Abstract: A portable battery powered pot washing tool is provided, which consists of a gun-shaped housing having a handle. An electric motor having a shaft is within the housing. A waterproof battery is carried on a back end of the handle of the housing, to supply power to the motor. An on/off trigger switch is on a side of the handle of the housing and is electrically connected between the motor and the battery, to control the power to the motor. A collet having a release lever is carried on a front end of the housing. A brush attachment is coupled to the shaft within the collet and is operated by the motor for rotation, to clean various cooking utensils and similar articles.

Abstract: A self-contained debris cleaner for use in cleaning debris from submerged surfaces, such as the bottom of a swimming pool, includes a bottom section having a brush mounted thereon to engage the surface being cleaned, a neck section, and a pump housed in a pump housing section. The pump draws fluid into the bottom section, through the neck section, and forces this fluid into a debris collection bag via a conduit. The bag is foraminous and is removably mounted on a cage that is removably mounted on the conduit. The cage includes a multiplicity of holes, and fluid, with debris contained therein, flows into the cage, with fluid flowing out of the bag, and debris remaining in the cage.

Abstract: A tooth-brush is provided which has a brush shank (4) adapted to be driven electrically by a drive (2) and provided with a brush-head (5) having bristles (6), which brush-head performs movement (8), for example, a loosening movement whose frequency is higher than 30 Hz and whose amplitude is between 0.1 mm and 5 mm, which brush-head performs an additional movement (9), for example, a wiping movement having a frequency of between 1 Hz and 5 Hz. The combination of a rapid loosening movement and a slow wiping movement ensures that the teeth are cleaned in a thorough but gentle manner.

Abstract: The present invention is to remedy the cumbersome and messy operation in obtaining a quick shoe shine individually by providing a cylindrical brush. The cylindrical brush is utilized by attaching it to the motor operated screwdriver. The brush has a shape of a cylindrical body with the flat top and bottom. The cylindrical body and the flat top have bristles on them, but the bottom has shaft extending out to be attached to the motorized screwdriver. The bristles on the top portion of the cylindrical body are designed to be used as a polish applicator to the shoe. To the top portion of the cylindrical brush, there is a covering wall having a smaller cylindrical shape which is inserted into the body of the brush from the top with handle extended out onto the surface of the side controlling the covering wall. Also provided is a top brush lid instead of the covering wall to fit over the brush on the top.

Abstract: A foot-and-toe cleaning apparatus that comprises an elongated shaft formed from a stiff plastic material which is provided with a cleaning assembly mounted adjacent the lower end of the shaft which includes a toe-cleaning device that includes a pair of spaced-apart support arm members extending outwardly from the shaft having a cleaning element supported therebetween and secured in place by a nut threadably mounted on each arm member. A brush is mounted on the shaft and positioned diametrically opposite from that of the toe-cleaning device for cleaning one's foot area including the ankle and lower portion of the legs.

Abstract: An apparatus designed to efficiently and positively clean a main piping not only totally, but also partially by the reciprocation of a pig. The cleaning apparatus is provided with a launcher (4) for projecting a pig (1) and a catcher (36) for receiving the pig (1) at both ends of a main piping (37). A compressed gas is supplied from a feed nozzle of the launcher to thereby send the pig to the catcher (36). In consequence to the arrival of the pig, the compressed gas is discharged through a discharge nozzle (29) of the catcher (36), when the pressure is decreased and the pig is accordingly stopped. The decrease of the pressure is detected by a pressure sensor (33) of the launcher (4). When the pig arrives at the catcher (36), it is detected by a pressure sensor (33) of the catcher (36). The compressed gas is supplied from a feed nozzle (22) of the catcher (36) based on the detecting signal of the pressure sensor (33 ) of the launcher (4), to thereby send the pig towards the launcher (4).

Abstract: A handle component (1) of an electric toothbrush protrudes from the end of a hollow shaft (3), which holds a drive shaft (9) coaxially therein. A brush attachment (4) with rotatable bristle tufts (6) is disposed in the hollow shaft (3) in such a way that the drive shaft (9) is coupled with a shaft (7) in the brush attachment (4), wherein said shaft (7) drives the bristle tufts (6). The hollow shaft (3) is driven by a motor to oscillate around its longitudinal axis and/or to slide back and forth in the direction of its longitudinal axis. (FIG.

Abstract: The invention disclosed a method for cleaning a pipe in the inside comprising steps of inserting a pig into a pipe, and reciprocally moving the pig thereafter by aerial vibration to clean the inside of pipe. An apparatus for cleaning a pipe in the inside comprises a pig removably inserted into a pipe from an end side thereof and a vibration generating source for transferring the pig in reciprocal motion by means of aerial motion to clean the inside of pipe.

Abstract: A paint trimming apparatus is described which includes a body and a pad removably secured to the body. The pad has a top, a bottom and an edge angled outwardly from the top toward the bottom. The edge is covered with a liquid impermeable membrane. A guide support is pivotally secured to the body and moveable between a first position covering the impermeable membrane and a second position spaced from the pad. A guide blade is removably secured to the guide support. A handle is secured to the body. The paint trimming apparatus, as described, reduces the frequency of fouling and is easier to clean when fouled by paint.

