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`A tool box comprising a first receiving space or compartment, a second receiving
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`space or compartment, a handle or means for carrying or transporting the tool box, and a
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`means for receiving or holding in a substantially vertical position a paint brush or paint roller
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`or tool useful for a painter.
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`The tool box according to claim 1 substantially rectangular in shape.
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`The tool box according to claim 1 wherein a top surface ofthe first receiving space or
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`compartment is covered by a rigid or flexible flap or lid that may be movable or may be
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`removable with respect to the remainder of the tool box.
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`4.
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`The tool box according to claim 1 wherein the handle or means for carrying or
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`transporting the tool box extends across the top of the first receiving space or compartment.
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`5.
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`The tool box according to claim 1 wherein the means for receiving or holding in a
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`substantially vertical position a paint brush or paint roller or tool useful for a painter, extends
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`across the top of the first receiving space or compartment, across the top of the second
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`receiving space or compartment, or across the top of both the first and the second receiving
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`spaces or compartments.
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`6.
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`The tool box according to claim 1 wherein the means for receiving or holding in a
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`substantially vertical position a paint brush or paint roller or tool useful for a painter, extends
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`across the top of the second receiving space or compartment, and is disposed in a generally
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`horizontal position with respect to said tool box.
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`7.
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`The tool box according to claim 1 wherein the means for receiving or holding a paint
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`brush or paint roller or tool useful for a painter, in a substantially vertical position comprises
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`a bar or rod.
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`8.
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`The tool box according to claim 1 wherein the means for receiving or holding in a
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`substantially vertical position, a paint brush or paint roller or tool useful for a painter, is
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`removable.
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`9.
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`The tool box according to claim 1 wherein the means for receiving or holding in a
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`substantially vertical position a paint brush or paint roller or tool useful for a painter, is
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`suitable for positioning through a hole or apeIture in the handle of a paint brush or paint roller
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`or tool useful for a painter.
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`10.
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`The tool box according to claim 1 wherein the means for receiving or holding in a
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`substantially vertical position, a paint brush or paint roller or tool useful for a painter, is
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`positioned through a hole or aperture in the wall of the first or the second receiving space or
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`compartment.
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`11.
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`The tool box according to claim 1 further comprising a stopping means provided on
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`one side of the means for receiving or holding a paint brush or paint roller or tool useful for a
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`painter in a substantially vertical position.
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`The tool box according to claim 11 wherein the stopping means is a washer or bolt.
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`13.
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`The tool box according to claim 1 further comprising a hole or aperture in a wall of
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`the first or the second receiving space or compartment suitable for passing the means for
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`receiving or holding a paint brush or paint roller or tool useful for a painter in a substantially
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`vertical position therethrough.
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`14.
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`The tool box according to claim 13 further comprising a guard means proximate or
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`around the hole or aperture in a wall of the first or the second receiving space or
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`compartment.
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