Geometric and Perforated Paint Mixer and Paint Roller Cleaner
OwnerMike Whitneyinventor
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Abstract
The present invention sets forth an implement which enables the user to mix paint, and optionally to perform several other painting related functions. The implement has a perforated paddle with oppositely deflected upper portions to enhance mixing of the paint. The implement may be selectively positionable to either mix paint or to support a paint roller for cleaning. A paint can remover and a paint can rim cleaning device are also incorporated into the implement. A single implement can serve the functions of opening paint cans, stirring paint in a container, cleaning the groove around the lip of a paint can, cleaning a paint roller, and as a spatula to aid in removing paint from a can.
Claims21
An implement for stirring a fluid substance in a container, comprising:
- a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis, said proximal end configured for attachment to an external rotary drive means,
- a paddle attached to said distal end of said shaft, said paddle having two opposite faces, a thickness, an upper edge, a lower edge, two side edges, two upper corners, and two lowers corners, each of the two upper corners being deflected from the plane of the rest of the paddle, each of the two upper corners being deflected respectively toward opposite sides of said paddle from each other such that, as said paddle rotates around said shaft, the deflected upper corners precede the face of the paddle, thereby increasing agitation in the fluid substance being stirred,
- said paddle comprising a plurality of apertures formed through the thickness thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.