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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
May. 26, 2017
The Wooster Brush Company, Wooster, OH (US);
Charles L. Cline, Shreve, OH (US);
Scott A. Melegari, West Salem, OH (US);
Chad T. Mullins, Wooster, OH (US);
Michael L. Zimmerman, Wooster, OH (US);
The Wooster Brush Company, Wooster, OH (US);
Abstract
A brush of the present disclosure includes a handle, a plurality of bristles, and a sleeve configured to couple the plurality of bristles to the handle. A plug strip is disposed within the sleeve and may be configured to orient the plurality of bristles to provide increased coating performance. The plug strip has opposed sides extending along a central longitudinal axis of the plug strip. At least one of the opposed sides has an undulating surface forming tapered ridges alternating with tapered valleys.