Carpet brush for hair removal

• US 7,305,731 B2
• Filed: 03/09/2006
• Issued: 12/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bissell Inc.
• Original Assignee: Bissell Homecare, Inc. (Bissell Inc.)
• Inventors: Graham, Brandon
• Primary Examiner(s): REDDING, DAVID A
• Application Number:
  US11/371,721
• Publication Number:
  US 20060200926A1
• Time in Patent Office: 642 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 15/159.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 25/08 Pads or the like for cleaning clothes using adhesive surfaces A47L25/005

Abstract

A fabric brush comprising a brush head having a top portion and a bottom portion. The bottom portion of the brush head has a plurality of projections extending downwardly therefrom. The plurality of projections comprise at least one row of aligned projections having a non-circular face extending opposite to the top portion of the brush head. The brush is disclosed for removing pet hairs from fabrics.

Claims

1. A method of removing pet hair from fabric comprising:

providing a brush head having;

a bottom portion comprising a plurality of rows of aligned projections with non-circular faces that are axially spaced from each other, wherein each of the elongated projections in one row is offset from projections in an adjacent row whereby the axial spaces between the projections in one row are juxtaposed to elongated projections in an adjacent row; and

pressing and rubbing the bottom portion of the brush head against the fabric in a direction transverse to the rows of aligned projections to bring the pet hair to a top surface of the fabric for easy removal.

2. The method of removing pet hair from fabric of claim 1, wherein:

the projections are elastomeric.

3. The method of removing pet hair from fabric of claim 1, further including:

connecting a handle to the top portion of the brush head;

wherein the handle extends from the brush head.

4. The method of removing pet hair from fabric of claim 3, wherein:

the handle comprises an extendible rod.

5. The method of removing pet hair from fabric of claim 1, wherein:

the bottom portion and the top portion of the brush head are not integral, but connected together.

6. The method of removing pet hair from fabric of claim 5, wherein:

the bottom portion of the brush head is elastomeric.

7. The method of removing pet hair from fabric of claim 6, further including:

stapling the bottom portion of the brush head to the top portion of the brush head.

8. The method of removing pet hair from fabric of claim 1, wherein:

pressing and rubbing comprises grasping the top portion of the brush head.

9. The method of removing pet hair from fabric of claim 1, wherein:

the faces are oval.

10. The method of removing pet hair from fabric of claim 1, further including:

removing the pet hair from the top surface of the fabric by hand.

11. The method of removing pet hair from fabric of claim 1, further including:

removing the pet hair from the top surface of the fabric using a vacuum cleaner.

12. The method of removing pet hair from fabrics of claim 1, wherein:

the rubbing of the bottom portion of the brush head against fabric comprises moving the brush head perpendicular to the plurality of rows.

13. The method of removing pet hair from fabric of claim 12, wherein:

the faces of the projections are substantially longer than they are wide.