Abstract: A portable shower cleaning article is provided and includes a first container, wherein the first container defines a first container cavity for containing a rinsing fluid and a pump, wherein the pump is associated with the first container cavity. The portable shower cleaning article further includes a dispensing hose, wherein the dispensing hose includes a hose input end communicated with a hose output end via a hose cavity and a trigger valve, wherein the trigger valve is associated with the hose output end and defines a trigger valve input end communicated with a trigger valve output end via a trigger valve flow cavity, wherein the hose input end is associated with the pump, and wherein the pump is configured to pump the rinsing fluid through the hose cavity and into the trigger valve flow cavity.

Abstract: A multifunctional soft pet paw cleaning cup includes a cup body made of a soft material. One end of the cup body is an open end. Soft spikes extending towards the center of the cup body are provided on the inner surface of the side wall and/or the inner surface of the bottom wall of the cup body, and the soft spike is made of a soft material. A mold for preparing the paw cleaning cup includes an inner mold core, an outer mold core, an upper mold and a lower mold. The outer mold core has an annular peripheral wall. A first soft spike hole is formed inside the peripheral wall. The inner mold core is provided at the inner side of the outer mold core. The lower mold is located below the outer mold core, and the inner mold core is fixed below the upper mold.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a system and method for the delivery of cooled air selectably using a device with removable component which directs cooled air to a desired area at or near the hair of a subject. The device may have one or more components which may be quickly and easily removed and replaced.

Abstract: This document described portable pet washing stations. In one aspect, a pet washing station includes a bottom portion that extends from a first side of the pet washing station to a second side of the pet washing station opposite of the first side of the pet washing station. The pet washing station also includes a cover portion connected to the bottom portion and that forms a top portion and side wall portions. The cover portion extends from the first side of the pet washing station to the second side of the pet washing station. The pet washing station includes a coil spring disposed between layers of the cover portion. The coil spring extends from the first side of the pet washing station to the second side of the pet washing station.

Abstract: An animal treatment and handling device and method includes a fabric bag sized and shaped to receive the animal's torso and legs therein, with dorsal and ventral surfaces extending longitudinally from an anterior to a posterior end. The bag includes an adjustable collar at the anterior end, and a first zipper extending along the dorsal surface from an anterior end portion to a posterior end portion. An integral, elongated outer wrap extends transversely with a length sufficient to be wrapped around the bag and the animal therein to impart a uniform, calming pressure to the animal's thorax. A plurality of alternately openable and closable doors provide physician access to the animal through the bag and through the outer wrap.

Abstract: An automated pet waste collection and disposal apparatus is presented herein. The apparatus includes automated closing door, pivotal at or near the bottom, such that the door can be disposed in an open, extended position and closed, substantially vertically oriented position. When the door is open and/or extended, the top portion thereof defines a main collection surface designed to act as a surface upon which a pet may leave its waste. A movable nozzle assembly is disposed on the interior of the apparatus and is used to spray water or fluid upon the main collection surface for cleaning. The nozzle assembly moves in a manner to spray the entire or a substantial portion of the main collection surface of the door.

Abstract: A portable grooming device is detachably coupled to a shower, sink, or bathtub and includes a shower head style, flow-through hair-comb and flexible hose, through which water will travel, making the act of washing, conditioning, and combing one's hair, easier, more enjoyable, more effective, and more convenient. The portable grooming device includes a flexible hose configured to be detachably coupled to an existing water-supply source, and a comb in fluid communication with the flexible hose wherein the comb is detachably mated to the hose. Advantageously, the comb is configured to discharge fluid outwardly and away therefrom.

Abstract: Oral care devices (including cleaning devices and delivery devices), oral care compositions, and related methods for using such devices and compositions are disclosed herein. A cleaning device may include a plurality of bristles and a plurality of tongue scrapers. A delivery device may include a delivery surface that is configured to retain an oral care composition. The oral care composition may include an incentivizing agent to entice an animal to lick the disclosed cleaning and/or delivery devices and may be in the form of a foam, liquid spray, gel or paste. The oral care composition may be dispensed onto a surface of a cleaning and/or delivery device. The device and composition may then be presented to an animal. The animal may lick the surface of the device. The licking action of the animal in licking the oral care device may clean the oral cavity and/or deliver an oral care composition.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for cleaning pet paws providing a bounded container containing a plurality of soft scrub brushes defining a paw cleaning region within an outer container wall wherein cleaning solution can flow freely within the container between a paw-for-cleaning, the container wall, and the brushes while allowing space for sediment. A spill resistant lid allows easy transport. An optional splash resistant lid containing a further brush boundary enables an enhanced side leg cleaning. The proposed method and system enables an enhanced deep cleaning through repeated submersion within the container and removable of debris. The system aids in prevention of infection and disease.

