Apparatus and method for rejuvenation of a brush
OwnerGeorge M. Heuvelmaninventor
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Abstract
A brush rejuvenating apparatus has a main housing including an inner bristle collector guide and an outer bristle collector guide which cooperate with a series of bristle combs to drive bristles into a rejuvenating position or a straight array, to be therein until the brush has dried.
Claims19
An apparatus for rejuvenating a rotary brush in a used condition in order to convert the rotary brush into a rejuvenated condition, the rotary brush including a rotary base, a mounting assembly on a first side of the rotary base and a plurality of bristles on a second side of the rotary base, the apparatus-comprising:
- a) a reversing means, a holding means, and a bristle-contact means cooperating to form the apparatus;
- b) the holding means supporting the bristle-contact means;
- c) the reversing means being capable of holding the plurality of bristles against the bristle-contact means and reversing the direction of rotation for the brush;
- d) the plurality of bristles having an inner circle of bristles and an outer circle of bristles;
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- e) the bristle-contact means including a first holding means to support the inner circle of bristles in a first rejuvenating position and a second holding means to support the outer circle of bristles in a second rejuvenating position, thereby providing that the rotary brush be changed from the used condition into the rejuvenated condition.
An apparatus for rejuvenating a rotary brush in a used condition in order to convert the rotary brush into a rejuvenated condition, the rotary brush including a rotary base, a mounting assembly on a first side of the rotary base and a plurality of bristles on a second side of the rotary base, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a reversing means, a holding means, and a bristle-contact means cooperating to form the apparatus;
- b) the holding means supporting the bristle-contact means;
- c) the reversing means being capable of holding the plurality of bristles against the bristle-contact means and reversing the direction of rotation for the brush;
- d) the plurality of bristles having an inner circle of bristles and an outer circle of bristles;
- e) the bristle-contact means including a first holding means to support the inner circle of bristles in a first rejuvenating position and a second holding means to support the outer circle of bristles in a second rejuvenating position, thereby providing that the rotary brush be changed from the used condition into the rejuvenated condition;
- f) the first holding means to support the inner circle of bristles in the first rejuvenating position including an inner bristle collecting guide;
- g) the second holding means to support the outer circle of bristles in the second rejuvenating position being an outer bristle collecting guide;
- h) the bristle-contact means further including at least one bristle comb to drive the plurality of bristles into a rejuvenating position;
- i) the at least one bristle comb serving to restrict the plurality of bristles from flexing sideways;
- j) the at least one bristle comb providing a hurdle for the plurality of bristles;
- k) the holding means including a housing with a spindle mounted in the housing;
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- l) the spindle being adapted to receive a clamping device and the rotary brush.
A method for rejuvenating a used rotary brush to restore the effectiveness thereof, the rotary brush including a rotary base, a mounting assembly on a first side of the rotary base and a plurality of bristles on a second side of the rotary base, the used rotary brush having the plurality of bristles in a position to be ineffective as a scrubbing tool, the method comprising:
- a) holding the plurality of bristles of the used rotary brush in at least a vertical position, the plurality of bristles having an inner circle and an outer circle;
- b) supporting both the inner circle and the outer circle to cooperate with the at least a vertical position to provide a desired drying position;
- c) allowing the used rotary brush to dry with the plurality of bristles supported in the desired drying position to provide a rejuvenated rotary brush;
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- d) recovering the rejuvenated rotary brush.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.