Abstract: Disclosed are a makeup brush and a manufacturing method thereof. The makeup brush includes a brush head and a brush handle. A bristle sheet is tightly bonded to an outer root of the brush head, and a height of the bristle sheet is less than that of the edge of the brush head. Therefore, in the process of makeup, the layering of bristles of the brush head and the outer bristle sheet is enhanced to make the brush more stylish, contributing to a more delicate makeup effect and an increased skin touching feeling.

Abstract: A nail care system containing (1) at least one composition containing at least one adhesive agent, at least one primary film former and at least one plasticizer; and (2) an applicator is provided.

Abstract: A paint brush system, including a number of bristles held together inside the paint catch funnel and at also a bristles holder of the base providing a paint catch funnel circumferentially and about a lower enclosed area about each of the bristles, therein forming of the catch funnels of the base of the paint brush; whereas the paint catch funnel is connected to the upper part of the head, and between a bottom head and the top connector of the flex accordion-like neck, the neck is inserted and locked into the bottom head; at the bottom of the flex accordion-like neck, linearly repeatedly and extensively an element and also providing a transversely aspect of the flex accordion-like element and providing from an uppermost to a bottommost, and of the repeatedly element accordion ends; and further a threaded nonslip handle is provided at the end of the paint brush system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a metering dispenser for putting out pasty or viscous material, comprising a dispenser housing, a cartridge arranged therein, an applicator and a pump unit. The metering dispenser according to the invention is provided with an actuating device which is formed by a push button, wherein the pump unit is activated by pushing the push button into the housing in order to put out the material.

Abstract: A grill cleaner with a handle and a head is provided. The handle includes a first end and a second end. The head is attached to the second end of the handle. The present invention further includes a grill brush including a block and a plurality of bristles protruding from the block. The grill brush is removeably attached to the head so that the grill brush may be easily replaced once the bristles have been worn down. A bristle wear indicator is attached to and protrudes from the head beyond the block and ending at a plane in between a first end of the plurality of bristles and a second end of the plurality of bristles. Therefore, once the bristles have worn down to the plane, the user is indicated to replace the grill brush.

Abstract: A brush having bundles of wire bristles which extend from a retaining base wherein the brush also includes deflection support guides for the bundles with openings which surround and contact the active portions of the bundles when the bundles flex during use.

Abstract: A sleeve for partially covering a paint brush, the sleeve comprising a first substantially flat face and a second substantially flat face joined to each other by side faces, a first opening for receiving a ferrule of a paint brush and a second opening for receiving a shank portion of the paint brush, and at least one guide chosen from the group consisting of a thumb guide, an index finger guide, and a middle finger guide. A brush comprising at least one guide chosen from the group consisting of a thumb guide, an index finger guide, and a middle finger guide.

Abstract: A toothbrush includes a handle and a head mounted to the handle. At least one of the head and the handle may generally include an open area partially enclosed with elastomeric material, said elastomeric material being readily deflectable from an original orientation during use of said toothbrush and configured to recover to the original orientation after use of said toothbrush.

Abstract: Devices and systems are disclosed for rapidly drying and shaping fine-bristled brushes. The typical device is a resilient, water permeable tubular band or sleeve, designed to surround a bundle of bristles when in a radially expanded state. An elastic restoring force exerted by the sleeve acts radially inwardly against the bundle, compacting the bristles against one another. The compaction tends to preserve or restore a desired shape of the bundle, and substantially closes interstitial regions or open spaces ordinarily present between and among the bristles. Substantial closure of the interstitial regions, along with the use of a breathable material in the fibers used to construct the sleeve, contribute to a surprising and considerable reduction in bristle drying time. A system suitable for simultaneously drying several brushes includes a flat panel supporting a plurality of the sleeves, each sleeve aligned with a receptacle for the brush handle.

Abstract: A brush holding device for holding a brush may include a top surface, a front surface connected to the top surface, a pair of opposing side surfaces connected to the top surface and the front surface, a bottom surface connected to the pair of side surfaces and the front surface; and a back surface connected to the top surface and the pair of side surfaces.

