Paint brush with collection reservoir

Abstract

A paint brush handle assembly with a collection reservoir or drip cup formed as part of the handle contour with a plurality of brush bristles fixed within the handle. The collection reservoir located at the base of the brush bristles captures and collects the dripping paint, or other finishing liquids, and prevents the liquids from dripping onto the handle. The walls of the collection reservoir extend outward from the handle and surround the base of the brush bristles on all sides. The sides of the reservoir are rigid and formed as one part with the handle.

1 . A paint brush handle comprising a forwardly extending elliptical head and a rearwardly extending shank, said head being wider than said shank in cross section, said head merging with said shank along an arcuate transition zone, said head defining at least one indentation therein for receiving at least one finger of a user when said handle is grasped by the hand of a user, the forward end of said head defining a first recessed portion for receiving a brush therein. 
   
   
       2 . The paint brush handle as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said handle is formed from two symmetrical half sections, and means for removably joining said two symmetrical half sections into an assembled configuration. 
   
   
       3 . The paint brush handle as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said forward end of said head defines a second recessed portion, said second recessed portion providing a peripheral reservoir surrounding said brush when said handle is in said assembled configuration and said brush is received in said first recessed portion of said head. 
   
   
       4 . The paint brush handle as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said peripheral reservoir is bounded by an outer sidewall extending from the forward end of said head when said handle is in said assembled configuration. 
   
   
       5 . The paint brush handle as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said outer sidewall is integrally formed with said head. 
   
   
       6 . A paint brush handle comprising a forward head and a rear shank, said handle formed from two symmetrical half sections, and means for removably joining together said two symmetrical half sections into an assembled configuration; said head defining a first recessed portion at the forward end thereof when said handle is in said assembled configuration, said first recessed portion adapted to removably receive a brush therein; said head defining a second recessed portion of the forward end thereof, said second recessed portion defining a peripheral reservoir around said first recessed portion when said handle is in said assembled configuration. 
   
   
       7 . The paint brush handle as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the first recessed portion in said head is defined by an inner sidewall when said handle is in said assembled configuration. 
   
   
       8 . The paint brush handle as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said second recessed portion in said head is defined between said inner sidewall and an outer sidewall extending from the forward end of said head when said handle is in said assembled configuration. 
   
   
       9 . The paint brush handle as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said inner and said outer sidewalls are integrally formed with said head. 
   
   
       10 . The paint brush handle as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein said forward end of said head is elliptical in shape when said handle is in said assembled configuration, said head merging with said shank along an arcuate transition zone. 
   
   
       11 . The paint brush handle as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein said head is wider than said shank in cross section when said handle is in said assembled configuration. 
   
   
       12 . The paint brush handle as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said head defines at least one indentation therein for receiving at least one finger of a user when said handle is in said assembled configuration and is grasped in the hand of said user. 
   
   
       13 . A paint brush adapted to be removably received within a paint brush handle, said paint brush defining a base, said base including means for retaining bristles therein, said base defining a recessed portion surrounding said means for retaining said bristles, said recessed portion defining a peripheral reservoir around said bristles for receiving paint dripping from said bristles. 
   
   
       14 . The brush as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein said reservoir is generally elliptical in configuration. 
   
   
       15 . The brush as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein said means for retaining said bristles in said base comprises a first sidewall surrounding said bristles. 
   
   
       16 . The brush as claimed in  claim 15 , further including a second sidewall extending around said first sidewall, said reservoir being defined between said first and said second sidewalls. 
   
   
       17 . The brush as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein said first sidewall is integrally formed with said base. 
   
   
       18 . The brush as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein said second sidewall is integrally formed with said base. 
   
   
       19 . The brush as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein said first sidewall is formed from an opened cup configuration defined in said base. 
   
   
       20 . The brush as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein said second sidewall is formed from an opened cup configuration defined in said base.