Paint brush cleaning and carrying device

The paint brush cleaning and carrying device provides the advantage of a vented transparent pail with brush viewing from the exterior. The sealable removable lid provides tubular brush handle holders, each handle holder twistable and having varied height multiple pairs of orifices. Removable pins pass through the orifices and through existing holes in existing paint brush handles to dangle the brushes downwardly into selectively disposed brush solvents. The lipped removable lid can be inverted and returned atop the pail for brush drainage without solvent loss.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Various devices exist for cleaning, drying, and transporting paint brushes whether individually and cumulatively. The present device solves problems apparent in previous devices. Some such problems are difficulty in transport, brush protection, brush visibility, ease of draining and drying brushes, balance, and device stackability. Also, some devices even require brush modifications for use.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The paint brush cleaning and carrying device relates to paint brushes, their cleaning, drainage, protection, and transport.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The general purpose of the paint brush cleaning and carrying device, described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a paint brush cleaning and carrying device which has many novel features that result in an improved paint brush cleaning and carrying device which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by prior art, either alone or in combination thereof.

To attain this, the paint brush cleaning and carrying device provides ideal advantages for ease of transport of multiple brushes. The device provides secure lid closures and a vented interior for brush drying. The transparent pail also provides brush visibility from the exterior. As brush protection is important, especially with the expense of professional brushes, the tubular holder and removable pins disposed therein prevent brushes from colliding with each other or with the pail interior. Further, and importantly, a portion of the pairs of orifices are disposed at varying heights within the tubular holders. This feature not only allows for brushes to be held at desired varied heights but also accommodates brushes with varying height holes in their handles. Collision protection and other choices are further provided by the features wherein the holders are twistable and oblong. The easily installed and removed pins require no brush modifications and securely fasten when fastening the brush handles within the tubular holders. Clevis pins, hitch pins, and the like may be used for removable brush retention. The easily removed and reversed lid with then upwardly disposed lip provides for the reversed lid to rest upon the pail and further allows brushes to drain and dry. The lipped lid catches brush drainage. The offset handle recess for the lid handle enables the pivotal handle to be centered upon upward pivot, thereby affording balanced carry of the device. The pivotally recessed handle also provides for stackability of the device, whether with more devices of the same or with other items. The removable tray with tray vents is disposed near the pail bottom. The tray substantially traps brush drainage against excessive slosh in transport. The pail vents allow brushes to dry more rapidly.

Thus has been broadly outlined the more important features of the improved paint brush cleaning and carrying device so that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated.

An object of the paint brush cleaning and carrying device is to provide for simultaneous multiple brush cleaning.

Another object of the paint brush cleaning and carrying device is to provide for multiple brush carry.

Another object of the paint brush cleaning and carrying device is to ensure against paint brush damage.

A further object of the paint brush cleaning and carrying device is to provide for easy brush transport.

An added object of the paint brush cleaning and carrying device is to provide a pail for brush soaking and cleaning.

A further object of the paint brush cleaning and carrying device is to provide for easy pail drainage.

And, an object of the paint brush cleaning and carrying device is to provide a securely attachable lid.

Another object of the paint brush cleaning and carrying device is to provide a reversible lid.

A further object of the paint brush cleaning and carrying device is to provide for multiple brush draining and drying.

A further object of the paint brush cleaning and carrying device is to provide a well for brush drainage.

Another object of the paint brush cleaning and carrying device is to negate brush modifications for use with the device.

These together with additional objects, features and advantages of the improved paint brush cleaning and carrying device will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of presently preferred, but nonetheless illustrative, embodiments of the improved paint brush cleaning and carrying device when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

With reference now to the drawings, and in particularFIGS. 1 through 6thereof, the principles and concepts of the paint brush cleaning and carrying device generally designated by the reference number10will be described.

Referring toFIG. 1, the device10partially comprises the transparent pail20having a first side21spaced apart from a second side22, a first end23spaced apart from a second end24, and an open top25spaced apart from a closed bottom26.

Referring toFIG. 5, the drain27is disposed adjacent to the bottom26on the pail20second end24. The drain27location may vary from side to side and from end to end but is always immediately adjacent to the pail20bottom26to ensure complete drainage of the pail20as desired.

Referring toFIG. 2, the lid30is removably fitted atop the pail20. A lip31is extended around the lid30. The plurality of vents28is disposed horizontally in each of the pail20sides.

Referring again toFIG. 1, the handle recess32is disposed substantially centrally within the lid30top25. The handle recess32is slightly offset toward the first side21. A pivotal handle34is disposed within the handle recess32. The pivoting handle34is pivoted upwardly to a fully central position upon and above the lid30.

Referring toFIG. 4, a seal37is disposed around an interior perimeter of the lip31. A lid latch36is disposed on the pail20and a lid30first side21. A lid latch36is disposed on the pail20and a lid30second side22.

Referring toFIG. 3and toFIG. 4, a plurality of spaced apart oblong tubular holders40is disposed downwardly from the lid30. The holders40are twistably affixed to the lid30such that brushes12may be twisted to face varying directions. This may, for example, aid in accommodating extremely large brushes12without brush12collision or damage.

Referring again toFIG. 3, a plurality of pairs of orifices42is disposed in each tubular holder40. Each pair of orifices42is diametrically opposed. A pin44can be removably inserted within a given pair of orifices42within each tubular holder40. A hole15in a handle14of an existing paint brush12is removably held by one pin44within a given tubular holder40. The paint brush12is disposed at a selected height within one of the tubular holders40upon the insertion of the pin44through the hole15in the handle14.

Referring toFIG. 6, the removable tray50is disposed within the pail20proximal to the bottom26. The plurality of spaced apart tray vents51is disposed in the removable tray50. The tray vents51are arranged from proximal to the first side21to proximal to the second side22.