Molded brush segment

An integrally molded brush segment comprising:

• a generally planar center portion having an outer edge;
• a plurality of bristles extending from said outer edge of said center portion, wherein said bristles have an aspect ratio of at least 2, and wherein said bristles are integrally molded with said center portion;
• and
• an attachment means provided on said center portion for attaching said brush segment to a drive means;
• wherein said molded brush segment comprises a moldable polymeric material, wherein said outer edge is circular, and wherein said attachment means comprises a threaded stud integrally molded with said center portion, and located at the center of said center portion.

An integrally molded brush segment comprising:

• a generally planar center portion having an outer edge;
• and
• a plurality of bristles extending from said outer edge of said center portion, wherein said bristles have an aspect ratio of at least 2,and wherein said bristles are integrally molded with said center portion;
• wherein said molded brush segment comprises a moldable polymeric material, wherein said bristles are oblique to the plane of said center portion, wherein said center portion is circular, and wherein said bristles are oblique to a radial plane of said center portion intersecting each respective bristle.

An integrally molded brush segment comprising:

• a generally planar center portion having an outer edge;
• and
• a plurality of bristles extending from said outer edge of said center portion, wherein said bristles have an aspect ratio of at least 2, and wherein said bristles are integrally molded with said center portion;
• wherein said molded brush segment comprises a moldable polymeric material, wherein said center portion is circular, and wherein said bristles are oblique to a radial plane of said center portion intersecting each respective bristle.

An integrally molded brush segment comprising:

• a generally planar center portion having an outer edge:
• and
• a plurality of bristles extending from said outer edge of said center portion wherein said bristles have an aspect ratio of at least 2, and wherein said bristles are integrally molded with said center portion:
• wherein said molded brush segment comprises a thermoplastic elastomer.

An integrally molded brush segment comprising:

• a generally planar center portion having inner and outer edges defining concentric circles;
• said inner edge defining a circular hole in said center portion;
• and
• a plurality of bristles extending radially from said outer edge of said center portion, wherein said bristles are coplanar with said center portion, have an aspect ratio of at least 2, and are integrally molded with said center portion;
• wherein said molded brush segment comprises a polymeric thermoplastic elastomer including abrasive particles interspersed throughout.

An integrally molded brush segment comprising:

• a generally planar center portion having a circular outer edge;
• a plurality of bristles extending radially from said outer edge of said center portion, wherein said bristles are coplanar with said center portion, have an aspect ratio of at least 2, and are integrally molded with said center portion;
• and
• an attachment means provided at the center of said center portion for attaching said brush segment to a drive means;
• wherein said molded brush segment comprises a polymeric thermoplastic elastomer including abrasive particles interspersed at least throughout said bristles.

An integrally molded brush segment comprising:

• a generally planar center portion having a circular outer edge;
• a plurality of bristles extending from said outer edge of said center portion, wherein said bristles are oblique to a respective radial plane of said center portion extending through said bristles, are oblique to the plane of said center portion, have an aspect ratio of at least 2, and are integrally molded with said center portion;
• and
• an attachment means provided at the center of said center portion for attaching said brush segment to a drive means;
• wherein said molded brush segment comprises a polymeric thermoplastic elastomer.

An integrally molded brush segment comprising:

• a generally planar center portion;
• wherein said center portion includes inner and outer edges each comprising arcuate circular segments comprising an angular size equal to one another and no greater than 180.degree., a first radial edge extending from a first end of said inner edge to a first end of said outer edge, and a second radial edge extending from a second end of said inner edge to a second end of said outer edge;
• and
• a plurality of bristles extending radially from said outer edge of said center portion, wherein said bristles are coplanar with said center portion, have an aspect ratio of at least 2, and are integrally molded with said center portion;
• wherein said molded brush segment comprises a polymeric thermoplastic elastomer including abrasive particles interspersed throughout.

A brush assembly comprising:

• a) a plurality of molded brush segments, each of said molded brush segments comprising:
• i) a generally planar center portion having an inner edge and an outer edge opposite said inner edge, wherein said inner edge and said outer edge define concentric arcuate edges, respectively;
• ii) a plurality of bristles extending from said outer edge of said center portion, wherein said bristles have an aspect ratio of at least 2, and wherein said bristles are integrally molded with said center portion;
• and
• iii) attachment means provided on said center portion for attaching said brush segment to a drive means;
• wherein said molded brush segment comprises a moldable polymeric material;
• and
• b) rotary drive means for rotating said plurality of molded brush segments,
• wherein each of said molded brush segments are mounted to said drive means by said attachment means so that each of said generally planar center portions are parallel to one another.