US2985349A

US2985349A - Painter's pail and brush holster

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Publication number: US2985349A
Application number: US850188A
Authority: US
Inventors: Roy L Mcguire
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1959-11-02
Filing date: 1959-11-02
Publication date: 1961-05-23
Anticipated expiration: 1978-05-23

Description

May. 23, 1961 R. 1.. MCGUIRE PAINTERS PAIL AND BRUSH HOLSTER Fil ed Nov. 2, 1959 I N V EN TOR. ROY L. 1% Gar R5. BY

M 0 qrmwe'y flied ismsP-a IO PAINTERS PAIL AND BRUSH HOLSTER Roy L. McGuire, 89 Meadowbrook Drive, San Francisco, Calif.

Filed Nov. 2, 1959, Ser. No. 850,188

2 Claims. (Cl. 224-5) My present invention relates to a painters accessory and more particularly to an improved painters pail and brush carrying holster.

An object of the invention is to provide a paint pail and brush holder for use by painters when working from a ladder or scaffold, by which a pail of paint and brush may be safely carried in a convenient and practical manner and within easy reach when in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a practical, inexpensive and useful article having a minimum of parts and which may be assembled in a simple and inexpensive manner.

Other objects and advantages will be in part evident to those skilled in the art and in part pointed out in the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front view of the invention showing portions of a belt,

F Fig1ure 2 is a side view of the invention as shown in 1 Figlre 3 is a top view of the device as shown in Fig.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view showing the invention applied as in use to the body of a painter.

Professional journeyman painters generally mix their paints in large batches and then take from this batch smaller buckets of paint of from one to two quarts from which they work with their brush. When the painting requires the use of a step ladder the paint pail or bucket is generally placed upon a shelf such as is generally provided with such ladders and during the painting operation with the bucket so supported, the operation becomes a back breaking and time consuming operation, particularly when the painter is working from the upper steps of the ladder. In the case of a job requiring the use of a straight ladder these paint pails or buckets are generally suspended from a rung of the ladder by an S-hook which necessitates a moving of the pail from one rung to another as the painting operation proceeds and while this method does reduce the back breaking laborious operation referred to above, the location of the bucket under the ladder does involve considerable inconvenience and maneuvering when filling the brush from the pail.

To overcome the above objectionable features I have provided a holster like support for a paint pail or bucket which may be attached or suspended from the body of the wearer at a point where it will be most convenient. This at the same time overcomes the necessity for reaching for the bucket when filling the brush. The holster of my invention in its preferred form consists of a platelike member which may be formed from a substantially rectangular sheet of metal with

side flanges

11 and 12 bent upwardly therefrom along diverging lines which will provide a channel-like recess along the outer side thereof, into which the rim of a paint pail or bucket may be held when the device is in use. In order to supportsuch apaint pail or bucket in the manner stated, the plate 10 is shown as having a portion 13 that is punched out along three sides and bent to form an outwardly disposed hook-like bracket or projection over which the ball of a paint pail may be positioned. The projecting portion 13, in addition to providing a hook or support for the paint pail, also provides at its upper end a support for a paint brush carrying clip 14, that is secured thereto by means of a rivet 15. At the upper end of the plate 10 I have also provided two punched out strap forming portions 16 under which a belt 17 may be passed for securing the device to the body of a wearer. Instead of the clip 16, however, it will be understood that the belt 17 may be passed through slots formed in the plate 10.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 3 of the drawing, the

sides

11 and 12, being bent outwardly along diverging lines will provide a channel-like recess which deepens as the lower end thereof is approached and as a consequence with the bail supporting member 13 in a fixed position it will be seen that paint pails of different diameters may be equally well supported by the holster without any required adjustments.

In Figure 4 of the drawing I have shown the invention as in use when applied to the body of a painter, here designated by the numeral 18. In this showing the plate 10 is positioned upon or forward the hip of the wearer so that a pail 19 with its bail 20 passed around the extending bracket or portion 13 will be positioned at a convenient location for easy filling of a brush 21 that is here shown as held when not in use above the pail 19 by the supporting clip 14.

While I have, for the sake of clearness and in order to disclose my invention so that the same can be readily understood, described and illustrated a specific form and arrangement, I desire to have it understood that this invention is not limited to the specific form disclosed. It is believed that this invention is new and all such changes as come within the scope of the appended claims are to be considered as part of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A paint pail carrying holster, comprising an elongated rectangular plate formed of a single sheet of metal with flanges bent outwardly at diverging angles along opposite sides thereof forming a tapering channel-like recess with side walls of increasing depth and closer spacing as the lower end of said rectangular plate is approached, belt accommodating loops at the upper end of said rectangular plate through which a belt may be threaded, whereby said holster may be worn in the conventional manner upon the thigh by a painter, said plate having a centrally located tongue forming portion extending outwardly at the upper end of the channel-like recess over which the bail of the paint pail may be positioned, whereby the paint pail will be firmly held in a vertical position upon said tongue by the flanges at the sides of the said channel-like recess and against tipping when the holster is in all normal positions of use.

2. A paint pail supporting holster for body wear, comprising an elongated vertically disposed rectangular plate having means at its upper end through which at waist encircling belt may be passed for securing said holster to the body of a wearer, a pail supporting tongue bent outwardly and upwardly at the upper end of said plate upon which a pail of paint may be suspended by its bail below the means through which said waist encircling belt is passed, said plate being further characterized by the fact that its sides are flanged outwardly along diverging lines at each side of said bail supporting tongue and form a pail positioning channel of narrowing width Patented May 23, 1961.

and increasing depth toward'the bottom of the plate and in alignment with'and below said bail supporting tongue, whereby a pail of paint when carried by said bail supporting tongue will be firn ly held upon the holster away f roni'fthe bod of the warerEiidagajntftiiaiiing'iii all 5 normal positions of use saidjhol'ster: is w nrby the m m 4 4 .4 a. .4 4.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Barrett Dec. 9, Busch Mar. 26, Bruns June 19, Roberge Mar. 25, Welsh July 28,