Patent ID: 7854562
Filing Date: 2010-12-21
Classification: A46B,B44D

Abstract:
1. An internally fed paint brush comprising: a brush head having a plurality of filaments and an internal passageway in fluid communication with the plurality of filaments, the internal passageway including a fluid inlet; a handle that is removably connected to the brush head, the handle and brush head separable for cleaning; a latching mechanism configured to retain and selectively release the brush head from the handle; a reservoir and a siphon tube in the handle, the reservoir and siphon tube connected to draw paint from a lowermost region of the reservoir when the handle is generally horizontal and deliver paint to the brush head via the siphon tube and internal passageway of the brush head, the reservoir having an outlet and a fill opening, the siphon tube having a fluid outlet; a seal disposed on the reservoir, between the fluid inlet of the internal passageway and the fluid outlet of the siphon tube; a valve on the handle between the seal and the fluid outlet of the siphon tube, the valve opening when the reservoir is compressed and closing when the reservoir is not compressed; and a removable cap closing the fill opening, the fill opening providing fluid communication with the reservoir when the removable cap has been removed such that the reservoir can be filled with paint without removing the brush head from the handle; wherein the seal and removable cap permit the handle to be removed from the brush head without spilling paint from within the reservoir.