US2668129A
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Paintbrush cleaning method
Assignee: Celanese Coatings Co
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Filing: 1952-04-17
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Granted: 1954-02-02
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Expires: 1972-04-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry W Battle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:49
CPC Classifications
B; B44; B44D; B44D3/00; B44D3/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
THE PROCESS OF CLEANING PAINT APPLICATORS HAVING FILAMENTARY PAINT-APPLYING ELEMENTS, AFTER USING THE APPLICATORS FOR PAINTING AND BEFORE PUTTING THE APPLICATORS AWAY, WHICH COMPRISES INSERTING THE PAINT APPLICATOR IN A FLEXIBLE PLASTIC ENVELOPE SOMEWHAT LARGER THAN THE APPLICATOR AND ADAPTED AT ITS UPER END TO CLOSE AROUND THE PAINT APPLICATOR HANDLE, PLACING IN THE ENVELOPE AN EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF PAINT REMOVING LIQUID AND, WHILE HOLDING THE APPLICATOR HANDLE IN ONE HAND WITH THE UPPER END OF THE ENVELOPE CLOSED AROUND THE APPLICATOR HANDLE EXERTING PRESSURE ON THE ENVELOPE REPEATEDLY AND AT DIFFERENT PLACES TO EFFFECT A THOROUGH PUMPING OF THE LIQUID INTO THE SPACES BETWEEN THE FILAMENTARY ELEMENTS OF THE APPLICATOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
THE PROCESS OF CLEANING PAINT APPLICATORS HAVING FILAMENTARY PAINT-APPLYING ELEMENTS, AFTER USING THE APPLICATORS FOR PAINTING AND BEFORE PUTTING THE APPLICATORS AWAY, WHICH COMPRISES INSERTING THE PAINT APPLICATOR IN A FLEXIBLE PLASTIC ENVELOPE SOMEWHAT LARGER THAN THE APPLICATOR AND ADAPTED AT ITS UPER END TO CLOSE AROUND THE PAINT APPLICATOR HANDLE, PLACING IN THE ENVELOPE AN EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF PAINT REMOVING LIQUID AND, WHILE HOLDING THE APPLICATOR HANDLE IN ONE HAND WITH THE UPPER END OF THE ENVELOPE CLOSED AROUND THE APPLICATOR HANDLE EXERTING PRESSURE ON THE ENVELOPE REPEATEDLY AND AT DIFFERENT PLACES TO EFFFECT A THOROUGH PUMPING OF THE LIQUID INTO THE SPACES BETWEEN THE FILAMENTARY ELEMENTS OF THE APPLICATOR.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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