Brush tilting mechanism

Abstract

The present invention comprises in combination a paint brush and a brush tilting mechanism including a paint brush of the type including a ferrule, bristles and a handle; and includes a ferrule having a raised portion such that the bristles of the brush are oriented upwardly away from a flat surface when said paint brush being laid onto a flat surface. In an alternate embodiment the present invention comprises in combination a paint brush and a brush tilting mechanism including said paint brush including a brush head attached to a paint brush handle, wherein said brush head oriented substantially along a brush plane; said paint brush handle including a handle section integrally part of said paint brush handle and substantially oriented along a handle axis, said handle axis spaced from and substantially parallel to said brush plane, such that said paint brush being adapted to be gripped in a hand; and includes a ferrule having a raised portion such that the bristles of the brush are oriented upwardly away from a flat surface when said paint brush being laid onto a flat surface.

We claim:  
     
         1 . In combination a paint brush and a brush tilting mechanism comprising: 
 (a) a paint brush of the type including a ferrule, bristles and a handle; and    (b) a means for tilting the bristles of the brush upwardly away from a flat surface when said paint brush being laid onto a flat surface.    
     
     
         2 . The combination paint brush and brush tilting mechanism claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said tilting means positions the bristles of the brush head upwardly away from a flat surface at an angle theta relative a flat surface when said paint brush being laid onto a flat surface.  
     
     
         3 . The combination paint brush and brush tilting mechanism claimed in  claim 1  wherein said tilting means includes a ferrule having a raised portion such that the bristles of the brush are oriented upwardly away from a flat surface when said paint brush being laid onto a flat surface.  
     
     
         4 . The combination paint brush and brush tilting mechanism claimed in  claim 3  wherein said raised portion includes at least one dimple.  
     
     
         5 . The combination paint brush and brush tilting mechanism claimed in  claim 3  wherein said raised portion includes at least one ridge.  
     
     
         6 . The combination paint brush and brush tilting mechanism claimed in  claim 1  wherein said tilting means includes an adaptor piece including a raised portion for releasably positioning onto said ferrule such that the bristles of the brush are oriented upwardly away from a flat surface when said paint brush being laid onto a flat surface.  
     
     
         7 . The combination paint brush and brush tilting mechanism claimed in  claim 1  wherein said tilting means includes a sleeve including a raised portion for releasably positioning onto said ferrule such that the bristles of the brush are oriented upwardly away from a flat surface when said paint brush being laid onto a flat surface.  
     
     
         8 . In combination a paint brush and a brush tilting mechanism comprising: 
 (a) said paint brush including a brush head attached to a paint brush handle, wherein said brush head oriented substantially along a brush plane;    (b) said paint brush handle including a handle section integrally part of said paint brush handle and substantially oriented along a handle axis, said handle axis spaced from and substantially parallel to said brush plane, such that said paint brush being adapted to be gripped in a hand; and    (c) said tilting mechanism including a means for tilting the bristles of said paint brush upwardly away from a flat surface when said paint brush being laid onto a flat surface.    
     
     
         9 . In combination a paint brush and a brush tilting mechanism comprising: 
 (a) said paint brush including a brush head attached to a paint brush handle, wherein said brush head oriented substantially along a brush plane;    (b) said paint brush handle including a handle section integrally part of said paint brush handle and substantially oriented along a handle axis, said handle axis spaced from and substantially parallel to said brush plane, such that said paint brush being adapted to be gripped in a hand; and    (c) said tilting mechanism including a means for tilting the bristles of the brush head upwardly away from a flat surface at an angle theta relative a flat surface when said paint brush being laid onto a flat surface.    
     
     
         10 . The combination paint brush and brush tilting mechanism claimed in  claim 8  wherein said tilting means includes a ferrule having a raised portion such that the bristles of the brush are oriented upwardly away from a flat surface when said paint brush being laid onto a flat surface.  
     
     
         11 . The combination paint brush and brush tilting mechanism claimed in  claim 10  wherein said raised portion includes at least one dimple.  
     
     
         12 . The combination paint brush and brush tilting mechanism claimed in  claim 10  wherein said raised portion includes a ridge.  
     
     
         13 . The combination paint brush and brush tilting mechanism claimed in  claim 8  wherein said tilting means includes an adaptor piece including a raised portion for releasably positioning onto said paint brush such that the bristles of the brush are oriented upwardly away from a flat surface when said paint brush being laid onto a flat surface.  
     
     
         14 . The combination paint brush and brush tilting mechanism claimed in  claim 8  wherein said tilting means includes a sleeve including a raised portion for releasably positioning onto said paint brush such that the bristles of the brush are oriented upwardly away from a flat surface when said paint brush being laid onto a flat surface.