Abstract: A system for monitoring a teat cleaning and disinfectant before a milking operation is started that comprises one or more controllers that are configured to monitor various operating parameters of the system. In an embodiment, the current supplied to a motor that drives scrubbing elements in an applicator in order to identify or determine when a teat of a cow is inserted and then removed from the applicator during a wash mode and dry mode. The controller is programmed to count each teat that is properly prepped for milking in order to determine the number of cows that have been properly prepped for milking. If certain thresholds, such as predetermined number of teats on a cow, have not been met a cow is not counted as having been properly prepped.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is directed to a system for cleaning teats of multiple milk-producing animals, wherein the animals are housed in a parlor area and the teats are cleaned or disinfected before a milking operation is started. The system comprises a disinfectant solution source provided at the parlor area; and, a hand-held. applicator having a housing volume within which one or more scrubbing elements are positioned for engaging a teat of the milk-producing animal having been inserted in the volume for cleaning. The scrubbing elements include a brush that has an array of bristles including a first set of bristles having a first radial length and a second set of bristles that have a second radial length that is longer than the first radial length.

Abstract: A pet bathing brush with a hose attachment to aid in bathing pets comprises a massaging brush and a control valve. The brush comprises a gripping handle and is preferably constructed of a pliable hard rubber compound and further comprises a plurality of conical scrubbing protrusions along a bottom surface. The bottom surface further includes a plurality of water apertures which enable water to pass through the bottom surface onto the pet. Water is provided to an interior space of the brush by an attachable hose. Additionally, the brush provides storage and dispensing of a cleanser via an internal reservoir. As a pet is washed, the user can massage the pet with the protrusions while allowing a flow of water to pass through the bottom surface while simultaneously dispensing the cleanser from a nozzle also located along the bottom surface to effectively bathe the pet.

Abstract: A brushing device for brushing livestock has an oblong brush (2) that can be set in motion by a motor (6). A carrying means for carrying the brush comprises at least one flexible element (10a, 10b). In the absence of a force acting externally upon the brush (2), the brush (2) has a substantially vertical orientation. The at least one flexible element (10a, 10b) of the carrying means permits a swivelling of the brush (2), through a force acting externally upon it, to a substantially horizontal orientation of the brush (2). The at least one flexible element (10a, 10b) is oblong and tubular.

Abstract: The present invention is a cattle footbath utilized to clean debris off of a cow's hoofs that includes a base path surface, a pair of side walls that are adjustably disposed on the base path surface and form a pathway to accommodate a cow to walk through, a pair of brushes that are disposed adjacently inward from the side walls where the bristles are facing inward towards the pathway and are in direct contact with the cow's hooves and a plurality of water nozzles that are directed towards the pathway. The footbath also includes a plurality of braces that are disposed behind the side walls to provide additional support to said side walls, a plurality of handles disposed on the base path surface to facilitate grasping and transporting the cattle foot bath and a plurality of attachment studs to secure the cattle footbath to a ground surface.

