Combined scrubber and scraper

- Whit Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a combined scrubber and scraper of this invention, with an opposite, side elevational view, taken when the brush of FIG. 1 is rotated 180.degree. about is longitudinal axis, being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the combined scrubber and scraper of FIG. 1 when rotated about its longitudinal axis 90.degree.;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the brush of FIGS. 1 and 2 when the brush is rotated 180.degree. about its longitudinal axis from the view in FIG. 2;

FIGS. 4, 5, 6, and 7 are cross-sectional views taken respectively at cuts 4--4, 5--5, 6--6, and 7--7 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an end elevational view taken from a scraper end of the combined scrubber and scraper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is an end elevational view taken from a handle end of the combined scrubber and scraper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment combined scrubber and scraper of this invention, with an opposite, side elevational view taken when the brush of FIG. 10 is a rotated 180.degree. about its longitudinal axis, being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 11 is a side elevational view of the combined scrubber and scraper of FIG. 10 when rotated about its longitudinal axis 90.degree.;

FIG. 12 is a side elevational view of the combined scrubber and scraper of FIGS. 10 and 11 when the brush is rotated 180.degree. about its longitudinal axis from the view in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is an end elevational view taken from a scraper end of the combined scrubber and scraper of FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is an end elevational view taken from a handle end of the combined scrubber and scraper of FIG. 10;

FIG. 15 is a side elevational view of a third embodiment combined scrubber and scraper of this invention, with a scrubbing pad thereof being replaced by bristles;

FIG. 16 is a side elevational view of the brush of FIG. 15 when the brush is rotated 90.degree. about its longitudinal axis from the view of FIG. 15, a side elevational view taken from an opposite side being identical to the view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 17 is an end elevational view taken from a scraper end of the combined scrubber and scraper of FIG. 15; and,

FIG. 18 is an end elevational view taken from a handle end of the combined scrubber and scraper of FIG. 15.

FIG. 16 is a side elevational view of the brush of FIG. 15 when the brush is rotated 90.degree. about its longitudinal axis from the view in FIG. 15, a side elevational view taken from an opposite side being identical to the view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 17 is an end elevational view taken from a scraper end of the combined scrubber and scraper of FIG. 15; and,

FIG. 18 is an end elevational view taken from a handle end of the combined scrubber and scraper of FIG. 15.

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Patent History
Patent number: D366962
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 15, 1993
Date of Patent: Feb 13, 1996
Assignee: Whit Corporation (Ramseur, NC)
Inventor: W. Michael Whitaker (Asheboro, NC)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Law Firm: Griffin, Butler, Whisenhunt & Kurtossy
Application Number: 0/15,317
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/4116; D/4118; Combined (D32/42)