Patent ID: 7007797
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: A46B,B44D

Abstract:
1. A paint brush protective caddy for use with a paint brush having bristles and a handle with a shoulder therebetween, said caddy comprising: (a) a compartment having an open top and bounded by (i) a back having a free top edge, a pair of opposed side edges, and a bottom edge, (ii) a pair of parallel, opposed sides extending at side corners from said opposed side edges of said back, each side having a free top edge, a free front edge, and a free bottom edge, (iii) a completely flat bottom extending from said back bottom edge to a front edge and fee side edges, said free side edges being approximately parallel to said free bottom edges of said sides, and (iv) a front flap having an attachment to said bottom front edge, said font flap having a free top edge and free side edges approximately parallel to said side free front edges, said front flap adapted to be pulled away from and returned to said sides while remaining attached to said bottom front edge; (b) a plurality of through holes in at least one of said back and said front flap; (c) a flexible strap extending from said free edge of said back to a free end and adapted to be curved over said open top of said compartment; and (d) a removable attachment for attaching said strap free end to said front flap; (e) whereby, said flap is pulled from said front edges of said sides, said brush is placed in said compartment such that said brush handle extends outside of said open top of said compartment, said flap is returned to said front edges of said sides, and said strap is stretched over said brush shoulder and attached to said front flap by said removable attachment.