Patent ID: 6871825

Claim:
A paint brush holder adapted to suspend a paint brush in a paint can having a grooved rim with an associated outer bead and associated inner lip, the holder comprising: a generally planar body portion; a pair of generally planar brush-supporting arms coplanar with and integrally connected to the body portion, said arms having opposed surfaces for vertically receiving the paint brush handle therebetween, the opposed surfaces defining an opening having a mouth, a base narrower than the mouth, and sides that converge from the mouth to the base, and having three pairs of opposed notches for contacting both sides of the paint brush handle; and a cooperating pair of extensions projecting downward from the body portion for attachment to the paint can rim, one extension for engaging the outer bead and extending continuously from a side of the body portion opposite the brush-supporting arms, the other extension for engaging the inner lip; wherein the inner lip engaging extension is curled to form a curved region for engaging the inner lip, the curled extension including a bottle cap opener.