Extendable tub brush

- Ekco Housewares, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of an extendable tub brush embodying our new design, with the handle shown broken away to indicate indeterminate length;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view with the handle and top bristles omitted, shown separately for ease of illustration;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view with the handle and bottom bristles omitted, shown separately for ease of illustration;

FIG. 4 is an end elevational view as seen from the left of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an end elevational view as seen from the right of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view taken on line 6--6 of FIG. 1, with the handle omitted; and,

FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view taken on line 7--7 of FIG. 1, with the handle omitted.

The top, bottom, opposite side and left end of the handle and the left end of the top bristles and bottom of the bottom bristles not shown in the drawing or described in the specification form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
73746 January 1868 Newton
D130254 November 1941 Racicot
D180204 April 1957 Slough
D315642 March 26, 1991 Furgale
2814066 November 1957 Lesh, Jr.
5375287 December 27, 1994 Dillahunt
Patent History
Patent number: D414342
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 14, 1998
Date of Patent: Sep 28, 1999
Assignee: Ekco Housewares, Inc. (Franklin Park, IL)
Inventors: Bruce E. Ancona (New York, NY), Louis F. Henry (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Law Firm: Ross,Ross & Flavin
Application Number: 0/97,804
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/4119; D4/132
International Classification: 0401;