Patent ID: 11904627
Assignee: nan
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 7:
8. A paintbrush guard comprising:
a hollow body sized to fit over a felt of a paintbrush, the body having a top, a bottom, a pair of opposing sides and a pair of opposing ends, the sides of the body being thicker at the top of the body than at the bottom of the body;
a pair of opposing side shields extending from the bottom of the sides of the body, the side shields having a pair of edges with a plurality of tabs extending from the edges, the side shield having a bottom edge which is angled relative to the bottom of the body;
a pair of opposing end shields extending from the bottom of the edges of the body, the end shields having a pair of edges with a plurality of tabs extending from the edges, each end shield having one or more openings sized, shaped and located to interlock with the tabs on the edges of the adjacent side shield and one of the end shield being longer than the other side shield;
a hook extending from one of the sides of the body; and
a plurality of scores on the side shields and end shields;
wherein the scores provide a guide for even removal of portions of the shields;
wherein the tabs on the edges of the shields are located and shaped to interlock with the tabs on the edges of the adjacent shield;
wherein when the tabs are interlocked the paintbrush guard has a bell shape; and
wherein when the tabs on the edge of the adjacent side shield are interlocked with the openings on the end shields, the side shields taper towards one another.