Extend-a-brush

摘要

Disclosed is a brush holder having a hollow, box-like upper structure with interior contours conformable to the shape of the ferrule and heel of a paintbrush. The lower structure of the brush holder comprises a hollow, primarily longitudinal staff, said staff affixed at its top end to the brush holder. The lower, open end of the staff comprises a circular opening with interior female threads. By use of an extension pole having compatible male threads at one end, a workman, after insertion of a paintbrush into said brush holder, may engage the threads of the brush holder with the threads of the extension pole until a firm and secure attachment is achieved. In this manner, there is provided a greater range of brush contact for applying paint to an otherwise hard-to-reach surface.

主权项

1. A brush holder for use in combination with a paintbrush and a male-threaded extension pole, said brush holder having two integral, joined components comprising:
a first component being, a rectangular-shaped elastomeric box having a wide front wall, a wide back wall, a narrow left side wall, a narrow right side wall, a rectangular top opening, said top opening defined by said front wall, back wall and side walls, and a rectangular bottom end, said bottom end having a handle opening therein in which the handle opening comprises a quadrilateral opening having dimensions sufficient to allow the insertion of a paintbrush handle downward through the box top opening and into the center of said quadrilateral opening, whereupon the heels and ferrule of said paintbrush snugly engage the elastomeric interior walls of the box, thereby providing secure retention of said paintbrush handle within the box; and further, the exterior of said bottom end culminating in a tapered, rectangular flange; a second component being a hollow staff having (a) an abutting end comprising a rectangular contour of the same dimensions as the rectangular flange of said box bottom end, and (b) an attaching end having a circular opening comprising interior female threads, wherein the rectangular flange of said box and the abutting end of said hollow staff are permanently joined about their perimetral edges so as to form the complete integral brush holder and further, the attaching end of said staff may be rotated so as to engage the external threads of any compatibly-threaded pole.