Patent ID: 8256056
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: A46B

Abstract:
1. A brush for removing debris from a surface of a container containing water, said brush comprising: a shaft to which a rotational force is applied; and a hollow bulb carried by said shaft to be positioned within the water of the container, said hollow bulb having a top, a bottom, and bristles projecting outwardly therefrom, a water inlet comprising at least one opening formed through said bottom through which some of the water from the container is supplied to be collected within said bulb when the water inlet is submerged within the water, said water inlet also comprising a water inlet duct communicating with said one opening through the bottom of said bulb and extending inwardly of said bulb to a location below said top thereof, and a water outlet through which the water collected by said bulb escapes under the influence of gravity and returns to the container when the bulb is lifted out of the water and the water collected by the bulb lies above said water outlet, said shaft imparting the rotational force to said hollow bulb when said bulb is lifted out of the water to cause said bulb to spin and the water collected within said bulb to be ejected through said water outlet and returned to the container while moistening said bristles and causing the debris to be removed from the container surface, such that some of the water escaping and being ejected from the hollow bulb and returning to the container is once again collected within said bulb by way of the water inlet when said bulb stops spinning and is lowered back into the water of the container so that said water inlet is submerged therewithin, whereby the water from the container is recycled between said hollow bulb and the container.