Patent ID: 9565925
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A46B,A46D,B29C,B29K,B29L,B65G

Claim:
1. A flexible strip brush element comprising: a base having a top and a bottom, the base fabricated of a base material selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic resins, thermosetting resins and combinations thereof; a multiplicity of monofilaments, each of the monofilaments having a proximal end and a distal end, the monofilaments fabricated of a monofilament material, wherein the monofilament material is a thermoplastic resin; and a bristle attachment region; the proximal ends of the monofilaments are attached to the top of the base by way of the bristle attachment region; the distal ends of the monofilaments are free and collectively form a bristle end zone; within the bristle attachment region, there is intermingling of a material from the base and a material from the monofilaments; and within the bristle attachment region, the material from the base fills interstices between the monofilaments to thereby provide the plurality of monofilaments in a substantially parallel fashion, wherein the base has an H-shaped cross-sectional profile defining a first concave side at the top thereof, the proximal ends of the monofilaments being attached by way of the bristle attachment region to the first concave side of the base, and further defining a second concave side at the bottom of the base opposite the bristle attachment region.