Patent ID: 6584638
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A mesh brush, comprising:a handle having a grasping portion and a head flaring from said grasping portion, said head having a front surface, a back surface and a perimeter, the perimeter of the head having a rim and at least a pair of eyelets and at least one additional eyelet not linearly aligned with said pair of eyelets, said rim forming a recess in said front surface of said head, said head being wider than said grasping portion and said pair of eyelets being distributed around said perimeter on substantially opposite sides of said head; a mesh sponge fixed to said handle at said front surface of said head, said mesh sponge having a bundled center portion and a plurality of folds flaring away from said bundled center portion; a cord having a wrapped segment located between said pair of eyelets and a tensioning segment looped around said bundled center portion and pulling said wrapped segment towards said bundled center portion of said sponge, said cord tied in a knot, thereby fixing said mesh sponge to said handle; and wherein said cord loops around said bundled center portion of said mesh sponge such that said bundled center portion is within said perimeter and at least partially recessed in said front surface of said head.