Angularly controlled extension for house painter{40 s brush

Claim 1

In a device for adjustably holding the handle of a paint brush and mountable on the upper end of a straight rod for effectively extending the reach of a house painter, the combination of: a connection fitting adapted to connect with the upper end of said rod when co-axially aligned with the latter; a brush handle mount provided on said fitting and diverging at a substantial angle from the axis of said fitting; a rounded, open trough-like recess comprising substantially a surface of rotation being provided in said handle mount in which recess said brush handle may rest while being readily rotatable therein, said recess being approximately parallel with said mount and terminating at the upper extremity of said mount; and readily manually adjustable clamp means located near the upper end of said brush handle mount for holding said handle securely in place in said recess with the brush in any selected rotational attitude about its own axis, said clamp means, when only sightly relaxed manually, freeing said brush for rotational adjustment in said recess to modify the rotational attitude of said brush.