Paint Brush Protection Device

Abstract

A protective cap for holding a paint brush includes a housing defining an open top and an open bottom, the housing having a top lid and a bottom lid positioned to selectively cover each of the open top and open bottom, respectively. The housing includes side walls defining a plurality of openings configured to allow airflow into an open space within the housing. A paint brush may be inserted into the housing open bottom and through an aperture in the top lid such that the top lid holds the paint brush from falling back through the housing. The bristles of the brush may be held in a perfect vertical configuration while the brush handle is held by the top lid aperture.

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       7 . A paint brush protection device for use with a paint brush having a handle and a plurality of bristles, said paint brush protection device, comprising:
 a housing having an opposed front and back walls with opposed side walls extending therebetween, said front, back, and side walls defining an interior space having a configuration to receive the paint brush bristles therein and defining an open top and an open bottom;   a top lid mounted to said back wall adjacent said open top and moveable between an open configuration completely exposing said open top and a closed configuration covering said open top, said top lid being biased toward said closed configuration with spring hinges:   wherein said top lid defines a aperture adjacent to and in communication with a free edge of said top lid such that said aperture is unbounded by said free edge when said top lid is in said open configuration;   wherein said paint brush handle is upwardly removable from said housing when said top lid is at said open configuration without said brush bristles touching said top lid;   a bottom lid mounted to said back wall adjacent said open bottom and moveable between an open configuration exposing said open bottom and a closed configuration covering said open bottom, said bottom lid being biased toward said closed configuration with spring hinges; and   wherein said front, back, and side walls define a plurality of holes that enable air to flow in and out of said interior space;   wherein said bottom lid defines a plurality of holes such that water is drainable from said housing when said bottom lid is in said closed configuration:   wherein said aperture includes a configuration that is complementary to a configuration of the paint brush handle.   
   
   
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       10 . The paint brush protection device as in  claim 9 , wherein said front, back, and side walls, said top lid, and said bottom lid include a unitary construction. 
   
   
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