US2009158541A1PendingUtilityA1

Brush head rotating and tilting system

Assignee: VAES EDPriority: Dec 19, 2007Filed: Nov 4, 2008Published: Jun 25, 2009
Est. expiryDec 19, 2027(~1.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Ed Vaes
A46B 5/0075A46B 5/00A46B 15/0097A46B 2200/202
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Abstract

A brush head positioning system comprises a brush handle top portion; a brush handle bottom portion including a brush head mounted on a brush end thereof; and a mechanism for positioning the bottom portion relative to the top portion such that the bottom portion is selectively moveable between a left position and a right position relative the top portion. Preferably the brush head positioning system wherein the positioning mechanism is adapted such that the top portion and the bottom portion can be spaced apart from each other and remain connected together.

Claims

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1 . A brush head positioning system comprising:
 a) a brush handle top portion;   b) a brush handle bottom portion including a brush head mounted on a brush end thereof;   c) a means for positioning the bottom portion relative to the top portion such that the bottom portion selectively moveable between a left position and a right position relative the top portion.   
     
     
         2 . The brush head positioning system claimed in  claim 1  wherein the positioning means adapted such that the top portion and the bottom portion can be spaced apart from each other and always remain connected together. 
     
     
         3 . The brush head positioning system claimed in  claim 1  wherein the positioning means including a means for resiliently biasing the top portion against the bottom portion such that the handle selectively moveable between a normally retracted position and an extended position by manually urging apart the top portion from the bottom portion against the force of the resilient bias. 
     
     
         4 . The brush head positioning system claimed in  claim 2  wherein the resilient bias means including a spring mounted on a spring retainer about which the top and bottom portions are free to rotate relative each other when the handle is in the extended position such that in the extended position the spring is placed in a compressed position and the bottom portion can be rotated relative the top portion by manually rotatably urging the bottom portion and aligning the top and bottom portions in either the left or right position prior to releasing the handle portions. 
     
     
         5 . The brush head positioning system claimed in  claim 4  wherein the top portion and bottom portion of the handle abutting at a parting line when in the retracted position such that proximate the parting line a male protrusion on one portion of the handle cooperatively mates with a female cavity on the other portion of the handle when the handle in the retracted position thereby releasably locking the top portion to the bottom portion of the handles due to the continual urging of the spring bias in the spring rest position. 
     
     
         6 . The brush head positioning system claimed in  claim 4  wherein the spring including a circular spring mounted on a spring retainer wherein the spring abutting a retainer head of the spring retainer at one end and a shoulder of one handle portion at the other end. 
     
     
         7 . The brush head positioning system claimed in  claim 4  wherein the spring including a coil spring mounted on a spring retainer wherein the spring abutting a retainer head of the spring retainer at one end and a shoulder of one handle portion at the other end. 
     
     
         8 . The brush head positioning system claimed in  claim 4  wherein the spring totally enclosed in spring housing the outside surface of which forms part of the contours of the handle. 
     
     
         9 . The brush head positioning system claimed in  claim 1  wherein the positioning means including at least one locking finger on one portion releasably connecting with at least one locking cavities on the other portion such that by urging together the top portion and the bottom portion the finger and cavity connect the handle portions together. 
     
     
         10 . The brush head positioning system claimed in  claim 9  wherein a male protrusion on one portion of the handle cooperatively mates with a female cavity on the other portion of the handle when the handle portions are urged together thereby maintaining the handle portions in a preselected left or right position. 
     
     
         11 . The brush head positioning system claimed in  claim 1  wherein the positioning means including at least one male protrusion on one portion slideably engaging with at least one female groove on the other portion such that by slideably urging the top portion laterally into the bottom portion the handle portions are releasably connected together.

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