B - Operations – Transporting – 44 – D
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
44
D
B44D 3/12 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2052239
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A paintbrush caddy (50 or 150) embodying the concepts of the present invention utilizes a shelf plate (54,154) having a longitudinal length sufficient for supporting a paintbrush (80) thereon. The forward end portion of the shelf plate(54,154) may be affixed to a vertically depending apron (52,152) positioned at an obtuse angle (.alpha.1) relative to the shelf plate (54,154) such that a paintbrush (80) supported on the upper surface of the shelf plate (54,154) is positioned at an acute angle (.alpha.2) with respect to a horizontal reference when the caddy (50,150) is used. An upwardly extending stop plate (60,160) is also affixed to the shelf plate (54,154) at its forward end portion, and the stop plate (60,160) is penetrated by at least one drain aperture (66,166) that opens through the stop plate (60,160) at the level of the upper surface (54a,154a) on the shelf plate (54,154). The disposition of the shelf plate (54,154) and the stop plate (60,160) define receptacle (62,162), and the bristle portion (84) of the paintbrush (80) is received within that receptacle (62,162). A clamping means (70,90,170) is secured to either the under surface (54b) of the shelf plate (54) or the rear surface (152a) of the apron (152), and the damping means (70,90,179) is of such width (w) that a portion of a paint container (12) can be grasped between the clamping means (70,90,170) and the apron (52,152) to stabilize the caddy (50,150) relative to the paint container (12). The clamping means (70,90,170) thereby allows the brush caddy (50,150) to be presented in such a way as to position the paintbrush (80) for ready access when needed and for providing paint drainage from the brush, along the upper surface (54a,154a) of the shelf plate (54,154), through the drain apertures (66,166), downwardly over the apron (52,152) and into the paint container (12).
Hornak Ernest P.
Studer Lewis O.
Blake Cassels & Graydon Llp
Kaddi Corporation
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