Paint brush with increased ferrule paint reservoir
AssigneeProform Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJon Terry Cox, Jon Paul Cox
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Abstract
A paint brush includes a sleeve circumscribing a portion of a handle and a portion of a plurality of bristles. A plug can be coupled to the handle. The plug can extend away from the handle into the plurality of bristles to form a space between the bristles. The plug can have a concave end that faces the space between the bristles. The concave end and the space together can form a paint reservoir within the plurality of bristles.
Claims24
A brush, comprising:
- a) a plurality of filaments;
- b) a plug disposed between the filaments and forming a space between the filaments;
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- c) a concave end formed in the plug and facing the space.
A paint brush, comprising:
- a) a sleeve, circumscribing a portion of a handle and a portion of a plurality of filaments;
- b) a plug coupled to the handle and extending away from the handle into the plurality of filaments to form a space between the filaments;
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- c) a concave end of the plug facing the space between the filaments, the concave end and the space together forming a paint reservoir within the plurality of filaments.
A method for making a brush, comprising:
- a) placing a plurality of filaments into a sleeve so that an end of the plurality of filaments extend beyond the sleeve;
- b) inserting a plug into the end of the plurality of filaments to form a space between the filaments, with a concave end of the plug facing the space so that the concave end and the space together define a coating reservoir within the plurality of filaments;
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- c) sliding the plug and the ends of the plurality of filaments into the sleeve so that the plug wedges the ends of the filaments against the sleeve.
A method for applying a coating with a brush, comprising:
- a) dipping a plurality of filaments into a container of coating such that coating covers the filaments and fills a reservoir disposed between the filaments, the reservoir including a concave end of a plug disposed between the filaments;
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- b) sliding the coating covered filaments along a surface to transfer the coating from the filaments to the surface;
- c) pressing the coating covered filaments against the surface to transfer substantially all of the coating in the reservoir to the filaments, including coating in the concave end of the plug;
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- d) sliding the filaments along the surface to transfer additional coating from the reservoir and filaments to the surface.
A paint brush, comprising:
- a) a plurality of filaments;
- b) a plug disposed between the filaments and forming a space between the plurality of filaments;
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- c) a flange extending from the plug into the space between the filaments, the flange having a greater stiffness than the filaments.
A brush, comprising:
- a) a plurality of filaments;
- b) a plug disposed between the filaments and forming a space between the plurality of filaments;
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- c) the filaments being positioned to form a brush head having a predetermined shape with a concave side and an opposing convex side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.