Abstract: A ticket scratching device quickly and easily removes scratch-off material from game tickets to reveal game data concealed underneath the material. The device includes an elongated tubular member having a first end and a second end. Each of the first and second ends is open. A plurality of wires is coupled to the elongated member wherein the wires are configured for removing an opaque scratch-off covering from a game ticket. The wires comprise a first set of wires and a second set of wires. The first set of wires extends outwardly from the first end. The second set of wires extends outwardly from the second end.

Abstract: The invention relates to a brush ring having a ring-like frame part, to which bristles protruding radially outwardly can be fastened and which can be slid axially onto a shaft in order to form a sweeping roller and which can be fastened on the shaft in a rotationally secured manner by means of at least one catch device protruding radially inwardly, wherein the frame part, viewed in the circumferential direction, has ring sections arranged at an offset from each other in the axial direction and connecting elements formed in the axial direction, the connecting elements being arranged symmetrically to each other with respect to a center point axis extending through the catch device and the ring center point.

Abstract: In one aspect, a scrubber brush assembly is provided. The scrubber brush assembly includes a scrubber brush having a body of open-cell foam including an interior surface, a sleeve received in contact with the scrubber brush, the sleeve including peripherally-spaced, longitudinal walls and reinforcing segments interconnecting adjacent ones of the longitudinal walls and forming elongated pockets along the length, the sleeve having raised ribs extending along the length, and a mandrel having recesses formed on an outer surface, the mandrel being coupled to the sleeve by receiving the raised ribs within the recesses. Scrubber brush subassemblies, high stiffness mandrels, and methods of assembly are provided, as are numerous other aspects.

Abstract: Novel appliances for the application, distribution, manipulation and/or removal of different types of media, including art and craft media, may be removably attached to conventional and commonly-available tools, such as palette/painting knives, brushes with hair/filament tips, and other media manipulators such as those having a polymeric contacting surface on their working end. The appliances are adapted for superimposition over the media-engaging working-head formations of the tools, and have media-engaging characteristics which differ from the native media-engaging characteristics of the working-head formations of the tools. Tools to which such appliances are attached in accordance with the invention are also disclosed.

Abstract: A brush includes: a brush body having a base plate, at least one through hole, and a guide rail; a bristle unit including a plurality of bristles connected to the base plate; a hair-removing plate disposed movably below the base plate and formed with a plurality of bristle holes; a push member disposed above the base plate and connected slidably to the guide rail; and at least one flexible strip that extends through the through hole and that is connected to the push member and the hair-removing plate. The push member is slidable along the guide rail and toward or away from the through hole so as to move the hair-removing plate away from or toward the base plate. The hair-removing plate moves away from the lower surface of the base plate when the push member slides toward the through hole.

Abstract: A brush is made up of: a handle an aluminum tubular body which is coated with an artificial plastic material, vinyl fluoride polymer, and holes with polygonal shape, arranged in a herringbone pattern, which end in bevelling and are arranged forming oblique lines in respect of the longitudinal axis of the brush. Nylon fibers are ionized by radiation, and are fixed helicoidally to a supporting center rod, located inside the tubular body. The fibers emerge through the holes of the tubular body, and a front top closes the fore end of the tubular body.

Abstract: A cosmetic application device includes the application stick and the application portion having the brush fixedly mounted at the end of the application stick by the cylindrical capsule, wherein corner portions of the inner surface and the outer surface of the capsule are chamfered so as not to leave sharp edges. Also, the thin and soft protection tube is disposed between the brush and the capsule with the end of the tube extending slightly beyond the end of the capsule, thereby preventing the brush from being bent at an acute angle to avoid broken hair of the brush.

Abstract: A bristle brush for applying a cosmetic product to hair is provided with a sleeve having a longitudinal axis and at least one perforation. The brush is disposed within the sleeve so that brush bristles extend through the perforation for contact with the hair. The perforation is circular, arcuate, rectangular, square, triangular or trapezoidal in shape or at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve. When the sleeve has a plurality of perforations, the perforations can be shaped alike or can differ in shape and/or in angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve so that one or more predetermined performance characteristics are obtained when the brush is used to apply the cosmetic product to the hair. A method for adjusting brush performance characteristics is also disclosed.

