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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7203987 | Side brush A side brush, which is adapted to be mounted on the body of a sweeping machine, for use as a brush rotatable about a rotation axis, and which includes a base and a plurality of individual bristle segments detachably mountable thereto, having bristles included therei... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7159951 | Method of manufacturing a brush A method for manufacturing a brush includes fully and longitudinally filing a bundle of hair into a metal cylinder. One end of the metal cylinder is heated to melt the bundle of hair for forming a combined portion after the melted hair is solidified. The bundle of h... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7066805 | Finger plucker lock A resilient rubber finger and a locking mechanism therefore for use in poultry processing plants for the plucking of feathers off if poultry is provided. The rubber-plucking finger is comprised of an oversized base without an annular recess, and a tapered furrowed s... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059007 | Industrial brush 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... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6665901 | Brush head and method of manufacturing such a brush head The present invention is directed to a brush head, particularly a toothbrush head, and to a method of manufacturing such a brush head. The brush head includes a bristle carrier and bristles fixedly secured thereto, said bristle carrier having a slot-type ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6457202 | Sweeping machine brush mounting assembly An improved brush assembly for mounting on horizontally rotating brushes on street sweeping machines. A circular disk carries brush holders holding bristles in the desired configuration. The brush holders are clamped to the disk by a clamp having a clamp ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6422932 | Integrally molded brush and method for making the same An integrally molded brush. A preferred embodiment of the integrally molded brush includes a) a generally planar hub having an outer periphery, where the hub has a thickness of at least 0.05 inches; and b) a plurality of bristles extending from the outer ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6134740 | Sweeping machine brush mounting assembly An improved brush assembly for horizontally rotating brushes on street sweeping machines. A circular disk carries brush holders for holding bristles in the desired configuration. The brush holders are clamped to the disk by a clamp having a clamp bar that... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5926904 | Twisted tuft brush and method of making An abrading tool or brush is formed with an open center low density tuft. The tufts are laterally slightly compressed and encapsulated in a medium density elastomeric foam reinforcement having a density of from about 20 to about 50 lbs/cu/ft (320-800.90 K... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5903951 | Molded brush segment A molded brush segment having a plurality of integrally molded bristles extending from a generally planar center portion. The brush segment is molded from a moldable polymer such a thermoset polymer, thermoplastic polymer, or thermoplastic elastomer. The ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5406669 | Rotary brush A rotary brush is disclosed for use in treating an object of interest. The rotary brush includes a central hub having a peripheral edge, and a plurality of apertures are formed in the hub and located in predetermined spaced relation along the peripheral e... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5200571 | Primer pocket cleaner A primer pocket cleaner for cartridge cases has a bundle of bristles mounted in a base with a retractable spring surrounding the bristles. The base is mounted in a motor to rotate the bundle of bristles. The spring keeps the bundle of bristles together wh... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5045091 | Method of making rotary brush with removable brush elements A rotary brush with removable brush elements is provided. The brush elements are disposed on a hub in a radial display. The brush elements include a resiliently flexible element which permits the brush to deflect at a greater angle from a rest position th... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4998316 | Circular ring shaped brush section for sweeping machine A circular ring shaped brush section for sweeping machines, and procedure for production of such brush section is provided. The individual wires (4) in the brush section are held in position mutually in an area close to the internal periphery of the brush... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4765013 | Gutter broom segment and assembly The brush segments of a gutter broom have self-locking lugs that are received in holes in the broom's drive plate to mount the segments. Dogs of the segments spring into at least some of the holes to keep the segments from unlocking.... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4604766 | Tile cleaning device for removing calcium build-up in pools A tile cleaning device for removing calcium build-up which occurs substantially at and above a liquid level in a pool or the like which includes a wheeled frame adapted to be placed on a ledge surrounding the pool which is driven to cause the frame to mov... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4563839 | Flap wheel An abrasive flap wheel assembly including abrasive packets having their inner end portions disposed in recesses in the hub and being attached so that they project at about a right angle to a radius of the hub through the area of attachment between the hub... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4534080 | Chimney cleaning tool A chimney cleaning tool which is adapted to be inserted on the end of a power driven motor such as an electric drill. The tool has an attachment device carried on a remote end of an elongated shaft. Elongated multistrand steel twisted cables extend outwar... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4531252 | High capacity wire brushes The invention consists of arranging a number of wire bundles on a supporting disc in openings of the disc, provided in circular rows coaxial with the disc and at different distances from the periphery of the disc.... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4504997 | Brushing tool A brushing tool for metal working has a circular disc perforated adjacent the rim with a plurality of holes through which wire bundles are passed and then twisted to form radially-extending knots. A plurality of notches are provided in the rim adjacent th... