Vehicle laundry implement and replaceable cloth elements for use therewith
First Claim
1. A replaceable element for a cloth-type vehicle laundry implement wherein brushes rotate in an edge-wise manner, the element having an overall shape of a sector of a circle and having opposite, parallel, plane faces, being made of non-woven, synthetic fabric and having a first vehicle-containing peripheral edge, said element being subdivided into compound radial fingers extending to said edge by a first set of relatively widely spaced slits of a first length and a second set of relatively closely spaced slits intermediate the first slits and of a second length, the first length being substantially greater than the second length.
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Abstract
A rotatable vehicle laundry brush comprising a center shaft and a plurality of axially stacked hollow blow-molded spacers which are pinned and clamped together with felt discs sandwiched between the spacers and extending radially outwardly therefrom so as to translate in an edgewise manner when the brush rotates. The felt discs are made up from pie-shaped or rectangular brush elements the outer peripheries of which are subdivided into sample and/or compound fingers by a pattern of long and short slits. Brush elements are also provided which translate in a facewise manner. Brush material is minimized and reconstruction of the brush is made more efficient.
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24 Claims
- 1. A replaceable element for a cloth-type vehicle laundry implement wherein brushes rotate in an edge-wise manner, the element having an overall shape of a sector of a circle and having opposite, parallel, plane faces, being made of non-woven, synthetic fabric and having a first vehicle-containing peripheral edge, said element being subdivided into compound radial fingers extending to said edge by a first set of relatively widely spaced slits of a first length and a second set of relatively closely spaced slits intermediate the first slits and of a second length, the first length being substantially greater than the second length.
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4. A cloth-type vehicle laundering element comprising;
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support means defining an axis of rotation; a plurality of parallel, adjacently arranged spacers mounted on said support means; each spacer having at least one face in matable, adjacent relationship with a face of an adjacent spacer; and a plurality of predominantly flat fabric brush elements disposed between the mating faces of said spacers and extending outwardly beyond said spacers for edgewise translation with said spacers and said support means as a unit;
wherein the axial thickness of said spacers and substantially greater than the thickness of said elements such that the elements are axially spaced apart by a substantial distance as compared to the thickness of said elements, further wherein the spacers are hollow plastic bodies. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A laundry implement comprising:
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support means; a plurality of hollow plastic spacers arranged in parallel, adjacent relationship for movement and having adjacent matable faces; and a plurality of flat cloth elements having opposite plane faces disposed between said spacers for movement therewith. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A cloth-type vehicle laundering implement comprising:
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support means; a plurality of parallel, adjacently arranged spacers mounted on said support means, each spacer having at least one face in matable, adjacent relationship with a face of an adjacent spacer; and a plurality of flat fabric brush elements disposed between the mating faces of each pair of adjacent spacers to form a plurality of substantially circular brushes extending outwardly beyond said spacers for edgewise translation with said spacers and said support means as a unit, at least one of said brush elements having a radially subdivided outer end.
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20. A replaceable element for a cloth-type vehicle laundry brush having opposite, parallel, plane faces, the element made of non-woven, synthetic fabric and having a first vehicle-contacting peripheral edge, said element being subdivided into compound radial fingers extending to said edge by a first set of relatively widely spaced slits of a first length and a second set of relatively closely spaced slits intermediate the first slits and of a second length, the first length being substantially greater than the second length, and the element further including a hole formed in an unslit portion of the element and extending between opposite faces to receive a drive element.
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21. A replaceable element for a cloth-type vehicle laundry brush having opposite, parallel, plane faces, the element made of non-woven, synthetic fabric and having a first vehicle-contacting peripheral edge, said element being subdivided into compound radial fingers extending to said edge by a first set of relatively widely spaced slits of a first length and a second set of relatively closely spaced slits intermediate the first slits and of a second length, the first length being substantially greater than-the second length, and the element further including two adjacent holes formed in an unslit portion of the element to receive drive pins.
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22. A cloth-type laundering implement comprising:
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support means; a plurality of parallel, adjacently arranged spacers mounted on said support means, each spacer having at least one face in matable, adjacent relationship with a face of an adjacent spacer, the spacers being hollow plastic bodies; and a plurality of flat fabric brush elements disposed between the mating faces of said spacers and extending outwardly beyond said spacers for edgewise translation with said spacers and said support means as a unit.
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23. A cloth-type laundering implement comprising:
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support means comprising a shaft; a plurality of parallel, adjacently arranged spacers mounted on said support means, each spacer having at least one face in matable, adjacent relationship with a face of an adjacent spacer, said spacers being of annular shape and at least some of the spacers having circumferential gate openings to permit spacers to be placed in and removed from surrounding relationship with said shaft by radial translation; and a plurality of flat fabric brush elements disposed between the mating faces of said spacers and extending outwardly beyond said spacers for edgewise translation with said spacers and said support means as a unit.
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24. A cloth-type laundering implement comprising:
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support means; a plurality of parallel, adjacently arranged spacers mounted on said support means, each spacer having at least one face in matable, adjacent relationship with a face of an adjacent spacer; and a plurality of flat fabric brush elements disposed between the mating faces of said spacers and extending outwardly beyond said spacers for edgewise translation with said spacers and said support means as a unit, said brush elements having radially subdivided outer ends and exhibiting a compound pattern of radial fingers characterized by relatively wide and radially deep fingers the outer end portions of which are subdivided into relatively narrow and radially more shallow sub-fingers.
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Specification