Abstract: An oral care implement having an turbine-like arrangement of cleaning elements. In one aspect, the invention is an oral care implement comprising a handle: a head connected to the handle, the head comprising a first surface, the first surface comprising an elliptical zone and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart spirals spreading out from the elliptical zone; and for each spiral, an arcuate cleaning element wall extending outward from the first surface of the head along the spiral. In another aspect, the invention may be an apparatus for incorporation into an ansate oral care implement that utilizes the aforementioned arrangement of cleaning elements.

Abstract: A hairbrush for hot curling. A brush body constituting a hairbrush is formed to have a substantially quadrangular sectional shape with rounded corners to thereby shorten a hair drying time and improve hair curling efficiency. A slippage prevention part is formed on the outer surface of each steel wire constituting a core element to increase frictional force between bristles and the steel wire, maintain the firmly fastened state of the bristles for an extended period of time and lengthen the lifetime of the hairbrush. A rounded part is formed on each end of each bristle through grinding to prevent damage to the skin of the head, ensure smooth combing of hair and increase the value of the hairbrush.

Abstract: An applicator for applying a substance includes an applicator element (e.g., bristles). In some examples, the applicator may include a bundle of bristles having at least one of bristles of at least two kinds, bristles of non-circular cross-section, and bristles that are not rectilinear. The applicator may also include a stem supporting the bundle of bristles, and a sheath cooperating with the stem over at least a fraction of a length of the stem to form a space configured to contain a portion of a substance to be applied.

Abstract: A system and method for protecting bristles that includes a sleeve sized and shaped to be slideably received over a handle attached to the bristles, the sleeve formed of breathable material to facilitate drying of the bristles, and the sleeve formed of rigid material to support the handle and the bristles in a vertical orientation and to protect the bristles, the sleeve formed of a length sufficient to cover the bristles, and to cover at least a portion of the handle. In accordance with a method of the invention, the sleeve is slid over the proximal end of the handle and moved down the handle to a position where the sleeve covers the bristles and a first end of the sleeve extends beyond the bristles, and the handle is placed in a vertical orientation so that the first end of the sleeve bears against a supporting surface to hold the handle and the bristles in a vertical orientation.

Abstract: A brush including removable plates with tines that can be inserted into a complementary handle. The plates, made up of tines connected to a manifold at one end, are retained by the handle. Removable flat plates can be of a unitary construction and can be rolled, stacked or folded upon one another to form layers of tines. The plates are designed to be easily separated from a brush after use to allow for cleaning or replacement. The plates may also be interconnected by a set of hinges. The tines may include a plurality of flutes or ribs that increase the surface area of the tines and aid in increasing liquid retention when the brush is being used. After use, the individual plates can be removed from the handle and easily cleaned.

Abstract: An industrial brush to remove material, of the type known as bowl headed, consisting of a rotating tool which is connected by means of an upper nut (3) to pins or bolts protruding from portable machines . This brush has a bowl shaped head (2) connected o the said nut (3) and a set of metal wire s or bristles (8) that come from the interior of the bowl shaped head and extend to form a hollow tubular space, either cylindrical or trunco-conical, which open out as a form of barrier when the brush rotates.

Abstract: A brush and in particular a tooth brush comprises a brush body and a bristle carrier supporting a plurality of bristles and being preferably removably retained on the brush body. The bristle carrier, consisting of soft-elastic plastic material, is formed as a cap and can be drawn over a projection of the brush body.

Abstract: A cone hair care brush is provided which enables multiple curls of varying diameters within each lock of hair. Also, the cone hairbrush allows for a root lifter to achieve more body to the overall look of the hair by applying the smallest end of the cone brushhead invention to the scalp while lifting and blow drying the hair simultaneously. The cone brushhead may include ventilation holes that would allow the hair to blow dry much faster.

