Convertible paint brush package
AssigneeValspar Sourcing, Inc.
InventorsBryan L. Hesse, Jeffrey F. Taylor
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Abstract
A paint brush package apparatus, a packaged paint brush, and methods regarding the use of such paint brush packages, include a convertible package which may be converted from a display state (e.g., paint brush mounted on an elongate display panel of the package) to a protective state (e.g., after detaching the paint brush from the elongate display panel and for protective storage between uses).
Claims15
A package apparatus, comprising a convertible package for a paint brush, wherein the paint brush comprises a handle and a plurality of filaments terminating at a brush tip region, the convertible package comprising:
- an elongate display panel comprising a front surface extending between a first end region and a second end region terminating opposing ends of the elongate display panel and extending between a first elongate side and a second elongate side of the elongate display panel, wherein the paint brush is mounted adjacent the front surface of the elongate display panel in a display state with the handle of the paint brush adjacent the front surface towards the first end region of the elongate display panel, and further wherein the elongate display panel comprises a tip holding portion at the second end region thereof to cover at least a portion of the plurality of filaments of the brush tip region;
- a fold region between the first and second end regions configured to allow the elongate display panel to be folded such that at least a portion of the first end region of the elongate display panel can be coupled near the second end region of the elongate display panel in a protective state to protect the paint brush when the paint brush is removed from a display state mounted on the elongate display panel and then returned to the package to protect at least the brush tip region, wherein the first and second elongate sides lack any panels laterally extending therefrom proximate the fold region;
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- one or more defined regions corresponding to one or more openings configured to receive therethrough the handle of the paint brush when in the protective state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.