Paintbrush and roller head cover and method for manufacturing the same

Abstract

A painting implement cover appointed for temporarily housing a used paintbrush or paint roller head so that the implement's painting surfaces do not harden after use, thereby enabling the brush or roller to be used at a later time. The painting implement cover includes a container having a first member and a second member removably connected together by way of a connection means to form an air-tight seal in the container. The first member further includes a handle aperture appointed for receiving a handle portion of a painting implement. The handle aperture has a groove with a handle seal member housed therein to form an air-tight seal between the handle portion and the handle aperture when the handle portion of the painting implement is received therein. The paintbrush and/or roller head cover optionally includes an accordion portion so that it is extendable and can accommodate varying sized implements.

1 . A painting implement cover for storing a painting implement having a handle portion and a body portion, comprising: 
 a. a container having a first member and a second member removably connected together by way of a connection means to form a closed and an open configuration;    b. said first member having a back, a front, two side walls, and a top wall forming an upper cavity having an upper rim, said second member having a rear face, lateral walls, and a bottom wall forming a lower cavity having an lower rim;    c. said connection means being located between said upper rim of said first member and said lower rim of said second member, said connection means causing said upper and lower rim to engage together to form an air-tight seal between said first and second member when said first and second member are in said closed configuration; and    d. said top wall of said first member having a handle aperture appointed for receiving said handle portion of said painting implement, said handle aperture having a groove with a handle seal member housed therein to form an air-tight seal between said handle portion and said handle aperture when said handle portion of said painting implement is received therein.    
   
   
       2 . A painting implement cover as recited by  claim 1 , wherein said connection means further comprises a snap type construction wherein said upper rim of said first member further comprises an inner perimeter lip and said lower rim of said second member further comprises an outer perimeter groove appointed to receive said inner perimeter lip so that said first and second members are removably joined together.  
   
   
       3 . A painting implement cover as recited by  claim 2 , wherein at least one of said inner perimeter lip or said outer perimeter lip further comprises a perimeter groove appointed to receive a perimeter seal portion housed therein so that said perimeter seal portion engages to form an air-tight seal between said first and second member when said first and second member are connected together.  
   
   
       4 . A painting implement cover as recited by  claim 1 , comprising a hinge means located on a portion between said upper rim of said first member and said lower rim of said second member.  
   
   
       5 . A painting implement cover as recited by  claim 1 , wherein said bottom wall of said second member has an angled edge.  
   
   
       6 . A painting implement cover as recited by  claim 1  comprising a locking means engage-able when said first and second member are in said closed configuration.  
   
   
       7 . A painting implement cover as recited by  claim 1 , wherein said first and said second member are further comprised of at least one accordion portion so that said first and said second member can be extended and contracted to accommodate said painting implements having varying sizes.  
   
   
       8 . A painting implement cover as recited by  claim 1 , wherein said container is composed of a transparent material.  
   
   
       9 . A painting implement cover as recited by  claim 1 , wherein said painting implement is a paintbrush.  
   
   
       10 . A painting implement cover as recited by  claim 1 , wherein said container ranges from 1.27 cm (0.5 inches) to 6.35 cm (2.5 inches) in width.  
   
   
       11 . A painting implement cover as recited by  claim 1 , wherein said first member substantially covers said body portion of said painting implement so that said first member receives said handle portion of said painting implement and slides over and receives said body portion of said painting implement, and wherein said second member is connected to said first member via said connection means to form said closed configuration.  
   
   
       12 . A painting implement cover as recited by  claim 14 , wherein said handle aperture of said top wall of said first member is elongated and has an open end and wherein said top wall of said first member is hingedly connected to said front wall of said first member and is further releaseably engage-able with said back wall of said first member so that said top wall can be opened and closed.  
   
   
       13 . A roller head cover, comprising: 
 a. a container having a first member and a second member removably connected together by way of a connection means to form a closed and an open configuration;    b. said first member having a back, front, two side walls, and a top wall forming an upper cavity having an upper rim, said second member having a rear face, lateral walls, and a bottom wall forming a lower cavity having an lower rim;    c. said top wall of said first member having a handle aperture appointed for receiving a handle of a paint roller, said handle aperture having a groove with a handle seal member housed therein to form an air-tight seal between said handle and said handle aperture when said handle of said paint roller is received therein;    d. said connection means being located between said upper rim of said first member and said lower rim of said second member, said connection means causing said upper and lower rim to engage together to form an air-tight seal between said first and second member when said first and second member are in said closed configuration; and    e. said first member and said second member further comprising at least one accordion portion integrated with each member so that said container can be expanded and contracted in length and thereby appointed to fit a plurality of sizes of paint rollers.    
   
   
       14 . A roller head cover as recited by  claim 16 , wherein said connection means further comprises a snap type construction wherein said upper rim of said first member further comprises an inner perimeter lip appointed with a perimeter seal portion and said lower rim of said second member further comprises an outer perimeter groove appointed to receive said inner perimeter lip so that said first and second members are removably joined together to form an air-tight seal.  
   
   
       15 . A roller head cover as recited by  claim 16  comprising a hinge means located on a portion between said upper rim of said first member and said lower rim of said second member.  
   
   
       16 . A roller head cover as recited by  claim 16  comprising a locking means engage-able when said first and second member are in said closed configuration.  
   
   
       17 . A roller head cover as recited by  claim 16 , wherein said container is composed of a transparent material.