Abstract: A system and method for protecting bristles that includes a sleeve sized and shaped to be slideably received over a handle attached to the bristles, the sleeve formed of breathable material to facilitate drying of the bristles, and the sleeve formed of rigid material to support the handle and the bristles in a vertical orientation and to protect the bristles, the sleeve formed of a length sufficient to cover the bristles, and to cover at least a portion of the handle. In accordance with a method of the invention, the sleeve is slid over the proximal end of the handle and moved down the handle to a position where the sleeve covers the bristles and a first end of the sleeve extends beyond the bristles, and the handle is placed in a vertical orientation so that the first end of the sleeve bears against a supporting surface to hold the handle and the bristles in a vertical orientation.

Abstract: A brush flatter is detachably attachable to a tip portion of a shaft of a drawing instrument having a brush member at the tip portion thereof. The brush flatter is provided with a casing having a space to allow the brush member of the drawing instrument to pass in an axial direction of the shaft, a shaft fitting portion formed at a proximal end portion of the casing, the shaft fitting portion having such a configuration as to fittingly seat on the tip portion of the shaft of the drawing instrument, and a brush pressing portion formed at a distal end portion of the casing, the brush pressing portion defining a slit-like opening through which a tip portion of the brush member pressedly passes so that an exposed tip portion of the brush member comes into a flat form when the shaft fitting portion of the casing fittingly seats on the tip portion of the shaft of the drawing instrument. A drawing instrument is attached with such brush flatter.

Abstract: A brush flatter is detachably attachable to a tip portion of a shaft of a drawing instrument having a brush member at the tip portion thereof. The brush flatter is provided with a casing having a space to allow the brush member of the drawing instrument to pass in an axial direction of the shaft, a shaft fitting portion formed at a proximal end portion of the casing, the shaft fitting portion having such a configuration as to fittingly seat on the tip portion of the shaft of the drawing instrument, and a brush pressing portion formed at a distal end portion of the casing, the brush pressing portion defining a slit-like opening through which a tip portion of the brush member pressedly passes so that an exposed tip portion of the brush member comes into a flat form when the shaft fitting portion of the casing fittingly seats on the tip portion of the shaft of the drawing instrument. A drawing instrument is attached with such brush flatter.

Abstract: A brush is provided in which a brush body is formed with a circumference of a fur bundle being surrounded with a fabric material and a tip end face of the fur bundle being extruded and exposed.

Abstract: A protective holder for use with a paintbrush. The holder has a flexible sleeve that is configured to be snuggly positioned about a substantial portion of a paintbrush body. The sleeve has an aperture through which the handle of a brush may extend, and may also include absorbent material that captures liquid that dribbles down from the applicator portion of a paintbrush when the paintbrush is held vertically. The holder also has a protective, segmented skirt that is operatively connected to the sleeve and whose segments or panels may be selectively moved between a protective storage position where the skirt substantially encircles the applicator portion of a brush, and a protective use position where the skirt substantially encircles the handle of a brush. The holder also may have a fastener to maintain the skirt in either of its protective positions.

Abstract: A cone hair care brush is provided which enables multiple curls of varying diameters within each lock of hair. Also, the cone hairbrush allows for a root lifter to achieve more body to the overall look of the hair by applying the smallest end of the cone brushhead invention to the scalp while lifting and blow drying the hair simultaneously. The cone brushhead may include ventilation holes that would allow the hair to blow dry much faster.

Abstract: The present invention comprises in combination a paint brush and a brush tilting mechanism including a paint brush of the type including a ferrule, bristles and a handle; and includes a ferrule having a raised portion such that the bristles of the brush are oriented upwardly away from a flat surface when said paint brush being laid onto a flat surface.

Abstract: A brush reforming apparatus for reforming a toothbrush includes a toothbrush supporting body 2 having a supporting portion 2a for supporting at least a bottom surface of a distal end of a toothbrush T, and one or two guiding groove portion(s) or one or two guiding elongated slot portion(s) 2e, 2f formed above the distal end of the toothbrush T supported by the supporting portion 2a, and a belt-like binding body having a middle portion bent in a shape of a letter “U”, a letter “V” or a rectangular shaped letter “C” for being inserted into the one or two guiding groove portion(s) or the one or two guiding elongated slot portion(s) 2e, 2f. The brush reforming apparatus for reforming a toothbrush enables reform in correspondence with shapes of brush portions of various toothbrushes at an inexpensive manufacturing cost.

