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Device for wiping liquid from a brush upon removal of the brush from a liquid-filled container

  • US 5,697,720 A
  • Filed: 01/24/1994
  • Issued: 12/16/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Device for wiping liquid from a brush upon removal of the brush through a neck of a liquid-filled container, comprisinga substantially cylindrical sleeve insertable into the neck of the container and having a first open end, a second end, and a peripheral wall extending between said first and second ends,articulated flaps arranged at said second end of said sleeve and pivotably connected to said peripheral wall, said flaps being adapted to pivot in a first direction during entry of the brush into the container and in a second direction during withdrawal of the brush from the container, andlugs arranged in said peripheral wall, each of said lugs being formed between a pair of slits in said peripheral wall extending in a direction substantially parallel to a central axis of said sleeve, said lugs being adapted to be radially deformable toward the central axis of said sleeve upon insertion of said sleeve into the neck of the container such that pivoting of said flaps in the second direction during withdrawal of the brush from the container is prevented when said flaps abut against said lugs whereby said flaps thus engage the brush and cause the wiping of liquid from the brush.

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