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1. | Brush device with a bristle holder shaped with a long flat lower surface (5) from which downwardly facing clusters of bristles (2) extend outwards at essentially right angles from the said flat surface and an elongated shaft (1) that extends essentially at right angles out from the opposite side of the bristle holder, whereby the upper side of the bristle holder (4) is at least partly provided with upwardly pointing bristles (3) that extend out from the bristle holder (4) in essentially the same direction as the shaft (1) c h a r a c t e r i s e d in that the upwardly pointing bristles (3) have a linear extension and are distributed on either side of the shaft (1). |
2. | Brush device according to claim 1 c h a r a c t e r i s e d in that the upwardly pointing bristles (3) of the brush extend along essentially the whole of the length of the upper side of the bristle holder (4). |
3. | Brush device according to claims 1 or 2 ch ar a c te r i s e d in that the upwardly pointing bristles (3) and shaft (1) extend outwards essentially at right angles from an elongated flat section (6) that is angled in relation to the elongated lower section (5). |
4. | Brush device according to claim 3 c h a r a c t e r i s e d in that the elongated flat section (6) is angled in relation to the elongated lower section (5) at an angle chosen within the range 15° to 30°. |
One objective of the present invention is to modify the commonly found yard brush so that it can simply and comfortably also be used to brush clean a shoe or other footwear, primarily on the underside. This is achieved by the brush having the features and characteristics that are stated in the following claims, namely by the principle surface of the brush being provided with bristles on its upper side and that these bristles are positioned to point upwards towards the user when the brush is held normally.
A brush with a special rotatable bristle section for cleaning shoes is known previously from US 3 451 092. US 4 571 767 shows and describes an device for cleaning golf shoes. This has an elongated shaft with upwardly facing bristles. GB 523 744 refers to a portable device for cleaning shoes with the bristles arranged on a shaft intended to be inserted into the ground during use. US 622 024 refers to a round brush with a shaft and a foot for cleaning and removing boots. Nevertheless, none of these known devices refer to a brush device with the features of the present invention.
The invention will be described in more detail below with the help of an example of an embodiment and with reference to the enclosed drawings, where fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a brush device according to the invention, and fig. 2 shows the brush device according to fig. 1 in detail and from the side.
A brush device according to the invention mainly comprises an elongated shaft 1, downwardly pointing bristles 2 and upwardly pointing bristles 3 that originate from a common bristle holder 4.
The bristle holder 4 is shaped with a long flat lower surface 5 in its working position, from which the downwardly facing clusters of bristles 2 extend outwards at essentially right angles. The upper side of the bristle holder 4 that in conventional brushes is flat and parallel
with the lower surface, curves upwards and is provided with an elongated section 6 that is angled in relation to the lower surface 5 so that an extension of their surfaces forms a sharp angle that is about 45°, preferably 15°-30°. The shaft 1 extends essentially at right angles out from the middle of the flat section 6 and the upwardly pointing bristles 3 extend in clusters in essentially the same direction from the flat section 6.
The brush device according to the invention can without hindrance or adjustment be used as a normal yard brush with the downwardly pointing bristles 2, and for the easy brushing of the underside of shoes by means of the upwardly pointing bristles 3, whereby the brush device is held firmly by the shaft 1 with the downwardly pointing bristles 2 resting on the ground or equivalent surface.
The invention is, however, not limited to the embodiment shown and described but can be changed and varied in a number of different ways within the scope of the concept of the invention stated in the following claims.
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