"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110299913 | Partially Extendable Hair Brush A grooming device comprising a grooming element. The grooming element may be elongated along a longitudinal axis. The grooming device has a first portion and a second portion separateable from the first portion and capable of moving independently from the first portion ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110094047 | CLEANING TOOL HAVING AN ARCUATELY SHAPED CLEANING HEAD AND AN ADJUSTABLE SCRUBBER A cleaning tool is provided and includes an arcuately shaped cleaning head and a scrubber movable between a plurality of positions. The cleaning head includes an arcuate top surface and an arcuate bottom surface substantially parallel to each other along their lengths. ... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20090282634 | Adjustable angle cleaning brush head Adjustable angle cleaning brush comprised of a handle and rotatably attached first longitudinal brush head and a second longitudinal brush head that are side by side and parallel to each other in one configuration and rotate out to a T position with respect to the handl... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090188062 | HAIR BRUSH WITH RETRACTABLE BRISTLES A hair brush includes a brush head and a bristle/handle assembly. The head includes a cylindrical barrel with a plurality of apertures in it, and the bristle/handle assembly includes a handle and a bristle tree assembly. The bristle tree assembly includes a central bris... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090172903 | Combination manual hand tool A manual hand tool has an elongated handle pivotably connected to a cleaning head. The cleaning head pivots substantially ninety degrees in relation to the handle. A first cleaning member component, e.g. a pushbroom, extends from the front section of the cleaning head a... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20080172812 | Brushes A brush is provided with a selectively rotatable brush head. The brush can advantageously be a toothbrush, and the selective rotation of the head gives advantages in reaching teeth and areas of the mouth which are hard to brush properly with a standard brush, thus incre... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080052856 | Angle-adjustable bath brush An angle-adjustable bath brush comprises a handle disposed with a sliding block and an elastic element that is connected to the sliding block, the sliding block having at least a protruded portion; and a connecting pole being connected to the handle which includes a plu... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20070283519 | Toothbrush with rotating head A toothbrush having a longitudinal axis, comprising a handle, the handle including a neck, a head including a bed and bristles extending from the bed, a socket enclosure forming part of and extending outwardly from a rear of the bed, the socket enclosure having a socket... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070277339 | TOOTHBRUSHING SYSTEM FOR SPECIALIZED CLEANING A tooth brushing system comprising a toothbrush head including a base defining a basal plane, a long axis and a short axis; and a multiplicity of bristles arranged in a plurality of bristle groups which may each have individual characteristics such as length and stiffne... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070256262 | Toothbrush with rotating upper section A toothbrush having a longitudinal axis, comprising a lower section and an upper section. The upper section and the lower section are generally aligned along the longitudinal axis. The lower section comprises a lower handle section and a shaft extending therefrom. The u... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070251041 | Multi-adjustable paint applicator The invention is directed to a multi-adjustable paint applicator assembly including an elongated handle with a first adjustment assembly that provides angular movement of an upper handle portion with respect to a lower handle portion. A base is rotatably connected to th... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070204418 | Method and apparatus for joining multi-sized paintbrush heads to the top of a paintbrush handle, using a male and female slip/snap locking wheel system, allowing for multi-directional and multi-rotational use, with the female-threaded rear/bottom of the paintbrush handle capable of receiving a universal male-threaded pole/device A paintbrush comprising of a tubular handle (11), forged male slip/snap locking wheel (10) at top of handle (11), and a brush head (3) with two embedded forged female slip/snap locking wheels, with one female at bottom of brush head (3... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070199169 | Rotating cleaning device A cleaning implement is disclosed which provides a cleaning member rotatably connected to a base member. Attached to the base member is a first cleaning material, while a second cleaning material is attached to the cleaning member. The second cleaning material may be or... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20070169295 | Manual toothbrush A manual toothbrush with a handle and a toothbrush head mounted on the handle. A pivot bearing for pivoting the toothbrush head relative to the handle is arranged between the toothbrush head and the handle. ... | 07/26/2007 |
| 20070157406 | Multi-directional brush A multi-directional brush includes a handle, a brush, and an angle adjuster that pivotally connects the brush to the handle. The adjuster includes a lower half portion and a upper half portion. The upper half portion includes a base and an elongate column protruded from... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070143943 | Toothbrush Having Pivoting Head The present invention includes a toothbrush having a handle attached to a head. The head may rotate positions relative to the handle to improve brushing of both teeth and tongue of a user. ... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070124879 | Multiple head sweeping device An efficient sweeping device has a handle with a gripping end and a sweeping end. The sweeping end has at least a first brush head and a second brush head. The two brush heads are disposed so that a) when the sweeping end is pressed firmly against a ground surface ends ... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20070119011 | Extensible cleaning utensil The present invention provides a cleaning utensil comprising a handle portion and a head portion, the head portion adapted to be extendible from the handle portion and adapted to be flexible when extended from the handle portion. ... | 05/31/2007 |
