Optimized Honing Brush

Abstract

A honing brush is provided comprising a brush hub having a face wherein the face has at least one or a plurality of two or more outwardly projecting bristles having a length that is from about 15 millimeters to about 25 millimeters, a grit size of about or greater than 240 grit to about 800 grit, a diameter of from about 0.2 millimeter to about 0.8 millimeter, and wherein the plurality of bristles are arranged in either a non-tufted bristle arrangement or a tufted bristle arrangement, and wherein each of said bristles is made of a polymer material.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A honing brush comprising a brush hub wherein said brush hub has a face wherein said face has at least one or a plurality of two or more outwardly projecting bristles wherein each of said bristles has a shaft wherein said shaft has a length, and wherein said shaft of said bristle is positioned generally perpendicular to said face of said brush hub, and wherein said shaft of said bristle has said length that is from about 15 millimeters to about 25 millimeters, wherein each of said bristles has a grit size of about or greater than 240 grit to about 800 grit, wherein each of said bristles has a diameter of from about 0.2 millimeter to about 0.8 millimeter, and wherein said plurality of bristles are arranged in a non-tufted bristle arrangement, and wherein each of said bristles is made of a polymer material. 
     
     
         2 . The honing brush of  claim 1  wherein said length of said bristle is 21 millimeters. 
     
     
         3 . The honing brush of  claim 1  wherein said wherein said bristle has a percent diamond loading of about 20% to about 23%. 
     
     
         4 . The honing brush of  claim 1  wherein said bristles are selected from an arrangement selected from the group consisting of crimped bristles and straight bristles. 
     
     
         5 . The honing brush of  claim 1  wherein said bristles have a diameter selected from the group of about 0.20 millimeter, 0.25 millimeter, 0.4 millimeter, 0.6 millimeter, and 0.8 millimeter. 
     
     
         6 . The honing brush of  claim 1  wherein said bristles have a grit size selected from the group consisting of about 240, 400, 600, and 800 grit. 
     
     
         7 . The honing brush of  claim 1  wherein the honing brush, wherein each of said bristles is self-sharpening through the use in a honing process. 
     
     
         8 . The honing brush of  claim 7  wherein said bristle requires no redressing after use in said honing process. 
     
     
         9 . The honing brush of  claim 1  wherein said polymer material is selected from the group of flexible plastic, nylon, polyethylene, acrylic polymers, acetals, polycarbonates, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer, and polystyrene. 
     
     
         10 . The honing brush of  claim 1  wherein said bristle has a length of about 21 millimeters, a grit size of about 400 grit, a diameter of about 0.6 millimeter, and wherein said bristles are crimped, and made of a nylon material. 
     
     
         11 . The honing brush of  claim 1  wherein said bristle has a length of about 25 millimeters, a grit size of about 800 grit, a diameter of about 0.25 millimeter, and wherein said bristles are straight, and made of a flexible plastic material. 
     
     
         12 . The honing brush of  claim 1  wherein said bristle has a length of about 25 millimeters, a grit size of about 600 grit, a diameter of about 0.4 millimeter, and wherein said bristles are straight, and made of a flexible plastic material. 
     
     
         13 . The honing brush of  claim 1  wherein said bristles have a grit size of about or greater than 800 grit. 
     
     
         14 . A honing brush comprising a brush hub wherein said brush hub has a face wherein said face has at least one or a plurality of two or more outwardly projecting bristles wherein each of said bristles has a shaft wherein said shaft has a length, and wherein said shaft of said bristle is positioned generally perpendicular to said face of said brush hub, and wherein said shaft of said bristle has said length that is from about 15 millimeters to about 25 millimeters, wherein each of said bristles has a grit size of about or greater than 240 grit to about 800 grit, wherein each of said bristles has a diameter of from about 0.2 millimeter to about 0.8 millimeter, and wherein said plurality of bristles are arranged in a tufted bristle arrangement, and wherein each of said bristles is made of a polymer material. 
     
     
         15 . The honing brush of  claim 14  wherein said bristles have a grit size of about or greater than 800 grit.