Grill Brush

Abstract

A grill brush comprising: a brush handle with a handle end and a brush end; a handle member attached to the handle end, and located at generally an acute angle to the brush handle; a knob located generally in the middle of the brush handle a fluid reservoir located within the brush handle, the fluid reservoir comprising: an upper interior volume; and a lower interior volume; a reservoir cap removeably attached to the handle end of the brush handle; a shut off spool removeably attachable to the brush handle, and located generally between the upper interior volume and the lower interior volume; a passage way located in the shut off spool, and configured to stop fluid communication between the upper interior volume, and the lower interior volume when the spool is in a shut configuration, and to allow for fluid communication between the upper interior volume, and the lower interior volume when the spool is in an open configuration; scraper brush holder removeably attachable to the brush end of the brush handle; a brush head slideably attachable to the scraper brush holder, the brush head comprising: a brush head conduit, configurable to be in fluid communication with the lower interior volume; a brush bristle surface located on the bristle holding member; a plurality of groups of bristles emanating from the brush bristle surface; and a plurality of orifices located on the brush bristle surface, and in fluid communication with the brush head conduit.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present disclosure will be better understood by those skilled in the pertinent art by referencing the accompanying drawings, where like elements are numbered alike in the several figures, in which:

FIG. 1 is a side partial cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the disclosed grill brush;

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a detail of the valve;

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a detail of the brush head;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the brush head;

FIG. 5 is a front view of a bristle group;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of a grill brush;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a reservoir cap;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the grill brush from FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the scraper brush holder attached to a stiff brush;

FIG. 10 is a front view of another embodiment of a brush head;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of toroidal embodiment of a grill brush;

FIG. 12 is a close up view of the reservoir cap in a non-deformed state:

FIG. 13 is a close up view of the reservoir cap in a deformed state.

Claims

1. A grill brush comprising: a brush handle with a handle end and a brush end;a fluid reservoir located within the brush handle;a reservoir cap removeably attached to the handle end of the brush handle;a valve located in the brush handle, and in fluid communication with the reservoir;a brush handle conduit located generally in the brush end of the brush handle, and in fluid communication with the valve;a brush head comprising: a front end;a handle end in communication with the brush end of the brush handle;a bristle holding member located generally at the front end;brush bristle surface located on the bristle holding member;a brush head conduit located in the brush head, and in fluid communication with the brush handle conduit;a plurality of groups of bristles emanating from the brush bristle surface;a plurality of orifices located on the brush bristle surface, and in communication with the brush head conduit; anda scraper attached to the front end of the brush head.

2. The grill brush of claim 1, further comprising: a cap orifice located on the distal end of the reservoir cap, and in fluid communication with the ambient environment;a cap conduit located within the reservoir cap, and in fluid communication with the cap orifice and in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir;a generally spherical stopper located within the cap orifice, and configured to be able to generally freely travel along a length of the cap orifice; andat least one raised member located on a proximal end of the cap orifice.

3. The grill brush of claim 1, where the brush head is removeably attachable to the brush handle.

4. The grill brush of claim 1, wherein the bristles are made out of stainless steel.

5. The grill brush of claim 1, wherein the length of the brush handle and the brush head up to the bristle holding member is between about 12 inches to about 30 inches.

6. The grill brush of claim 1, where in the grill brush is generally made out of a high temperature plastic, and the bristles are made out of stainless steel.

7. The grill brush of claim 1, wherein each group of bristles have a “V” shape.

8. The grill brush of claim 1, wherein the scraper is removeably attachable to the front end of the brush head.

9. The grill brush of claim 1, wherein the scraper comprises: a first scraping element orientated generally parallel to the group of bristles; anda second scraping element orientated at about a 90° angle to the first scraping element.

10. The grill brush of claim 1, wherein the valve comprises: a valve channel located in the brush handle;a compression spring located in a first end of the valve channel;a plunger orifice located on the brush handle, and in a second end of the valve channel;a plunger configured to slide in of and out of the plunger orifice, and further configured to slide along the valve channel;a plunger passageway located within the plunger; andwherein the valve is configured such that when the plunger is pushed into the plunger orifice that plunger passageway is in fluid communication with the reservoir and the brush handle conduit; and further configured such that when the valve is not pushed into the orifice, the plunger passage way is not in fluid communication with the reservoir and the brush handle conduit.

