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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Georg Weihrauch, Wald-Michelbach, DE;
Assignee:
Pedex & Co. GmbH, Wald-Michelbach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A46D 1/05 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A46D 1/05 ;
Abstract
During processing of bristles, at least some bristles of a bristle stock are split, along at least part of their length, into several separate partial cross-sections or fingers under the action of mechanical forces. For simplified manufacture of bristles with defined fingers independent of their relative disposition, the mechanical forces are applied from different directions with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bristles preferably using a blunt, blade-free tool, e.g. a striking tool.