Flexibly-backed brush

- Empire Brushes, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a flexibly-backed brush showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image of the right side view;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view analogous to FIG. 5 , but with the brush bristles removed.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D109944 May 1938 Daust
297555 April 1884 Baker
883548 March 1908 Laitner
916071 March 1909 Watanabe
1860924 May 1932 Cooke
2443297 June 1948 Bressler
2676350 April 1954 Bressler
2722031 November 1955 Bressler
2730747 January 1956 Bressler
2796620 June 1957 Bressler
3253292 May 1966 Herschensohn
Foreign Patent Documents
234629 May 1911 DE2
9420 April 1956 DEX
Other references
  • Modern Plastics--Oct. 1953--p. 122--Brush at lower right.
Patent History
Patent number: D280267
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 27, 1984
Date of Patent: Aug 27, 1985
Assignee: Empire Brushes, Inc. (Greenville, NC)
Inventors: William C. Bryant (Bell Arthur, NC), William C. Ferguson (Raleigh, NC)
Primary Examiner: Catherine E. Kemper
Law Firm: Kirschstein, Kirschstein, Ottinger & Israel
Application Number: 6/644,439
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/4130; D/4138