Painter's box

Details Painter's box Painter's box

1999-03-30

2001-03-27

Bui, Luan K. (Department: 3728)

Special receptacle or package

For artist equipment

C248S441100, C248S460000, C312S233000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06206183

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention, in general, relates to painter's boxes and more particularly to such boxes which are easily transported, accessorized for all of the artist's needs, and which may be supported directly on conventional easels.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Over the years, there have been many proposals to provide a structure which combine the canvas support of an easel with a painter's box which supports the painter's paints, brushes and other supplies. Such devices have generally combined, in one structure, both the box and canvas support, such as those shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,372,630. Others have combined the box with an easel through use of substantial modification of both the box and easel with the box including separate support legs and being substantially permanently attached to the easel. This type of device is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 1,212,188. A number of other proposals have been made to removable connect palettes to easels as shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,465,893 or D305,670, but without provision for artist's supplies or only for brushes as in U.S. Pat. No. 289,700. Finally, palettes have been combined with easels as shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,655,651 or previously cited U.S. Pat. No. 1,212,188.
However, none of the prior art has provided a simple box-easel combination which does not require additional ground support, is easily mounted and demounted from a conventional easel and which contains provisions for all necessary artist's supplies.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is a principal object of the present invention to provide a painter's box which is easily connected to standard artist's easels.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a simple interconnect between the painter's box and the easel which requires only minimal modification to the conventional easel.
Another object is to provide a mountable painter's box which includes provisions for both painter's supplies as well as a palette.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide an easel mountable painter's box which in its closed position easily stores internally all of the painter's premixed paints, the box being easily transported


REFERENCES:
patent: 289700 (1883-12-01), Parker
patent: D. 305670 (1990-01-01), Deusinger
patent: 1212188 (1917-01-01), Couper
patent: 3465893 (1969-09-01), Kinney
patent: 4123127 (1978-10-01), Ford
patent: 4335812 (1982-06-01), Koves
patent: 4372630 (1983-02-01), Fuhri
patent: 4886239 (1989-12-01), Stimmel
patent: 4889254 (1989-12-01), Vola
patent: 5257721 (1993-11-01), Smith et al.
patent: 5655651 (1997-08-01), Maier
patent: 5860518 (1999-01-01), Axelrod
patent: 5899429 (1999-05-01), McCloud
patent: 5950979 (1999-09-01), Mira

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Painter's box does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Painter's box, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Painter's box will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2437907