Brush care system

Abstract

A brush care system is provided for cleaning, washing and drying brushes in beautification or painting. The system includes a washing part, a cleaning part and a drying part. The washing part and the cleaning part fit together for convenient storage while the cleaning part resides inside the system. The system may be sized to accommodate one or more brushes. The washing part may hold water, soap, liquid, or solution. The cleaning part allows water to be drained off and allows brush bristles to be rubbed against it to remove paint, dirt, cosmetics, and other material. The drying part functions as a stand for drying the cleaned brushes and is perforated to allow air circulation. The bottom of the drying part may be sealed so that a lower portion of it may hold clean water for rinsing. The washing part may be configured with more than one partition.

1 . A brush care system comprising:
 means for containing liquid for cleaning brushes, said brushes including brush fibers;   means for providing friction, said means for providing friction being positioned with respect to said liquid such that a brush can be wetted and rubbed against it, so as to agitate the brush fibers and remove material adhering to them.   
     
     
         2 . A brush care system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said liquid comprises a solution including surfactant. 
     
     
         3 . A brush care system as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said surfactant is included in a soluble solid that dissolves to release surfactant in said liquid. 
     
     
         4 . A brush care system as recited in  claim 1  wherein said liquid is water. 
     
     
         5 . A brush care system as recited in  claim 1  wherein said means for providing friction is immersed in said liquid. 
     
     
         6 . A brush care system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the means for friction comprises a screen defining plural apertures. 
     
     
         7 . An apparatus for providing care for one or more brushes comprising:
 a drying glass, said drying glass providing a receptacle for drying brushes, including at least one wall;   a cleaner, said cleaner providing a friction-producing surface against which a brush can be agitated;   a cup for retaining liquid for washing said brushes, said cup being further capable of retaining cleaning material chosen from the set of solid, liquid, and particulate cleaning material;   said drying glass further including one or more apertures in said wall of said drying glass, said apertures providing airflow to aid in drying.   
     
     
         8 . A brush care apparatus as recited in  claim 7  further comprising:
 at least one partition in said cup, said at least one partition dividing said cup into plural receptacles, said plural receptacles being capable of retaining liquid. 
 
     
     
         9 . A brush care apparatus as recited in  claim 7  further including a securing mechanism that combines said glass, said cleaner and said cup into an assembly. 
     
     
         10 . A brush care apparatus as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said securing mechanism snaps together or screws together via threading said glass and said cup, said cleaner residing within said assembly. 
     
     
         11 . A brush care apparatus as recited in  claim 7 , wherein said drying glass includes at least one wall and a bottom connected to each other. 
     
     
         12 . A brush care apparatus as recited in  claim 7 , wherein said drying glass further includes apertures in said bottom of said glass. 
     
     
         13 . A brush care apparatus as recited in  claim 7 , wherein said glass has a sealed bottom that defines a water-retaining portion. 
     
     
         14 . A brush care apparatus as recited in  claim 7 , wherein said cleaner comprises a cleaning screen, said cleaning screen having a rough surface. 
     
     
         15 . A brush care apparatus as recited in  claim 7 , wherein said cleaner is substantially flat. 
     
     
         16 . A brush care apparatus as recited in  claim 7 , wherein said cleaner further comprises a removal handle connected to said cleaning screen. 
     
     
         17 . A brush care apparatus as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said rough surface in said cleaning screen is provided by at least one aperture, a minimal enclosing rectangle for said aperture having an x dimension and a y dimension of that rectangle, the ratio of the x dimension and the y dimension being outside of the range [0.67, 1.5]. 
     
     
         18 . A brush care apparatus as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said rough surface in said cleaning screen is provided by at least one aperture, a minimal enclosing rectangle for said at least one aperture having an x dimension and a y dimension of that rectangle, the ratio of the x dimension and the y span being within the range [0.67, 1.5]. 
     
     
         19 . A brush care apparatus as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said rough surface in said cleaning screen is provided by bumps or protrusions. 
     
     
         20 . A brush care apparatus as recited in  claim 8 , wherein said cup includes two partitions, said cup being shaped as a circle and said two partitions being configured as two circles with different diameters and being concentric or non-concentric. 
     
     
         21 . A brush care apparatus as recited in  claim 8 , wherein said glass, said cleaner and said cup are made of one or more materials chosen from the set of plastic, ceramic, and glass. 
     
     
         22 . A brush care system as recited in  claim 3  wherein said soluble surfactant is in a tablet form. 
     
     
         23 . A brush care system as recited in  claim 3  wherein said means for providing friction dynamically lowers within the washing cup over time as the surfactant dissolves.