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US3337894A
US3337894A US408811A US40881164A US3337894A US 3337894 A US3337894 A US 3337894A US 408811 A US408811 A US 408811A US 40881164 A US40881164 A US 40881164A US 3337894 A US3337894 A US 3337894A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44D—PAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES
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    • B44D3/12—Paint cans; Brush holders; Containers for storing residual paint
    • B44D3/123—Brush holders independent from paint can, e.g. holders removably attached to paint can
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    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
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    • A46B17/08—Other accessories, e.g. scrapers, rubber buffers for preventing damage to furniture
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C—APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
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  • the invention contemplates, in combination with a paint brush as described, the combination of an elongated, substantially planar guide member having one of its ends connected by a hinge to one of said relatively wider sides of the brush near the inner ends of its bristles and movable about its hinge from a retracted position, in which it is disengaged from the outer ends of the bristles, to an extended position in which the end thereof opposite said one of its ends presses against the corresponding sides of the bristles near their outer ends, the end of the guide member opposite said one of its ends being straight edged, and said last mentioned end portion having an integral lug on the side thereof opposite the bristles, in the extended position of the guide member, for sliding engagement with an adjacent surface, such as a molding, which is not intended to be painted.
  • the integral lug above described serves as a combined guide, spacer, and bearing for pivotal adjustment of the brush about a transverse axis, parallel to said surface, whereby the outer ends of the bristles are aligned with said surface and are spaced apart therefrom a variable, predetermined distance.
  • FIG. 1 is a longitudinal view of a paint brush having a guide embodying the invention applied thereto, showing one of the narrower sides of the brush and showing the guide in its extended position, illustrating the manner in which the guide is used for painting in straight lines along adjacent surfaces, such as moldings, which are not intended to be painted;
  • FIG. 2 shows the paint brush and guide illustrated in FIG. 1 as seen from the opposite side thereof, showing the guide in its retracted position;
  • FIG. 3 is a view taken at right angles to the view shown in FIG. 2, showing one of the wider sides of the brush to which the guide is attached;
  • FIG. 4 is a longitudinal view, partly broken away to show details of construction, of a paint brush guide embodying the invention in modified form, showing the guide in a detached position corresponding to the position of the guide shown in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 5 is an end view of the trated in FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 6 is a longitudinal view thereof taken on the line 6-6 of FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 7 is a transverse view FIG. 4.
  • the broken lines 1 and 2 shown in FIG. 1 represent two planar surfaces which are to be painted, and which are arranged perpendicular to each other, and the numeral 3 indicates the cross sectional outline of a mold ing, also shown in broken lines, which is positioned in the corner between the two planar surfaces 1 and 2.
  • the numeral 4 designates generally a paint brush as hereinafter described, and the numeral 5 indicates genpaint brush guide illustaken on the line 7-7 of 3,337,894 Patented Aug. 29, 1967 erally a guide for the paint brush 4, described.
  • the paint brush 4 is substantially planar and has an elongated handle 6, and has bristles 7 extending beyond one end of the handle 6, substantially parallel thereto, and arranged in a substantially rectangular cross sectional pattern having two opposite sides characterized by their relatively greater widths and two other sides which are relatively narrower than said first mentioned sides.
  • a metal band 8 is secured about the bristles 7 at their juncture with the handle 6.
  • An elongated, substantially planar guide member indicated generally by the numeral 9, which advantageously may be formed of sheet metal, has one of its ends connected by a hinge 10 to one of said relatively wider sides of the brush 4 near the inner ends of its bristles 7, and is movable about its hinge 10 from a retracted position, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in which it is disengaged from the outer ends of the bristles 7, to an extended position, shown in FIG. 1, in which the end thereof opposite said one of its ends presses against the corresponding sides of the bristles 7 near their outer ends.
  • the end of the guide member 9 opposite said one of its ends is straight edged, as at 11, and is bent at an obtuse angle in the direction of the bristles, as at 12, in the extended position of the guide member 9, whereby said straight edge 11 is presented to the adjacent sides of the bristles 7, and said angularly bent end portion 12 has an integral lug 13 adjacent each of its side edges, on the side thereof opposite the bristles 7, in the extended position of the guide member 9, for sliding engagement with an adjacent surface, such as the molding 3, which is not intended to be painted.
  • the integral lugs 13 serve as combined guides, spacers, and bearings for pivotal adjustment of the brush 4 about a transverse axis, parallel to said surface, whereby the outer ends of the bristles 7 are aligned with said surface and are spaced apart therefrom a variable, predetermined distance.
  • the guide member 9 is biased in its retracted position, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, by means of a spring, indicated generally by the numeral 14, and has an adjustable stop, indicated generally by the numeral 15, which limits pivotal movement of the guide member 9 about its hinge 10 in the direction of the bristles 7, in the extended position of the guide member 9.
  • the guide member 9a which corresponds to the guide member 9 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, advantageously may be formed of molded plastic material.
