Tufting method and brushroll for vacuum cleaner
First Claim
1. A method of tufting, with a tufting tool, a brushroll dowel for a vacuum cleaner having a bristle stiffener protruding from the dowel and a bristle hole adjacent the bristle stiffener, comprising:
- positioning the tufting tool relative to the brushroll dowel to at least partially receive the bristle stiffener within a notch on the tufting tool;
inserting bristles into the tufting tool;
guiding the bristles from the tufting tool into the bristle hole; and
fastening the bristles in the bristle hole.
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Abstract
A method of tufting, with a tufting tool, a brushroll dowel for a vacuum cleaner having a bristle stiffener protruding from the dowel and a bristle hole adjacent the bristle stiffener. The tufting tool includes a notch. The method provides a brushroll with bristles tufted into the bristle hole adjacent the bristle stiffener. A brushroll for a vacuum cleaner can be made using an injection molding process, with bristle stiffeners integrally molded with the dowel and a plurality of stiffened bristles protruding from the brush dowel adjacent to the bristle stiffeners.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of tufting, with a tufting tool, a brushroll dowel for a vacuum cleaner having a bristle stiffener protruding from the dowel and a bristle hole adjacent the bristle stiffener, comprising:
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positioning the tufting tool relative to the brushroll dowel to at least partially receive the bristle stiffener within a notch on the tufting tool; inserting bristles into the tufting tool; guiding the bristles from the tufting tool into the bristle hole; and fastening the bristles in the bristle hole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of tufting, with a tufting tool, a brushroll dowel for a vacuum cleaner having a bristle stiffener protruding from the dowel and a bristle hole adjacent the bristle stiffener, wherein the bristle stiffener projects beyond one side of the bristle hole in a radial direction from the dowel, the method comprising:
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positioning the tufting tool comprising a notch relative to the brushroll dowel to at least partially receive the bristle stiffener within the notch on the tufting tool; inserting bristles into the tufting tool; guiding the bristles from the tufting tool into the bristle hole; and fastening the bristles in the bristle hole. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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