US2004117931A1PendingUtilityA1

For a scrubbing brush

Priority: Dec 23, 2002Filed: Dec 23, 2002Published: Jun 24, 2004
Est. expiryDec 23, 2022(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A46B 13/008A46B 11/001
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Abstract

A scrubbing brush that includes a body, at least one hand grip, a brush head, a water supply apparatus, and a motor. The water supplying apparatus fluidly communicates with the body, the brush head, and a water source, and dispenses water from the brush head. The brush head includes a housing that is pivotally attached to the body, by a ball joint, and a brush that are rotatably attached to the housing thereof. The water supplying apparatus includes a coupling that extends from and is in fluid communication with the body and the brush head, and a flexible hose that is fluidly attached to the coupling and the water source. In one embodiment, the motor is an electric motor that is disposed in the body and is operatively connected to and rotates the brush of the brush head. In another embodiment, the motor is an impeller arrangement that is disposed in the housing of the brush head and is operatively connected to the brush of the brush head, and when impacted upon by the water entering the housing of the brush head through the flexible hose, rotates and causes the brush of the brush head to rotate.

Claims

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The invention claimed is:  
     
         1 . A scrubbing brush, comprising: 
 a) a body;    b) at least one hand grip disposed on said body;    c) a brush head movably attached to said body; and    d) a water supplying apparatus fluidly communicating with said body and said brush head for fluidly communicating with a water source and dispensing water from said brush head for facilitating cleaning.    
     
     
         2 . The brush as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said body is slender, elongated, telescopically length adjustable by way of bayonet connectors, is made of aluminum for preventing rusting, and has: 
 a) a proximal end; and    b) a distal end.    
     
     
         3 . The brush as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said at least one hand grip is a pair of hand grips.  
     
     
         4 . The brush as defined in  claim 3 , wherein one hand grip for gripping by one hand of a user extends arcuately from said proximal end of said body and lies in a plane, and the other hand grip for gripping by the other hand of the user extends straight and laterally outwardly from said body, perpendicularly to said plane of said one hand grip and in close proximity to said distal end of said body.  
     
     
         5 . The brush as defined in  claim 3 , wherein said pair of hand grips are covered with a resilient material for facilitating gripping.  
     
     
         6 . The brush as defined in  claim 4 , wherein said brush head comprises a housing that is pivotally attached to said distal end of said body, by a ball joint.  
     
     
         7 . The brush as defined in  claim 6 , wherein said brush head further comprises a brush that is interchangeably and rotatably attached to said housing thereof for rotational relative thereto, and is one of coarse, semi-rigid, and fluffy depending upon desired cleaning.  
     
     
         8 . The brush as defined in  claim 7 , wherein said water supplying apparatus comprises a coupling that extends laterally outwardly from and is in fluid communication with said body, is in fluid communication with said brush head, and is disposed between said other hand grip and said distal end of said body.  
     
     
         9 . The brush as defined in  claim 8 , wherein said water supplying apparatus further comprises a flexible hose that has: 
 a) a first end that is fluidly attached to said coupling; and    b) a second end for fluidly attaching to the water source so as to allow water from the water source to travel through said flexible hose, through said coupling, through said body, through said housing of said brush head, and out between said brush of said brush head for facilitating cleaning.    
     
     
         10 . The brush as defined in  claim 9;  further comprising a motor rotating said brush of said brush head for facilitating cleaning.  
     
     
         11 . The brush as defined in  claim 10 , wherein said motor is an electric motor that is disposed in said distal end of said body and is operatively connected to said brush of said brush head.  
     
     
         12 . The brush as defined in  claim 11;  further comprising an interface disposed in said distal end of said body and electrically communicating with said electric motor for holding batteries to power said electric motor.  
     
     
         13 . The brush as defined in  claim 10 , wherein said motor is an impeller arrangement that is disposed in said housing of said brush head and is operatively connected to said brush of said brush head, and when impacted upon by the water entering said housing of said brush head through said flexible hose, rotates and causes said brush of said brush head to rotate.

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