Abstract: A rotary brush assembly for treating a surface has a circular disk having a generally fiat first side and a second side. A plurality of elongated fibers are individually attached to the first side of the disk and positioned generally parallel to one another and perpendicular to the first side of the disk. The unattached ends of the fibers collectively define a generally planar treatment surface adjacent and generally parallel to the first side of the disk. The fibers are positioned such that the fibers form areas of filled space on the treatment surface, the areas of filled space separated by areas without fibers.

Abstract: A tube cleaner (42) for removing deposits from the inner wall of condenser and other types of tubes has scrapers (20) for contacting the inner wall of the tube. The scrapers (20) are adapted to contact the wall so as to form an angle of 90 degrees or less rearwards of the scrapers (20) when the cleaner travels through the tube, so as to achieve more effective cleaning. The scrapers (20) may consist of one or more split rings mounted in incomplete transverse channels (44) on a central core (32).

Abstract: A golf cart mounted golf cleat cleaner includes a plate having a brush attached thereto. The brush is attached to a mounting bracket by a hinge which is preferably spring biased. The cleat cleaner also includes a brace which is attached to the brush plate by a hinge. The brace engages the attachment bracket on the golf cart, so as to support the brush plate in an approximately horizontal use position. The cleat cleaner may be folded into a storage position by disengaging the free end of the brace from the golf cart or attachment bracket.

Abstract: An apparatus for washing a plurality of baby bottles and associated components concurrently comprising a housing having front and rear walls, side walls, a lower base coupling together the walls in a box-like configuration and an upper plate with a plurality of aligned apertures extending therethrough; a drive shaft mounted for rotation adjacent to the lower surface of the housing parallel with the base, the main drive shaft having a plurality of driving bevel gears spaced along its length; a plurality of driven shafts with driven bevel gears in operative association with the driving bevel gears of the main drive shaft, each driven bevel gear having in association therewith three parallel rods with mating gears interrelated with its associated driven bevel gear to effect rotation of the mating gears and parallel rods from the driven bevel gears; brush bristles formed at the upper ends of the parallel rods in proximity to the apertures of the upper plate the first set of parallel rods having short cone-shaped

Abstract: A toothbrush head consists of a hollow body (16) closed at one side by a flexible membrane (13) formed with cavities (17) to hold bases of tufts of bristles. The cavities form protrusions extending up inside the body (16) which are pushed against by a reciprocating finger (18) to tilt and move the bristles relative to the body (16).

Abstract: An electric toothbrush having separable handle and brush segments, a rotating motor shaft extending exteriorly of the handle segment, and a reciprocating toothed rack in the brush segment which engages and imparts a counter-rotating movement to a plurality of tufts on the brush head. A cylindrically shaped gear mounts to and is axially movable on the motor shaft when the brush and handle segments are attached together. First and second lifting cams configured as elliptical flanges lying in oblique planes are provided in radially spaced relationship on the exterior surface and interior bore hole of the gear, respectively. Respective first and second guide grooves are associated with the lifting cams and the reciprocal toothed rack whereby rotation of the gear generates a long stroke of the rack through the interaction of the first and second lifting cams and guide grooves.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically cleaning submerged surfaces, such as the bottom and side walls of a swimming pool. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes onboard sensors, and an onboard processor (preferably, a microprocessor) which controls operation of the apparatus in response to status information supplied from the sensors. Preferably, the apparatus has an onboard watertight battery and an adjustable inlet nozzle size, and includes left and right track treads which are controllable to cause the apparatus to turn or rotate (clockwise or counterclockwise), or translate in a forward or reverse direction, on a horizontal or vertically inclined submerged surface. A transmission assembly is provided for each track tread, including a cam wheel and a cam follower connected thereto within a sealed control assembly, and a shift link extending through a seal in the control assembly.

Abstract: A floor machine for stripping, washing or otherwise treating the surface of the floor with a rotating treatment disc such as a brush or a pad. A protective skirt over the pad is arranged to "float", i.e. to drop freely over the disc with a view to minimizing the clearance between the floor and the skirt without detracting from the even ride of the disc over the floor.

Abstract: A car washing machine having a tunnel-shaped stationary car washing machine body (1) installed on the floor (2) and adapted to continuously wash a vehicle (2) as the latter is transported by a pair of roller conveyors (7a, 7b). The car washing machine body (1) has a washing section (3) in the front region thereof, a waxing section (4) in the intermediate region thereof and a drying section (5) in the rear region thereof. The roller conveyors (7a, 7b) are designed so that one conveyor (7b) supports the wheels (8b, 9b) on one side of the vehicle (1), while the other conveyor (7a) supports the wheels (8a, 9a) on the other side of the vehicle (1), the vehicle (1) being guided with one conveyor (7b) serving as a reference.

Abstract: An instrument for transferring coating film onto a surface requiring transfer printing.

Abstract: A paint finishing pad adapted to be used on a drive assembly including a back up pad and a drive motor for rotating the back up pad. The paint finishing pad includes a layer of open cell polymeric foam having a front surface defined by a plurality of spaced projecting portions of the layer of foam, and loops projecting from a rear surface of the layer of foam for releasably attaching the paint finishing pad to a support surface on the back up pad.