Paintbrush with detachable head

Abstract

A paint brush has a handle and a paint brush head. The paint brush head is detachable from the paint brush handle. The paint brush head may be rotatable to a number of positions relative to the paint brush handle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A paint brush kit comprising:
 a handle having a plurality of finger-receiving contours and a brush-head engagement portion;   a first brush head having a receiving portion for receiving the brush-head engagement portion of the handle;   a second brush head having a second receiving portion for receiving the brush-head engagement portion of the handle; and   a roller head having a third receiving portion for receiving the brush-head engagement portion of the handle,   wherein the handle is selectively engageable with one of the first brush head, the second brush head, and the roller head.   
     
     
         2 . The paint brush kit of  claim 1 , wherein the first brush head, second brush head, and roller head each can be connected to the handle in a plurality of positions. 
     
     
         3 . The paint brush kit of  claim 1 , wherein the first brush head further comprises a lip. 
     
     
         4 . The paint brush kit of  claim 1 , wherein the second brush head further comprises a lip. 
     
     
         5 . The paint brush kit of  claim 1 , wherein the handle is configured such that the engagement portion is angled relative to a hand-gripping portion. 
     
     
         6 . The paint brush kit of  claim 1 , wherein the engagement portion defines an axis, and each of the first brush head, second brush head, and roller head is connectable to the engagement portion along the axis. 
     
     
         7 . The paint brush kit of  claim 6 , wherein each of the first brush head, second brush head, and roller head is connectable at a plurality of radially aligned positions relative to the engagement portion. 
     
     
         8 . A paint brush comprising:
 a handle having a grip portion with plurality of finger-receiving contours and a brush-head engagement portion, the brush-head engagement portion defining an axis that is at an angle relative to the grip portion;   a brush head having a receiving portion for receiving the brush-head engagement portion of the handle;   wherein the handle is engageable with the brush head in a plurality of radial angles relative to the axis defined by the engagement portion.   
     
     
         9 . The paint brush of  claim 8 , wherein the brush head is configured to support a two inch brush. 
     
     
         10 . The paint brush of  claim 8 , wherein the brush head is configured to support a four inch brush. 
     
     
         11 . The paint brush of  claim 8 , wherein the brush head is configured to support a roller. 
     
     
         12 . The paint brush of  claim 8 , wherein the brush head comprises a lip for facilitating removal of the brush head from the paint brush. 
     
     
         13 . The paint brush of  claim 8 , wherein the brush head comprises tabs that position the brush head relative to the handle. 
     
     
         14 . The paint brush of  claim 8 , wherein the engagement portion of the handle comprises a rim for retaining the brush head when it is engaged with the engagement portion. 
     
     
         15 . The paint brush of  claim 4 , wherein the brush head comprises a retainer for engaging with the rim. 
     
     
         16 . A method of packaging a paint brush, the method comprising:
 providing a paint brush handle;   providing a first paint brush head that is configured to be removably mounted on the paint brush handle;   providing replacement paint brush heads that are removably mountable on the paint brush handle such that the first paint brush head can be disposed of after use and a replacement paint brush head used in its place.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the and first paint brush head and the replacement paint brush heads are removably mountable on the paint brush handle in a plurality of positions. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein each of the plurality of positions is an axial offset from at least one of the other positions. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the paint brush handle has a contoured grip portion and an engagement portion. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the engagement portion is positioned at an angle relative to the contoured grip portion.