Abstract: A brush assembly simultaneously separately controllably releases a fluid and liquid solution directly onto a surface, such as a coat of an animal during grooming, or onto an inanimate surface such as an exterior surface of a land vehicle. The brush assembly includes a molded brush having a plurality of apertures for fluid delivery, preferably water, as well as a secondary aperture for delivery of a liquid solution, such as soap, shampoo, or other treatments. At least one base plate with grooming implementations, such as bristles or a sponge may be interchangeably attached to the brush base. An ergonomical handle is provided having a palm conforming top and finger indentation sides constructed to form an internal cavity. The ergonomical handle is ambidextrous in nature for interchangeable left and right handedness. A center cylinder is located within the ergonomical handle and includes a bladder which aligns with the mid portion of the brush base for fluid delivery from a flow regulator.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is directed to a system for cleaning teats of multiple milk-producing animals, wherein the animals are housed in a parlor area and the teats are cleaned or disinfected before a milking operation is started. The system comprises an aqueous chlorine dioxide disinfectant solution source provided at the parlor area; and, a hand-held applicator having a housing volume within which one or more scrubbing elements are positioned for engaging a teat of the milk-producing animal having been inserted in the volume for cleaning. The hand-held applicator is remotely operable relative to the disinfectant solution source.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is directed to a system for cleaning teats of multiple milk-producing animals, wherein the animals are housed in a parlor area and the teats are cleaned or disinfected before a milking operation is started. The system comprises a disinfectant solution source provided at the parlor area; and, a hand-held applicator having a housing volume within which one or more scrubbing elements are positioned for engaging a teat of the milk-producing animal having been inserted in the volume for cleaning. The scrubbing elements include a brush that has an array of bristles including a first set of bristles having a first radial length and a second set of bristles that have a second radial length that is longer than the first radial length.

Abstract: A rotating hairbrush device featuring a base; a brush component, the bottom portion pivotally attached to the base, the brush component can pivot in a first direction and a second direction and be secured in various positions forming an angle with respect to the base; a shell with bristles removably attachable to the upper portion of the brush component; a guard component attached to the bottom portion of the brush component, the guard component extends outwardly from the brush component and together with the brush component the guard component sandwiches a portion of the bristles, wherein teeth are disposed on a first side edge of the guard component; and a motor disposed and flexible drive shaft that function to drive rotation of the upper portion of the brush component.

Abstract: The invention is an apparatus for grooming an animal having a brush head, the brush head having a plurality of bristles, each bristle having a midpoint and an endpoint, where the bristles are in general perpendicular orientation to the brush head, a cleaning plate, in general parallel orientation to the brush head, the cleaning plate able to move from a contracted to an extended position, the cleaning plate further having material removed to allow the bristles to protrude through the cleaning plate when it is in the retracted position; and a mechanism for extending and contracting the cleaning plate, wherein the cleaning plate has a bottom surface and the bottom surface does not extend past the bristle endpoint when the cleaning plate is in the extended position. In one embodiment, at least some bristles are wire, and in further embodiments the wire bristles have round coated tips. The brush head may further have a water outlet and a hose coupling for intake and dispensing of liquids.

Abstract: A horse and/or livestock brush assembly with sponge element that releases a fluid and/or liquid solution directly onto a sponge element for foaming delivery onto the coat of an animal during sponging or washing. The brush assembly includes a brush base attached to a hose and flow regulator. The brush base comprises a flexible deformable membrane with a plurality of apertures that deliver fluid and/or liquid solution to a sponge element. The flexible deformable membrane and sponge element are fitted within a first opening of an internal cavity in a brush base. Delivery of the fluid or liquid solution is controlled by way of the flow regulator. An optional mixing chamber housing a water soluble compound containing active ingredients may be attached to the flow regulator to form a liquid solution. The liquid solution includes shampoos, conditioners, perfumes, fragrances and other active compositions including insect repellant, botanicals, dyes, moisturizers, or antibacterial compounds.

Abstract: A power-actuated animal paw cleaning device including an elongated handle having an anchor rod statically coupled to a distal end thereof, a casing pivotally mated to the anchor rod such that the casing is freely pivotal thereabout while the handle and anchor rod remain stationary, a splash guard pivotally coupled to the anchor rod and adjoined to an interior surface of the casing respectively, and a paw cleaning mechanism attached to the casing and the handle respectively. Such a paw cleaning mechanism is preferably provided with a brush head rotatably situated within the casing. In one embodiment, the present invention may further include a reservoir containing a liquid cleaning solution therein. Such a liquid cleaning solution may be directly deposited onto a paw of the animal prior to or during cleaning procedures for loosening debris, for example.

Abstract: An animal grooming tool. The animal grooming tool comprises a handle having a proximal end, a distal end and a gripping portion disposed between the proximal end and the distal end. The handle delimits an internal channel disposed therein. The tool also comprises a brush head integrally attached to the distal end and extending therefrom, the brush head further delimiting the internal channel disposed therein. The brush head has a top wall, a bottom wall and sidewalls connecting the top wall and the bottom wall. The bottom wall includes a plurality of openings defined therethrough and communicating with the channel. The tool further comprises a stabilizer inserted into and extending within the channel. The stabilizer has an open first end, a closed second end and a body disposed between the open first end and the closed second end. The body has a plurality of apertures defined therethrough and aligned with the openings of the bottom wall.

