Patent Application
20220039546
EXTENSION ADAPTER ASSEMBLY
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The disclosure relates to adapter devices and more particularly pertains to a new adapter device for attaching a paint brush to an extension pole.
The prior art relates to adapter devices including a paint brush clamp that has a first half being pivotally coupled to a second half for attaching a paint brush to an extension pole. The prior art discloses a sleeve that receives an extension pole and which has a gasket therein for gripping a paint brush handle to attach the paint brush to the extension pole. The prior art discloses a block which has an opening for receiving a paint brush handle and a resilient spring to frictionally engage the paint brush handle for attaching the paint brush to an extension pole. The prior art discloses a sleeve that has a locking channel which receives a locking pin on a handle of a paint brush for securing the paint brush in the sleeve when the sleeve is attached to an extension pole.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a cylinder that has a first well extending therein and a second well extending therein. The first well insertably receives an end of an extension pole and the second well insertably receives a handle of a paint brush for attaching the paint brush to the extension pole. A nut is threadably coupled to the cylinder and the paint brush extends through the second nut. A compression fitting is positioned in the nut and the compression fitting compresses against the handle of the paint brush when the nut is tightened. In this way the handle of the paint brush is inhibited from being removed from the second well.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The first well 14 extends from the first end 26 toward the second end 28. The second well 16 extends from the second end 28 toward the first end 26. The outer wall 30 may have an inset portion 34 positioned adjacent to the first end 26. Additionally, the inset portion 34 may have a diameter that is less than the diameter of the rest of the outer wall 30.
The second end 28 has a tube 36 extending outwardly therefrom, and the tube 36 extends around the second well 16. The tube 36 has an outer surface 38, the outer surface 38 is threaded and the tube 36 has a distal end 40 with respect to the second end 28. The first well 14 has a bounding surface 42 and the bounding surface 42 is threaded. Additionally, the bounding surface 42 threadably engages the end 18 of the extension pole 20.
A nut 44 is provided and the nut 44 is threadably coupled to the cylinder 12. The nut 44 surrounds the second well 16 such that the handle 22 of the paint brush 24 extends through the second nut 44. The nut 44 is tightenable against the cylinder 12 and the nut 44 is loosenable on the cylinder 12. Moreover, the nut 44 threadably engages the outer surface 38 of the tube 36. The nut 44 may be a hex nut or the like that can be manipulated with a wrench, a socket or other common hand tool.
A compression fitting 46 is positioned in the nut 44 and the handle 22 of the paint brush 24 extends through the compression fitting 46 when the handle 22 of the paint brush 24 is extended into the second well 16. The compression fitting 46 compresses against the handle 22 of the paint brush 24 when the nut 44 is tightened. In this way the handle 22 of the paint brush 24 is inhibited from being removed from the second well 16.
The compression fitting 46 lies against the distal end 40 of the tube 36 and the compression fitting 46 has an inwardly facing surface 48. The inwardly facing surface 48 is compressed against the handle 22 of the paint brush 24 when the compression fitting 46 is compressed against the distal end 40 of the tube 36 when the nut 44 is tightened.
In use, the end of the extension pole 20 is threaded into the first well 14 and the handle 22 of the paint brush 24 is inserted through the compression fitting 46 into the second well 16. The nut 44 is tightened to compress the compression fitting 46 against the handle 22 of the paint brush 24. In this way the paint brush 24 can be attached to the extension pole 20 for painting areas that would otherwise be out of reach. The nut 44 is loosened to facilitate the handle 22 of the paint brush 24 to be removed from the second well 16.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
