Patents by Inventor Gilbert A. Shannon

Gilbert A. Shannon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4890353
    Abstract: A paint brush and paint roller holder adapted to be releasably connectable onto the upright end wall of a paint tray. In one embodiment, the invention includes cooperating first and second molded members which are cooperatively clampable together on either side of the flange and end wall of the paint tray. The preferred embodiment is integrally molded as a single member. A generally horizontally disposed platform is positioned above the paint tray structured to support both a paint brush and paint roller separately, allowing free access to the paint by either brush or roller, and facilitating paint drippings therefrom to freely fall back into the paint tray. The upright main portion is structured to include lines of weakness for breaking away the portions therebelow to accommodate various standard paint tray depths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1990
    Inventors: Gilbert A. Shannon, Betty L. Hines