Paint brushes and the like

Claim 1

A PAINT BRUSH COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A HANDLE TERMINATING IN AN OUTWARDLY DISPOSED ANNULARLY-SHAPED WALL DEFINING A SOCKET; A FLANGE EXTENDING EXTERIORLY AND LATERALLY OF SAID HANDLE ADJACENT THE SOCKET WALL; SAID SOCKET WALL HAVING SLOTS SPACED THEREALONG; A BRIDGE MEMBER INCLUDING A STRIP PORTION PROVIDED WITH OPENINGS AND HAVING LEG MEMBERS PROJECTING THEREFROM; SAID LEG MEMBERS TELESCOPING THE SOCKET AND HAVING MEANS TO ENGAGE THE SLOTS OF SAID SOCKET WALL AND THEREBY SECURE THE BRIDGE MEMBER TO THE HANDLE; BRISTLES ADHESIVELY BOUND TOGETHER AND EXTENDING AWAY FROM THE HANDLE; A FERRULE ADHESIVELY BOUND TO THE BRISTLES AND ENCLOSING THE BRIDGE MEMBER; A LAYER OF AN ADHESIVE EXTENDING ALONG THE OUTWARDLY DISPOSED SIDE OF SAID STRIP PORTION AND UPWARDLY THROUGH THE OPENINGS IN SAID STRIP PORTION TO AID IN SECURING THE BRISTLES TO SAID BRIDGE MEMBER; AND MEANS TO FIX AN END OF THE FERRULE TO SAID HANDLE FLANGE; WHEREBY IN ASSEMBLING THE FERRULE AND BRISTLES WITH RESPECT TO THE HANDLE AND BRIDGING MEMBER AS DEFINED, ADHESIVE FROM SAID LAYER IS FORCED THROUGH THE OPENINGS OF SAID STRIP PORTION TO EFFECT A LOCKING ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE BRIDGE MEMBER AND BRISTLES.