Abstract: Devices for cleaning the human tongue and methods for making such devices are disclosed. The tongue cleaner may include a tongue brush and a tongue scraper. The tongue cleaner may be of unitary injection molded construction. The tongue cleaner bristles may be tapered to a point for cleaning crevices of a human tongue, and the bristles may be angled or curved. The tongue scraper contains at least one blade for removal of undesirable material from the tongue by a scraping action. The tongue brush and tongue scraper may be combined into one unit or may be made and used separately.

Abstract: Bristle stiffness is varied by allowing a support beam that carries the bristles to undergo torsional movement in response to brushing action. Torsional movement is achieved by allowing the support beam to be disconnected to the brush head along at least portions of the length of the support beam. In particularly preferred embodiments, brushes employing the varying stiffness techniques are made with bristle sub-assemblies that have at least one row of bristles connected to a base string or similar structure that functions as a support beam. The base string can be connected across an opening in the brush, and is thus connected at its opposite ends, or it can be connected at any number of spaced intervals, the number and length of spacing being selected to achieve a desired degree of stiffness.

Abstract: Provided is a production process of a brush, comprising a consecutive combination of: (a) a step of bundling a prescribed number of fibers to form a long-size fiber bundle in which the whole is temporarily bound, (b) a step of cutting the long-size fiber bundle to a prescribed size, (c) a step of completely binding the tail end part of the cut fiber bundle by a thermally fusing means, (d) a step of dipping the fiber bundle in which the tail end part is completely bound in a solvent to remove the resin adhered to unbind the fibers other than those in the tail end part of the fiber bundle.

Abstract: A cleaning brush for a power-driven pool cleaner having a rotatable shaft incorporates a flexible web having first and second opposing edges, the first edge having at least one first element extending in the direction of the first edge, and the second edge having at least one second element extending in the direction of the second edge. The web is deformable about the rotatable shaft to bring the first and second edges into contact, with the first element being in spaced relation to the second element such that the first element is aligned with the second element. Additionally, a positive locking structure is provided to hold the first and second elements together in a secure, locking fit.

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 is directed toward a foot scrubber and massager formed of modular parts. The foot scrubber has a base module that defines a foot print shaped recess. Inside the recess are a number of holes that aid in securing the bristle module and retaining module in the recess. The bristle module corresponds in size and shape to the recess in the base module has bristles extending outward from the bristle module. A securing module secures the bristle module in the base module.

Abstract: A cleaning brush for a power-driven pool cleaner having a rotatable shaft incorporates a flexible web having first and second opposing edges, the first edge having at least one first element extending in the direction of the first edge, and the second edge having at least one second element extending in the direction of the second edge. The web is deformable about the rotatable shaft to bring the first and second edges into contact, with the first element being in spaced relation to the second element such that the first element is aligned with the second element. Additionally, a positive locking structure is provided to hold the first and second elements together in a secure, locking fit.

Abstract: A card type paper toothbrush is formed by cutting a paper plate to be a plane and then bending the plate so as to be formed as a card type paper toothbrush. The plate is installed with handle fold lines and a plurality of brush hair fold lines which are arranged in parallel. A plurality of lateral plates are formed by the handle fold lines, and a plurality of brush hair portions are spaced by the plurality of brush hair fold lines. Each brush hair portion is formed with a plurality of brush hair cut lines for cutting the brush hair portions into brush hairs of the toothbrush. The plate is further installed with a proper sticky surface. The lateral plates are wound as a handle by bending along the handle fold lines and then are fixed by the sticky surface. The multiple fold brush hair portions are formed by bending along the brush hair fold lines.

Abstract: A multi-purpose brush incorporating structure which permits the selective performance of a plurality of cleaning operations with a single brush is disclosed. The brush includes a body which has a first series of relatively soft flexible bristles thereon and a second series of bristles thereon which are shorter and stiffer. The body also has a roughened area comprising a plurality of short, stubby projections. The body also has opposed depending legs, at least one of which terminates in a tapered or sharpened point.

Abstract: The invention relates to a brush implement for cleaning the soft spikes of a golf shoe. The brush implement has a head onto which a plurality of thermoplastic nubs are fastened, wherein the nubs are made of a thermoplastic material. An extension may be attached to the handle that is designed to be held or operated with the hand. Other features are disclosed.

