| WO1985002523A1 | 1985-06-20 |
| US3337894A | 1967-08-29 | |||
| GB2225528A | 1990-06-06 | |||
| US0041060A | 1864-01-05 |
| claims Claim 1 A unique design of a ferrule as illustrated sheet 1/3 which is a component of a paint brush. Comprising of a lip 3 for positioning attachments onto the paint brush and a band 4 to form a stretch seal between the attachment and the paint brush. Attachment as illustrated sheet 2/3 which fits onto a paint brush comprising of a one piece moulded material with sides shaped surrounding the bristles on a paint brush sealed to the paint brush by the unique design of the ferrule to capture and hold paint or liquids. Attachment as illustrated sheet 3/3 part of it has the same design feature as illustrated sheet 2/3 above to capture and hold paint or liquids but has a flap attached which has the same surface area of the sides or front of the bristles on a paint brush. The flap has a joint allowing movement of the flap when placed into the channel between two surfaces ie wall and ceiling when moved along the channel because the flap is made of a solid material this acts as a barrier so only one side of the flap paint can be applied this is sealed to the paint brush by the unique design of the ferrule. Claim 2 : As in claim 1 but with the Ferrule on a paint brush comprising of a lip and band completely surrounding the Ferrule. The lip allows attachments to be pushed over with ease and alines the attachments to be pushed onto the band. The band is wider than the opening of the attachments which fir onto the Ferrule. The band will stretch the material which the. attachments are made from to form a tight seal. Claim 3 : As in claim 1, but with an attachment which collects paint from the bristles on the paint brush. It has an opening near the bristles on a paint brush the sides are a Frustro - cronical shape half the width of the bristles on a paint brush it is sealed to the paint brush by the unique design of the Ferrule. Claim 4 : As in claim 1, but with an attachment which collects paint and has a flap attached. The flap has the same surface area as the side or front of the bristles on the paint brush. This attachment is made as a one piece component with a joint. The joint being thinner which allows angled movement of the flap. The flap placed between surfaces acts as a barrier with movement. The paint brush can only apply paint to one side of the flap when the flap attachment is placed along a channel or grove, this creates a barrier to stop paint, giving a straight line between surfaces. |
Description
The unique design of the Ferrule and attachments for the paint brush.
The Ferrule has been designed so attachments can be placed onto the paint brush.
The unique change in design of the Ferrule has a small lip pointing outwards, then the lip returns inwards which is joined to a band this completely surrounds the Ferrule (As shown in diagram).
The small lip pointing outwards near the bristles on a paintbrush will stretch the material which the attachments are made from allowing the opening of the attachment to be pushed over the lip and continue to be pushed downwards stretching the attachment onto the band to create a seal and be locked in place.
The attachments are removed by being pushed upwards off the band and continue to be pushed and stretched over the lip and off the paint brush.
The lip shape of the Ferrule has been designed for ease of pushing on and off attachments while holding the attachments in place because the attachments will hold the paint therefore preventing paint spillage.
The band surrounding the Ferrule has been designed to be longer than the opening of the attachments which fit over the Ferrule. The Flex in the material which the attachments are made from that fits over the Ferrule stretch over the lip and onto the band, by stretching the material onto the band this will give a tight seal. Attachments for a paint brush which fit onto a paint brush with the unique design of the Ferrule.
Paint Guard fits onto a paint brush to stop a mess being made when painting it is made from a om piece mould in plastic or similar material and is shaped surrounding the bristles on a paint brush. It has Frustro - cronical shaped sides angfed away from the bristles on a paint brush an open top and is sealed to the paint brush by the unique design of the Ferrule.
The design allows Paint guard to hold paint which has dripped or has run from the bristles on a paint brush (As shown in the diagram).
Another attachment part of this attachment is the same design as paint guard but has a flap attached which is the same surface area of the side or front of the bristles on a paint brush.
It is manufactured from a one piece mould in plastic or similar material. It has a joint between the flap and paint guard this joint is made from thin plastic or similar material.
Although this attachment is made from a one piece mould the joint being thin allows movement - Flexibility of the Flap.
This attachment is designed to prevent paint going onto adjoining surface area's where it is not intended.
With paint on a paint brush it is very difficult when painting to prevent paint going onto another joining surface area i.e. when painting a wall cutting in between the wall and ceiling can prove problematic (As illustrated in drawings on sheet 3).
The Flap on paint guard has movement when painting the flap is placed into the channel and moved along with the paint brush because the joint between the Points QS Illustrated on Drawings
Sheet 1/3 : Unique design of Ferrule points.
1. Bristles on paint brush
2. Flat surface on ferrule
3. Small lip pointing outwards with return
4. Band for sealing attachments
5. Flat surface on Ferrule
6. Handle on paint brush
Sheet 2/3: Paint guard.
1. Open top for paint to go through
2. Frustro - cronical shape of sides
3. Band seal stretching material forming tight seal.
4. Open bottom smaller than band seal sealed tightly to Ferrule.
Sheet 3/3: Paint guard with flap points.
1. Solid flap stopping paint
2. Joint allowing angled movement of flap
3. Paint guard
4. Seal
5. Top of flap
6. Top of bristles on paint brush
7. Ceiling
8. Flap placed in channel stopping painting on ceiling 9. Paint brush fitted with paint guard and flap
10. Wall
11. Channel between ceiling and wall