Patent ID: 6351868
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: A46B,A46D,B29C,B29L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A bristle sub-assembly comprising:an elongated base string having a defined, solid physical structure with a regular, geometric shape and an outer surface; a first row of bristles each having a defined, solid physical structure with a regular, geometric shape and an outer surface; connected to and extending radially outwardly from the base string; and a second row of bristles each having a defined, solid physical structure with a regular, geometric shape and an outer surface connected to and extending radially outwardly from the base string, and a partial melting contact area disposed at locations where the outer surfaces of the first and second rows of bristles contact the outer surface of the base string wherein the first and second rows of bristles are substantially parallel to each other, the partial melting contact area defining a bond between outer surfaces of the first and second rows of bristles and the outer surface of the base string.