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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Maximillian P Burton, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Housewares Corp., Terre Haute, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
15160 ; 151042 ; 151431 ; 151441 ; 15145 ; 15172 ; 151762 ; 15DI / ; 15DI / ; 15164 ; 403220 ; 403223 ; D412 / ; D413 / ;
Abstract
A toilet brush is provided which includes an elongated handle having a first axis, a brush head having a second axis, and a flexible joint flexibly connecting the handle to the brush head. The joint is threadedly connected to at least one of the brush head and the handle, whereby the joint allows the second axis of the brush head to be deflected with respect to the first axis of the handle. The brush head may also include first and second sets of segregated bristles. The second set of bristles being longer, stiffer and disposed closer to the handle than the first set of bristles.