Product
AssigneeReckitt Benckiser N.V.
InventorsJesse DELGIGANTE, Rens Jurian HOEKE, Steve THOMAS, Ross WEIR, Geoff WOO
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Abstract
Brush, in particular toilet brush, with a brush head and a handle. The brush head can be detachably pushed onto the handle. The handle has a release mechanism for the brush head. The brush head has a handle engagement means which comprises an opening configured to accept the handle. The opening has a gripping mechanism comprised of teeth formed by slots radiating outwardly from the opening. said teeth being suitable for gripping the handle. Said teeth are flexible enough that a user can insert the handle into the opening for its retention. The handle comprises a recessed lip to be retained by the teeth.
Claims19
A toilet brush, with a brush head and a handle, wherein the handle has a release mechanism for the brush head, wherein the brush head has a handle engagement means which comprises an opening configured to accept the handle, the opening having a gripping mechanism comprised of teeth formed by slots radiating outwardly from the opening, said teeth being suitable for gripping the handle and said teeth being flexible enough that a user can insert the handle into the opening for its retention, wherein the handle comprises a recessed lip to be retained by the teeth, wherein the brush head can be detachably pushed onto the handle.
A brush head comprising a back plate and a brushing section, wherein the back plate includes an opening having a gripping mechanism comprised of teeth formed by slots radiating outwardly from the opening, said teeth being suitable for gripping the handle and said teeth being flexible enough that a user can insert the handle into the opening for its retention.
A method of placing a brush handle on a brush head, the method comprising the step of:
- pushing the brush handle onto the brush head to thereby removably attach the brush head to the handle, wherein the brush head comprises a gripping mechanism having teeth and push the handle onto the brush head flexes the teeth;
- and wherein the handle comprises a recessed lip and the teeth flex to pass over the recessed lip as the handle is pushed onto the brush head and the teeth couple with the recessed lip to retain the handle on the brush head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.