Abstract: The present invention is a ground-based tool for use by horses, livestock and other animals for such animals to scratch themselves without human intervention. The tool is configured and positioned to remove biting insects from animal undersides and to relieve any itching from such insects or from other causes. In a preferred embodiment the device comprises at least one anchor for securing the device to the ground such that a tuft of bristles extends upwardly to a height to allow an animal to scratch its own belly. The device is flexible yet strong enough to withstand the potentially large forces applied by a large animal standing over the device.

Abstract: A rotatable livestock brush has a rotation axis and a brush surface which is intended to be brought into contact with a contact region of the body of the livestock animal for transferring a varying pressure onto the body of the livestock animal. The brush surface includes a first region having first pressure-transfer properties, and a second region having second pressure-transfer properties which differ from the first pressure-transfer properties. A plane at right angles to the rotation axis intersects both the first region and the second region. Upon rotation of the brush, the brush massages the body of the livestock animal in the contact region thereof.

Abstract: An automatic animal retrieving platform assembly (10) and its method of operation for retrieving a domestic animal (12) from a stall (29) is described. The platform assembly retrieves and at least partly confines the domestic animal from a stall to effect a job function with the animal, such as for milking a cow in a dairy barn. The platform assembly (10) is displaceable on wheels (13) to position an entrance opening (24) thereof behind the animal stall. A displaceable floor (17) extends to the rear of the stall and retrieving arms (26, 27) are provided to grasp the animal and cause it to back-up slowly onto the displaceable floor where it is at least partly confined in a cage 18. After the job function is completed the retrieving arms (26, 27) release the animal and it returns freely to its stall. To help it return to its stall a tether (70) may be secured to a neck collar 30 of the animal.

Abstract: The invention is an apparatus for grooming an animal having a brush head, the brush head having a plurality of bristles, each bristle having a midpoint and an endpoint, where the bristles are in general perpendicular orientation to the brush head, a cleaning plate, in general parallel orientation to the brush head, the cleaning plate able to move from a contracted to an extended position, the cleaning plate further having material removed to allow the bristles to protrude through the cleaning plate when it is in the retracted position; and a mechanism for extending and contracting the cleaning plate, wherein the cleaning plate has a bottom surface and the bottom surface does not extend past the bristle endpoint when the cleaning plate is in the extended position. In one embodiment, at least some bristles are wire, and in further embodiments the wire bristles have round coated tips. The brush head may further have a water outlet and a hose coupling for intake and dispensing of liquids.

Abstract: A grooming tool which includes a number of latex surgical tubing pieces generally arranged in parallel to one another, and anchored together at corresponding opposite ends. A handle provides for a user to draw the plurality of latex surgical tubing pieces across an animal for grooming.

Abstract: Disclosed is a self cleaning rotary brush with means for accumulating collected hair for disposal. The invention includes a primary cleaning cylinder with a series of tines that are adapted to clean the fur of the animal. The invention further includes a secondary cleaning cylinder with associated tines that are designed to intermesh with the tines of the primary cylinder. A collection tray is located to the rear of the secondary cleaning cylinder. As fur is collected by the primary cylinder, it is removed by the tines of the secondary cylinder. Thereafter, as the secondary tines come into contact with the edge of the collection tray, the fur is deposited within the collection tray for subsequent disposal.

Abstract: A brushing device for brushing livestock has an oblong brush that can be set in motion by a motor. A carrying means for carrying the brush comprises at least one flexible element. In the absence of a force acting externally upon the brush, the brush has a substantially vertical orientation. The at least one flexible element of the carrying means permits a swiveling of the brush, through a force acting externally upon it, to a substantially horizontal orientation of the brush. The at least one flexible element is oblong and tubular.

