Improvements in and connected with Paint Cans or Pots.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Mar., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 17th June, 1891-Accepted, 25th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Paint Cans or Pots.
I, WILLIAM HENRY BENDALL, of Pomona House, Malvern Wells, in the
County of Worcester, House Decorator, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows :-
My invention relates to an improved arrangement for attachment itos paint pots
or vessels containing paint, and its object is to obviate the inconvenience. at present
experienced in the operation of painting by the slipping of the paint brush, into the
vessel when laid across it and also to allow of the brush being wiped without spilling
the paint over 'the side of the vessel. In connection with my attachment. I-some-
times provide a strainer of wire gauze through which to pour the paint into, the, pot
or vessel.
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My attachment consists of a hinged bar which may be of solid metal but is
preferably made of sheet metal and is provided with fork ends which slip.over
the lugs or ears of the paint pot. The bar hinges casily. in one direction, so
that it may be folded up, but it stops in the other direction so that it remains
extended as a rigid bar when pressed downwards. Any convenient section may be
adopted but for convenience of wiping 1 prefer it to be of triangular shape with
one angle upwards and 'the hinge at the lower side. However, this position may be
varied without departing from the characteristic features of the invention.
The bar is applied by bending up, slipping the forks between the handles and
then laying down. It then serves to rest the brush-upon without t allowing the
brush to project over the side of the vessel and it conveniently, allows the excess
charge of paint to be wiped off and returned to the pot.
A straight bar may be adopted without hinge and in this case a flat, fork is formed
at one end only while the other end has a hook fork or projection to attach to the
pot or other receptacle.
When I wish to strain the paint I attach a piece or pieces of wire gauze. to: the
folding bar in such manner that it forms a useful strainer which can be folded up
when out of use or a similar piece may be attached to the 'straight bar without
hinge.
Sometimes I attach a common conical strainer by a hinged piece hingeing in one
direction and rigid'in the other and so arranged that the hingeing, pieces form a
convenient handle for lifting and immersing the strainer,inwater whileri when
extended they support the strainer over the pot or receptacle.
In this case I prefer to use stout wire as the hingeing and bearing bar.
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
'Improvements in and connected, with Paint Cans or Pots.
I, WILLIAM HENRY 'BENDALL, of Pomona House, Malvern Wells, in the
County of Worcester, House Decorator; do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly.described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
My invention relates to an improved arrangement for attachment to paint pots,

page_text: or vessels containing paint, and its object is to obviate the inconvenience at present
experienced in the operation of painting by the slipping of the paint brush into the
vessel when laid across it and also to allow of the brush being wiped without spilling
the paint over the side of the vessel. In connection with my attachment I some-
times provide a strainer of wire gauze through which to pour the paint into the pot
or vessel. My attachment consists of a hinged bar which may be of solid metal
but is preferably made of sheet metal and is provided with fork ends which slip
over the lugs or ears of the paint pot.
Referring to the drawings:
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Figure 1 illustrates one mode of carrying my invention into effect.
Figures 2 and 3 show further modifications and
Figure 4 illustrates my paint strainer attachment.
In Figure 1 the bar is constructed of sheet metal bent to form a triangular prism
and formed in two parts A and B which are hinged together at the point C, each
part is provided with a forked end, respectively A', A and B, B¹. The bar hinges
easily in one direction from the hinge C, so that it may be folded up, but it stops
in the other direction so that it remains extended as a rigid bar when pressed
downwards. Any convenient section may be adopted but for convenience of wiping
the brush, I prefer it to be of triangular shape as in Figure
with an angle
upwards and the hinge at the lower side. However, this position may be varied
without departing from the characteristic features of the invention. The bar is
applied to the paint pot by bending up in the middle, slipping the forks between
the pot handles and then laying down. It then serves to rest the brush upon,
without allowing the brush to project over the side of the vessel and it conveniently
allows the excess charge of paint to be wiped off and returned to the pot. I some-
times use a triangular prism with a hinged fork at each end instead of hinging at
the point C.
A straight bar may be adopted without hinge as shown at Figure 2 and in this
case a flat fork is formed at one end only while the other end has a hook fork or
projection to attach it to the pot or other receptacle. At Figure 2 the central
part D is formed in blade shape and a flat fork E, E' is arranged of wire at one
end while a hook fork F, Fi is formed at the other end. The blade D may be
stiffened by wire beading, by corrugations or in any other convenient manner.
Figure 3 is a bar for the same purpose as I have before indicated but it is formed
entirely of wire, the body G being twisted up to give the required stiffness and the
Hat fork end H, H' arranged from the ends of the twisted wires as also the hook
fork end I, 1. The bars Figures 2 and 3 are placed in position by inclining
within the handle or by hooking over on any part of the paint pot or vessel.
When I wish to strain the paint I attach a piece or pieces of wire gauze to the
folding bar in such manner that it forms a useful strainer which can be folded up
when out of use or a similar piece may be attached to the straight bar without
hinge.
Sometimes I arrange my strainer as shown at Figure 4 by attaching a common
conical strainer K to two hinged loops L, M which hinge from the ends L', M' and
These
the plates N riveted or otherwise fastened to the strainer body K.
loops L, M, readily hinge downwards but are rigid when extended flat as in
Figure 4 so that they support the weight of the strainer K over the paint pot or
vessel. This rigidity is attained by means of stops forming part of N or attached
to the strainer body K. The hinging pieces or loops L, M thus form a convenient
handle for lifting and immersing the strainer in water, when extended as in
Figure 4 they support the strainer over the pot or receptacle.
In this case
prefer to use stout wire as the hinging and bearing bar.
The loop M or L may bave serrated pieces as O if required to adjust the position
as described and claimed in my Patent No. 6551 of 1891 but I make no claim to
that invention here.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1.) A bar for use with paint pots or vessels whether hinged or rigid substantially
as and for the purposes herein before described and illustrated with reference to
Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawings.
(2.) A strainer for use with paint pots or vessels having hinged supporting
pieces, loops or handles as L, M Figure 4 substantially as and for the purposes
hereinbefore described and illustrated.
Dated this 16th day of June 1891.
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.