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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4517701 | Toothbrushes for cleaning sulcular areas of the teeth A toothbrush arrangment is provided specifically for cleaning sulcular areas of the teeth below the gum line. The brush head is curved and has bristles extending from opposite sides thereof, facilitating an improved access to the teeth, particularly at th... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4480351 | Two-component scrub brush 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 ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4479277 | Scrub brush A scrub brush comprising, a housing having a base, a back side, a front side, a pair of opposed sides extending between the back side and front side, and a forward portion extending from the base on the front side at an acute angle relative to the base. T... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4467491 | Reversible hair and clothing brush A combination hair and clothes brush which exposes only one brush for use at a time, the other brush being folded within the cavity of the body.... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4422202 | Invertible floor broom An invertible floor broom presenting a cylindrical head of bristles of two different groups having different flexibilities and having a visual markings for distinguishing the two groups. Four quadrants of bristles can be presented to the floor being swept... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4420853 | Scrub brush A scrub brush comprising, a housing having a base, a back side, a front side, a pair of opposed sides extending between the back side and front side, and a forward portion extending from the base on the front side at an acute angle relative to the base. T... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4409701 | Toothbrush A toothbrush, comprising a head, its top surface provided with exterior rows of bristles and an intermediate slot, leading into a hollow space in the head; a member having its lower portion accommodated in the hollow head space, its upper portion projecti... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4328604 | Toothbrushes A brush adapted for cleaning of the teeth, mouth, and gums of the user, comprising a toothbrush handle, ordinary toothbrush bristles affixed to one surface of a brush head at one end of said handle (hereinafter deemed the "brush end") in the usual and cus... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4256409 | Implement for cleaning the feet An elongated hollow body member is arranged to receive a cleaning solution and has a cleaning head on the lower end thereof. The cleaning solution is arranged to be admitted to portions of the cleaning head by squeezing a flexible portion of the hollow bo... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4204294 | Electrical terminal cleaning device A cleaning device comprises a handle member and one or more brushes, each brush having an abrasive bristle end. Each brush is mounted on the handle member for independent pivotal movement relative to the handle member between an operative position in whic... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4185349 | Toothbrush contoured to the human mouth A tooth brush having a handle with brush portions on both ends. The handle is contoured in the form of an elongated "S" curve contoured to the curvature of the side rows of human teeth with contoured "bullet shaped" ends to fit the contour of the innermos... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4179828 | Multi-purpose labor saver hand tool A multi-purpose handle-directed, manually propelled wheeled vehicle particularly well adapted for safe snow removal, load carrying, and similar labor saving tasks in rough and uncertain terrain; in preferred embodiment a frame having open lenticular shape... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4167796 | Multipurpose cleaning and polishing brush A brush apparatus for the cleaning and polishing of a surface having the advantages of an elongated handle with two or more spaced-apart, raised elastomeric rings to stop the flow of cleaning liquid onto the handle and onto the hand of the user. The head ... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4155448 | Record cleaner A phonograph record cleaner having a pair of soft pile covered projections extending downwardly from a cleaner body with a still brush and a soft brush also extending downwardly between the projections. During cleaning of a record, the cleaner is oriented... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4150457 | Toothbrush A toothbrush consisting of an integrally molded elongated handle including a generally cylindrical intermediate portion having a longitudinal axis, and two tapered curved neck portions extending from opposite ends thereof, each neck portion having a brush... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4139201 | Dust removing methods and apparatus The invention relates to methods and apparatus for removing dust from, or preventing dust from being attracted to, record discs. This is achieved by giving a negative charge to the dust particles in the atmosphere in which the record disc is located. Reco... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4133070 | Scarifying tool for pipe ends A tool for scarifying at least end areas of generally cylindrical members has a wire brush mounted thereto against axial and rotational movement by securing a brush mounting member to an end portion of the brush spine and trapping the mounting member betw... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4105342 | Liquid decanting and recycling machine A machine adapted to produce efficient decanting and recycling of a liquid, such as an oil and grease solvent, and characterized by the combination therein of a laterally wandering upward flow and pumping of the liquid from close to the top surface of the... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4062083 | Lineal slide retractable grooming brush A lineal slide retractable grooming brush consisting of a brush housing provided with a plurality of bristle openings in the bottom thereof and having a slide actuator control peg access slot along each side thereof. A bristle brush back plate member havi... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4053959 | Brush for teeth and gums An elongated handle, of rectangular cross-section, has a round, flatted brush head mounted at either one end or both ends. The brush head, according to the invention is fabricated from an originally linear, twisted wire frame having a central core portion... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4050825 | Cake of soap, especially for washing hands An article for cleansing including a cake of soap defined in part by a top surface and opposite end surfaces with a recess opening upwardly through the top surface and endwise through the end surfaces with the opening being defined by a bottom surface and... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4038715 | Scarifying tool for pipe ends A tool for scarifying the ends of pipe or the like includes a generally rigid body member adapted to be held in a person's hand for manipulation. The body member has opposite ends and includes a longitudinal axis extending across such ends. Wire brushes a... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4025982 | Cleaning device A flexible cleaning device capable of reaching into and past drains and traps of common plumbing fixtures and being manipulated in a back and forth scrubbing action while so placed, comprising an integrally formed, elongated stem made of a flexible plasti... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4023677 | Cleaning devices for records and pickup styli A cleaning device for records and pickup style is disclosed, including a cleaning element supporting a stylus brush and having on its lower side a cleaning cover or layer for wiping over the record. A trough-like container is provided into which the clean... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4014063 | Apparatus for cleaning tubes and fittings A hollow cylinder is open at one end and closed at the other. A first ring shaped cleaning brush having an outer diameter essentially equal to the inner diameter of the cylinder is disposed concentrically within the cylinder abutting the closed end and ha... | 03/29/1977 |
| 3982298 | Mitt type shoe cleaner A mitt type shoe cleaner having first and second brushes secured to non-expandable flexible thumb and finger receiving sections, respectively. The said sections are secured together by a central section made from elastic material so that the mitt may acco... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3939520 | Tooth brush A tooth brush is disclosed in which parallell bristles extend in opposite directions from a central plate-like stem connected to a shaft or a handle. The tooth brush is used for cleaning teeth interspaces and comprises a base plate which abuts the gum and... | 02/24/1976 |
| 3934298 | Toothbrush A double-ended toothbrush having two bristle portions, a major or larger, contoured bristle portion at one end and a minor or smaller wedge-shaped bristle portion at the other, both formed of parallel rows of bristles extending out perpendicularly from a ... | 01/27/1976 |
