# US 8,739,349 B2 · Versatile flexible scrubber brush

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- Number: US 8,739,349 B2
- Document ID: US8739349B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/178,756
- Filed: 2011-07-08
- Published: 2012-01-12
- Granted: 2014-06-03
- Earliest claimed: 2010-07-08
- Applicants: George R. Bryan
- Inventors: George R. Bryan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8739349B2

## CPC

- B63B 59/08: of underwater surfaces while afloat (B63B59/10 takes precedence)
- B63B 2059/087: {the devices being adapted for being pulled across, or along the underwater surface to be cleaned, e.g. by ropes}
- B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06)

## Abstract

A versatile, flexible scrubbing apparatus comprising a rope having a first end and a second end wherein the rope may comprise one or more twisted strands wherein one or more filaments may be captured between the one or more strands and/or twists of the rope. The one or more filaments may be positioned essentially perpendicular or at predetermined angles to the length of rope. A handle may be attached to both the first and second end of the rope, wherein user manipulation of the handles may act to pull the rope across the bottom surface of a boat to clean the hull.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A scrubber device, comprising:
a rope having a first end, a second end, and an outer surface, said rope further comprising:
one or more weighted components;
a core, wherein said core is disposed about said one or more weighted components; and
one or more strands, wherein said one or more strands are twisted or braided together about said core;
one or more filaments, wherein said one or more filaments extend outward from said outer surface of said rope, and
a handle attached to said first end and/or said second end of rope.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The scrubber device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said one or more filaments further comprise one or more flagged ends thereon.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The scrubber device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said one or more filaments extend from said outer surface of said rope at an acute angle.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The scrubber device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said one or more filaments extend perpendicularly from said outer surface of said rope.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The scrubber device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said one or more filaments are secured to said rope with an adhesive.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The scrubber device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said one or more strands are comprised of polypropylene.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The scrubber device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said one or more filaments is comprised of polypropylene.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The scrubber device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said one or more filaments comprise a diameter in the range of 0.006 inches to 0.100 inches.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The scrubber device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said one or more filaments extend from said outer surface of said rope a distance in the range of 0.5 inches to 12.0 inches.

### Claim 10

A scrubber device, comprising:
a rope having a first end, a second end, and an outer surface, said rope further comprising:
one or more weighted components;
a core, wherein said core is disposed about said one or more weighted components; and
one or more strands, wherein said one or more strands are twisted or braided together about said core;
one or more filaments, wherein said one or more filaments extend outward from said outer surface of said rope, said one or more filaments further comprising one or more flagged ends thereon; and
a handle attached to said first end and/or said second end of rope,
wherein each of said one or more filaments comprise a diameter in the range of 0.006 inches to 0.100 inches, and
wherein each of said one or more filaments extend from said outer surface of said rope a distance in the range of 0.5 inches to 12.0 inches.