Patent ID: 6446829
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B44D

Abstract:
A paint brush holder and wiper unit for releasable attachment onto a paint container having an upright wall defining an open paint-containing interior and said wall having an upper end and a circular ledge extending circumferentially and for a first distance from said upper end and toward said interior and extending uprightly for a second distance, comprising:said unit having a first portion engagable with said ledge along the second distance for restricting movement of said unit in a direction away from the container interior, said unit having a second portion spaced the first distance from said first portion and being engagable with the container wall for restricting movement of said unit in a direction toward the container interior and thereby releasably secure said unit on the container, said first and said second portions coextensively extending continuously throughout respective arcs parallel to each other and arcuately extending to two respective terminal ends and for an arcuate distance less than one-quarter of the circumference of the container ledge and said first and second portions are flexible and free of any openings therein along their arcs, said unit having a third portion including an upwardly open compartment formed by an upright wall enclosure and a bottom for receiving a paint brush in said compartment in an upright disposition, a brush wiper on said first portion and having a straight edge thereon at an elevation lower than that of said first portion for accommodating wiping a paint brush on said edge and directing paint run-off from the brush directly into the open interior and with said straight edge integral with and extending continuously and straight between said terminal ends, and a horizontally extending plate of the shape of a fragment of a solid circle in top plan view and extending integral with and as a chord across said first portion and presenting said wiper edge.