Patent ID: 7726510

Claim:
A brush wiping device that can be attached to an upper surface of a container, said container capable of housing a fluid, said brush wiping device comprising: a) a first surface, a second surface and a thickness there between, an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter, said inner perimeter extending completely through said thickness, said inner perimeter being configured to include: a brush dipping aperture; a brush wiping aperture; and a brush transfer aperture, wherein said brush transfer aperture communicates with both said brush dipping aperture and said brush wiping aperture; said brush transfer aperture has a brush transfer aperture width defined by the shortest distance between a first projection and a second projection; and said brush wiping aperture comprises: a first brush wiping aperture side defined by a continuous wall; a first brush wiping aperture arcuate end; a second brush wiping aperture arcuate end; and a second brush wiping aperture side defined by said first projection and said second projection and is without obstruction to said brush transfer aperture along the entirety of said brush transfer aperture width; and b) an attachment member formed in said second surface for removably securing said brush wiping device to the container wherein said brush dipping aperture has a maximum width dimension w 1 , said brush wiping aperture has a maximum width dimension w 2 and said brush transfer aperture has a maximum width dimension w 3 , and w 1 is greater than w 2 which is greater than w 3 , wherein said maximum width dimension w 3 of said brush transfer aperture is greater than half of said maximum width dimension w 1 of said brush dipping aperture.