Abstract: A self-cleanable hairbrush for use on animals or humans is described that has a frame with strands stretched across it. In one embodiment, the frame is attached to the brush by a pivoting hinge and may be pivoted by the hinge to a position in which the frame is seated flat against a bristle-side of the brush, allowing the strands to slip between the bristles and the frame to be secured in place. As the brush is used, loose hairs, fur, or other debris may become entangled in the bristles. Releasing the frame and allowing it to swing up through the bristles gathers the entangled debris and removes it from bristles, allowing it to be disposed of. The frame and strands may then be re-seated against the bristle-side of the brush, leaving the brush cleaned and ready for re-use.

Abstract: An assembly device for cleaning an animal's paw and assembly methods thereof are disclosed including a container adapted to retain a cleaning agent, the container defining an opening and including a side wall, a cleaning platform disposed in said container and defining a space between said cleaning platform and said container side wall, and a squeegee member substantially covering said opening.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling ectoparasites of small rodents, thereby preventing the transmission of diseases by arthropod vectors.

Abstract: A method and device for applying germicide solutions to a cattle teat or other item in a way that reduces the amount of waste that typically accompanies this process. The present invention provides a method for cleaning a teat which comprises the steps of dipping a teat into a quantity of a preselected germicidal solution so as to coat that teat, wiping excess material from that teat, collecting the removed excess material from the teat. The present invention also provides an improved germicide applicator for use in the invented method.

Abstract: An apparatus (10) for cleaning an animal's paw broadly comprises an elongated rigid cylindrical sidewall (12) having an end wall (14) and an open rim (16) which substantially seals to an animal's paw as the paw is withdrawn from the apparatus (10). The rim (16) is preferably fluted such that the paw is guided into the apparatus (10) without snagging or catching. A cleaning element (20) may be located within the apparatus (10) to assist in cleaning the paw. The cleaning element (20) may be a sponge (34), a brush (38), a plurality of projections (40), or other related object. In use, the apparatus (10) is partially filled with a liquid (18) and the paw is inserted through the rim (16) and into the apparatus (10). A user then agitates the paw within the apparatus (10) such that the paw is cleaned by contacting the cleaning element (20). The user then withdraws the paw from the apparatus (10), thereby creating a suction effect which draws additional dirt and debris away from the paw.

Abstract: A pet foot washer having a body and an upper lid provided with a trough and a tray. The body includes a bucket and a brush wheel unit secured in position and striding over both sides of the body to roll between the trough and the bucket containing water. A foot of the pet is put on brush wheel while turning the crank to clean a sole of the foot of the pet.

Abstract: A conduit network on a bristle face of a brush communicates with a supply of cleansing or rinsing effluent under pressure, and dispenses the effluent generally uniformly over a wide area of the bristle face through distributed outlet holes. A preferred quick connector couples the network to the effluent supply. A valve controls the rate of flow into the network. Control of brush movement during washing and grooming is facilitated by: an adjustable strap securing a user's hand to a top control face, a finger wall projecting from the control face including finger stops, a palm heel catch, liquid drain-off channels which also knurl the control face for better gripping, and a preferred length allowing a user's fingertips to overlap the front of the brush.

Abstract: A flea brush adapted to insert sticky paper, brush lead having four sides the fourth of which is integral with the handle, ridges running continuously along the four sides proximity, hollow head, having bristles at bottom to brush the fur or hair of an animal through the action of brushing alone, having a handle and a head, the head having a bottom with slots, and bridges, a living hinge attaching top to head. When in use the bristles trap fleas or insects in the slots on the sticky paper.

Abstract: A hair grooming device includes a casing having a handle section adapted to be grasped by hand and a hair engaging section and respective planar attachment surface on which hair grooming tools are attached. A voltage generator is contained within the casing. An electrode assembly is mounted within the hair engaging section and operatively connected to the voltage generator for generating ionized and ionized air onto hair to be groomed. An ultrasonic wave generator is mounted within the hair engaging section and operatively connected to the voltage generator for generating ultrasonic waves onto hair for repelling fleas.

Abstract: A method is provided for treating the foot or hooves of animals used for breeding that are kept in sheds, especially cattle and particularly dairy cattle. The method is characterized in that in a first phase, the feet or hooves of the animals are cleaned with water or a detergent containing soap or tensides, using an automatic spray system in order to remove all traces of excrement, especially manure or other dirt, for example straw, and then in a second phase, the previously cleaned feet or hooves are treated with a disinfectant by wetting or spraying.

Abstract: A teat cleaning device (1) contains a number of rotatable cleaning brushes (11) which have a spiral or helical cleaning surface (17).