  • the guide member 9a has a single lug 13a, coextensive with its width, which corresponds to the lug 13, and is biased in either its retracted position or its extended position, as the case may be, by a spring 14a, which corresponds to the spring 14.
  • a substantially planar paint brush having an elongated handle and having bristles extending beyond one end of the handle, substantially parallel thereto, and arranged in a substantially rectangular cross sectional pattern having two opposite sides characterized by their relatively greater widths and two other sides also as hereinafter which are relatively narrower than said first mentioned sides
  • the combination of an elongated, substantially planar guide member having one of its ends connected by a hinge to one of said relatively wider sides of the brush near the inner ends of its bristles and movable aboutits hinge from a retracted position, in which it is disengaged from the outer ends of the bristles, to an extended position in which the end thereof opposite said one of its ends presses against the corresponding sides of the bristles near their outer ends
  • the end of the guide member opposite said one of its ends being straight edged and being bent at an obtuse angle in the direction of the bristles, in the extended position of the guide member, whereby said straight edge is presented to the adjacent sides of the'bristles, and the end of

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1967 H. c. COMPTON, JR 3,337,894
PAINT BRUSH GUIDE Filed Nov. 4, 1964 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 HOMER.C. COMPTON.JR
INVENTOR ATTQRNEY 1967 H. c. COMPTON, JR 3,337,894
PAINT BRUSH GUIDE (5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 4, 1964 HOMER. C.COI\/IPTON.JR.
INVENTOR.
AT TOR N EY 7 H. c. COMPTON, JR 3,337,894
PAINT BRUSH GUIDE Filed Nov. 4, 1964 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 HOMER .C. COMPTONJR INVENTOR.
,W 6 Q ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,337,894 PAINT BRUSH GUIDE Homer C. Compton, Jr., 1002 Darlene Lane, Arlington, Tex. 76010 Filed Nov. 4, 1964, Ser. No. 408,811 1 Claim. (Cl. 15-166) The invention avoids the need for applying masking strips to surfaces, such as moldings, which are not intended to be painted, which is not always satisfactory for the reason that paint may inadvertently get under the masking strips.
The invention contemplates, in combination with a paint brush as described, the combination of an elongated, substantially planar guide member having one of its ends connected by a hinge to one of said relatively wider sides of the brush near the inner ends of its bristles and movable about its hinge from a retracted position, in which it is disengaged from the outer ends of the bristles, to an extended position in which the end thereof opposite said one of its ends presses against the corresponding sides of the bristles near their outer ends, the end of the guide member opposite said one of its ends being straight edged, and said last mentioned end portion having an integral lug on the side thereof opposite the bristles, in the extended position of the guide member, for sliding engagement with an adjacent surface, such as a molding, which is not intended to be painted.
The integral lug above described serves as a combined guide, spacer, and bearing for pivotal adjustment of the brush about a transverse axis, parallel to said surface, whereby the outer ends of the bristles are aligned with said surface and are spaced apart therefrom a variable, predetermined distance.
The invention will be readily understood by referring to the following description and the accompanying drawing, in which:
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal view of a paint brush having a guide embodying the invention applied thereto, showing one of the narrower sides of the brush and showing the guide in its extended position, illustrating the manner in which the guide is used for painting in straight lines along adjacent surfaces, such as moldings, which are not intended to be painted;
FIG. 2 shows the paint brush and guide illustrated in FIG. 1 as seen from the opposite side thereof, showing the guide in its retracted position;
FIG. 3 is a view taken at right angles to the view shown in FIG. 2, showing one of the wider sides of the brush to which the guide is attached;
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal view, partly broken away to show details of construction, of a paint brush guide embodying the invention in modified form, showing the guide in a detached position corresponding to the position of the guide shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is an end view of the trated in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a longitudinal view thereof taken on the line 6-6 of FIG. 4; and
FIG. 7 is a transverse view FIG. 4.
Referring to the invention as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, the broken lines 1 and 2, shown in FIG. 1, represent two planar surfaces which are to be painted, and which are arranged perpendicular to each other, and the numeral 3 indicates the cross sectional outline of a mold ing, also shown in broken lines, which is positioned in the corner between the two planar surfaces 1 and 2.
The numeral 4 designates generally a paint brush as hereinafter described, and the numeral 5 indicates genpaint brush guide illustaken on the line 7-7 of 3,337,894 Patented Aug. 29, 1967 erally a guide for the paint brush 4, described.
The paint brush 4 is substantially planar and has an elongated handle 6, and has bristles 7 extending beyond one end of the handle 6, substantially parallel thereto, and arranged in a substantially rectangular cross sectional pattern having two opposite sides characterized by their relatively greater widths and two other sides which are relatively narrower than said first mentioned sides. A metal band 8 is secured about the bristles 7 at their juncture with the handle 6.