Abstract: A one-piece toothbrush or other cleaning implement formed of plastics material by injection moulding comprises an elongated handle 10, a head 11 at one end of the handle and a group of at least thirty resiliently flexible bristles 12 of a small diameter extending from the head generally axially of the handle, the bristles 12 in the group being laterally spaced apart from each other.

Abstract: A hand-held device for removing lint balls from a fabric that includes a body, and a pad. The body is fork-shaped and includes a handle, and bifurcations that extend longitudinally from the handle. The bifurcations have grooves that extend longitudinally therein, and the handle has a groove that extends transversely thereacross and communicates with the grooves in the bifurcations so as to form a generally U-shaped channel. The body further includes a plate that extends from one bifurcation to the other bifurcation and provides rigidity for the pad. The pad is a layer of flexible material that is snugly, slidably, and selectively disposed in the generally U-shaped channel. The exterior surface of the layer of flexible material is covered with prongs that function similarly to hooks of a hook and loop fastener for engaging and removing the lint balls from the fabric when brushed thereacross.

Abstract: A method for fusing brushware on a thin walled, molded hollow plastic synthetic container is described. Tufts of synthetic materials arc picked and non-working ends thereof fused. The hollow bottle is molded with protrusions extending from a surface thereof with one protrusion intended to received each fused tuft end. The protrusions then are heat softened to form a melted section of synthetic surface wherein the fused tuft end can be mounted. The result is a hollow container having tufts extending from the outer surface thereof, integral with the container without distorting the thin wall thereof by the fusing process.

Abstract: An applicator for a hair product includes a handle having at least a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis, and a brush on the first end of the handle. The brush includes a base and a plurality of brush members extending from the base. The base has at least three protrusion including a first protrusion extending in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle, a second protrusion extending in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction and substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle, and a third protrusion extending in a third direction facing away from the handle and substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle. Also disclosed are systems for applying a hair product to hair and methods for applying a hair coloring with an applicator.

Abstract: A sweeping device such as a head for a broom. The device has a first portion (22), including a socket (18) formed as an integral moulding of a relative hard polymeric material. A bristle portion (24) formed from a relatively soft polymeric material is molded to partially envelop the first portion and to engage positively with a groove (32) and undercut (34) formed in the first portion in order to attach the bristle portion to the first portion. The bristle portion is formed with a plurality of integral bristles (20) some of which may have a different cross section from that of the remainder of the bristles.

Abstract: A unitarily molded toothbrush is provided including a head with bristles integrally molded therewith, the bristles being integrally anchored to a top surface of the head and having a polygonal cross-section defined by at least three faces, at least one of the faces gradually transitioning outward as a slope in an area near the head top surface to minimize breakage and deformation. Preferably the bristles have a triangular cross-section with slopes of two of the faces being different from one another.

Abstract: A molded brush having a backing with a plurality of bristles extending therefrom. The backing and bristles are preferably integrally molded. The brush is molded from a moldable polymer such a thermoset polymer, thermoplastic polymer, or thermoplastic elastomer. The molded brush can include an attaching means molded integrally with the backing. Also disclosed is a method of making a molded brush and a method of refining a workpiece surface with a molded brush.

Abstract: A dual-purpose mop head assembly comprising a housing having a threaded recess for threadably engaging a handle on one end thereof, mopping yarns secured within and extending from the opposite end of the housing, and an array of closely packed, brush bristles fused to and projecting laterally from a side of the housing.

Abstract: A brush for cleaning foodstuff, especially fragile foodstuff such as ears of fresh corn and mushrooms. The brush has a handle portion which supports many straight rows of bristles. The rows of bristles are not parallel but get closer together near one end of the brush. The bristles are fabricated from a very soft polymer and are positioned at different heights along the bottom of the brush. The shortest bristles are near the center so that the brush can be used on a curved surface such as an ear of corn, a mushroom, or a carrot among other fruits and vegetables.

Abstract: A hairbrush is provided having a comb holder and plurality of teeth raised from the comb holder. A plurality of arched flexible bridging strips are respectively connected between each two adjacent teeth and arranged in rows. Each arched flexible bridging strip has a rounded head portion disposed above the topmost edges of the teeth. Each tooth has a plurality of longitudinal scraping grooves formed along its length for removing dirt and water from a user's hair when brushed.

