Patent ID: 6588851
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: A46D,B29C

Abstract:
A magazine for a plurality of bristle bundles, comprising:a backplate; a mold plate; a locking plate disposed between the mold plate and the backplate; a plurality of channels extending through the .backplate, mold plate, and locking plate, wherein each channel comprises first, second, and third holes in each of the backplate, locking plate, and mold plate, respectively; and a sliding cam action slidably disposed within the locking plate, wherein the locking plate retains the bristle bundles in the plurality of channels when the sliding cam action is in a first position and releases the bristle bundles when the sliding cam action is in a second position, wherein the first and third holes in each channel have a cross-section the same shape and size as a cross-section of the bristle bundles designated to be contained therein, and at least a portion of the channels incorporate a second hole having a larger cross-sectional area than the cross-section of the bristle bundles designated to be contained therein.