Hybrid Paintbrush

Abstract

The hybrid paintbrush is a paintbrush with characteristics ideal for trim work. The hybrid cross-sectional shape creates a narrow trailing edge, resulting in a fine line for working close to corners and other edges. The wide leading edge acts as a storage location for paint due to its large quantity of bristles. The synergistic result is a paintbrush that has the narrow trailing line of a trim brush, but with the paint-carrying capacity of a larger brush. This allows the novice, who lacks the ability to control the large number of bristles in a larger brush, to effectively cut in a room in a short period of time, minimizing the quantity of times he must reload the brush with paint, or wipe off areas unintentionally painted.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A paintbrush with a cross-section comprising:
 a. a handle having a width and a length;   b. a ferrule;   c. a brush head constructed of filaments, the brush head interfaced to the handle by the ferrule;   d. wherein the cross-section is a plane perpendicular to the filaments, the cross-section forming a non-triangular cross-sectional shape having a leading edge and a trailing edge;   e. wherein the brush head tapers toward the trailing edge, and widens away from trailing edge; and   f. wherein the non-triangular cross-sectional shape is selected from the group of (i) a hexagon; (ii) a pentagon; (iii) a trapezium; (iv) and a rhombus.   
     
     
         2 . The paint brush of  claim 1 , wherein the cross-sectional shape is that of an oval. 
     
     
         3 . The paint brush of  claim 1 , wherein the trailing edge is flat. 
     
     
         4 . The paint brush of  claim 1 , wherein the trailing edge is round. 
     
     
         5 . The paint brush of  claim 1 , wherein the trailing edge is two line segments that form a point. 
     
     
         6 . The paint brush of  claim 1 , wherein the cross-sectional shape has five or more sides. 
     
     
         7 . A paintbrush having a brush head, the brush head having a non-triangular cross-sectional shape, wherein:
 a. the brush head is constructed of filaments for holding paint;   b. the cross-sectional shape is at a right angle to the filaments;   c. the cross-sectional shape has an overall length and an overall width, the overall length being at least double that of the overall width; and   d. wherein cross-sectional shape has only flat sides.   
     
     
         8 . The paintbrush of  claim 7 , wherein the shape of the cross-section is a hexagon. 
     
     
         9 . The paintbrush of  claim 7 , wherein the shape of the cross-section is a pentagon. 
     
     
         10 . The paintbrush of  claim 7 , wherein the shape of the cross-section is a trapezium. 
     
     
         11 . The paintbrush of  claim 7 , wherein the shape of the cross-section is an oval. 
     
     
         12 . The paintbrush of  claim 7 , wherein the shape of the cross-section is a rhombus. 
     
     
         13 . The paintbrush of  claim 7 , wherein the shape of the cross-section has five sides. 
     
     
         14 . The paintbrush of  claim 7 , wherein the shape of the cross-section has more than five sides. 
     
     
         15 . A paintbrush having a brush head, the brush head having a non-triangular cross-sectional shape, wherein:
 a. the brush head is constructed of filaments for holding paint, the brush head having a base;   b. the cross-sectional shape is at a right angle to the filaments;   c. the cross-sectional shape has an overall length and an overall width, the overall length being at least double the overall width; and   d. wherein at the base the filaments protrude further in the center of the base, forming a push-chisel shape.   
     
     
         16 . The paintbrush of  claim 15 , wherein the shape of the cross-section is a hexagon. 
     
     
         17 . The paintbrush of  claim 15 , wherein the shape of the cross-section is a pentagon. 
     
     
         18 . The paintbrush of  claim 15 , wherein the shape of the cross-section is a trapezium. 
     
     
         19 . The paintbrush of  claim 15 , wherein the shape of the cross-section is an oval. 
     
     
         20 . The paintbrush of  claim 15 , wherein the shape of the cross-section is a rhombus.