Brush handle assembly and method for making
AssigneeThe Sherwin-Williams Company
InventorMichael C. LAMBERTSON, Jr.
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Abstract
Examples of the present disclosure include apparatus and methods for making a brush handle assembly. Specifically, the present disclosure is for a brush handle assembly comprising a flexible handle, an intermediate connector, and a ferrule. In particular, the present disclosure is for an improved interface between each of the flexible handle, the intermediate connector, and the ferrule for an improved construction providing increased durability and longevity.
Claims20
A brush handle assembly comprising:
- a ferrule, an intermediate connector, and a flexible handle wherein the flexible handle is positioned within a top side of the intermediate connector and at least one lateral side of the intermediate connector;
- the intermediate connector is positioned within a top side of the ferrule and is substantially concealed by the ferrule;
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- the flexible handle is exposed to an inside surface of the ferrule.
An intermediate connector for use in a brush handle assembly, the intermediate connector comprising:
- a bottom side, a top side, and a cavity formed therein and open at the top side;
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- at least one sidewall aperture extending from the cavity through a sidewall between the bottom side and the top side.
A method for making a brush handle assembly, the method comprising:
- molding a flexible handle into a cavity open at a top side of an intermediate connector;
- extending one or more cleats of the flexible handle through a sidewall aperture of the intermediate connector for securing the flexible handle to the intermediate connector;
- inserting a bottom side of the intermediate connector into a top side of a ferrule wherein the one or more cleats of the flexible handle are exposed to an inside surface of the ferrule through the intermediate connector;
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- crimping the ferrule into at least one exterior void of the intermediate connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.