Sink for cleaning paint brushes and roller covers
OwnerChristian Sullivaninventor
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Abstract
A sink for cleaning paint brushes and rollers soiled with water-based paints is provided. The sink contains a cleaning brush wheel in a sink basin rotationally driven by a motor to clean paint brushes. The sink further contains a hanger underneath an overhang portion of the sink basin to secure a paint roller on for cleaning with a jet of water. The overhang portion prevents paint-water effluent from spraying outside of the sink basin. The sink has one or more ports for connecting it to a water source. There is a drain in the bottom of the sink basin with an attached drain hose for collecting the paint-water effluent from the cleaning process in order to dispose of it properly.
Claims8
An apparatus for cleaning painting equipment comprising:
- a sink body containing a sink basin having a niche formed in a wall of the sink basin;
- a cleaning brush wheel positioned at least partially in the niche, the cleaning brush wheel extending into the sink basin;
- an axle running through the center of the cleaning brush wheel on a first end of the axle and connecting to a motor on a second end of the axle;
- a faucet mounted to the sink body so that the faucet directs water into the sink basin and onto the cleaning brush wheel;
- one or more water ports for connecting the faucet to a water source;
- the motor mounted on the sink body and capable of spinning the cleaning brush wheel via the axle;
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- a drain in the bottom of the sink basin connected to a drain hose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.