Brush cleaning apparatus

Abstract

An apparatus configured for cleaning brushes such as paint brushes, makeup brushes, and/or other brushes is disclosed. The apparatus may comprise a body having a first side opposing a second side. The first side may have a concave surface. The second side may have a convex surface. The first side may further have a texture configured to facilitate cleaning a brush by stroking bristles of the brush on the first side until an amount of any substance disposed on the bristles is reduced.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus configured for cleaning brushes such as paint brushes, makeup brushes, and/or other brushes, the apparatus comprising:
 a body having a first side opposing a second side, the first side having a concave surface and the second side having a convex surface, the first side further having a texture configured to facilitate cleaning a brush by stroking bristles of the brush on the first side until an amount of any substance disposed on the bristles is reduced.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second side is adapted to be held in the palm of a hand. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second side is adapted to be removably or permanently secured to a surface. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the texture comprises a plurality of protuberances. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein individual ones of the plurality of protuberances are convex shaped. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of protuberances cover thirty to fifty percent of the first side. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of protuberances includes less than ten protuberances. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of protuberances includes ten to twenty protuberances, inclusive. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of protuberances includes twenty to thirty protuberances, inclusive. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of protuberances includes thirty to forty protuberances, inclusive. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of protuberances includes forty to fifty protuberances, inclusive. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of protuberances includes more than fifty protuberances. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the texture comprises a plurality of depressions. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein individual ones of the plurality of depressions are concave shaped. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is a singular object. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is formed of one or more materials including a plastic material, silicone, a rubber material, a pliable material, a rigid material, a metallic material, or wood. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is formed by injection molding or three-dimensional printing. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the periphery of the first side and the second side is rounded. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the body has a length of approximately two to five inches, a width of approximately one to four inches, and a depth of approximately one eighth inches to one inch. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the body has an overall oval shape or an overall rounded rectangle shape.