en) * 2001-12-31 2004-01-27 Kelly L. Mowe Brush wiper and holder for paint can
US7172090B2 (en) * 2003-12-23 2007-02-06 Jackson Vernon V Container accessory for protecting a container rim and brush
GB2442948A (en) * 2006-07-01 2008-04-23 Alan Tennant Flexible rubber support for a paint brush
US8740012B2 (en) * 2011-10-12 2014-06-03 Phoenix Closures, Inc. Bottle having arcuate mouth and closed circular segment rim with ribs
US20140263346A1 (en) * 2013-03-12 2014-09-18 Synaptic Wireless, Llc Lined Storage Bin
US9617072B2 (en) * 2013-03-12 2017-04-11 Synaptic Wireless, Llc Lined storage bin
US10059514B2 (en) 2013-03-12 2018-08-28 Synaptic Wireless, Llc Method of disposing of soiled materials in a lined storage bin
US11794512B1 (en) 2022-04-25 2023-10-24 Samuel David Waggoner Magnetic paintbrush or tool holder

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