Paintbrush cleaning device
OwnerJames Schmittinventor
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Abstract
A paintbrush cleaning and flushing device arranged to interface with a common household garden hose for unattended cleaning of a paintbrush comprises a hollow chamber formed by a clamshell enclosure for containment of a paintbrush. Enclosure being formed by two open sided box sections wherein open sided box sections comprise an inlet side; wherein pressurized water enters the enclosure, a baffling system for containing and directing water flow through paintbrush bristles, and an outlet side providing for a series of exit holes for paint contaminated water to exit clamshell enclosure.
Claims11
A paintbrush cleaning device comprising an enclosure wherein said enclosure is formed by two open sided box sections with means for said open sides of said two open sided box sections to be fixed together forming a chamber wherein at least a portion of said paintbrush can be encapsulated within said enclosure and wherein at least one of the said open sided box sections of said enclosure is provided with means for introducing pressurized water to the inside of said enclosure and;
- a means for escapement of said pressurized water from said enclosure.
A device for flushing paint contamination from a paintbrush comprises a hollow rectangular chamber arranged to encapsulate the bristles of said paintbrush, a means to introduce pressurized water through said hollow rectangular chamber and a means to exit said pressurized water and said paint contamination from said hollow rectangular chamber, wherein said chamber is formed by interfacing two open faced box sections and wherein said box sections are joined by a hinge member at one side of their parameter providing a means to pivotally swing open or close said rectangular chamber providing means for said chamber to receive said bristle portion of said paintbrush and wherein a means is provided to retain two open faced box sections of said chamber in a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.