HAO, Hi (12Fl, #495 Ming Chuan E. RdTaipei, 8600, 8600, TW)
MONAHAN, Patrick, H. (202 North Oak Street, Arcola, IL, 61910, US)
HAO, Hi (12Fl, #495 Ming Chuan E. RdTaipei, 8600, 8600, TW)
1. A bristled implement, which includes: a bristle head having a ferrule, a "U" shaped component connected thereto, and bristles contained by said ferrule; a clamp having a first end and a second end and a looped intermediate portion, wherein said first end and said second end are disposed adjacent one another and each include an outer threaded portion to form a threaded insert, and wherein said looped intermediate portion is configured to receive about said "U" shaped component and extends laterally from said first end and said second end; and a handle having a first end and second end, said first end including a threaded aperture to receive said threaded insert.
2. The bristled implement of claim 1, wherein said looped intermediate portion includes an inner diameter sufficiently adequate to allow for movement along said "U" shaped component when said handle is unthreaded from said clamp and when threaded to said handle, said inner diameter of the looped intermediate portion is such to provide for sufficient clamping force upon the "U" shaped component as not to allow slippage.
3. The bristled implement of claim 1, wherein said clamp and handle permit said bristle head to be fixably positioned at angles relative to that of said handle.
4. The bristled implement of claim 1, wherein said second end of said handle is configured to be generally cylindrical in cross section.
5. The bristled implement of claim 1, wherein said second end of said handle is configured to include at least three lengthwise surfaces of a width with a sufficient size to readily enable one's finger tips be disposed thereon.
6. The bristled implement of claim 1, wherein said looped intermediate portion includes a plurality of ribs on a surface thereof to aid in gripping said "U" shaped component.
7. A bristled implement, which includes: a bristle head having a ferrule, an arched component connected to said ferrule, and bristles contained by said ferrule; a clamp having a first end and a second end and a looped intermediate portion, wherein said first end and said second end are disposed adjacent one, and wherein said looped intermediate portion is configured to receive about said arched component and extends laterally from said first end and said second end; and a handle having a first end and second end, said first end including having means for engagingly connecting to said first end and said second end of said clamp to secure in place said clamp to said bristle head.
8. The bristled implement of claim 7, wherein said looped intermediate portion includes an inner diameter sufficiently adequate to allow for movement along said arched component when said handle is disengaged from said clamp and when engaged to said handle, said inner diameter of the looped intermediate portion is such to provide for sufficient clamping force upon said arched component as not to allow slippage.
9. The bristled implement of claim 7, wherein said clamp and handle permit said bristle head to be fixably positioned at angles relative to that of said handle.
10. The bristled implement of claim 7, wherein said second end of said handle is configured to be generally cylindrical in cross section.
11. The bristled implement of claim 7, wherein said second end of said handle is configured to include at least three lengthwise surfaces of a width with a sufficient size to readily enable one's finger tips be disposed thereon.
12. The bristled implement of claim 7, wherein said looped intermediate portion includes a plurality of ribs on a surface thereof to aid in gripping said arched component.
13. A bristled implement, which includes: a bristle head having a ferrule, an arched component connected to said ferrule, and bristles contained by said ferrule; a clamp configured to receive about said arched component; and a handle having a first end and second end, said first end including having means for engagingly connecting to said clamp to secure in place said clamp to said bristle head.
14. The bristled implement of claim 13, wherein said clamp includes an inner diameter sufficiently adequate to allow for movement along said arched component when said handle is disengaged therefrom and when engaged to said handle, said inner diameter is such to provide for sufficient clamping force upon said arched component as not to allow slippage.
15. The bristled implement of claim 13, wherein said clamp and handle permit said bristle head to be fixably positioned at angles relative to that of said handle.
16. The bristled implement of claim 13, wherein said second end of said handle is configured to be generally cylindrical in cross section.
17. The bristled implement of claim 13, wherein said second end of said handle is configured to include at least three lengthwise surfaces of a width with a sufficient size to readily enable one's finger tips be disposed thereon.
