Patent ID: 6105816
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B44D

Abstract:
A painter's aid for sealably holding paint and for holding a paint brush having a brush portion and a handle portion, said painter's aid comprising:a base;a wall extending upwardly from said base, said wall comprising a front interior portion, a rear interior portion and a pair of opposed side wall portions tapering outwardly as they rise from said base and connecting said front interior portion and said rear interior portion;upper ends of said pair of opposed side wall portions, connecting to said front interior portion and to said rear interior portion, said upper ends of said side walls portions tapering in separation width from said front interior portion to a lesser width at said rear interior portion;a lid engaging rim opposite said base and integral with said wall, said upper end of said side wall portions having an upper step;a platform for supporting the brush portion of the paint brush, said platform being generally parallel to said base and extending outwardly from said lid engaging rim; anda raised lip for supporting a paint brush, said lip being integral with said lid engaging rim and integral with and substantially upright to said platform, said lip having an opening therethrough adjacent said lid engaging rim and opposite said platform;whereby paint on a paint brush is forced toward the center and top surface of the brush portion as the paint brush is moved across said tapering upper ends of said pair of opposed side wall portions.