Paint brush with two component brush handle and method of making same

A paint brush comprising a ferrule, brush filaments secured within said ferrule, and a handle comprising a head portion made of a substantially rigid plastic material and a grip portion made of a flexible elastomeric material, said head portion having one end shaped to provide a close fit in said ferrule, said one end being secured within said ferrule, and an other end having an axially outwardly protruding web portion about which an inner end of said grip portion is over molded to secure said grip portion to said head portion, said web portion having a thickness less than the thickness of said other end of said head portion, said grip portion extending axially outwardly of said web portion.

A method of making a paint brush handle comprising the steps of premolding a head portion out of a substantially rigid plastic material having one end formed to provide a close fit within a ferrule of a brush and an other end formed with an axially outwardly protruding web portion having a thickness less than the thickness of the other end, and over molding an inner end of a grip portion made of a flexible elastomeric material around the protruding web portion to secure the grip portion to the head portion with the grip portion extending axially outwardly of the web portion.

A paint brush handle comprising a head portion made of a substantially rigid plastic material and a grip portion made of a flexible elastomeric material, said head portion having one end adapted to be fitted within a ferrule of a brush and an other end having an integral web portion protruding axially outwardly from said other end, said grip portion being molded around said web portion thereby securing said grip portion to said head portion, said other end of said head portion having a transverse end wall from which said web portion extends that serves as a seal-off for said grip portion during such molding of said grip portion around said web portion, said transverse end wall having two substantially flat wall portions that slope away from each other from the approximate center of said end wall to opposite sides of said head portion that serve as a seal-off for said grip portion and make up for any variations in thickness of said head portion during such molding of said grip portion around said web portion.

A paint brush handle comprising a head portion made of a substantially rigid plastic material and a grip portion made of a flexible elastomeric material, said head portion having one end adapted to be fitted within a ferrule of a brush and an other end having an integral web portion protruding axially outwardly from said other end, said grip portion being molded around said web portion thereby securing said grip portion to said head portion, and a raised band around the periphery of said other end of said head portion that acts as a stop and transition point for the brush ferrule when said one end of said head portion is fitted within the brush ferrule.

A paint brush handle comprising a head portion made of a substantially rigid plastic material and a grip portion made of a flexible elastomeric material, said head portion having one end adapted to be fitted within a ferrule of a brush and an other end having an integral web portion protruding axially outwardly from said other end, said grip portion being molded around said web portion thereby securing said grip portion to said head portion, said head portion having pockets in opposite sides intermediate the width of said sides to reduce the thickness of said head portion to provide more even cooling of said head portion during molding of said head portion.

A paint brush comprising a ferrule, brush filaments secured within said ferrule, and a handle comprising a head portion made of a substantially rigid plastic material and a grip portion made of a flexible elastomeric material, said head portion having one end secured within said ferrule, and an other end having an axially outwardly protruding web portion about which said grip portion is over molded to secure said grip portion to said head portion, said one end of said head portion being shaped to provide a close fit within said ferrule, and said other end of said head portion having a raised band extending around the periphery of said other end to provide a stop and transition point for said ferrule.

A method of making a paint brush handle comprising the steps of premolding a head portion out of a substantially rigid plastic material having one end formed to be fitted within a ferrule of a brush and an other end formed with an axially outwardly protruding web portion and a raised band extending around the periphery of the other end to provide a stop and transition point for the ferrule, and over molding a grip portion made of a flexible elastomeric material around the protruding web portion to secure the grip portion to the head portion.

A method of making a paint brush handle comprising the steps of premolding a head portion out of a substantially rigid plastic material having one end formed to be fitted within a ferrule of a brush and an other end formed with an axially outwardly protruding web portion, and pockets formed in opposite sides of the head portion to reduce the thickness of the head portion in the region of the pockets to provide more even cooling of the head portion during the premolding step, and over molding a grip portion made of a flexible elastomeric material around the protruding web portion to secure the grip portion to the head portion.