Customizable modular brush system and method thereof
OwnerBrian Naftalinventor
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Abstract
A system and method that utilizes modular components to form a customizable brush for different applications with ease and at a low cost. The system and method utilizes three main components: a base, a plurality of rails, and a plurality of strip brush elements. The plurality of rails is fastened to the base and the plurality of rails holds the strip brush elements to the base to form a brush. All three components may be made of a thermoplastic or thermoset, non-metallic material which can be either rigid or flexible to allow the resulting brush to be easily recyclable.
Claims21
A method of producing a brush from modular components, comprising the steps of:
- providing a unitary base having a surface;
- milling at least one elongated channel at a selective location on said surface, each said channel having a cross section with a narrower upper space and a wider lower space;
- providing at least one elongated strip brush element having a coupling end and a first set of brush element extending from said coupling end, said coupling end having a cross section with a narrower upper section and a wider lower section corresponding to said narrower upper space and wider lower space, respectively, of said channel;
- and
- slidably inserting said coupling end of said strip brush element in said channel to be removably held therein.
A brush prepared by a process comprising the steps of:
- providing a unitary base having a surface;
- milling at least one elongated channel at a selective location on said surface, each said channel having a cross section with a narrower upper space and a wider lower space;
- providing at least one elongated strip brush element having a coupling end and a first set of brush element extending from said coupling end, said coupling end having a cross section with a narrower upper section and a wider lower section corresponding to said narrower upper space and wider lower space, respectively, of said channel;
- and
- slidably inserting said coupling end of said strip brush element in said channel to be removably held therein.
A modular brush system, comprising:
- a unitary base having a surface;
- at least two adjacent elongated rails selectively fastened to said surface of said base defining a channel between said adjacent rails, each said rail having a cross section with a wider upper portion and a narrower lower portion, and said channel having a cross section with a narrower upper space and a wider lower space;
- and
- at least one elongated strip brush element having a coupling end and a first set of brush element extending from said coupling end, said coupling end having a cross section with a narrower upper section and a wider lower section corresponding to said narrower upper space and wider lower space, respectively, of said channel to be removably held within said channel abutting said surface;
- wherein said base, said rails and said elongated strip brush elements are made of a plastic material.
The modular brush system of 17, wherein said base, rails and elongated strip brush elements are made of a thermoplastic material.
The modular brush system of 18, wherein some of said base, rails and elongated strip brush elements are made of a rigid thermoplastic material.
The modular brush system of 17, wherein said base, rails and elongated strip brush elements are made of a thermoset material.
The modular brush system of 20, wherein some of said base, rails and elongated strip brush elements are made of a rigid thermoset material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.