18. The bristled implement of claim 13, wherein said clamp includes a plurality of ribs on a surface thereof to aid in gripping said arched component. |
Bristled Implement with Improved Angle Adjustable Handle
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to improvements in bristled implements. More specifically, the invention relates to a paint brush with an improved handle that adjusts its angles to facilitate painting difficult and hard to reach surfaces.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In an effort to address issues concerning the ability to reach places or orientations not capable with a typical paint brush and handle, there was an improvement in paint brushes. Prior brushes included shorter handles and/or angled or cut bristles.
Thus, there was provided a brush to accommodate these hard to reach places. The brush has a body with first and second ends. A bristle head disposed at the first end of the body, and an angle adjustable handle at the second end of the body. The handle is adapted to permit the bristle head of the brush to be positioned at angles relative to that of the handle. The body is composed of a "U" shaped component with a first end suitably shaped to be positioned within a typical ferrule. The "U" shaped component has a width equal to that of the width of the ferrule. The handle has an end connected to the "U" shaped component with a diameter which is sufficiently adequate to allow for movement along the "U" shaped component when the handle is unlocked.
To accomplish this, the handle has two relatively flat legs which create a "V" shape as viewed from its side. The angle of the "V" was claimed to be sufficient, based upon material characteristics, to create sufficient clamping force on the "U" shaped component when the legs are locked together. At the section where the legs converge is a semicircular section the inside diameter of which is slightly more than the outside diameter of "U" shaped component when the handle portion is unlocked. When the handle portion is locked, the inside diameter of section is slightly less than the outside diameter of component. The diameter is such that that it was thought to provide sufficient clamping force upon the "U" shaped component as not to allow slippage when the handle is locked. To accomplish the clamping, one leg has an end with a hook integrally formed into it and the other leg has an end with no hook and terminates at a point that is long enough for it to be securely fastened into the hook of the other leg. However, in practice the design was found not to sufficiently preclude slipping.
While this was an attempt at solving the above issues, it did not provide an acceptable solution. The handle did not provide a suitable clamping mechanism and further is not user friendly in that once the handle was moved to an angled position with respect to the bristle head it often was awkward to hold. The instant invention is an improvement in the filed which overcomes the deficiencies of the art.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the invention to provide a bristled implement having a handle with improved angle adjustability.
It is another object to improve the ability to apply paints, stains, and other coatings
Another object is to provide a device for the application of paints, stains, and other coatings.
It is another object of the invention to provide for a bristled implement with a removable handle.
It is another object of the invention to provide a solution to the deficiencies of previously invented bristled implements by making them easier to use.
Accordingly, the invention is directed to an improved bristled implement. The bristled implement includes a bristle head having a ferrule and a "U" shaped component connected thereto, and bristles contained by the ferrule. An interconnecting clamp is provided having a first end and a second end and a looped intermediate portion, wherein the first end and second end are disposed adjacent one another and include an outer threaded portion to form a threaded insert. The looped intermediate portion is configured to receive about the "U" shaped component and extends laterally from the first end and second end. A handle is provided with one end including a threaded aperture to receive the threaded insert.
The looped intermediate portion includes an inner diameter sufficiently adequate to allow for movement along the "U" shaped component when the handle is unthreaded from the clamp. When threaded to the handle, the inner diameter of the looped intermediate portion is such to provide for sufficient clamping force upon the "U" shaped component as not to allow slippage.
The clamp and handle permit the bristle head to be positioned at angles relative to that of the handle. Another aspect of the handle is to preferably have its other end geometrically configured to be user friendly, such as generally cylindrical
or generally triangular in cross section. In this way, the handle remains user friendly regardless of its assumed angle with respect to the bristle head.
Further objects will be apparent from reading the following detailed description and viewing the drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A complete understanding of the present invention may be obtained by reference to the accompanying drawings, when considered in conjunction with the subsequent, detailed description, in which:
FIG. 1 is a front view of a part of a bristled implement according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a bristled implement according to the present invention.
FIG. 4A is a side view of a part of the bristled implement according to the present invention.
FIG. 4B is an end view of FIG. 4A.
FIG. 5A shows the adjusting movement of the handle orientation from a side view.
FIG. 5B shows the adjusting movement of the handle orientation from a front view.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the bristled implement wherein the "U" shaped component is disconnected from the clamp in a movable mode with respect to one another.
