Patent ID: 7587781
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: A46B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A paintbrush comprising: a brush head having opposite ends and defining a width and thickness, the head has opposed substantially planar side faces, a first end of the brush head is set inside a ferrule and the brush head tapers widthwise toward a second opposite end thereof, a first bolt hole passes through the planar side faces, a first slip/snap locking wheel is provided embedded on one of the side faces surrounding the first bolt hole, the second end of the brush head includes a recessed portion defining a concavity, a second bolt hole passes through the second end of the brush head from within said concavity, said second bolt hole extends substantially perpendicular to said first bolt hole, a second slip/snap locking wheel is provided embedded in said second end within said concavity and surrounds said second bolt hole; bristles are set in and emerge from the ferrule away from said head; an elongated tubular handle having first and second ends, the first end has a reduced diameter shank portion extending therefrom offset from a center thereof ending in an enlarged convex top, a transverse hex hole passes through said enlarged top, a third slip/snap locking wheel is provided on said enlarged top and surrounds said hex hole, said enlarged top is removably received into the concavity with the third slip/snap locking wheel engaging the second slip/snap locking wheel, a hex bolt passes through the hex hole and second bolt hole and acts in conjunction with a wing nut to secure the handle with respect to the head at a selected angle thereto, a second end of the handle has female threads extending therein; a finishing cap has a male threaded portion received into said female threads and a hanging hole therethrough to enable hanging of the paintbrush; wherein the handle can be selectively pivoted about 180 degrees with respect to the head about the second bolt hole, the handle can also be attached to the head to engage the first locking wheel instead of the second locking wheel and can be rotated about 180 degrees with respect to the head about the first bolt hole and selectively locked by the bolt and nut.