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4488760 | Method of manufacturing a bushing tool A brushing tool for metal working has a circular disc perforated adjacent the rim with a plurality of holes through which wire bundles are passed and then twisted to form radially-extending knots. A plurality of notches are provided in the rim adjacent th... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4457040 | Industrial wire cup-shaped brush An industrial cup-shaped brush in which both inward and outward pivotal movements of the wire bristles caused by scrubbing or rotary motions is effectively resisted by providing elongated supports on the knot plate for the wire bristles and anchoring the ... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4445248 | Rotary stripper This rotary stripper is provided with a cylindrical housing rotatable in one direction. The housing has a plurality of peripheral wall openings through which project arms of flexible blades. Each blade has a longer work engaging flexing arm, and a shorter... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4408367 | End brush An end brush construction in which a cup-shaped bristle holder is permanently attached to an arbor by deforming the arbor in place on the holder. As disclosed, the arbor is caused to freely upset radially into a surrounding zone of the cup holder. Where t... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4377412 | Improved rotary scraper having flexible fingers A rotary scraper device for treating a work surface, comprises a generally cylindrical hollow hub casing having a peripheral wall. The hub casing has a closed end wall and open opposite end with a cover plate removably mounted on the open end of the hub c... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4375114 | High speed wire brushes This invention relates to a brush consisting of a number of disc shaped elements molded into a unit-each disc supporting wire bundles extending from one side to the other through holes substantially larger than the cross-section of the corresponding wire ... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4324017 | Rotary device for treating work surfaces A rotary device for treating a work surface comprises a generally cylindrical hub body having a closed end wall, an open other end, and a rather serpentine endless peripheral wall formed with smoothly merging cylindrical wall sections, curved wall section... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4302863 | Brush for rotating brush rollers in sweeping machines Brush bridges with bristle bunches are used in a rotating brush roller in sweeping machines. The bridges can be inserted in axial guides on the brush roller. Each brush bridge comprises two U-shaped sections welded together to form a box section. Openings... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4301567 | Rotary terminal cleaner A rotary terminal cleaner for cleaning terminals such as on automotive batteries and the like includes a cylindrical housing having an internal key running along the housing, an end cap having a cylindrical shape for mating with the hollow housing and for... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4229912 | Take-apart convertible rotary tool A pair of spaced coaxial body disks of substantial diameter are spaced apart by at least the length of an axial hub fixedly mounted on one of the disks and projecting toward the other disk, the hub having a threaded bore opening through its end adjacent t... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4200947 | Rotary stripper device A rotary stripper, which can be chucked to a drive shaft, comprises a pair of discs spaced by a centrally positioned intermediate hub which has radial slots. Immediately outward of the hub and arranged in a ring concentric thereto are a series of equidist... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4200965 | Rotary stripper A rotary stripper comprising a pair of spaced plates driven around a shaft and studs extending between the plates and radially spaced from the shaft; stripper members, each comprising generally hairpin shaped members, with the bend mounted around a stud a... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4183113 | Rotary scraper An improved rotary scraper having a central rotatable hub and a plurality of scraper members pivotally attached to said hub and extending outwardly therefrom for sliding engagement with and at an angle to a work surface is provided. The scraper members ea... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4137594 | Rotary cleaning brushes The invention relates substantially to brush consisting of a number of wire bundles forming knots and extending radially from the periphery of a heat conducting disc supporting the wire bundles, all being covered by a first layer of elastomer which has at... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4106193 | Rotary scraper with non-gouging finger array A rotary scraper including a spool with fingers integral therewith and projecting radially therefrom, with the fingers striking the work surface as the wheel rotates, thereby to impact the work surface; the fingers are arranged in a plurality of comb-like... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4092758 | Cast power brush A brush element containing a plurality of bristles having medial bends formed into a plurality of tufts, each tuft being surrounded by a mechanical restraining means, a back for said brush comprising a body of fiberglass filled and reinforced substantiall... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4077081 | Sweeper brush section A sweeper brush section comprising a deformed metal channel with a plurality of outwardly-opening cups or sockets at regularly spaced intervals in which are positioned the inner U-shaped ends of tufts or bunches of wire bristles mounted in non-metallic sl... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4062115 | Rotary garden cutter A rotary garden cutter utilizes a series of flexible cutter lines conveniently attached to a cutter head. Each cutter line threads into and out of companion apertures in the peripheral wall of the cutter head skirt. Parts of apertures extend circumferenti... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4002491 | Removal of coatings by rotating chain flails Coatings are loosened for removal from various substrates by rotating a chain-like flail against the coating while maintaining the flail oriented and positioned with respect to the surface of the coating so that the next-to-last terminal link of the flail... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3969090 | Industrial brush An industrial brush having a base adapted to be mounted for rotation and having a plurality of strands extending from the base, each strand consisting of a tube braided from filaments of synthetic resin.... | 07/13/1976 |
