Paint brush wiper

Claim 1

A brush wiper for an open top can having a body side wall, and having an inturned rim including a trough having an inner side wall, comprising: a. an elongated blade member adapted to span the open top of said can and seat on the rim thereof, said blade member having a front brush wiping edge and a rear edge, b. a U-shaped body member extending rearwardly from said blade member and coplanar therewith, and adapted to seat on the rim of said can, said U-shaped body comprising a pair of spaced legs and a connecting cross member, said legs being connected to said blade member at the rear edge thereof, c. a pair of substantially oppositely disposed similar arms projecting laterally from said legs, respectively, and coplanar therewith, each arm having a flexible biceps portion extending laterally from its associated leg and a forearm portion extending rearwardly from the end of said flexible biceps portion, said forearm portion adapted for engagement with the underside of said trough and with the inner surface of the body side wall of said can when said flexible biceps portion is bent disposed downwardly, d. a flexible tongue member disposed substantially centrally of said connecting cross member and extending forwardly from said cross member and coplanar therewith and adapted for engagement with the inner surface of the inner side wall of said trough when said flexible tongue is bent disposed downwardly into said trough.