Abstract: A dental hygiene device that is a finite one-piece tapered tube with a rectangularly shaped mass of integrally formed molded bristle-like projections. The device is designed to promote dental hygiene in specific situations where a conventional toothbrush is not appropriate. The design closely mimics the design and action of a conventional toothbrush while substituting a finger or other like shaped shaft for the elongated handle. This mounted device permits the reaching of all tooth surfaces while maintaining the same standard of oral hygiene which is expected through brushing with the conventional design. This improved design corrects the deficiencies noted in earlier designs while continuing to provide a device which will remain in place while in use but which at the same time will be cost effective to manufacture. The device is intended to provide a suitable substitute for the conventional toothbrush.

Abstract: A brush includes a handle, a base plate, a bristle holder, and a plurality of springs. The handle and the base plate are integrally formed. The base plate has a recessed portion defined therein, a locating channel defined around a peripheral wall of the recessed portion, and a plurality of holes defined in the recessed portion. The bristle holder carries a plurality of bristles and has a locating rim defined in a peripheral bottom thereof for engagement with the locating channel. The plurality of springs are respectively received within the plurality of holes and are compressed between an under surface of the bristle holder and peripheries defining corresponding holes to permit a reciprocating movement of the bristle holder against the springs.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a brush element (10) for hair care, in particular for a heat-emitting and/or air-moving hair care appliance, comprising a body (12) and a plurality of bristles (14 to 25) arranged on the body (12) at an angle of inclination (a) to a surface normal (38) of the brush element (10). The angle of inclination of the bristles (14 to 25) to the surface normal (38) is between 15.degree. and 75.degree., and the bristles (14 to 25) are arranged in a row (26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36) extending in the direction of a brush element longitudinal axis (13), with adjacent bristles (14, 15, 16, 17; 18, 19, 20, 21; 22, 23, 24, 25) of a row (26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36) forming V-shaped bristle pairs (37).

Abstract: The invention is a hand tool for killing and disposing of bugs that walk, crawl or hop and includes an elongated handle with a trapezoidally shaped paddle on one end. The handle is mounted centrally on one side of the paddle. The other side of the paddle contains spikes one half inch in length and spaced with a density of one hundred per square inch. The handle is reinforced so that an impaled bug will be dislodged with a sharp rap on the side of a trash barrel. The entire tool is a single piece of molded plastic.

Abstract: There is disclosed therein a tufted construction formed of a thermoplastic sheet which defines a two-dimensional projection of a three-dimensional tufted construction design which has integrally mutually spaced prefused tufts mounted at preselected areas on one surface thereof. The three-dimensional design includes a radial surface having said tufts thereon and a handle portion so that when the projection is assembled and the edges thereof joined, the three-dimensional design will be complete.

Abstract: The device is a straddle-type device in which the handle thereof has a pair of elongated arms and a cowling on the distal end thereof. The arms extend from the handle in generally parallel relationship to one another, with a slot therebetween, and the cowling is made of plastic resin material and supported on the arms at the distal end portions thereof. The cowling also bridges the slot and has an inverted U-shaped body, which in turn has endmost sections and a midsection therebetween. The endmost sections are encircled about the distal end portions of the arms in intimate contact with the opposing relatively inwardly directed surfaces thereof, as well as the relatively outwardly directed surfaces thereof and the relatively upper, lower and forward peripheral edges thereof.

Abstract: A tufted brush article and process for manufacturing the same. The article consists of a fabric having upper and lower surfaces with tufts disposed on the upper surface and a tuft receiving member disposed integrally with the tuft on the lower surface. The tuft receiving menber typically includes a projection which registers on the tuft and extends through the fabric material. The projection is then melted and the tuft end fused so that the tuft can be mounted on the fused projection to form an integral connection.

Abstract: A handbrush for cleaning prostheses, in particular tooth prostheses, has a bristle support provided with a plurality of bristles and a hand gripping part connected with the bristle support. The bristle support, the bristles and the hand gripping part are recyclable as a whole and composed of sterilizable and food strap suitable synthetic plastic materials. The bristles being formed of one piece with the bristle support which has a large surface, and the bristle support is nonreleasably connected with the hand gripping part by an arresting connection.

Abstract: A snap-together, two piece, injection molded hairbrush includes a brush body and a bristle insert. The brush body includes a head and a handle. The head has a first and second end and a first and second side. The first and second ends and first and second sides form an open frame and a plurality of ribs extend between the first and second ends to define a first set of air slots. The handle has first and second ends and the first end of the handle is attached to the second end of the head. The bristle insert includes an open frame, a plurality of convex webs, a plurality of spaced bristles, and a connector. The open frame has first and second sides and first and second ends. The plurality of convex webs extend between the first and second sides of the open frame and are spaced from one another to define a second set of air slots. The plurality of spaced bristles are carried on each of the webs and extend outward from the webs.

