Abstract: This invention relates to new and useful brush making apparatus which allows the manufacture of a wide variety of different type brush constructions having flared tufts. The apparatus is capable of picking, trimming and assembling all the synthetic filament tufts required in a tufted brush construction simultaneously and fusing the tufts at different angles from one another onto a separate substrate. The apparatus comprises a filament stock box for dispensing cut-to-length synthetic filament, a new and improved picking element containing movable means for changing the parallel attitude of at least two adjacent picker tubes, melting means for fusing one end of the synthetic filament, and mounting means for attaching fused filament ends onto a substrate.

Abstract: This invention relates to new and useful brush making apparatus which allows the manufacture of a wide variety of different types of constructions having pretrimmed synthetic filament units. The apparatus is capable of picking and trimming all the synthetic filament required in a single tufted construction simultaneously and simultaneously assembling said filament into said construction. The apparatus comprises a filament stock box for dispensing cut-to-length synthetic filament, a new and improved picking element containing trimming and internal wedge means, which when inserted into the stock box will pick and trim the desired construction, and means for fusing the end of the picked construction and for mounting the prefused end thereof to form a filament construction.