Bottle brush
AssigneeChristian Kirikian
InventorsChristian Kirikian, James Stallman, Dominic Luoni
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Abstract
A brush for cleaning the interior of a bottle or container is provided. The brush includes at least one cleaning element installed on the distal end of a shaft. The proximal end of the shaft is shaped to be gripped by a hand of a user. The distal end of the shaft includes at least one notch formed therein, where the notch has a proximal side wall, a distal side wall oppositely disposed from the proximal side wall, and a middle section disposed between the proximal side wall and the distal side wall. Each cleaning element is installed in a corresponding notch.
Claims20
A brush comprising:
- an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end oppositely disposed from the proximal end;
- at least one cleaning element,
- wherein the proximal end of the brush is shaped to be gripped by a hand of a user,
- wherein the distal end has a first diameter,
- wherein the distal end includes at least one notch formed therein, the notch comprising a proximal side wall, a distal side wall oppositely disposed from the proximal side wall, and a middle section disposed between the proximal side wall and the distal side wall,
- wherein each middle section of the notch has a corresponding diameter that is less than the first diameter,
- wherein the at least one cleaning element has a center in which an opening is formed, and
- wherein the at least one cleaning element is disposed in a corresponding notch, whereby the middle section of the corresponding notch engages the opening of the corresponding cleaning element.
A brush comprising:
- an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end oppositely disposed from the proximal end;
- and
- at least one cleaning element,
- wherein the proximal end of the brush is shaped to be gripped by a hand of a user,
- wherein the distal end has a first diameter,
- wherein the distal end includes at least one notch formed therein, the notch comprising a proximal side wall, a distal side wall oppositely disposed from the proximal side wall, and a middle section disposed between the proximal side wall and the distal side wall,
- wherein each middle section of the notch has a corresponding diameter that is less than the first diameter,
- wherein the at least one cleaning element has a center in which an opening is formed, and
- wherein the at least one cleaning element is disposed in a corresponding notch, whereby the middle section of the corresponding notch engages the opening of the corresponding cleaning element,
- wherein the proximal side wall of each notch is beveled in the direction of the proximal first end of the brush,
- wherein the beveling of the proximal side wall of each notch begins at a location where the middle section of the notch abuts the proximal side wall and extends radially to an outer surface of the distal end,
- wherein the at least one cleaning element is formed of a floret of closed cell foam,
- wherein the closed cell foam is selected from the group consisting of an ethylene vinyl acetate polymer, a polyvinyl chloride polymer, and polyethylene,
- wherein the at least one cleaning element has a shape that is substantially circular,
- wherein the at least one cleaning element includes a plurality of appendages extending radially from the center thereof, and
- wherein the appendages, when moved in a first direction to engage an interior surface of a container, are adapted to flex in a direction opposite to the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.