| 20060277704 | Cleaning apparatus The cleaning apparatus comprises a frame, at least one support device supported on said frame, at least one surface cleaning element, fitted integrally on said support device, which is supported on said frame in a rotating manner between at least one first active work p... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060254011 | Extendable improved cleaning system and method A system for cleaning includes a handle and a head having a cleaning surface. The head is connected to the handle and is extendable to selectively widen or narrow the cleaning surface. A gear is fixedly connected to the handle and rotatingly connected to the head, so th... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060207044 | Paintbrush rotation control system A system for rotating a paintbrush that connects handle (31), which may also be connected to an extension pole, to a paintbrush (10) comprises a rotary connection device (36) or silicone tube sections (80, 81) including a first member (56<... | 09/21/2006 |
| 20060156499 | Broom with a flexible neck The present invention provides a broom with a flexible neck. The flexible neck is preferably a hollow tube made from rubber. The neck is positioned between the handle and the head of the broom, at the base end of the handle to attach the broom handle to the broom head. ... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20060107477 | Set of parts and an article for cleaning assembled therefrom The invention relates to a set of parts for assembly to provide an article for cleaning, comprising a hand grip part, a cleaning part, and releasably interengageable means for assembly of the parts to form the article, the set being characterised by one part (3) ... | 05/25/2006 |
| 20060090277 | Cosmetic product applicator, typically a brush The applicator includes a) a lower part for manually gripping the applicator, b) a central part for resiliently straining the applicator under a manual constraint, c) an upper part bearing an application material and d) an application material anchored to the upper part... | 05/04/2006 |
| 20060075588 | Multi-purpose adjustable toothbrush A multi-purpose adjustable toothbrush featuring a mechanism for selectively controlling whether the toothbrush and toothbrush head will be used in a rigid or flexible state. ... | 04/13/2006 |
| 20060070198 | Broom with a flexible neck The present invention provides a broom with a flexible neck. The flexible neck is preferably a hollow tube made from rubber. The neck is positioned between the handle and the head of the broom, at the base end of the handle to attach the broom handle to the broom head. ... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060037162 | Modular paint brush Disclosed is a modular paint brush comprising a plurality of custom molded and contoured handles that are readily detachable from brush elements using a slide connector with a button stop. Also included is a rotatable brush element. Rotation is achieved through a rotati... | 02/23/2006 |
| 20060032007 | Snow tool A snow tool for removing snow from vehicles having a telescopic handle and a brush disposable either longitudinally or transversally. The telescopic handle has first and second members connected in a sliding relationship and providing retracted and extended states of th... | 02/16/2006 |
| 20050273959 | Brush with reversible handle A brush having an ergonomic handle is utilized in conjunction with a body in different orientations as a result of rotation of the handle. Suitable handles are readily removed from the body by the user by operating a spade shaped clip or other quick release mechanism. I... | 12/15/2005 |
| 20050257339 | Brush comprising a handle and a bristle-bearing head A brush with handle (6) and bristle holder head (5) in which said handle (6) and said bristle holder head (5) are joined by an intermediate flexible element (3, 3a, 3b) ... | 11/24/2005 |
| 20050251940 | Cleansing brush Improved Cleansing Brush with a cleansing head comprising a first rigid elongate tubular body, a second rigid elongate tubular body, a joint portion, a first resilient grip handle and a second resilient grip handle. The joint portion is comprised of a first disk member ... | 11/17/2005 |
| 20050204496 | BATHTUB CLEANING BRUSH Bathtub cleaning brush with an elongate handle, a Y shaped joint, a U shaped joint, a bristle retaining member having an elongate partial cylindrical shape and having a flat bottom portion, a plurality of soft bristles and a plurality of stiff bristles. The U shaped joi... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050204498 | Corner broom A brush head includes a frame and an assembly of brush sections connected thereto. The assembly of brush sections includes first and second wing brushes and a central brush therebetween. The first wing brush is pivotally interconnected to the frame at a first hinge, and... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050204497 | Adjustable angle paint brush Adjustable angle paint brush with an elongate extension pole, a U joint, a paint brush shaft and attached bristles, the U joint attached to the extension pole, the brush shaft bottom end pinned into the U of the U joint so that the brush shaft can pivot in an arcuate ma... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050183225 | Cleaning brush A cleaning brush includes a handle, and a head part secured to one end of the handle; the head part has many bristles fitted thereon, and includes several elastic sections spaced along it; thus, in using the cleaning brush to clean an object, the cleaning brush will be ... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050132520 | Adjustable broom device An adjustable broom comprising a pivotally adjustable handle having an extendable and retractable inner rod, lock system for locking the inner rod in place and a rotatably adjustable broom head having side sections that are extendable and retractable for adjusting the w... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050044648 | Extendable improved cleaning system and method A system for cleaning includes a handle and a head having a cleaning surface. The head is connected to the handle and is extendable to selectively widen or narrow the cleaning surface. A gear is fixedly connected to the handle and rotatingly connected to the head, so th... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050039281 | Paintbrush with adjustable head A paintbrush having an adjustable brush head which allows for various positioning of the head with respect to the handle. The paintbrush comprises a wedge-shaped tilt element (30) positioned between the head (20) and the handle (10). The body and th... | 02/24/2005 |
| 20050034257 | Support for interdental brushes and similar instruments for oral hygiene The present invention relates to a supporting device for an interdental cleaning means, of the type comprising a handle and a tightening head for an elongated appendix portion of said cleaning means, said tightening head comprising a central body around which a compleme... | 02/17/2005 |