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US 9,402,464 B2Granted
Paint brush adapter tool
AssigneeNext Future, LLC
InventorsMichael Beermeunder, Ellen M. Brown, James L. Kennedy, Charles R. Patzer
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Abstract
Described in this application is a kit for adapting a paint brush having a handle opening. The kit includes a tool for improving the usefulness of the paint brush; a bushing receivable within the handle opening of the paint brush; a screw for passing through the tool and bushing and joining the tool to the paint brush; and a locking nut for securing the screw to the paint brush.
Claims15
A kit for adapting a paint brush having a handle opening, the kit comprising:
- a tool for improving the usefulness of the paint brush, the tool having a first end comprising a paint can opener and a second end comprising a screw driver, wherein the screw driver is defined by a portion of the second end with a tapered width and a tapered thickness;
- a bushing receivable within the handle opening of the paint brush;
- a screw for passing through the tool and bushing and joining the tool to the paint brush;
- and
- a locking nut for securing the screw to the paint brush such that the tool is rotatable relative to the handle.
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A paint brush comprising:
- a handle having a through hole;
- a plurality of bristles;
- and
- a tool assembly comprising:
- a screw having a length corresponding to a thickness of said through hole;
- a tool that is rotatable relative to the handle, the tool having a first end comprising a paint can opener and a second end comprising a screw driver, wherein the screw driver is defined by a portion of the second end with a tapered width and a tapered thickness;
- a bushing having a diameter corresponding to a diameter of said through hole, the bushing further having an arm that extends along the handle between the handle and the tool;
- and
- a locking nut for engaging the handle and preventing rotation of the locking nut;
- wherein the screw passes through the tool and the bushing and engages said locking nut to secure said tool and bushing to said handle such that the tool is rotatable relative to the handle.
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A method of attaching a tool assembly to a paint brush, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a paint brush having a handle with a through hole;
- providing a tool assembly comprising a plurality of screws, at least one tool, a plurality of bushings, and at least one locking nut;
- wherein the tool has a first end comprising a paint can opener and a second end comprising a screw driver, wherein the screw driver is defined by a portion of the second end with a tapered width and a tapered thickness;
- selecting a bushing having a diameter approximately equal to a diameter of said through hole;
- selecting a screw having a length approximately equal to a width of said handle;
- inserting said bushing into said through hole such that an arm of the bushing extends along the handle between the handle and the tool and an axial protrusion of the bushing engages a side of the through hole to prevent rotation of the bushing relative to the handle;
- inserting said screw through said tool and said bushing;
- and
- securing said locking nut to said screw, thereby securing said tool to said handle, such that the tool is rotatable relative to the handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.