Claims
- 1. A scrub brush comprising, a housing having a base, a back side, a front side, a pair of opposed sides extending between the back side and front side, and a forward portion extending upwardly from the base on the front side at an acute angle relative to the base, said base having a plurality of bristles extending from a lower surface of the base, and said forward portion having a plurality of bristles extending outwardly from the forward portion, wherein the housing includes an upstanding back wall on the back side, and a pair of opposed upstanding sidewalls on the opposed sides and connected to the back wall, said walls defining a cavity;
- a block of foam in said cavity to define a handle member;
- a pick having an outer tapered end; and
- means for mounting the pick on one of the walls for movement between a first storage position and a second operative position with said outer end exposed.
- 2. A scrub brush, comprising:
- a housing having a base, a front side, a back side, a pair of opposed sides extending between the back side and front side, and a plurality of bristles extending from a lower surface of the base;
- an elongated pick having an outer tapered end; and
- means for pivotally mounting an inner end of the pick to the housing such that the pick is movable between a first storage position with the pick located adjacent the housing and a second operative position with the outer pick end extending from the housing, wherein the housing has a sidewall at one of said sides, and in which the inner end of the pick is pivotally mounted to the sidewall adjacent the back side of the housing, wherein the sidewall has an upright slot located a substantial distance forward of the pivotal connection defining a first rear portion of the sidewall and a second forward portion of the sidewall, and in which the pick has a bent portion intermediate the inner and outer pick ends, said bent portion of the pick being located in said slot and said outer end being located inside said forward sidewall portion when the pick is located in said storage position.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 324,748 filed Nov. 25, 1981, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,420,853.
US Referenced Citations (8)
Foreign Referenced Citations (8)
Number |
Date |
Country |
583957 |
Sep 1959 |
CAX |
1231664 |
Jan 1967 |
DEX |
468941 |
Feb 1952 |
ITX |
141491 |
Aug 1930 |
CHX |
173025 |
Feb 1935 |
CHX |
225048 |
Nov 1924 |
GBX |
438333 |
Nov 1935 |
GBX |
515233 |
Nov 1939 |
GBX |
Divisions (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
324748 |
Nov 1981 |
|