US20090084806A1 - Artists' paint saver caps - Google Patents

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US20090084806A1
US20090084806A1 US12/157,529 US15752908A US2009084806A1 US 20090084806 A1 US20090084806 A1 US 20090084806A1 US 15752908 A US15752908 A US 15752908A US 2009084806 A1 US2009084806 A1 US 2009084806A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44D—PAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES
    • B44D3/00—Accessories or implements for use in connection with painting or artistic drawing, not otherwise provided for; Methods or devices for colour determination, selection, or synthesis, e.g. use of colour tables

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  • This invention relates to caps specifically designed to seal and protect the paint in artists' oil and acrylic paint tubes.
  • the Paint Saver Caps are in a single unit made from molded rubber or rubber-like material with a length of approximately 1 ⁇ 2 to 1 inch, with diameters of 3 ⁇ 8, 5 ⁇ 8 and 6/8 inches ( 1 ). The Caps slip onto the neck of the paint tube and will hold tightly, sealing out the drying air without sticking.
  • Caps will replace the standard screw-on tops, thereby eliminating problems artists find most annoying, i.e. cap and tube neck threads stripping or filling with dried paint. These very typical problems are a huge waste of time, energy and paint (if the top does not fit properly the paint in the tube dries).
  • the Caps can be molded from a flat tab ( 2 ) on the top with a hole in its center ( 3 ). This permits the paint tubes to be hung on hooks or pegs for easy access and identification.
  • FIG. 1 FRONT VIEW
  • FIG. 1 ( 1 ) A vertical support member having one end tapered to go into the ground
  • FIG. 1 ( 5 ) The notches to facilitate height adjustment
  • FIG. 2 TURNED 45 DEGREES

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The objective is to produce height adjustable plant & floral supports that require no fasteners, do not harm the plant, appear to be a natural part of the plant, enhance the look of the plant and/or floral arrangement and are made of a synthetic material which is resistant to weather, moisture, infestation and disease.

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    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention
  • This invention relates to caps specifically designed to seal and protect the paint in artists' oil and acrylic paint tubes.
    • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • Artists' oil and acrylic paints typically come in tubes with screw-on tops. These tops are a huge source of frustration for the user. Artists waste considerable time scraping dry paint out of the grooves of the screw-on tops and from the neck grooves of the paint tubes themselves.
    • DESCRIPTION
  • The Paint Saver Caps are in a single unit made from molded rubber or rubber-like material with a length of approximately ½ to 1 inch, with diameters of ⅜, ⅝ and 6/8 inches (1). The Caps slip onto the neck of the paint tube and will hold tightly, sealing out the drying air without sticking.
  • The Caps will replace the standard screw-on tops, thereby eliminating problems artists find most annoying, i.e. cap and tube neck threads stripping or filling with dried paint. These very typical problems are a huge waste of time, energy and paint (if the top does not fit properly the paint in the tube dries).
  • The Caps can be molded from a flat tab (2) on the top with a hole in its center (3). This permits the paint tubes to be hung on hooks or pegs for easy access and identification.
  • Artists spend much time scraping dry pain out of grooves in screw-type tops and from the grooves of the paint tube necks. This is not only time consuming and frustrating, but often damages the grooves themselves, thereby making it virtually impossible to properly recap the paint tube.
    • FIG. 1=FRONT VIEW
  • FIG. 1 (1)—A vertical support member having one end tapered to go into the ground
  • FIG. 1 (2)—A plurality of arms angled upwardly from a plurality of positions on the vertical support
  • FIG. 1 (3)—The “Y” formed between the vertical support and each arm
  • FIG. 1 (5)—The notches to facilitate height adjustment
    • FIG. 2=TURNED 45 DEGREES
  • FIG. 2 (4)—The vertical support and the arms all being in a common plane

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1. The Paint Saver Caps are made of a strong, resilient, rubber or rubber-like compound and will come in sizes to easily fit standard paint tubes. These Caps slip onto the tube top with ease and they seal without sticking to the paint.
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US20110179704A1 (en) * 2010-01-22 2011-07-28 Beth Louise Macfarlane Synthetic natural-appearing plant supports

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US2036621A (en) * 1935-06-10 1936-04-07 Joseph P Brunetti Paste tube cap

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US2036621A (en) * 1935-06-10 1936-04-07 Joseph P Brunetti Paste tube cap

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US20110179704A1 (en) * 2010-01-22 2011-07-28 Beth Louise Macfarlane Synthetic natural-appearing plant supports

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