Abstract: Automatic equipment (1) to wash, disinfect, dry and stimulate the dairy animals'teats and in particular of dairy cows, comprising a washing part (3) supplied with an opening (5) to introduce the teat to be washed, containing two counterrotating brushes at horizontal axis (7a) and (7b) and spray devices (29) for the detergent and sanitizing solution, characterized in that it has a cup-like brush (8), placed below the two counterrotating brushes (7a) and (7b), with a rotation axis perfectly coincident with the entry of the teat in the equipment. To allow the two counterrotating brushes (7a) and (7b)to adjust to the teat conicity which is more accentuated near the udder, they are supplied as well with automatic devices for lateral movement of the rotation axis.

Abstract: A grooming brush adapted to dispense medicinal or pesticidal powder into the hair or fur of an animal through the action of brushing alone, having a handle and a head, the head having a top, a bottom, and four sides, the fourth of which is integral with the handle. The head is divided into a first and second chamber for storing and dispensing powder, the chambers defined by two partitioning walls. The bottom of the head has a plurality of bristles, an elongate opening which runs the length of the head, and a rotatable cylinder set into the elongate opening, the cylinder having a plurality of shallow depressions and a cog wheel with an circumferential border at approximately the tip of the bristles. When in use, the cog wheel engages the hair of the animal and the cylinder rotates alternatingly within the powder reservoirs and without, thus alternately collecting powder from the reservoirs and depositing it onto the animal.

Abstract: Self-grooming aid for animals, especially felines, whereby they can brush their fur or hair and can exercise or sharpen their claws. Such animal can stand at least partly on a base adapted to be clawed and with head or body at the level of a brush adapted to be rubbed. The brush is removable for cleaning or manually brushing the animal, and the mat is removable for replacement when thoroughly clawed.

Abstract: A litter box includes a pair of brushes each of which has bristles which project into an opening through which an animal must pass in order to enter or leave the litter box thereby performing a grooming action on the coat of the animal. In an additional embodiment of the invention, a sponge member is provided which deposits a liquid on the coat of the animal as the animal enters or leaves the litter box. In another embodiment of the invention the animal enters a second enclosure in which a washing action is performed on the animal's body and paws.

Abstract: A vacuum attachment for grooming animals such as cats and dogs has a trap for receiving fleas and other matter carried by animals in their coats. The trap has a hollow body with an inlet connectable to a vacuum head and an outlet connectable to the inlet of a vacuum system. The trap body has a central barrier in the inlet providing an annular air flow inlet between the barrier and the trap body, and a filter screen adjacent the outlet to retain fleas and other matter entering the trap body through the annular air inlet.

Abstract: A hair curling device (10) which curls hair in less time and with less effort than utilizing ones hands. The hair curling device (10) is specifically designed to comb and twist naturally curly (unprocessed) Afro-American hair, comprises a circular comb (14) having a plurality of comb teeth (14B) which rotates within a head (12). The hair curling device (10) can spin hair cowls (locks) in either direction. The hair curling device (10) is powered by an electric motor (18) which rotates the comb (14). The hair curling device (10) has a handle housing (16) which has a handle compartment (16D) within which the motor (18) (and power means (20)) is housed. The motor (18) has a motor gear (18A) which is complimentary to and engages a comb ring gear (14AA) mounted on an outer circumference of a comb ring (14A). On an inner circumference of the comb ring (14A) are the plurality of comb teeth (14B), with preferably two rows offset from each other.

Abstract: A glove includes at least one resilient pad attached thereto. The pads each include a plurality of pet brush bristles extending outwardly therefrom. In a first embodiment of the pad and bristles, the bristles each have a flattened head at one end thereof. The pad comprises a first layer through which the bristles extend. A second layer is attached to the first resilient layer, such that the flattened head of the bristle is captured between the first resilient layer and the second resilient layer. In a second embodiment of the pad and bristles, the bristles are integrally formed with the pad. In a third embodiment of the pad and bristles, the pad comprises first and second layers as in the first embodiment. A plurality of mushroom-shaped buttons is attached to the second layer. The buttons removably engage with resilient top and inner layers attached to the glove. In a fourth embodiment of the pad and bristles, the bristles are integrally formed with a resilient outer layer.