Brush cleaning device

- SIGMA ENTERPRISES, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a top portion of a brush cleaning device of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line A-A of FIG. 2.

FIG. 9 is an isometric view of a top portion of a brush cleaning device of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line B-B of FIG. 10.

The broken lines in the figures represent portions of the brush cleaning device which are not part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a brush cleaning device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D981062
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 23, 2020
Date of Patent: Mar 14, 2023
Assignee: SIGMA ENTERPRISES, LLC (Mendota Heights, MN)
Inventors: Simone Rodrigues Oliveira Xavier (Fort Lauderdale, FL), René Xavier Filho (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Primary Examiner: Karen E Eldridge Powers
Application Number: 29/751,746
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