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US 2016/0249733 A1Published application
Bottle brush
AssigneeMunchkin, Inc.
InventorsMark Gerard Tebbe, Steven B. Dunn, Mark A. Hatherill, Yong Sun Simon Kang, Sung Yun Chan, Thomas E. Birkert
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Abstract
Modular and flexible brush systems are disclosed having multiple interchangeable parts that have different functions. A base portion contains a nipple brush. A handle portion includes various internal connecting mechanisms and stores the nipple brush. A top portion includes a bottle brush and has a flexible neck portion.
Claims20
A device to scrub a container, comprising:
- a rigid handle comprising a first core portion and a second core portion, the first and second core portions connected internally within the handle;
- a flexible portion removably connected to the handle and including a resilient material of a predetermined hardness, the flexible portion adapted to bend relative to a longitudinal axis of the handle;
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- a first brush operatively connected to the flexible portion and sized to efficiently scrub an inside of the container as the flexible portion bends.
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A device to scrub a container, comprising:
- a handle having a first core and a second core;
- a flexible top portion removably connected to the handle with a resilient material of a predetermined hardness disposed in at least one gap, the flexible top portion adapted to bend at a predetermined angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the handle;
- a brush operatively connected to the flexible portion and the first core within the handle, and sized to efficiently scrub an inside of the container as the flexible handle bends;
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- a second brush operatively connected to the second core and received within the handle.
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A device to scrub a container, comprising:
- a handle having a first core and a second core;
- a flexible top portion having a neck removably connected to the handle with a resilient material of a predetermined hardness disposed around the neck, the flexible top portion adapted to bend at a predetermined angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the handle;
- a brush operatively connected to the flexible top portion and the first core within the handle, and sized to efficiently scrub an inside of the container as the flexible handle bends;
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- a second brush operatively connected to the second core and received within the handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.