Abstract: A brush is disclosed which is adapted to retain a substantial quantity of liquid such as water for scrubbing articles such as wire wheels of an automobile. The brush has a pad with bristles extending upwardly therefrom, each of the bristles consisting of a resilient, tapered, finger-like core member attached to the pad, and surrounding and attached to each case member is an outer covering member formed of a soft, resilient, sponge-like material, such as sponge rubber. The outer covering member is capable of absorbing and holding substantial quantities of water or other liquid and of desorbing that liquid when compressed as between the relatively stiff core and the article being scrubbed. The stiff core members hold the sponge-like covering members in firm contact with the surface of the article being scrubbed.

Abstract: A bristle assembly and method for making the same. The bristle assembly is particularly useful for forming into a brush-like arrangement for use in separating the liquid and vapor phases for determining the steam quality in a thermal injection well as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,736,627.

Abstract: A brush apparatus consisting of a planar member with a plurality of bristles affixed to a body and handle unit whereby the handle is parallel to and axially offset from the centerline axis of the said planar member.

Abstract: Bristle articles comprise a bristle carrier and bristles mechanically or thermally fixed thereto and formed from plastic monofilaments, optionally combined into bundles. For increasing the cleaning, distributing or application function of such bristle articles, over at least part of their length the monofilaments are flocked with short plastic fibres. Such bristle articles can be produced in that the surface of the monofilaments is provided with an adhesive or the surface thereof is heated to the soft plastic state and subsequently the fibres are applied to the monofilament in an electrostatic field. Instead of this, it is also possible to subsequently apply the fibres to the bristles connected to the bristle carrier, e.g. by means of an adhesive.

Abstract: An article such as a flat scrub brush has a major axis and a minor axis with a concave recess along the minor axis and at each end thereof, which enables the brush to be bent around this axis when used, and to be resiliently returned to its flat shape when not being used.

Abstract: A brush including a laminate having a handle end portion adapted for manual engagement, and an opposite head end portion; and a plurality of rows of bristles having end portions adhered between adjacent plies in the head end portion of the laminate and projecting outwardly. The brush is formed from pieces of oriented polymeric film, portions of which are adhered to individual plies to be incorporated in the laminate and have portions projecting from the plies separated into bristles before the plies are laminated to form the brush. Lamination is done by driving moisture out of pasteboard layers coated with dried water activatable adhesive by exposure to radio frequency energy which activates the adhesive to form the laminate.

Abstract: A comb for removing lice and nits from the hair is formed by a base and a plurality of teeth extending from the base in substantially the same direction. The longitudinal axis of each tooth is parallel to the longitudinal axis of each other tooth. Each tooth has a polygonal cross sectional shape such as in the form of a modified triangle. The cross sectional dimensions of each tooth enlarge from the free end of each tooth toward the base so that the spacing between adjacent teeth narrows toward the base. The facing edges of adjacent teeth interact with each other to capture lice and nits therebetween. A rib is provided longitudinally along one of the faces of each tooth.

Abstract: A lavatory brush comprising a handle and a plurality of axially stacked, laterally outwardly tapering, flexible blades, the blades extending around the handle. A container includes an upward opening cup and receives downward thereinto the bladed end of the handle. Cooperating alignment parts on the cup and handle releasably support the handle in an upright position with the blades in the cup. The topmost blade coacts with the side wall of the cup to substantially close the top of the cup with the remaining blades received in the cup.

Abstract: A hair brush having bristles attached to a member which is rotatable with respect to a handle, together with a method of making and assembling a hair brush comprised of only two separate members, is disclosed. A surface on the member is provided between the handle and the bristles. The person holding the handle may apply force with a finger or thumb against the surface to brake as desirable relative motion between the handle and the bristles. A mechanical braking mechanism for providing a constant drag on the relative motion is optional.

