US2646808A - Paintbrush container having cleaning fluid therein - Google Patents

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y 1953 A. w. YENNE 1 2,646,808

PAINTBRUSH CONTAINER HAVING CLEANING FLUID THEREIN v Filed May 17, 1949 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. ALLEN w. YEN NE.

y 8, 1953 A. W.-YENNE 2,646,808 I 'PAINTBRUSH CONTAINER HAVING CLEANING FLUID THEREIN Filed May 17, 1949 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. ALLEN w. Y EN N E.

July 28, 1953 A. w. YENNE 2,646,803

} PAINTBRUSH CONTAINER HAVING CLEANING FLUID THEREIN Filed May 17, 1949 5 Sheet Sheet 3 INVENTOR. ALLEN WYENNE.

Patented July 28, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE l A V 2,646,808 1 rAr 'rBRUsH' CONTAINER HAVING j CLEANING FLUID THEREIN, 4 I L Allen'Yenne, Wooster, Ohio I Application May 17, 1949, Serial No. 93,723

. This invention relates to containers for cleaning and storin [used paint brushes and is-directed. more specifically toimprovements in the structure of the apparatus disclosed in my prior patent, No. 2,043,643, dated June 3, 1936."

One of the objects ofthe invention'is to pro- -3 Claims. (01. 134-92) vide a paint brush-container embodying a plu- I rality of similar tanks designedto accommodate the suspension of a number of used brushes in a fiuidic paint solvent therein and further de-'' signed. to facilitatethe ready removal of the tanks from the container'so that the paint-laden brushes of each color and the tank within which they are immersed may be carried to the location in which they are to:be used.

Another object of-the invention is to provide a brush-holding clip which is constructed for readyattachment to the tank orremoval therefrom and adjustments compensatory of brushes of different sizeor shape. I

I Anotherobject of the invention is to provide a brush-cleaning unit which cOmprises'a tank I I for a fluidic paint solvent, awringer embodying a fixed roller disposed to facilitate ready access to thetank; and aself-contained'-rol1er and crank assembly which is designed for removal from the tank with ease and dispatch.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cover for thecontainer or tank carrier which is constructed with afluid-tightsealing element therein. I Y 1 1 Another object ofv the invention is'to provide a structure which will accommodate the ready removal of the tanks from the container for the purpose of cleaning and to further the cleaningoperation' through the provision of expendable sedimentc'upsin the tanks. I j 1.

Another objector the invention is toprovide a screen in the lower portion of each tank to maintain the-separation ofthefiuid and sediment therein and'also dampen the splashing'action of the fluid. I

Further objectsof the invention reside in the provision of, .a portable brush-carrying and -cleaning device whichis light weight, sturdy of structure," economic ofmanufacture, and adapted ;to facilitate the agroupment of brushes in individualcontainers having theflrequisite type and volume of solvent,j oil, or othermaterial impermeable to air. 1

Other objects and advantages more or, less an- 'cillary to the foregoing, and the m annerin which all the-, various objects are realized, will'appear i t eg lowine de cr p i n whi c d r d inconnection with the accompanying drawings,

se s fort ep e erredem dim rime ven on- Referring to the drawings: I

Fig. 1 is a View in perspective of the improved carrying case or container;

Fig. 2 is a perspective of the case shown in Fig. 1 with the lid illustrated in an elevated position; I

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the improved container;

Fig. 4 is a View in perspective of one of the solvent tanks; I

Fig. 5 is a perspective of the container illustrating the brush-cleaning tank and the manner of operation of the wringer;

Fig. 6 is a view in perspective of the brushcleaning tank;

Fig. 7 is a perspective of one of the wringer rollers and the operating lever therefor;

Fig. 8 is a perspective of one of the brushsupporting clips;

Fig. 9 is a perspective of a fragmentary portion of the brush-cleaning tank;

Fig. 10 is a vertical section through one of the tanks illustrating the position of the sediment Fig. 11 is a view in perspective of the screen for separating the sediment from the fiuidic material in the tank;

gig. 12 is a View in perspective of the cup; an

Fig. 13 is a view in perspective of a brush holder of a modified form.

I Referring first to Fig. 1, the container comprises a prismoidal sheet metal box HJ having a hinged lid H thereon which is formed with a pocket in the central portion thereof for the reception of a folding handle I3. The lid is provided with a deformable sealing strip, and a hasp or trunk lock M to facilitate the retention thereof. I

I Within the box or container l0 there is a plurality of removable tanks, 15 disposed for slidmg engagement withthe side walls, of the container and slightly separated from each other. The container is greater in height than the tanks in order to provide clearance for the handles of thelarger brushes stored therein and the upper ends of the tanks "are preferably formed :with a'bead l6 or'folded end portion to assure rigidity.

