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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Hawley, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Arthur L. Smith, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 8/100 ; B65D 7/514 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 8/100 ; B65D 7/514 ;
Abstract
A brush holder for engaging the body of a paint brush, keeping the bristles of the paint brush from being distorted while immersed in a container of paint or solvent. The paint brush holder includes a hollow, elongated, generally rectangular shell with projections for engaging and holding the paint brush disposed in the interior of the shell. The projections are inwardly directed, flexible, stepped and disposed in rows. The handle of the paint brush may be inserted in one end of the holder and pushed into the projections or the holder may be opened to accommodate insertion.