Paint can mounted brush holder

Abstract

A paint brush holder mounts on the rim of an open paint can and holds a paint brush between intervals of use. When the handle of a paint brush is received in the brush holder, the bristles of the brush are held over the opening in the paint can, and any paint dripping from the brush falls back into the paint can. The brush holder is made of two main members: a mount member for engaging the rim and outer wall of a paint can, and a brush holder head fixed to the top of the mount member. The head member is made of a compressible and resilient material and has a notch disposed in its upper portion to tightly receive and retain the handle of a paint brush. A magnetic strip or an adhesive pad can be used with the brush holder to further secure it in place.

1 . A paint brush holder, the brush holder mountable on a paint can and comprising: 
 a holder head having a U-shaped configuration with two upright arms and a base section, the upright arms spaced apart and constructed of a material disposed to receive and releaseably retain a portion of a paint brush handle between them;    a mount member joined to a lower surface of the base section of the holder head, the mount member having an arcuate configuration and an inverted L-shaped cross-section with a first long extending leg and a second short extending leg, and the arcuate mount member disposed to engage the curved rim of a paint can.    
   
   
       2 . The paint brush holder of  claim 1 , further comprising a magnetic strip disposed on an interior surface of the long extending leg of the mount member.  
   
   
       3 . The paint brush holder of  claim 1 , wherein the long extending leg of the mount member has a long distal end and an edge of which a thumb hold is disposed projecting from an exterior surface of the long extending leg.  
   
   
       4 . The brush holder device of  claim 1 , wherein the base section of the U-shaped holder has a top surface that is angled downward.  
   
   
       5 . The brush holder device of  claim 1 , wherein the holder head conforms to the arcuate configuration of the mount member.  
   
   
       6 . A paint brush holder mountable on the rim of a paint can, the brush holder comprising: 
 a can mount member for engaging the rim of a paint can, the can mount member having an arcuate configuration and an L-shaped cross-section, with a long leg of the L-shaped cross-section complimenting an external surface of the wall of the paint can, and the short leg of the L-shaped cross-section conforming to the rim of the paint can and providing a top surface on the can mount member; and    a brush holder affixed to the top surface of the mount member, the brush holder being made of a compressible and resilient material, and having a notch in an upper portion for receiving and retaining a portion of a paint brush handle.    
   
   
       7 . The brush holder device of  claim 6 , wherein the short leg of the can mount member has an end distal from the long leg, which distal end has a rim engagement means for releasably engaging the inside rim edge of the rim of a paint can.  
   
   
       8 . The brush holder device of  claim 7 , wherein the rim lip at the distal end of the short leg has a detent for releasably engaging the inside rim edge of the paint can.  
   
   
       9 . A paint brush holder, the brush holder mountable on a paint can and comprising: 
 a holder head having two upright arms and a base section, the upright arms spaced apart and each having a first end fixed to the base section and constructed to receive and releaseably retain a portion of a paint brush between them;    a mount member joined to the holder head proximate a lower surface of the base section, the mount member having an inverted L-shape cross-section with a long leg of the L-shape and a short leg of the L-shape, and an arcuate detent member projecting from the short leg and the arcuate detent member disposed to engage the curved inner rim of a paint can.    
   
   
       10 . The paint brush holder of  claim 9 , wherein the spaced apart, upright arms each has a gripper face, the gripper face of the upright arms disposed in opposition to each other.  
   
   
       11 . The paint brush holder of  claim 9 , wherein the spaced apart, upright arms are constructed of a pliant material.  
   
   
       12 . The paint brush holder of  claim 10 , wherein gripper face of the spaced apart, upright arms comprises a pattern of pliant ribs.