Brush
A one-piece brush applicator formed by rolling a sheet of material is disclosed. The brush handle and the brush tip are formed from a single sheet of material that is rolled to form the brush with the handle. Only one material is required and no assembly is necessary. The brush handle and the brush tip are formed at the same time from a single sheet of material. The brush tip may have various shapes such as a flat tip or a pointed tip.
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates generally to an applicator. More specifically, the present invention relates to a one-piece brush applicator formed by rolling a sheet of material.
2. Description of Related Art
Brushes in various forms are used for various applications. The applications vary from brooms, paint brush, to cosmetic applicator brushes. Generally the brushes are formed from various materials, such as wood, metal, plastic, and animal or artificial hairs. A conventional brush generally comprises of a handle, a section that affixes the brush portion to the handle, and the brush tip. Often the three main components are all made of different material and are assembled together to form the final brush applicator. The process requires the separation formation of a handle, a section that affixes the brush portion to the handle, and a brush tip. A separate assembly process is required to assemble the three main components.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention is a one-piece brush applicator formed by rolling a sheet of material. The brush handle and the brush tip are formed from a single sheet of material that is rolled to form the brush with a handle. Only one material is required and no assembly is necessary. The brush handle and the brush tip are formed at the same time from a single sheet of material.
The following description and figures are meant to be illustrative only and not limiting. Other embodiments of this invention will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in view of this description.
The sheet of material 1 is then rolled parallel to the multiple thin strips 3 with the final loose edge affixed to the rolled sheet of material 1 to form the final brush as shown in
Additionally, the opposite edge of the sheet of material may also have either fine slits formed along the edge or frayed. In this embodiment, the resulting applicator has a brush or a flexible applicator tip similar to a cotton swab, respectively, on both ends of the applicator.
The sheet of material 7 is then rolled parallel to the multiple thin strips 9 with the final loose edge affixed to the rolled sheet of material 7 to form the final brush as shown in
The sheet of material 12 is then rolled parallel to the multiple thin strips 14 with the final loose edge affixed to the rolled sheet of material 12 to form the final brush as shown in
In all the embodiments, instead of the fine slits, the edge of the sheet of material may be frayed, particularly if the sheet of material is made of cotton or paper. When the edge of the sheet of material is frayed, the resulting tip will be a flexible applicator tip similar to a cotton swab.
Although the invention has been described in terms of particular embodiments and applications, one of ordinary skill in the art, in light of this teaching, can generate additional embodiments and modifications without departing from the spirit of or exceeding the scope of the claimed invention. Accordingly, it is to be understood that the drawings and descriptions herein are proffered by way of example to facilitate comprehension of the invention and should not be construed to limit the scope thereof.
Claims
1. A brush comprising a sheet of material with multiple thin strips formed along an edge of said sheet of material wherein said sheet of material is rolled parallel to said multiple thin strips.
2. A brush as in claim 1, wherein multiple thin strips are formed along opposite edges of said sheet of material.
3. A brush as in claim 1, wherein one or more grooves are formed in said sheet of material.
4. A brush as in claim 1, wherein said sheet of material is generally a rectangular shape.
5. A brush as in claim 1, wherein said sheet of material is generally a trapezoid shape.
6. A brush as in claim 4, wherein said sheet of material has a corner removed.
7. A brush as in claim 5, wherein said sheet of material has a corner removed.
8. A brush comprising a sheet of material with a frayed edge wherein said sheet of material is rolled parallel to said frayed edge.
9. A brush as in claim 8, wherein a frayed edge is formed along opposite edges of said sheet of material.
10. A brush as in claim 8, wherein one or more grooves are formed in said sheet of material.
11. A brush as in claim 8, wherein said sheet of material is generally a rectangular shape.
12. A brush as in claim 8, wherein said sheet of material is generally a trapezoid shape.
13. A brush as in claim 11, wherein said sheet of material has a corner removed.
14. A brush as in claim 12, wherein said sheet of material has a corner removed.
15. A process to form a brush comprising the steps of:
- forming multiple thin strips along an edge of a sheet of material; and
- rolling said sheet of material parallel to said multiple thin strips.
16. A process to form a brush as in claim 15 further comprising the step of forming one or more grooves in said sheet of material opposite said edge with said multiple thin strips and oriented parallel to said multiple thin strips.
17. A process to form a brush as in claim 15, wherein said sheet of material is generally a trapezoid shape.
18. A process to form a brush as in claim 15, wherein said sheet of material has a corner removed.
19. A process to form a brush as in claim 15, wherein multiple thin strips are formed along opposite edges of said sheet of material.
20. A process to form a brush as in claim 15, wherein said multiple thin strips are formed by fraying the edge of said sheet of material.
Type: Application
Filed: Jan 14, 2008
Publication Date: Jul 16, 2009
Inventor: Garry Tsaur (Rowland Heights, CA)
Application Number: 12/008,951
International Classification: A46D 1/00 (20060101);