Abstract: A paint brush assembly is provided that has a handle subassembly that is detachably engageable with a paint applicator subassembly, such as a bristle pack. The rear portion of the paint applicator assembly is provided with a handle connector and the forward end portion of the handle subassembly is provided with a tool connector. The handle connector is detachably associated with the tool connector by slidably inserting the handle connector into the tool connector. During the inserting, end portions of each one of a pair of resilient arms in the handle connector become reversibly engaged and interlocked with a different window provided in the tool connector. Manual depression of the handle connector's exposed arm end portions in the windows releases the arms from engagement with the tool connector windows, and permits slidable separation of the handle connector from the tool connector.

Abstract: A brush is provided in which a brush body is formed with a circumference of a fur bundle being surrounded with a fabric material and a tip end face of the fur bundle being extruded and exposed.

Abstract: This invention pertains to a novel paint brush with inverted bristle clamping panel, a removable bristle pack and a panel hinge yield mechanism. The paint brush provides ready cleaning after use by disengaging the hinged inverted bristle clamping panel, removing the bristles and thereby exposing all of the bristles to the cleaning solution. The panel has a resilient release mechanism which yields slightly when undue force is applied to the inverted hinged panel against the bristles.

Abstract: A hairbrush, the surface of which changes colour with temperature, is used to improve the set of human hair during a grooming process. The bristles of the brush may be of a colour temperature dependent nature as well as the surface on which the bristles are mounted or protrude.

Abstract: This invention pertains to paint brush with bristle clamping panels. The paint brush can be fabricated easily and inexpensively, is easy to use, and provides ready cleaning after use, by releasing the panels and exposing the bristles to the cleaning solution. A paint brush comprising: (a) a paint brush body and handle, the body having formed in one end thereof a cavity for receiving a group of bristles; (b) a pair of pivotal members secured to respective sides of the body, and projecting over the cavity, the pivotal members being capable of abutting bristles when moved to a first closed position, and being remote from such bristles when moved to a second open position; (c) a securing member positioned on the body for securing the pivotal members in a first position and releasing the pivotal members for movement to a second open position.

Abstract: A broom and dustpan combination wherein the broom includes an elongated handle and a body of straw-like members secured to and extending downwardly from an end of the elongated handle. A shroud member is secured to the top of the body of straw-like members and has a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall and a substantially open bottom. The body of straw-like members is positioned between the front and rear walls of the shroud member. The shroud member includes a pair of spaced apart rail members for retaining the dustpan which is adapted to slidably fit therebetween.

Abstract: A device for cleaning the ducts of medical instruments for internal investigation or sample-taking, the device comprising an elongate cylindrical element and a brush provided at a first end of said element, the brush comprising substantially radial brushes mounted on a longitudinal spine. The device includes a brush support member constituted by a helically wound wire whose turns define a channel suitable for receiving the spine of the brush and having a portion of length substantially equal to the length of the brush along which the turns are spaced apart axially so as to allow the bristles of the brush to pass between them.

Abstract: A dental oral hygiene device for extending the useful lifetime of a toothbrush having a handle and a plurality of longitudinal bristles, the bristles having a defined length and being attached generally normal to the handle and forming a generally rectilinear array, each of the bristles having a proximal end attached to the handle and a distal end forming a tip, the device including a structure for applying pressure to the bristles at at least two points along the bristle length, preferably approximately at the bristle tip and at a point between the bristle tip and the proximal end of the bristle, a receptacle structure supporting the structure for applying pressure and for containing at least a portion of the toothbrush including the bristles, wherein the bristles are forced generally inwardly such that the rectilinear array is generally maintained and the bristles are prevented from splaying outwardly relative to each other.

