US 11,986,085 B2
Paintbrush with adjustable bristles and removable handle
Darryl Norton, Noblesville, IN (US)
Filed by Darryl Norton, Noblesville, IN (US)
Filed on Feb. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/592,687.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/157,943, filed on Mar. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0279917 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. A46B 7/02 (2006.01); A46B 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC A46B 7/023 (2013.01) [A46B 5/0095 (2013.01); A46B 2200/202 (2013.01)] 2 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adjustable paintbrush comprising:
an adjustable brush head having a top end and a bottom end and a first side and a second side;
a brush body having
an open end, a closed end, and configured to accommodate the adjustable brush head and
a sliding mechanism operable to move the brush head between a first position in which the first and second sides of the brush head each extend from the brush body the same distance, and a second position in which the first and second sides of the brush head extend from the brush body different distances;
the sliding mechanism comprising slider grip, a catch, a mating catch, a depressible release button, and a spring extending between the sliding mechanism and the brush body, the sliding mechanism further comprising a knob portion extending outside the brush body, and a first end opposite the knob portion, and such that the knob portion is outside the brush body and such that the sliding mechanism may pivot at its first end, and
a handle extending from the closed end of the brush body.