Abstract: A hair styling and grooming implement for use with the hair blow dryer essentially comprises two pieces, a hair engaging member and a handle. The member is mounted on the handle and both are capable of freely rotating along a common longitudinal axis relative to each other. The handle includes a locking means and releasing means which prohibits relative rotational movement between the handle and member and which holds the handle and member in selective rotational orientation or allows free relative rotation, to permit easy disengagement of the brush from the hair. The hair engaging member includes several rows of bristles on a brush holder which untangles the hair and holds the hair in order to wrap it around the body of the member. The member also includes beveled flanges which direct the hair onto the brush as the hair is drawn around the body of the member.

Abstract: In a toothbrush with a body providing a brush head and a handle and bristles fastened to the brush head, a hygienic, bacteria-avoiding construction is obtained in that the body and bristles are made of the same material and are welded to one another so that the brush head is free of empty space. Further, with this construction a larger number of bristles can be applied to achieve a better cleaning and massaging effect and the dimensions of the brush head can be reduced.

Abstract: A modified fixing assembly for comb bristle includes a bristle base formed with a first set of several fixing holes, a fixing frame formed with a second set of several fixing holes corresponding to the fixing holes on the base, a comb body having a recessed back portion and several fixing bolts each having an inversed truncated cone portion wherein each fixing bolt is inserted into both sets of fixing holes of the fixing frame and bristle base to assemble the base and frame together as locked by the truncated cone portion of the fixing bolt, and whereby the base combined with the frame are then fixed into the comb body easily and fastly.

Abstract: A hairbrush having a head including a core portion on which is fixed an elongate hollow body including a certain number of strips arranged circumferentially at regular intervals and spaced from the core portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hairbrush wherein the bars located on either side of the longitudinal portion connected to the handle are provided with tongues allowing the hair locks to be resiliently maintained between the tongues and the bars during the brushing.

Abstract: A hair brush having a foraminous guide plate with holes through which the bristles extend. The bristles have enlarged bulbous free ends, and the holes in the guide plate are larger than the stems of the bristles but smaller than the enlarged ends thereof, so that the guide plate can slide along the bristles but cannot be removed. A laminated cleaning plate has a rubber layer with bristle-receiving holes smaller than the stems of the bristles, so that the holes in the rubber layer tightly engage the bristles. The cleaning plate also has a relatively rigid support sheet with bristle-receiving holes larger than the enlarged ends of the bristles. The rubber layer is bonded to the support sheet, so that the cleaning plate can be entirely removed from the bristles for cleaning purposes, while the guide plate can be brought adjacent the free ends of the bristles to facilitate re-installation of the cleaning plate.

Abstract: A hair brush of antistatic plastic material comprises an apertured base plate in the form of a grid having bristles integrally moulded therewith. The base plate is convexly curved in the finished brush with the bristles on the convex side and the grid construction imparts to the brush sufficient resilience to allow the relatively stiff integrally moulded bristles to execute a comfortable brushing action.

Abstract: A hair brush is provided with flock on the outer tubular surface of the brushing portion. The flock is applied directly to the outer surface or mounted on a ribbon which is adhesively applied or mechanically secured to the outer surface. The bristles may also be flocked.

Abstract: A scrub brush, especially one used for surgical purposes, has a body of polyethylene molded onto a set of bristles made of a thermoplastic rubber such as a styrene/butadiene/styrene block copolymer. The body is integral with a set of stiffer polyethylene bristles, serving mainly for fingernail cleaning, which may be disposed on the side opposite the softer elastomeric bristles or flanked by the latter.

Abstract: The disclosure teaches a new method of dental plaque removal and the structure of a brush bristle which enables the method most efficiently. A filament loop of contractable material such as polypropylene is caused to shrink as it is being attached to a base. The loop exhibits an extraordinary contraction wherein the loop is not merely reduced as expected, but by the process of this invention it contracts into tightly adjacent filaments with a tight return loop. The resulting bristle not only solves the vexing problem of proper bristle polishing, but as an unexpected additional value, exhibits a greatly improved capability to actually scoop away tooth deposits such as plaque.

Abstract: A dental care device for insertion within the mouth includes a flat, triangular support body, bristles extending from one side, and a pliable, resilient projection extending from the same side substantially parallel to the bristles. The projection is at a corner of the body and the bristles adjacent the projection are shorter than the projection, the height of the bristles increasing with distance from the projection.

Abstract: A hairbrush has a pair of rigid side members and a flexible bristle plate disposed therebetween. A first face of the bristle plate has bristles extendingly outwardly therefrom. The side members include means for selectively manipulating the brush to flex the first face of the bristle plate into a concave or a convex position.