Abstract: This invention pertains to a paint brush with a replaceable bristle pack. A unitary paint brush with replaceable bristles comprising: (a) a paint brush body and handle, the body having formed in one end thereof opposite the handle a cavity adapted for receiving a group of bristles; (b) at least one releasable member secured to one side of the paint brush body, and projecting over the cavity, the releasable member being capable of abutting the bristles when moved to a first closed position, and being removed from the bristles when moved to a second open position; (c) at least one movable securing member for securing the hinged releasable member in a first position and releasing the hinged releasable member for movement to a second open position; and (d) a group of bristles held together and located within the cavity of the holder, and held in place by the hinged releasable member, said bristle group being removable and secured in place by the releasable mender.

Abstract: This invention pertains to a paint brush bristle clamp which can be removed after paint brush use, and facilitates cleaning of paint from the brush. A removable paint brush bristle clamp comprising: (a) a pair of opposed end walls; (b) a first side wall located between the pair of end walls and joined thereto; (c) a second side wall opposed to the first side wall, the second side wall being joined at one end to one of the end walls, the opposite end of the second side wall being free and having a first lip formed thereon; (d) a second lip formed on one end of one of the end walls, adjacent to the lip formed on one edge of the adjacent side wall, said second lip being adapted to mate with the first lip on the side wall to thereby provide an opening and closing action.

Abstract: The unitary paint brush comprises a paint brush body attached to a handle. The body defines a cavity adapted for receiving a group of bristles inserted therein. A pair of hinged releasable flaps project over the cavity to abut the bristles when moved to a closed position. The bristles are released by moving the flaps into an open position. A pair of springs are urging the flaps into the closed position.

Abstract: A liquid container comprising: a shaft; a fixed cylinder including a discharge valve and provided on an upper end of the shaft; a liquid supply mechanism provided on an upper end of the fixed cylinder; a liquid receiving mechanism provided in the shaft and slidable with respect to the shaft; a movable cylinder including a suction valve, the movable cylinder being fitted in an upper end of the liquid receiving mechanism and slidable with respect to the fixed cylinder; springs for rearwardly biasing the movable cylinder; and a push button provided at a lower end of the shaft.

Abstract: A brush-type system for attracting high volumes of fluid through capillary action and retaining such fluid by surface tension pending usage; and, more particularly, a brush-type system (20) of the foregoing type for blowing bubbles including: a hollow tubular body member (21); a plurality of flexible bristles (22) disposed in a hollow tubular array (24) and secured in coaxial end-to-end relation to the body member (21) and in closely spaced surrounding relation to the tubular array (24) of bristles (22) with the free ends of the bristles (22) projecting slightly beyond the free end of the sleeve (25). The bristles (22) are preferably slightly sinuous and have longitudinally extending radial flutes (30). The bubble blowing system (40) preferably includes an essentially spill-proof receptacle (41) for receiving the brush (20) and enabling loading of the bristles (22) with a bubble forming solution without risk of deformation of the bristles (22).

Abstract: A removable drip collar for a paint brush to prevent paint from running back over the handle of the paint brush and also to prevent paint from flowing to the proximal ends of the brush bristles. The collar includes an elastomeric sleeve which tightly fits around the brush handle and extends over a portion of the brush bristles to tightly compress the proximal ends of the bristles together to create a liquid-tight seal between adjacent bristles and between the bristles and the sleeve.

Abstract: A broom comprising an elongated block with opposing side walls and end walls, a top and, when viewed in side elevation, having a curved bottom; the block bottom having a plurality of spaced apart holes having about the same depth and containing the upper ends of tufts of broom fibers; all the broom fibers in all the tufts in the holes having essentially the same length whereby the curved block bottom and the fanning effect of the fibers after being embedded in the holes creates a broom sweeping head of fibers with a straight outer end without a need to cut the outer ends of the fibers after being embedded in the holes; the lower end of a broom handle being connected to the block at an angle of at least about 5.degree. from vertical when measured with the lower end of the broom sweeping head resting on a horizontal surface and with the broom handle axis intersecting the block top at a location, when measured from one end of the block, which is about 30 to 45% of the length of the block.

Abstract: A two piece cover for the ferrule of a paint brush is provided which is formed from a rubber composition and includes (a) a cover ferrule section having a hose (b) and a hook which is intergrally formed with a plate. The hook extends through a hole in the cover ferrule section. The hook permits a paint brush to be hung onto the edge of a container of paint or paint thinner.