Brush holder
OwnerPauline Frances Empeyinventor
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Abstract
A container may be provided with an open-ended cylinder for use in storage and carrying of the brushes in combination with a cup that supports the handles of the brushes during display and/or use or the brushes. The cup and the sheath are releasably couplable to carry the elongate items within the cup and sheath. The container may include first and second caps, each cap defining a first open end configured to fit over one of the open ends of the sheath to maintain the coupling of the cup and sheath.
Claims18
A container for carrying one or more elongate items and for presenting on a flat surface the items for selection and use, the items including a longest item defining a length, the container comprising:
- a. a sheath, defining a first open end, a second open end, and a channel extending between the ends, the sheath defining a length greater than the length of the longest elongate item;
- b. a cup configured to hold the elongate items, the cup including an open end to receive the elongate items and a base opposite the open end configured to support the cup on the flat surface, the cup defining a length, wherein the cup length is not greater than the length of the sheath, wherein the cup and the sheath are releasably couplable to carry the elongate items within the cup and sheath, and wherein the cup, with the sheath removed, is configured to present the items for selection and use;
- c. first and second caps, each cap defining a first open end configured to fit over one of the open ends of the sheath to maintain the coupling of the cup and sheath.
The container of claim 8 wherein the retaining structure is a friction fit.
A method of using a container to carry and to present one or more elongate items, the method comprising:
- a. providing a sheath defining a first open end, a second open end, and a channel extending between the ends;
- b. providing a cup having an open end and a base opposite the open end;
- c. placing the elongate items in the cup;
- d. placing the cup inside the sheath with the base of the cup adjacent the first end of the sheath;
- e. providing first and second caps, each cap defining a first open end;
- f. placing the first cap over the first end of the sheath;
- g. placing the second cap over the second end of the sheath;
- h. removing the sheath and the second cap from the cup;
- i. placing the cup on a flat surface for selection and use of the items;
- j. returning the cup to the inside of the sheath.
A container of tools comprising:
- a. a sheath defining a first open end, a second open end, and a channel extending between the ends;
- a cup placed inside the channel of the sheath, the cup configured for selective removal from the sheath, the cup including an open end and a base opposite the open end configured to support the cup on a flat surface;
- b. one or more elongate items placed within the cup;
- c. first and second caps, each cap defining a first open end configured to fit over one of the open ends of the sheath to maintain the cup in the sheath.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.