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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8108961 | Broom assembly A broom assembly includes a head structure and a rod structure. The head structure includes a base having a coupling face formed with a reception chamber and an opening for access into the reception chamber, and a plurality of resilient ribs provided at the peripher... | 02/07/2012 |
| RE42564 | Broom with handle opening in the head thereof A broom with a broom head has flared out bristles projecting therefrom so as to form a leading edge for reaching into confined spaces. The broom head has an opening therethrough to define an integral handle to better control the leading edge and the broomstick is an... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7716775 | Brush A brush includes a handle and a head having an array of bristles and a paddle with a plurality of apertures formed therein. The paddle and bristles may be formed of silicone. ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7356871 | Dual sized broom and dust pan A long handled cleaning implement such as a broom that is provided with a collapsible handle that can be used as a mini sweeping broom. This collapsible ability will also permit compact storage, a cooperating accessory dustpan is provided which the collapsible clean... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7305731 | Carpet brush for hair removal A fabric brush comprising a brush head having a top portion and a bottom portion. The bottom portion of the brush head has a plurality of projections extending downwardly therefrom. The plurality of projections comprise at least one row of aligned projections having... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293317 | Holding device and cleaning tool with the holding device Disclosed is a holding device including a handle and a support member pivotally connected to a front end of the handle for supporting a cleaning wiper. The support member has a pivot axis oriented in a direction crossing a shaft axis of the handle. The support membe... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281288 | Cleaning apparatus with flexible connection between head and handle An improved cleaning tool is provided with a flexible connection between the head or spindle and the handle. The improved tool broadly includes a spindle or head, a handle and a flexible connection between the head and handle to permit relative pivotal movement ther... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7246573 | Curry brush for grooming an animal A curry brush for grooming an animal includes a flexible, elastomeric body portion that has a socket defined therein for receiving a relatively rigid container. A plurality of flexible tines extend outwardly from the body portion. The container may be removed from t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237305 | Extension pole with tool lock and retraction dampener An improved extension pole (10) is provided having an outer tubular pole section (12) and an inner pole section (14) telescopically and reciprocally received within the section (12). The outer section (12) has a shock-absorbing com... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7168125 | Toothbrush A toothbrush includes a head and a handle, wherein the head has a plurality of dense packs of bristles surrounded by a plurality of tufts. The tufts can be inclined, extended farther from the head than the cleaning members to retain dentifrice, and at either end or ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168124 | Grill brush and grill cleaning system An improved grill brush for cleaning grill grates and a cleaning system including a grill grate specifically adapted for use with the disclosed grill brush includes a head portion and a handle portion. A plurality of metallic bristles is mounted to and extends from ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159950 | Cosmetics brush and manufacturing method of the same The present invention relates to a cosmetics brush for making-up 30 including an inner brush member 10 and an outer brush member 20 separated each other, wherein the inner brush member 10 has a color different from that of the outer brush... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156105 | Applicator, device, and method An applicator for applying a product to hair may include a support not including a twisted wire and at least one through hole extending through the support. The at least one through hole may have a non-constant cross-section. The applicator may also include a tuft o... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152266 | Scrubbing device A scrubbing device for facilitating scrubbing of a surface. The scrubbing device includes a base member being designed for being gripped by a hand of a user. A brush member is rotatably coupled to the base member. The brush member is designed for engaging a surface ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131162 | Floor and carpet push brush In a wheel supported floor and carpet push brush of the type having an array of aggressive bristles and another array of bristles which are of lesser diameter than the aggressive bristles carried on the dowel so that the brush can be turned over to bring a selected ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7065838 | Locking, segmented cleaning implement handle Provided is a locking segmented handle for use with a cleaning implement and the like. The handle includes two or more segments that are coupled at assembly to form the handle. Each segment includes connector elements at connector ends of the segments. The connector... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7043791 | Applicator An applicator suitable for applying various powders and liquids in the fields of cosmetics, writing, painting, and medical treatment etc, which is particularly preferred as a make-up instrument such as a chip or a brush for applying eye shadow, and to a method of pr... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7000281 | Push broom which is convertible to a handheld whisk broom A convertible broom which has two sections each retaining a multiplicity of bristles on their respective lower surfaces. The two sections have means to retain them together and when in this condition, the joined sections can be used as a conventional straight broom ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6988292 | Flexible brush comprising a mixture of polymers Disclosed is a brush having a one-piece body comprised of a handle and at one end thereof a head provided with bristles, wherein the brush body comprises a mixture of first polymer and a second polymer that is of a lesser hardness than the first polymer, wherein the... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6971138 | Dustpan and broom kit A combination dustpan and broom form a kit wherein the dustpan includes a handle adapted to receive and grip the handle of the broom and further wherein the dustpan is formed in an asymmetric shape including a straight sidewall that facilitates directional movement ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6962160 | Mascara brush A mascara brush serves to apply a mascara mass onto the eyelashes. It comprises a plurality of bristles that are secured between two twisted wire segments and extend out from the wire segments. The free ends of the bristles are tapered wedge-shaped in cross section.... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6925673 | Cleaning element for brooms or brushes A cleaning element (1) for brooms or brushes comprises a board (2) having a surface (3) for supporting a plurality of clusters or bundles (4) of fibres forming a cleaning body (5); each cluster (4) is provided with a related... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918240 | Push rake A rake device including an elongated stem having a main portion and a first end portion adjacent thereto, with the first end portion having a first end and being configured such that a first angle defined between the first end and the main portion is acute. The rake... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6911257 | Process for the manufacture of homopolyamide-4,6 fibers The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of homopolyamide-4,6 fibers by melt spinning of homopolyamide-4,6, to fibers and multifilament yarns obtainable by the process and the use thereof for the reinforcement of rubber like in tire cords, V-belts etc.... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6845539 | Multipurpose brush A multipurpose brush includes a brush head and a handle coupled to and extending from the brush head. The brush head includes a central core member. The central core member includes a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear surface and a front surface, wherein the cen... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6795998 | Swab with pull-truded tip A swab for cleaning electronic and electro-mechanical components includes a handle and a pull-truded fiber cleaning head. The handle is elongated and has a cleaning head end and a grasping end. The cleaning head end defines a securing region for securing the cleanin... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6742213 | Ergonomic handle The present invention is an ergonomic paint brush handle including a head section having a shoulder end, a brush end, a brush edge and a shoulder surface, said brush end of said head section for receiving a brush head, and said head section being oriented substantia... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6739015 | Cleaning brush device A cleaning brush device for preventing fatigue to the hand while cleaning. The cleaning brush device includes a panel having a top surface, a bottom surface and a peripheral edge extending between the top and bottom surfaces. A plurality of bristles is attached to a... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6718589 | Spring activated push broom A push broom having an extendable handle with an upper section slidably mounting a lower section with a compressible coil spring mounted therebetween for urging the lower section forward or away from the upper section. The lower section includes a bristle brush with... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6698057 | Scrub brush with integral handle A cleaning/scrub brush has an adapter integrally molded into the body of the brush. The distal end of the adapter is totally enclosed within the plastic body of the brush and has a structure to increase the surface area of the adapter within the brush to ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6694561 | Sweeping device A sweeping device (1) having an actuating means (6), including a surface contacting means (2), a handle (3) connected to the surface contacting means and a friction reducing means (4, 7), in which the friction reducing means is adapted to enable the lifti... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6681435 | Hairbrush head A hairbrush head is connected to a front end of a handle and includes a solid cylindrical body having a bristle holder made of metal sheet attached to a circumferential surface thereof. The hairbrush head is so shaped that a space is provided between the ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6678914 | Glitter containing filaments for use in brushes A thermoplastic polymer monofilament oriented from 3.0-6.0 times its original length having a diameter of 125-600 microns and containing 0.2-5.0% by weight, based on the weight of the monofilament, of glitter particles or film particles having a particle ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6671921 | Magicarpet broom A carpet is cleaned by drawing the broom over it, capturing animal hair and other objects from the carpet. The broom has a handle, preferably round of 1/2" to 2" diameter made of relatively rigid material such as wood, plastic, metal, or composite materia... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6641551 | Cotton buds and swabs for medical use The invention relates to cotton buds and to swabs for medical use. The inventive buds or swabs are characterized in that they are extruded and provided with a continuous inner web. Said inner web may be linked with the inner surface of the buds or swabs b... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6623440 | Topical anesthetic applicator and method of use The present invention relates to a novel applicator for topical anesthetics and a method using said novel applicator which provides for pain-free injections in mucosa by the application of a topical anesthetic followed by an injection limited to penetrate... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6598257 | Broom with a handle opening in the head thereof A broom with a broom head has flared out bristles projecting therefrom so as to form a leading edge for reaching into confined spaces. The broom head has an opening therethrough to define an integral handle to better control the leading edge and the broom... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6594850 | Mounting bracket and connector for a broom with a detachable handle A locking bracket for brooms that have a multi-sided locking section near the mounting end of the handle has a pair of spaced-apart locking arms that enable the bracket to be attached in the proper position against the locking section without passing the ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6571416 | Surface cleaning device A surface cleaning device comprising a broom (1) and a brush (2), each having bristles (4, 5) on the side facing the surface to be cleaned (3) wherein the broom (1) and the brush (2) can be affixed one to the other in a fashion which can be detached witho... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6543083 | Bristles having varying stiffness 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 ... | 04/08/2003 |
