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US3319280A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-04-28
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Granted: 1967-05-16
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Expires: 1986-04-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Fred A Trachsler

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 18:28
CPC Classifications
A; A46; A46B; A46B17/00; A46B17/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32008; Y10T403/32041; Y10T403/32049; Y10T403/32114; Y10T403/32163; Y10T403/32172; Y10T403/32254; Y10T403/32262; Y10T403/32319; Y10T403/53; Y10T403/535

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 356 words
A PAINTBRUSH HOLDER, ADAPTED FOR UNIVERSAL ADJUSTMENT, COMPRISING: FIRST AND SECOND TUBULAR ELONGATED MEMBERS, SAID MEMBERS BEING BIFURCATED AT EACH END TO FORM RESPECTIVE PAIRS OF SPACED-APART OPPOSITELY-FACING FLANGES; MEANS MOUNTED ON A FIRST END OF SAID FIRST MEMBER FOR FIXABLY SECURING A PAINTBRUSH HANDLE IN CO-AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID FIRST MEMBER BETWEEN THE OPPOSITELYFACING FLANGES AND FOR COMPRESSING SAID FLANGE AGAINST THE HANGLE; A FIRST END OF SAID SECOND MEMBER HAVING THE OPPOSITELY-FACING FLANGES ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A HANDLE MEANS THEREBETWEEN IN PROGRESSIVELY TIGHTLY NESTED ENGAGEMENT AS SAID HANDLE MEANS IS INSERTED BETWEEN SAID SPACED-APART FLANGES; AN INTERCONNECTING STRUCTURE HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED PERPENDICULAR ORIENTED HOLES THERETHROUGH FOR PIVOTALLY MOUNTING THE SECOND BIFURCATED ENDS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TUBULAR MEMBERS THEREON IN END-TO-END RELATIONSHIP TO EACH OTHER, SAID STRUCTURE HAVING THE SIDES ADJACENT EACH OF SAID HOLES DISPOSED NORMAL TO THE AXIS OF THE RESPECTIVE HOLE; EACH OF THE SECOND BIFURCATED ENDS OF SAID MEMBERS BEING PROVIDED WITH OPENINGS IN SAID PAIRS OF SPACED-APART FLANGES ALIGNED TO CORRESPOND WITH ONE OF SAID SPACED HOLES; THE FLANGES OF SAID SECOND BIFURCATED ENDS FLANKING SAID INTERCONNECTING STRUCTURE; A FIRST PIVOTING AND LOCKING MEANS FOR RELEASABLY COUPLING SAID STRUCTURE THROUGH THE OPENINGS IN THE SPACED-APART FLANGES IN THE SECOND END OF SAID FIRST ELONGATED MEMBER TO ONE OF SAID PAIR OF PERPENDICULAR HOLES; AND A SECOND PIVOTING AND LOCKING MEANS FOR RELEASABLY COUPLING SAID STRUCTURE THROUGH THE OPENINGS IN THE SPACED-APART FLANGES IN THE SECOND END OF SAID SECOND MEMBER TO THE OTHER OF SAID PERPENDICULAR HOLES, THE BIFURCATIONS ON THE SECOND ENDS OF EACH OF SAID MEMBERS BEING OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO ALLOW SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBERS AROUND SAID STRUCTURE SO THAT SAID FIRST ELONGATED MEMBER IS PERMITTED TO INDEPENDENTLY PIVOT ABOUT A FIRST AXIS THROUGH SAID FIRST FASTENING DEVICE RELATIVE TO THE SECOND ELONGATED MEMBER AND CAPABLE OF BEING HELD IN ADJUSTED POSITION, AND SAID SECOND ELONGATED MEMBER IS PERMITTED TO INDEPENDENTLY PIVOT RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST MEMBER ABOUT A SECOND AXIS THROUGH SAID SECOND FASTENING DEVICE PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FIRST AXIS AND ALSO CAPABLE OF BEING HELD IN ADJUSTED POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 356 words
A PAINTBRUSH HOLDER, ADAPTED FOR UNIVERSAL ADJUSTMENT, COMPRISING: FIRST AND SECOND TUBULAR ELONGATED MEMBERS, SAID MEMBERS BEING BIFURCATED AT EACH END TO FORM RESPECTIVE PAIRS OF SPACED-APART OPPOSITELY-FACING FLANGES; MEANS MOUNTED ON A FIRST END OF SAID FIRST MEMBER FOR FIXABLY SECURING A PAINTBRUSH HANDLE IN CO-AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID FIRST MEMBER BETWEEN THE OPPOSITELYFACING FLANGES AND FOR COMPRESSING SAID FLANGE AGAINST THE HANGLE; A FIRST END OF SAID SECOND MEMBER HAVING THE OPPOSITELY-FACING FLANGES ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A HANDLE MEANS THEREBETWEEN IN PROGRESSIVELY TIGHTLY NESTED ENGAGEMENT AS SAID HANDLE MEANS IS INSERTED BETWEEN SAID SPACED-APART FLANGES; AN INTERCONNECTING STRUCTURE HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED PERPENDICULAR ORIENTED HOLES THERETHROUGH FOR PIVOTALLY MOUNTING THE SECOND BIFURCATED ENDS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TUBULAR MEMBERS THEREON IN END-TO-END RELATIONSHIP TO EACH OTHER, SAID STRUCTURE HAVING THE SIDES ADJACENT EACH OF SAID HOLES DISPOSED NORMAL TO THE AXIS OF THE RESPECTIVE HOLE; EACH OF THE SECOND BIFURCATED ENDS OF SAID MEMBERS BEING PROVIDED WITH OPENINGS IN SAID PAIRS OF SPACED-APART FLANGES ALIGNED TO CORRESPOND WITH ONE OF SAID SPACED HOLES; THE FLANGES OF SAID SECOND BIFURCATED ENDS FLANKING SAID INTERCONNECTING STRUCTURE; A FIRST PIVOTING AND LOCKING MEANS FOR RELEASABLY COUPLING SAID STRUCTURE THROUGH THE OPENINGS IN THE SPACED-APART FLANGES IN THE SECOND END OF SAID FIRST ELONGATED MEMBER TO ONE OF SAID PAIR OF PERPENDICULAR HOLES; AND A SECOND PIVOTING AND LOCKING MEANS FOR RELEASABLY COUPLING SAID STRUCTURE THROUGH THE OPENINGS IN THE SPACED-APART FLANGES IN THE SECOND END OF SAID SECOND MEMBER TO THE OTHER OF SAID PERPENDICULAR HOLES, THE BIFURCATIONS ON THE SECOND ENDS OF EACH OF SAID MEMBERS BEING OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO ALLOW SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBERS AROUND SAID STRUCTURE SO THAT SAID FIRST ELONGATED MEMBER IS PERMITTED TO INDEPENDENTLY PIVOT ABOUT A FIRST AXIS THROUGH SAID FIRST FASTENING DEVICE RELATIVE TO THE SECOND ELONGATED MEMBER AND CAPABLE OF BEING HELD IN ADJUSTED POSITION, AND SAID SECOND ELONGATED MEMBER IS PERMITTED TO INDEPENDENTLY PIVOT RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST MEMBER ABOUT A SECOND AXIS THROUGH SAID SECOND FASTENING DEVICE PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FIRST AXIS AND ALSO CAPABLE OF BEING HELD IN ADJUSTED POSITION.

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