Patent ID: 6163920
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
A paint brush accessory attachable to a handle of a paint brush having bristles terminating in an edge, the accessory comprising:a shield having first and second opposed ends, the first end terminating in a first edge engagable with an edge between two adjacent surfaces, one of which is to be painted;means, coupled to the shield, for attaching the shield to a paint brush;a projection carried on the first end of the shield, the projection having an exterior surface disposed at an angle with respect to a plane of the shield, the exterior surface of the projection adapted to engage and guide the shield along one of the surfaces adjacent to the surface engagable by the bristles of the paint brush at a constant angle from the surface, the exterior surface terminating in a second edge spaced from the first;the first edge of the shield extending substantially between opposed side edges of the first end of the shield;the second edge extending substantially between opposed side edges of the projection; anda notch formed in the projection and extending between the first and second edges the notch having an open end disposed between the first and second edges.