Back to results
US 5,549,216 AGranted
Paint holder and delivery device
OwnerRobert Schollinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A paint holder and delivery device comprising a container. A disposable insert fits within the container to facilitate the application of paint with a paintbrush.
Claims4
A paint holder and delivery device comprising:
- a) a container consisting of a tapered cylindrical housing having a wide open top end and vertically extending handle means on the outside of said housing with a recessed upper area of said handle means to enable the person to exert a downward pressure with a thumb to stabilize said container and a recessed lower area of said handle means for the forefinger followed by a lower protrusion to help stabilize said container;
- and
- b) a disposable insert to fit within said container to facilitate the application of paint with a paint brush having a reservoir for paint and a paintbrush storage compartment to hold a paintbrush therein when not in use, said insert including a flexible pull tab extending upwardly from a top edge of said insert to enable a person to easily remove said insert from said container, said disposable insert also including a pair of flaps extending inwardly over said paint reservoir on opposite sides of said wide open top end to provide edges for removal and recapture of excess paint from the paint brush.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.