Two-way brush
The invention relates to a two-way brush having a rod, a brush body being disposed on an front end of the rod. A movable sleeve sheathes the middle of the rod. An end of the movable sleeve facing the brush body includes a bell-shaped opening for holding the brush body. Moreover, the brush body may be further covered with a cap of non-woven fabric. The two-way brush of the present invention is provided with the functionality of the brush body, and after covered with the cap of non-woven fabric, which is further provided with the functionality of the conventional sponge brush head. When the cap of non-woven fabric is to be replaced, only the movable sleeve needs to be pushed from the middle of the rod toward the front end, whereby the cap of non-woven fabric is pushed off the brush body, which is convenient while maintaining hygiene of hands.
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a two-way brush, in particular to a two-way brush for cleaning the toilet.
2. Related Art
The conventional brushes for cleaning the bathroom, especially the toilet brushes, can only provide a single cleaning effect because of having only a single brush head. Accordingly, there are usually two brushes prepared in the bathroom, one having a sponge brush head, the other having a brush head made with elastic bristles, so as to achieve different cleaning effect. However, this may cause a mess in the bathroom due to too many utensils.
Further, the sponge brush head only has a sponge surface (outer layer). However, in order to make the sponge brush head bound to the front end of the brush rod tightly, a certain density of the sponge should be maintained, leading to the necessity of employing the costly high-density sponge.
Yet, compared with the brush head made with elastic bristles, the wear resistance of the sponge brush head is poor. The sponge brush head falls off the rod easily once damaged. In addition, the sponge brush head tends to develop germs and mold in humid environment. If the sponge brush head is to be replaced forthwith, the tainted sponge brush head has to be removed by hand, which may contaminate user's hand and jeopardize personal hygiene. To sum up, the subject of the present invention is how to easily replace the brush head without affecting personal hygiene.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn view of the above drawbacks of the prior art, the objective of the present invention is to provide a two-way brush having a rod, a brush body being disposed on an end of the rod. A movable sleeve sheathes the middle of the rod. An end of the movable sleeve facing the brush body includes a bell-shaped opening for holding the brush body. Moreover, the brush body may be further covered with a cap of non-woven fabric.
Such structure not only provides the two-way brush of the present invention the functionality of the brush body, but also the functionality of the conventional sponge brush head after covered with the cap of non-woven fabric. In addition, when the cap of non-woven fabric is to be replaced, only the movable sleeve needs to be pushed from the middle of the rod toward the front end, whereby the cap of non-woven fabric is pushed off the brush body, which is convenient while maintaining hygiene of hands.
On the other hand, when the entire brush body is held in the movable sleeve, the two-way brush of the present invention may stand up on the opening of the movable sleeve without an additional base. The two-way brush may hang on the wall by a crook.
As shown in
A brush body 20 is fixed to the front end of the rod 10, and a movable sleeve 30 sheathes the middle of the rod 10.
The rod 10 described in this embodiment has a front end 12 and a rear end 13, wherein in addition to the brush body 20, a barricade 201 is also disposed on the front end 12 facing the brush body 20, which prevents splatter or backflow caused by the brush body 20 during brushing from going into the movable sleeve 30 and contaminating user's hand or other components. Meanwhile, the barricade 201 prevents the two-way brush of the present invention from jamming in the catchment basin of the toilet. A handle 11 extends from the rear end 13, the outer diameter of the handle 11 greater than that of the front end 12. A plurality of curved recess 111 are disposed on the surface of the handle 11 for enhancing friction and feel.
The brush body 20 is made with durable elastic bristles from, for example, chemical fibers, animal fibers, and/or a combination thereof. In this embodiment, the brush body 20 is formed of a main body 21 having a plurality of pores 211 disposed on the surface thereof (as shown in
The movable sleeve 30 in this embodiment is formed of an upper cover 301 and a lower cover 302 having a shape corresponding to that of the upper cover 301 (as shown in
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As shown, the brush body 20 of the present invention may be further covered with a cap 40 of non-woven fabric based on the desired cleaning effect. The inner size of the cap 40 depends on the brush body 20, generally, as long as the brush body 20 can be held. When the cap 40 of non-woven fabric is to be removed from the brush body 20, only the movable sleeve 30 needs to slide toward the brush body 20, whereby pushing the cap 40 off the brush body 20 (as shown in
Although the present invention has been described in detail by the above preferred embodiment, it may be apparent to those with common knowledge in the field that the present invention may be implemented without some specific details.
Claims
1. A two-way brush, comprising:
- a rod having a front end and a rear end;
- a brush body disposed on the front end; and
- a movable sleeve sheathing and sliding on the rod, an end of the sleeve facing the brush body including a bell-shaped opening.
2. The two-way brush according to claim 1, wherein the brush body is further covered with a cap of non-woven fabric.
3. The two-way brush according to claim 1, wherein the movable sleeve is formed of an upper cover and a lower cover, a shape of the lower cover corresponding to that of the upper cover.
4. The two-way brush according to claim 1; wherein a barricade is disposed on the front end facing the brush body.
5. The two-way brush according to claim 1, wherein a handle extends from the rear end, a crook further extends from a rear end of the handle, and a perimeter of the handle is greater than that of the front end.
6. The two-way brush according to claim 4, wherein the barricade prevents the two-way brush from jamming in a catchment basin of a toilet.
7. The two-way brush according to claim 1, wherein the brush body is formed of a main body having a plurality of pores disposed on a surface of the main body and tufts of elastic bristles fixed into the pores respectively.
8. The two-way brush according to claim 2, wherein the cap of non-woven fabric further covers the brush body, and a shape of the cap of non-woven fabric is retained by the brush body.
9. The two-way brush according to claim 1, wherein the brush body is made with chemical fibers, animal fibers, or a combination thereof.
10. The two-way brush according to claim 7, wherein the main body has two or more bending sections for changing brushing direction.
11. The two-way brush according to claim 1, wherein the bell-shaped opening of the movable sleeve is capable of holding the brush body.
12. The two-way brush according to claim 2, wherein an end of the movable sleeve is capable of pushing the cap of non-woven fabric off the brush body in an movement of the movable sleeve.
13. The two-way brush according to claim 2, wherein an opening of the cap of non-woven-fabric is at least larger than the movable sleeve.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 28, 2007
Publication Date: Mar 6, 2008
Inventor: Ya-Ching Yang (Taipei)
Application Number: 11/819,636