Patent Application
20200146436
The present application relates to a multi-functional paint tool to decrease the number of paint brushes and tools needed for a painting job.
When a painting task arises, a painter needs a plurality of tools to complete the job. Generally, these tools include something to pry the paint can open, multiple brushes varying in size, and something to close the paint can. One problem a painter might face is keeping track of all those different tools. Additionally, buying multiple tools for a single painting task can be costly. For the foregoing reasons, there is a need for a tool that can serve the many functions that painting requires.
Conventional paintbrushes are limited in that they are configured to only be used a limited number of times before disposal of the entire paintbrush. Conventional paintbrushes are also limited in that they are typically only configured to paint. Conventional paintbrushes lack the capability to reuse certain parts of the paintbrush and to use the paintbrush for the multiple functions that a paint job requires.
Traditional paint jobs require the use of multiple tools to fully complete the job. In a traditional paint job, a painter would need a tool to open a can of paint. The painter may need a variety of types of paintbrushes as well as lengths of paintbrush handles. The painter may also need to rest the paintbrush down between tasks. After completion of the paint job, the painter may need to hammer the paint lid back on to the paint can for storage. Conventional paintbrushes lack the capability to address all these needs that painters have.
In a first aspect, there is provided a multi-functional paint tool including a base including a handle on first end and a channel structure on a second end; a head including a cavity on a bottom end and a plurality of bristles on a top end; wherein the cavity of the head is slidably received onto the channel structure of the base for engagement thereon.
In an embodiment, the head includes a channel groove on the bottom end of the head and the channel groove of the head is slidably received onto the channel structure of the base for engagement thereon.
In another embodiment, the channel groove on the head includes a head axis that runs across the bottom of the head and the channel groove is slideably received onto the channel structure on the base for attachment thereon.
In an exemplary embodiment, the channel structure on the base includes a base axis that runs across the first end of the base and the channel structure is slideably accepted into the channel groove on the head for attachment thereon.
In an illustrative embodiment, the tool further comprises a locking mechanism which is configured to lockingly engage the head to the base.
In an embodiment, the locking mechanism further comprises a protrusion and the channel structure on the second end of the base; a recess in the channel groove on the bottom end of the head; wherein the channel structure on the base slidably accepts the channel groove on the head which moves along a head axis that runs across the bottom of the head; and wherein the protrusion on the base is received into the recess of the head which locks the base and the head.
In an exemplary embodiment, the tool further comprises a release mechanism which is configured to detach the base from the head.
In an illustrative embodiment, the release mechanism further comprises: a tab on the second end of the base; wherein exerting downward force onto the tab disengages the protrusion on the base from the recess on the head, thereby causing the channel structure on the base to unlock the base from the head.
In another embodiment, the base further comprises a hammer on the second end of the base.
In an embodiment, the base further comprises an U-shaped opening on the second end of the base.
In yet still another embodiment, the base further comprises a hole on the first end of the base under the handle.
In an embodiment, the U-shaped opening includes an arm which extends past the second end of the base and the arm is exerted downward force to pry open a sealed container.
In another embodiment, the U-shaped opening includes an opening to rest the tool on an edge of a container.
In an exemplary embodiment, the hole includes a track of threads on the inside of the hole.
In a second aspect, there is provided a multi-functional paint tool including a base including a protrusion and a channel structure on a second end; and a head including a recess in a channel groove on a bottom end of a head; wherein the protrusion on the base is received into the recess of the head which lockingly engages the base and the head.
In an embodiment, the channel structure of the base includes a base axis that runs across the second end of the base and the channel structure on the base slideably accepts the channel groove on the head for attachment thereon.
In another embodiment, the channel groove of the head includes a head axis that runs across the bottom of the head and the channel groove is slideably received onto the channel structure of the base for attachment thereon.
In an embodiment, the tool further includes a tab and a protrusion on a second end of a base; and a recess on a bottom of a head; wherein exerting downward force onto the tab disengages the protrusion on the base from the recess on the head.
In an exemplary embodiment, the channel structure is disposed on the second end of the base and the channel groove is disposed on the bottom of the head; wherein exerting downward force onto the tab disengages the protrusion on the base from the recess on the head, thereby causing the channel structure on the base to unlock the base from the head.
Other aspects, features, and advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this disclosure and which illustrate, by way of example, principles of the inventions disclosed.
The novel features believed characteristic of the embodiments of the present application are set forth in the appended claims. However, the embodiments themselves, as well as a preferred mode of use, and further objectives and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference to the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Illustrative embodiments of the tool and methods of the present application are described below. In the interest of clarity, all features of an actual implementation may not be described in this specification. It will, of course, be appreciated that in the development of any such actual embodiment, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developer's specific goals, such as compliance with system-related and business-related constraints, which will vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it will be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time consuming but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure.
In the specification, reference may be made to the spatial relationships between various components and to the spatial orientation of various aspects of components as the devices are depicted in the attached drawings. However, as will be recognized by those skilled in the art after a complete reading of the present application, the devices, members, apparatuses, etc. described herein may be positioned in any desired orientation. Thus, the use of terms such as “above,” “below,” “upper,” “lower,” or other like terms to describe a spatial relationship between various components or to describe the spatial orientation of aspects of such components should be understood to describe a relative relationship between the components or a spatial orientation of aspects of such components, respectively, as the device described herein may be oriented in any desired direction.
The particular embodiments disclosed above are illustrative only, as the apparatus may be modified and practiced in different but equivalent manners apparent to those skilled in the art having the benefit of the teachings herein. Modifications, additions, or omissions may be made to the apparatuses described herein without departing from the scope of the embodiment. The components of the tool may be integrated or separated. Moreover, the operations of the tool and methods described herein may be performed by more, fewer, or other components.
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The multi-functional paint tool described herein provides significant advantages over conventional paintbrushes and painter tools. For example, the ability to attach and remove different paintbrush heads allows a painter to use a single tool for the different paintbrush heads that a painting job might require. Additionally, this ability allows the painter to dispose of the paintbrush head itself, rather than the entire multipurpose paint tool. Even further, the shape of the track, along with shape of the channel and the engagement of the male connecting structure and the female connecting structure allows a heightened stability for the paintbrush head while the multipurpose paint tool is in use. The inclusion of the hammer 11, the wedge, the threaded opening, and the u-shaped slot allows a painter to use one tool rather than have a plurality of tools which might prove burdensome.
