A container for a paint brush

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EP 0 379 294 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	05.06.1991 Bulletin 1991/23

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	25.07.1990 Bulletin 1990/30

(21)	Application number: 90300246.7

(22)	Date of filing: 09.01.1990

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁵: B44D 3/12, A46B 17/06

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GR IT LI LU NL SE

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Priority:

13.01.1989 GB 8900773
27.01.1989 GB 8901805

(71)	Applicant: Curtis, Lee James
	London, NW5 2LD (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	Curtis, Lee James London, NW5 2LD (GB)

(74)	Representative: Jones, Graham H.
	Graham Jones & Company 77 Beaconsfield Road Blackheath London SE3 7LG London SE3 7LG (GB)

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References cited: :

(54)	A container for a paint brush

(57) The container (2) comprises a body (6) and a lid (8), the body (6) having a base (10) and a walled portion (12) which upstands from the base (10), and the lid (8) having an aperture (18) through which a handle (20) of the paint brush (4) passes and gripper means (22) for gripping the handle (20) adjacent the aperture (18) whereby the handle (20) of the paint brush (4) can extend beyond the lid (8) and a brush part (24) of the paint brush (4) can be suspended in the body (6) above the base (10) of the body (6).

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