11. The grill brush of claim 1, further comprising hanging means attached to the handle end of the brush handle.

12. A grill brush comprising: talk about auxiliary brush, and scraper extends a brush handle with a handle end and a brush end;a handle member attached to the handle end, and located at generally an acute angle to the brush handle;a knob located generally in the middle of the brush handlea fluid reservoir located within the brush handle, the fluid reservoir comprising: an upper interior volume; anda lower interior volume;a reservoir cap removeably attached to the handle end of the brush handle;a shut off spool removeably attachable to the brush handle, and located generally between the upper interior volume and the lower interior volume;a passage way located in the shut off spool, and configured to stop fluid communication between the upper interior volume, and the lower interior volume when the spool is in a shut configuration, and to allow for fluid communication between the upper interior volume, and the lower interior volume when the spool is in an open configuration; a scraper brush holder removeably attachable to the brush end of the brush handle, the scraper brush holder comprising a scraper with a width WS a brush head slideably attachable to the scraper brush holder, the brush head comprising: a brush head conduit, configurable to be in fluid communication with the lower interior volume;a brush bristle surface located on the bristle holding member;a plurality of groups of bristles emanating from the brush bristle surface; anda plurality of orifices located on the brush bristle surface, and in fluid communication with the brush head conduit.

13. The grill brush of claim 12 further comprising: a stiff brush attachable to the scraper brush holder, the stiff brush comprising stiff bristles, and the stiff brush having a width of Wsb, and wherein Ws is greater than Wsb such that the scraper can be used with the stiff brush attached to the scraper brush holder.

14. The grill brush of claim 12, wherein each of the bristles have a diameter of about 0.005 inches to about 0.012 inches.

15. The grill brush of claim 13, wherein each of the stiff bristles have a diameter of about 0.008 inches to about 0.020 inches.

16. The grill brush of claim 12, further comprising: a cap orifice located on the distal end of the reservoir cap, and in fluid communication with the ambient environment;a cap conduit located within the reservoir cap, and in fluid communication with the cap orifice and in fluid communication with the upper interior volume;a generally spherical stopper located within the cap orifice, and configured to be able to generally freely travel along a length of the cap orifice; andat least one raised member located on a proximal end of the cap orifice.

17. A grill brush comprising: a brush handle with a handle end and a brush end, and wherein the brush handle has a generally toroidal shape;a knob located on the brush handle;a fluid reservoir located within the brush handle, the fluid reservoir comprising: an upper interior volume; anda lower interior volume;a reservoir cap removeably attached to the handle end of the brush handle;a shut off spool removeably attachable to the brush handle, and located generally between the upper interior volume and the lower interior volume;a passage way located in the shut off spool, and configured to stop fluid communication between the upper interior volume, and the lower interior volume when the spool is in a shut configuration, and to allow for fluid communication between the upper interior volume, and the lower interior volume when the spool is in an open configuration; a scraper brush holder removeably attachable to the brush end of the brush handle;a brush head slideably attachable to the scraper brush holder, the brush head comprising: a brush head conduit, configurable to be in fluid communication with the lower interior volume;a brush bristle surface located on the bristle holding member;a plurality of groups of bristles emanating from the brush bristle surface; anda plurality of orifices located on the brush bristle surface, and in fluid communication with the brush head conduit.

18. The grill brush of claim 17, wherein the reservoir cap is configured to deform under an externally exerted force, thus when deformed providing for fluid communication between the fluid reservoir and an outside atmosphere.

19. The grill brush of claim 17 further comprising: a stiff brush attachable to the scraper brush holder, the stiff brush comprising stiff bristles, and the stiff brush having a width of Wsb, and wherein Ws is greater than Wsb such that the scraper can be used with the stiff brush attached to the scraper brush holder.

20. The grill brush of claim 19, wherein each of the bristles have a diameter of about 0.005 inches to about 0.012 inches.

21. The grill brush of claim 19, wherein each of the stiff bristles have a diameter of about 0.008 inches to about 0.020 inches.