-' Thebrushes are suspended in the tanks by cl ps each comprising'a sheet metal strap fold- 'ed'upon itself to form a spring clamp 81 adapted for frictional engagement with the topofthe tank. One of the arms of the clamp ispierced anddie-struck to form a pintle [8 "preferably of arcuate transverse section and bent slightly 'up- .ward from the line of the fold in the clamp '(Fig. 8)." The brush handles are drilled for engagement with the pintles 18, the hole or holes l9 therein being disposed to effect the suspension of the brush with the bristles immersed in the turpentine, oil, or other fluid used to preserve the ductility of the fibers. As will be seen in Fig. 3, the clips may be mounted on both side walls of the tank, the number and spacing thereof depending upon the width of the brushes to be suspended in each of the respective tanks.

One of the tanks, such as the chamber 20, may be equipped with a wringer assembly and used as a brush-cleaning unit. As illustrated in Fig. 3, the chamber 20, which may be slightly Wider than the other tanks, is provided with a roller Z l in the upper end thereof which is supported on cross bars 22 disposed in spaced relation with the respective end Walls of the tank. The bars 22 are formed with slots 23 in the upper edge thereof which terminate in a circular opening 24 constituting journal bearings for a fulcrum rod 25 mounted in the wringer sub-assembly shown in'Fig. '7. The sub-assembly includes a pair of plates or crank arms 28, a roller 21 journaled therein, the fulcrum rod 25, which is disposed in spaced relation with the roller, and a lever 28, which welded or otherwise anixed to the plates and spaced from the fulcrum 25 and roller 27. In operation the distended portions of the fulcrum rod or pintles 29 are dropped into the slots 23 and the wringer sub-assembly, then moved downward and laterally until the pintles are sealed in the openings 24. The lever 28 is next rocked inwardly until the center-to-center distance between the rollers 2| and 21 admits the entry of the brush being cleaned. The lever is next rocked in the opposite direction until the roller 21 engages the brush fibers; then, while continuing such movement under the desired application of pressure, withdrawing the brush (Fig. The contemplated practice in this operation is to rinse the brush in an extraneous vessel of solvent and remove the excess fluid with the wringer catching the residue in the tank. If desired, however, the chamber 20 may be partially filled with the solvent and the cleaning operation carried out by repeated rinsing and wringing operations in the same tank.

The tanks 15 and the chamber 23 may be provided with cups 30 constructed for snug engage- 'ment with the side walls of the lower portion of the tanks and designed for the retention of the solid matter or sediment separated from the fluid. The cups are preferably made from paper or a similar inexpensive material that may be discarded when the tanks are cleaned. The cups are covered with wire mesh lids 3| formed for telescopic engagement with the paper cup and provided for the dual purpose of maintaining the separation of the sediment from the fluid in the tank and of dampening the movement of the fluid when the container is in transit.

The clip or holder illustrated in Fig. 13 is designed for the support of brushes of the type that are formed with handles that are toosmall to drill, for example, an artists brush; however, the holder may be used for other brushes where it is impractical or undesirable to pierce the handle.

In this embodiment the clip 1! is substantially the same as that heretofore described save that the inner arm thereof is die-struck and formed with a pair of laterally disposed flanges 32 having inturned lips 33 in their outer ends. The brush retainer comprises a substantially rectangular block 34 of sponge'rubber or a similar material which is split throughout the major portion of the medial axis 35 thereof and also formed with a short transverse kerf 36 normal to the axis 35 and in or adjacent the center of the block. The outer end of the block is formed with a notch 31 terminating in the axial slot 35 to accommodate the ready entry of the brush handle as it is forced between the yieldable fur-cations of the block. The block is supported by the flanges 32 which are bent inwardly during assembly with lips 33 imbedded in the soft yieldable material of the block.

Although the foregoing description is necessarily of a detailed character, in order that the invention may be completely set forth, it is to be understood that the specific terminology is not intended to be restrictive 0r confining, and that various rearrangements of parts and modifications of detail may be resorted to without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention as herein claimed.

Iclaim:

1. A container for used paint brushes comprising a carrying case, a hinged lid thereon, means comprising a deformable strip mounted on the lid for sealing the joint between the lid and the body of the carrying case, a plurality of removable open-ended tanks in said case adapted to contain a fluid, a wringer for squeezing fluid from the bristles in a brush incorporated in one of said tanks and removable clips each comprising a U-shaped plate engaged with the upper edges of said tanks for the suspension of brushes in the fluid.

2. A container for used paint brushes comprising a portable box,a plurality of removable tanks therein for the reception of a fluid, a wringerin one of said tanks, said wringer comprising a roller journaled in the upper portion of the tank, a pair of crank arms, a second roller journaled in one end thereof, a lever aflixed to'the opposed end thereof, trunnions intermediate said second rollerand saidlever and journal bearings in said tank formed to accommodate the entry and removal of said trunnions.

3. A container for used paint brushes comprising a portable box, a plurality of removable tanks therein for the reception of a fluid, a wringer in' one of said tanks, said wringer comprising cross bars having slots thereon disposed in spaced relation with the end walls of said tank, a roller journaled between said'cross bars, crank arms adjacent said bars, a roller journaled between said arms, a lever aflixed to the opposed ends of said arms and trunnions intermediate said lever and the last-named roller for removable engage-' ment with the slots in said cross bars.

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