Combination brush holder and can connector

Claim 1

A combination brush holder and connector for cans of the type having a tubular body closed at one end and provided at the other end with an annular rim defining an access opening comprising, in combination; (a) an annular body member of substantially T-shaped cross-sectional area, said body member including upper and lower vertically aligned annular flanges, an outer side wall, an inner side wall defining a central opening and an annular side flange extending radially outward from said outer side wall, at least one support flange on said inner side wall extending radially inward within said central opening, said upper and lower flanges being receivable in snug-fitting, sealing engagement within the outer rim of the top and bottom can respectively of a pair of cans arranged in vertically stacked, co-axially aligned, inverted relationship with said can access openings in adjacent relationship and with said body member side flange extending radially outward between the adjacent other ends of said stacked pair of cans, and (b) a brush holder having an elongated body portion and a brush retaining portion for yieldable supporting engagement with a brush having a handle and an aperture in said support flange for supporting said body portion for vertical adjustment to position a brush having a handle supported on said retaining portion in a selected vertical position within said vertically stacked cans, said brush holder body portion comprises, a folded spring wire member of substantially V-shaped configuration to provide a pair of yieldable leg portions, said folded wire member being slidably receivable vertically within said aperture for yielding movement of said leg portions towards each other for retaining said wire member in said selected vertical position in said aperture.