Paint applicator
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsAndrew WALKER, Daniel BONE, Jonathan ARMSTRONG
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Abstract
A kit of parts including a paint applicator and a supply part for attachment to a paint container, through which paint may be supplied to the paint applicator. The paint applicator includes an applicator head; a substantially rigid elongate support having a hollow interior for supplying paint to the applicator head; and an inlet part through which paint may be drawn into the hollow elongate support. The inlet part and the supply part are arranged to fit together such that paint may be drawn through them and into the hollow elongate support. The inlet part and/or the supply part includes an indicator arranged to indicate when they are fully fitted together for use.
Claims19
A kit of parts, comprising:
- (a) a paint applicator, comprising:
- an applicator head;
- a substantially rigid elongate support having a hollow interior for supplying paint to the applicator head;
- and an inlet part through which paint may be drawn into the hollow elongate support;
- and
- (b) a supply part for attachment to a paint container, through which paint may be supplied to the paint applicator via the inlet part;
- wherein the inlet part and the supply part are arranged to fit together such that paint may be drawn through them and into the hollow elongate support, and wherein at least one at the inlet part and the supply part includes an indicator arranged to indicate when they are fully fitted together for use.
A supply part for attachment to a paint container to supply paint to a paint applicator, comprising a receptacle part and an elongate insertion part extending through the receptacle part, wherein the receptacle part includes at least one clip for attaching the supply part to a paint container and a lid for attaching the supply part to a paint container and substantially closing the paint container.
A kit of parts , comprising:
- (a) a paint applicator, comprising:
- an applicator head;
- a substantially rigid elongate support having a hollow interior for supplying paint to the applicator head;
- and an inlet part through which paint may be drawn into the hollow elongate support;
- and
- (b) a supply part including a receptacle part and an elongate insertion part extending through the receptacle part, wherein the receptacle part includes at least one clip for attaching the supply part to a paint container and a lid for attaching the supply part to a paint container and substantially closing the paint container through which paint may be supplied to the paint applicator via the inlet part;
- wherein the inlet part and the supply part are arranged to fit together such that the elongate insertion part is inserted into the inlet part and the inlet part is received in the receptacle part, whereby paint may be drawn through the supply part and the inlet part and into the hollow elongate support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.