Extension attachment for brushes and the like

Claim 1

AN EXTENSION ATTACHMENT FOR HOLDING A BRUSH HANDLE WITH A HOLE THERETHROUGH ON A HANDLE BAR, COMPRISING (A) A FERRULE HAVING AN AXIAL THREADED SOCKET IN ONE END THEREOF ATTACHABLE TO SAID HANDLE BAR, THE OTHER END OF SAID FERRULE BEING CLOSED, (B) A TRANSVERSELY FLATTENED PORTION FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH AND IN AXIAL EXTENSION OF SAID CLOSED END. (C) A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY PYRAMIDAL PROJECTIONS PROJECTING FROM MA FACE OF SAID FLATTENED PORTION FOR ENGAGING ONE SIDE OF SAID BRUSH HANDLE, (D) A BOLT NON-ROTATABLY HELD IN SAID FLATTENED PORTION AND EXTENDING GENERALLY IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS SAID PYRAMIDAL PROJECTIONS AND THROUGH THE HOLE OF SAID BRUSH HANDLE, (E) AND MEANS THREADED ON SAID BOLT FOR ENGAGING THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID BRUSH HANDLE FOR CLAMPING SAID BRUSH HANDLE AGAINST SAID FLATTENED PORTION, (F) A WASHER ON THE BOLT, (G) GRIP PROJECTIONS PROJECTING FROM THE FACE OF SAID WASHER TOWARD SAID FLATTENED PORTION FOR ENGAGING THE ADJACENT SIDE OF SAID BRUSH HANDLE. (H) AND A NUT ON THE BOLT ADJACENT SAID WASHER FOR PRESSING SAID WASHER AGAINST SAID BRUSH HANDLE THEREBY TO PENETRATE SAID PYRAMIDAL PROJECTIONS AND SAID GRIP PROJECTIONS INTO THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BRUSH HANDLE.