An elongated, substantially planar guide member, indicated generally by the numeral 9, which advantageously may be formed of sheet metal, has one of its ends connected by a hinge 10 to one of said relatively wider sides of the brush 4 near the inner ends of its bristles 7, and is movable about its hinge 10 from a retracted position, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in which it is disengaged from the outer ends of the bristles 7, to an extended position, shown in FIG. 1, in which the end thereof opposite said one of its ends presses against the corresponding sides of the bristles 7 near their outer ends.
The end of the guide member 9 opposite said one of its ends is straight edged, as at 11, and is bent at an obtuse angle in the direction of the bristles, as at 12, in the extended position of the guide member 9, whereby said straight edge 11 is presented to the adjacent sides of the bristles 7, and said angularly bent end portion 12 has an integral lug 13 adjacent each of its side edges, on the side thereof opposite the bristles 7, in the extended position of the guide member 9, for sliding engagement with an adjacent surface, such as the molding 3, which is not intended to be painted.
The integral lugs 13 serve as combined guides, spacers, and bearings for pivotal adjustment of the brush 4 about a transverse axis, parallel to said surface, whereby the outer ends of the bristles 7 are aligned with said surface and are spaced apart therefrom a variable, predetermined distance.
The guide member 9 is biased in its retracted position, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, by means of a spring, indicated generally by the numeral 14, and has an adjustable stop, indicated generally by the numeral 15, which limits pivotal movement of the guide member 9 about its hinge 10 in the direction of the bristles 7, in the extended position of the guide member 9.
A pair of angularly bent tabs 16, which are positioned adjacent the side edges of the guide member 9 near its angularly bent end portion 12, embrace the bristles 7 in the extended position of the guide member 9, as shown in FIG. 1, to prevent the bristles 7 from spreading as the painting proceeds.
Referring to the modified form of the invention as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the guide member 9a, which corresponds to the guide member 9 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, advantageously may be formed of molded plastic material. The guide member 9a has a single lug 13a, coextensive with its width, which corresponds to the lug 13, and is biased in either its retracted position or its extended position, as the case may be, by a spring 14a, which corresponds to the spring 14.
The invention may be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit and scope thereof as set forth in the claim.
I claim:
In combination with a substantially planar paint brush having an elongated handle and having bristles extending beyond one end of the handle, substantially parallel thereto, and arranged in a substantially rectangular cross sectional pattern having two opposite sides characterized by their relatively greater widths and two other sides also as hereinafter which are relatively narrower than said first mentioned sides, the combination of an elongated, substantially planar guide member having one of its ends connected by a hinge to one of said relatively wider sides of the brush near the inner ends of its bristles and movable aboutits hinge from a retracted position, in which it is disengaged from the outer ends of the bristles, to an extended position in which the end thereof opposite said one of its ends presses against the corresponding sides of the bristles near their outer ends, the end of the guide member opposite said one of its ends being straight edged and being bent at an obtuse angle in the direction of the bristles, in the extended position of the guide member, whereby said straight edge is presented to the adjacent sides of the'bristles, and the end of the guide member opposite said one of its ends having an integral lug on the side thereof opposite the bristles, in the extended position of the guide member, for sliding engagement with an adjacent surface, such as a molding, which is not intended to be painted, for use as a combined guide, spacer, and bearing for pivotal adjustment of the brush about a transverse axis, parallel to said surface, whereby the outer ends of the bristles, which are arranged in a straight line by abutting engagement with said straight edge, are aligned with said surface and are spaced apart therefrom a variable, predetermined distance, a spring acting on the brush and the guide member whereby the guide member is biased in its retracted position, and an adjustable stop on the guide member for abutting engagement with the 1 brush, to thereby limit pivotal movement of the guide member about its hinge in the direction of the bristles, in the extended position of the guide member.
References Cited CHARLES A. WILLMUTH, Primary Examiner. L. G. MACHLIN, Assistant Examiner.
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US3462789A (en) * 1968-04-01 1969-08-26 Edgar L Seal Paint brush drip protector
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US3462789A (en) * 1968-04-01 1969-08-26 Edgar L Seal Paint brush drip protector
US4004318A (en) * 1975-09-25 1977-01-25 Balkus Jr Carl E Edge guide attachment for a paint brush
EP0208812A1 (en) * 1985-07-10 1987-01-21 van Wesenbeeck, Cornelis Maria An applicator device for precision paintwork and a method for making such paintwork
US6163920A (en) * 1998-04-16 2000-12-26 Frank Meyer Paint brush accessory
WO2010097567A1 (en) * 2009-02-25 2010-09-02 Christopher John Lee Paint brush ferrule with attachments
US9549608B1 (en) * 2012-06-11 2017-01-24 Leith Seanan Emery Paint edger devices
US9572420B1 (en) 2015-12-22 2017-02-21 Shanty Morris Paint brush attachable edging shield
US20180078032A1 (en) * 2016-09-19 2018-03-22 Refael Mizrachi Paint Brush Edging Tool With Swivel End Plate
US20180078031A1 (en) * 2016-09-19 2018-03-22 Barak Miara Paint Brush Edging Tool
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