Patent · US Expired

Container for a paint brush

US5007553A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
13References
7Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 4, 1990
Grant dateApr 16, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 4, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA46B2200/202
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A container for a paint brush, which container comprises a body and a lid, the body having a base and a walled portion which upstands from the base, the lid having an aperture through which a handle of the paint brush passes and slits which extend from the aperture and which enables parts of the lid defining the aperture to grip the handle of the paint brush, and the walled portion of the body having an inwardly projecting integrally formed shelf portion on which to rest the paint brush, and integrally formed ribs which extend parallel to the base and which are for wiping excess paint from the paint brush.

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