Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Implements – Brush or broom
Patent
1993-11-05
1996-02-20
Scherbel, David
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Implements
Brush or broom
15172, A46B 904
Patent
active
054918669
ABSTRACT:
An articulate toothbrush having a handle with an elongate grip and a support section extending from the grip to the brush head with an arch shape that diverges fron the longitudinal axis of the grip to an apex at a point of maximum divergence. The arch has a leg that returns toward the longitudinal axis of the grip to the axis of a pivot connection with a brush head which is a substantial distance toward the longitudinal axis of the grip from the apex of the arch. The brush head has a longitudinal axis and terminates along that axis in a heel in the direction of the grip of handle and in a toe in the direction away from the grip. The top of the brush head is proximal to the distal leg of the support and the bottom of the brush head, which is distal to the distal leg, has bristles depending therefrom. The distal leg of the support is connected to the top of the brush head at a recess therein at a position along the longitudinal axis in the direction toward the toe from the midpoint between the heel and the toe that is closer to the midline than to the toe of the brush head by a pivot that has an axis of rotation generally normal to longitudinal axis of the grasp and to the longitudinal axis of the brush head for relative pivotal movement between the brush head and the handle over a desired acute angle arc. A slot extends along the top of the brush head from the recess toward the heel for receiving the distal leg upon relative rotation of the heel in the direction of the distal leg.
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Horton Corwin R.
Scherbel David
Soohoo Tony G.
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