Patent ID: 9526325
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A46B,A46D

Claim Text:
1. A paint brush comprising: a brush handle comprising a handle portion and an attachment portion, wherein the attachment portion defines at least one channel extending from a distal outlet opening to a proximal inlet opening located closer to the handle portion than the distal outlet opening; a plurality of bristles extending from a distal bristle end region to a proximal bristle end region; a ferrule extending around and in contact with at least a portion of the plurality of bristles at the proximal bristle end region; and a spacer apparatus extending along an axis from a proximal end to a distal end and positioned to space apart the plurality of bristles at the proximal bristle end region to provide a single reservoir within the plurality of bristles proximate the distal end of the spacer apparatus, wherein the spacer apparatus defines a single narrow unobstructed opening extending along the axis through the spacer apparatus from the proximal end to the distal end that is elongated in a direction orthogonal to the axis, wherein the paint brush has a maximum width orthogonal to the axis, and further wherein the single narrow unobstructed opening defined by the spacer apparatus has a length in the direction orthogonal to the axis that is at least 30% of the maximum width of the paint brush, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of bristles at the proximal bristle end region are coupled between the ferrule and the spacer apparatus, and further wherein the at least one channel of the attachment portion and the single narrow unobstructed opening of the spacer apparatus define a passageway that allows fluid passage from the proximal inlet opening of the attachment portion to the single reservoir to assist in removal of paint from the plurality of bristles when fluid is provided into the proximal inlet opening of the attachment portion.