Paint brush bridle attachment

• US 4,062,084 A
• Filed: 07/08/1976
• Issued: 12/13/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/1976
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Donald E. Dubois
• Original Assignee: Donald E. Dubois
• Inventors: DuBois, Donald E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Blum, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US05/703,449
• Time in Patent Office: 523 Days
• Field of Search: 15/166, 15/168-170, 15/246, 15/248 R, 15/247
• US Class Current: 15/169
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/202 Applicator paint brush
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 9/10 Adjustable supports

Abstract

A paint brush bridle attachment device is removably secured to a paint brush. The device includes a bridle section engaging the bristles of the paint brush, a retaining band engaging the head of the paint brush and an elongated band member which is removably secured to both the retaining band and bridle section.

Claims

1. A paint brush bridle attachment device adapted to be removably received on a paint brush, which comprises:

a. a bridle section adapted to be removably received on the bristles of said paint brush including a U-shaped element having a pair of legs joined by a base, a hook shaped portion integrally joined to an outer end of one of said legs, said hook shaped portion frictionally engaging the other of said legs;

b. a retaining band adapted to be removably received on a head of said paint brush, said retaining band including a pair of sides joined together at their ends by U-shaped portions;

c. an elongated band member, said elongated band member being a T-shaped element having a cross bar section and a stem;

d. means for removably mounting said band member on said bridle section and

e. means for adjustably securing said band member to said retaining band, one said side having a raised boss thereon, an inner surface of said one side of said pair of surfaces having a slotted channel therein, said boss having a hole therethrough, said hole communicating with said channel, said stem at an outer end having a row of longitudinally aligned apertures therethrough.

2. A device according to claim 1 wherein said removably mounting means comprises said cross bar section of said T-shaped element having a pair of hooked ends.

3. A Device according to claim 1 wherein said removably mounting means further includes:

a. a plurality of snap receiving elements carried by in said bridle section; and

b. a plurality of snap elements mounted on said cross bar section, one said snap element received in each said snap receiving element.

4. A device according to claim 1 wherein said removably mounting means is frictional engagement of said band member with said bridle section.

5. A device according to claim 1 wherein said adjustable securing means further comprises a screw element threadably extending through said hole of said boss and through one of said apertures.