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US 11,745,214 B2Granted
Dispensing paintbrush
OwnerMichael Deeganinventor
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Abstract
A dispensing paintbrush includes a handle, a brush head connected to the handle, and bristles attached to the brush head to apply a fluid to a surface. A coupler is attached to the handle and is configured to connect to a fluid source. A nozzle is attached to the coupler and is configured to dispense the fluid to the bristles. The nozzle extends within the bristles and terminates at a position from the brush head that is less than one half the length of the bristles.
Claims18
A dispensing brush for connection to a handle, the handle having a longitudinal axis, the dispensing brush comprising:
- a head having a first end and a second end, said head configured to be connected to said handle at said first end of said head;
- a plurality of bristles extending from said second end of said head;
- a coupler configured to be attached to the handle;
- a trigger configured to start and stop a flow of paint from the coupler to the handle and the head;
- a flow control valve associated with the coupler in order to control an amount of paint entering the coupler when in an ON position;
- and
- a nozzle mounted to said head and having a longitudinal axis, said nozzle having an inlet and an outlet, said outlet located within said bristles to supply paint to said bristles for application to a surface,
- wherein the flow control valve has an axis of rotation offset from and spaced from the longitudinal axis of the nozzle and the longitudinal axis of the handle.
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A method of dispensing a flow of paint comprising:
- locating a nozzle within an opening at a first end of a head of a dispensing brush, said nozzle having a longitudinal axis;
- connecting said head of said dispensing brush to a handle, said handle having a longitudinal axis;
- attaching a coupler to the handle;
- providing a trigger configured to start and stop the flow of paint from the coupler to the handle and the head;
- providing the dispensing brush with a flow control valve associated with the coupler in order to control an amount of the flow of paint entering the coupler when in an ON position;
- providing said flow control valve with an axis of rotation offset from and spaced from the longitudinal axis of the nozzle and the longitudinal axis of the handle;
- placing said nozzle in communication with the flow of paint;
- delivering the flow of paint through said nozzle to an outlet of said nozzle located within bristles which extend from a second end of said head of said dispensing brush;
- and
- applying the flow of paint supplied to said bristles with said nozzle to a surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.