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Water-driven brush
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-11-06
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Granted: 1983-02-01
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Expires: 2000-11-06
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a water-driven brush in the form of a hand-held unit having a water inlet that can be connected to a sink faucet to provide a power source for a rotary brush that can be used for scrubbing plates or pots in the sink. A portion of the water is deflected onto the brush to facilitate the operation and the major water discharge through a main outlet can be used for rinsing the plates or pots.
Inventors
- 👤 Sulpicio A. Gonzalvo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 09:17
CPC Classifications
A; A46; A46B; A46B13/00; A46B13/02; A46B13/04; A46B13/06; A47; A47L; A47L17/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A water-driven brush which comprises a housing forming an interior cylindrical chamber, a turbine mounted for rotation in said chamber, a water inlet port adapted to discharge water tangentially into said housing against said turbine to effect rotation thereof, a main discharge outlet port extending from said chamber at a position spaced angularly from said water inlet port only slightly less than 360 degrees, a second smaller outlet port extending from said chamber in a hollow rotary shaft connected to said turbine by gearing so that it is positioned adjacent the edge of said chamber, and a rotary brush member on said hollow rotary shaft surrounding said second outlet port and operatively connected to said turbine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A water-driven brush which comprises a housing forming an interior cylindrical chamber, a turbine mounted for rotation in said chamber, a water inlet port adapted to discharge water tangentially into said housing against said turbine to effect rotation thereof, a main discharge outlet port extending from said chamber at a position spaced angularly from said water inlet port only slightly less than 360 degrees, a second smaller outlet port extending from said chamber in a hollow rotary shaft connected to said turbine by gearing so that it is positioned adjacent the edge of said chamber, and a rotary brush member on said hollow rotary shaft surrounding said second outlet port and operatively connected to said turbine.
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