FIG. 7A depicts one cross section of a handle of the implement. FIG. 7B depicts another cross section of a handle of the implement. FIG. 7C depicts another cross section of a handle of the implement.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Referring now to the drawings, the bristled implement of the present invention is generally referred to by the numeral 10. The bristled implement 10 includes a bristle head 12 having a ferrule 14 and a "U" shaped component 16 which can be integrally connected as part of the ferrule 14 and which can be made of metal or plastic, for example. The "U" shaped component 16 can have parallel sides and an arched middle. "U" shaped component 16 can be circular in cross section to aid in operation of the invention as will be understood herein. However, it is contemplated that other geometric cross sectional configurations might be employed. Bristles 18 are contained by the ferrule 14 and can be either artificial or natural fibers, for example.
An interconnecting clamp 20 includes a first end 22 and a second end 24 and a looped intermediate portion 26. The first end 22 and second end 24 are disposed adjacent one another as seen in FIGS. 4 A and 4B and each include an outer threaded portion 28 and 30, respectively to form a threaded insert 32.
The looped intermediate portion 26 is configured to receive about the "U" shaped component 16 and extends laterally from the first end 22 and second end 24. An inner surface 34 of the looped intermediate portion 26 can include ribs 37 extending from the surface thereof to aid in gripping the "U" shaped component 16.
The clamp 20 can preferably be made of a plastic material which has sufficient flexibility and memory to enable the ends 22 and 24 to be separated to permit passing of the "U" shaped component 16 thereby in order to be received by the looped intermediate portion 26. When released, the ends 22 and 24 assume their predisposed positions adjacent one another to form the insert 32.
A handle 36 is provided with one end 38 having a threaded aperture to receive the threaded insert 32. The looped intermediate portion 26 includes an inner diameter sufficiently adequate to allow for movement along the "U" shaped component 16 when the handle 36 is unthreaded from the clamp 20 in its relaxed normal state. When the clamp 20 is threaded to the handle 36, the inner diameter of the looped intermediate portion 26 is forcibly reduced to provide for sufficient clamping force upon the "U" shaped component 16 as not to allow slippage.
The clamp 20 and handle 36 permit the bristle head 12 to be positioned at angles relative to that of the handle 36. Another aspect of the handle 36 is to preferably have its other end 40 geometrically configured to be user friendly, such as cylindrical or generally triangular in cross section. In this way, the handle remains user friendly regardless of its assumed angle with respect to the bristle head 12. It is envisioned that other geometric configurations can also be employed to provide the user a consistent feel regardless of the orientation of the handle 36 with respect to the head 12. For example, cross sections such as square, pentagon, hexagon, etc., wherein the end 40 of said handle 36 is configured to include at least three lengthwise surfaces of a sufficient size to readily enable one's finger tips be disposed thereon. The notion here is that the user typically paint's using one's fingers and the surfaces of the end 40 of the handle 36 are preferably large enough to comfortably support
one's fingers tips thereon in various orientations, i.e., the width is at least about that of one's finger tips to enable proper control of the brush.
In the embodiment depicted, the bristle implement 10 is shown as a paint brush, for example. The handle end 40 can thus have an overall length sufficient to create a comfortable handle to hold the brush.
To adjust handle 36 to a differing angle along the "U" shaped component 16, the handle 36 is unthreaded from the clamp 20. This releases the clamping force upon "U" shaped component 16. Clamp 20 is then free to be moved to a desired angle as depicted in FIG. 6 and then the handle 36 can be threaded to the clamp 20 to tighten the clamp 20 and in turn the handle 36 to the "U" shaped component 16.
By so providing, the invention enables a new bristled implement, such as an improved paint brush wherein a painter can paint surfaces that ordinarily cannot be painted due to unusual angles or directions of brush strokes that would be required. Other modifications and changes of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art and the invention is not considered limited to the example chosen for purposes of disclosure. For example, it is contemplated that instead of threaded connection, other means for tightening the clamp to the handle can be employed such as a snap fit or twist and lock. Accordingly, any changes, derivations and modifications are deemed to be within scope of this invention and claims. What is claimed is:
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