Title: Paint brush wiping device

Abstract: A paint brush wiping device is provided for use with paint cans of the type having a circular lid-attaching portion that comprises inner and outer concentric beads with a friction groove therebetween. The paint brush wiping device includes a circular rim having a circumferential friction tongue for sealably engaging the friction groove of the paint can. A wiper blade is attached to the circular rim by means of a web. The wiper blade includes a wiping surface adjacent to a rectangular brush-opening in the device; and the wiper blade includes a wiping edge which is exposed to the rectangular brush-opening. The rectangular brush-opening provides a first fluid flow path for the return of excess paint to the paint can and a second fluid flow path is provided intermediate of the wiper blade and a proximal portion of the circular rim as a second means of returning excess paint to the paint can.

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Inventors: Pylant, Andrew A. (Warsaw, IN, US)

Application Number: 519300
Filing Date: 1974-10-30
Publication_date: 1976-03-23
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Primary Class(es): 220/701 220/695, 220/733
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US Patent Ref:

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Primary Examiner: Price, William
Assistant Examiner: Shoap, Allan N.
Attorney: Miller; Wendell E.