Title: Preservation of paint brush

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1. For use in preserving a paint brush while it is stored after it has been used, a paint brush holder including a lid tightly fitting a can which in customary household practice is discarded, said lid having an opening accommodating the handle of one of a number of brushes of the different sizes normally encountered, a spring engaging said handle of said brush and suspending said brush from the lid through said opening, said spring being of a dimension exceeding a cross-sectional dimension of said opening and being freely suspended over said opening on the surface of said cover, physically unattached to said cover, and adhesive tape adhered to the handle of said brush and to said cover sealing the portion of said opening about said handle.

2. The holder of claim 1 wherein the lid is a plastic lid.

3. The holder of claim 1 wherein the spring is of generally U-shape with its legs spaced, at least in a region thereof, a short distance so that the said brush is resiliently engaged and held near said region between said legs.

4. Apparatus for preserving a paint brush including a can which in customary household practice is discarded, a paint solvent within said can, a lid tightly fitting said can, said lid having an opening capable of accommodating the handles of brushes of different sizes, means supported by the portion of said lid bounding said opening for suspending a brush of said different sizes by its handle with the bristles of said brush extending into said solvent with their lower tips above the base of said can, said suspending means including a spring freely disposed on the surface of said lid physically unattached to said lid and resiliently engaging said handle and holding said brush in suspended position as aforesaid, and adhesive tape adhered to said handle and to said surface for sealing said opening about said handle.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the paint solvent includes an emulsifier.

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Inventors: Buslik, David (Youngstown, OH, US)

Application Number: 577611
Filing Date: 1975-05-14
Publication_date: 1976-05-11
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 206/15.3 206/209
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1050381	Jan, 1913	Oleson	206/15.
1171139	Feb, 1916	Roberts	206/15.
2047641	Jul, 1936	Mares	206/209.
2782909	Feb, 1957	McNamara	206/15.
3291295	Dec, 1966	Caligiuri	206/15.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Lipman, Steven E.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Diamond; Hymen