Patent ID: 7500580

Claim:
A paint brush holder for supporting a paint brush on an open top paint container having an upright container wall, wherein the paint brush has an elongated handle and a paint applicator projecting from one end of the handle, said paint brush holder comprising: a body removably attachable to the paint container, said body presenting spaced apart first and second upright surfaces, said body presenting a pair of spaced apart, discrete, container-receiving grooves, each of the grooves comprising an inwardly extending recess defined in the body and configured to receive a section of the container wall therein, each of said grooves extending generally linearly through the body and intersecting the upright surfaces of the body, with a first length dimension being defined along the first upright surface between the groove intersections, and a second length dimension being defined along the second upright surface between the groove intersections, said first length dimension being greater than said second length dimension, such that the pair of grooves cooperatively define an acute angle therebetween as measured along a generally horizontal plane, with the grooves thereby being configured to simultaneously receive the respective container wall sections therein; and a handle gripping element fixed to the body so as to be disposed in lateral alignment with the open top of the container when the body is attached to the container, said gripping element being configured to releasably grip the handle of the paint brush along the length of the handle, with the applicator thereby being moveably located within the paint container at a position that is vertically adjustable relative to the open top of the container.