FAUCET BRUSH ADAPTOR AND FAUCET BRUSH SYSTEM

The present invention relates to a faucet brush adaptor, faucet brush system, and faucet brush kit and assembly with related method of use. A brush end member includes a threaded interface that adaptively threads into a receiving threaded interface on a faucet head. The brush end member includes an inner region proximate the faucet dispensing regions allowing a ready pass-through of all faucet water flow without interference. The brush end member has an outer bristle region around said inner region allowing a user to use both the faucet and the brush simultaneously in a secure manner. The brush end member may be replaced and easily updated. Alternative brush end members include different types and locations of bristles while maintaining no interference with the faucet operation.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a faucet brush adaptor; faucet brush system, and faucet brush kit and assembly with related method of use.

Description of the Related Art

Conventionally, faucets dispense water following a control activation (on or off). Recently, different types of water dispensing faucets using different types of faucet ports (spray, stream, clean-mode, vibration-mode etc.) in a fixed facet head or fixed faucet end-face have been employed to provide additional consumer choice for related applications.

Such different types of faucet ports are known in the consumer and industrial markets for food preparation and cleaning, in the bath-products fields, and in related fields.

Additionally known are various types of hand scrubbers, brushes, sponges and related physical hand-cleaning tools. These types of items are typically, retained in the user's hand, and vigorously scrubbed onto a food-coated surface such as in a pan, pot, or otherwise. One variation of a hand scrubber or hand brush, includes cleaning solution (soap) in an elongated hollow handle or in a hollow palm container depending upon various constructions.

It is known that the use of a mechanical dishwasher with stacked dirty, dishware etc., will use high-pressure water, on a unitary rotating wand to attempt to remove stuck on food items, and unfortunately this may lead to limited success. As a result, users of such mechanical dishwashers often pre-scrub with a hand brush using a high volume of water from a sink faucet. In sum, the use of such conventional washing processes and methods is both time consuming and requires the use of additional water, raising costs, often with only moderate success.

In view of the above, soap-chemical manufacturers have increasingly sought specialized soap-compositions used in mechanical dishwashers that are marketed to address these concerns, and these have only limited success. Hand washing remains a common practice.

ASPECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to addressing at least one of the aforementioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a faucet brush adaptor, faucet brush system, and faucet brush kit and assembly with related method of use and assembly and disassembly.

According to one alternative and adaptive aspect of the present invention, there is provided a faucet brush system, for a faucet having a faucet end member with at least one opening for fluid release, said faucet brush system, comprising: a faucet brush adaptor having a brush end member projecting on a first side thereof, a threaded engaging member on said faucet brush adaptor on a second side thereof opposite said first side, a bridge member spanning a central portion of said faucet brush adaptor between said first side and said second side, a plurality of bridge openings defined in said bridge member, said plurality of openings in said bridge member corresponding to said at least one opening for fluid release on said faucet end member, a seal element on said bridge member proximate said plurality of bridge openings on said central portion spanning between said bridge members and said at least one opening for fluid release during an assembly with said faucet end member, a plurality of bristle members extending outwardly from said brush end member and bounding said bridge member in a nonblocking arrangement relative to said bridge openings, and said threaded engagement member in said faucet brush adaptor threadably engaging said faucet end member to prevent an unintended separation of said faucet brush system from said faucet during a use.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring now toFIGS.1to7, a faucet brush assembly100includes a conventional faucet portion200and a faucet brush adaptor10. Faucet portion200includes, in the version shown, a sink mounting portion201, an on-off main switch202, a flexible wand arm203and a support brace204. A faucet end205has a supplemental control206, in this exemplary and non-limiting example a water pause- and power wash-button.

The faucet end205includes internal threads205A (FIG.6) for meeting with a faucet brush adaptor10. The faucet brush adaptor10includes engagement threads11that threadably engage with internal threads205A and provide a releasable fitment between faucet end205and faucet brush adaptor10.

It will be understood that faucet end205at a side facing flexible arm203includes further threads220(FIG.4) for threaded engagement with flexible arm203, and replacement for repair.

Faucet brush adaptor10includes a connection section12having an internal bridge13that is pierced with a plurality of openings shaped corresponding to the main opening of any water exits in the faucet end205so as to allow unimpeded volume through flow during a use and without distortion. It is additionally conceived that a seal element is positioned on internal bridge13bounding the respective plurality of openings corresponding to the water exits in the faucet end205so as to prevent unintended scattering of water and spray e.g., to guide and direct water flow from faucet end205through bridge13and outwardly within bristles14.

About an outer periphery of connection section12is the plurality of bristles14extending away from engagement threads11and surrounding the plurality of openings in internal bridge13.

As will be understood from those having studied the present disclosure, faucet brush adaptor10may be in various shapes and have alternative bridge-hole-patterns corresponding to a related faucet end205.

As will be further understood faucet brush adaptor10may be provided in a multipackage of one or more, or may be provided within a faucet kit300(FIG.3) assembly and sold together with the entire assembly based upon commercial convenience, cost, and consumer desire.

In this manner, the present invention may be provided with a method of assembly of a faucet brush assembly100, as well as a method for replacing a faucet brush adaptor10for repeated use (for example after bristle damage). It will be further understood that the present construction allows easy removal of faucet brush adaptor10for comprehensive washing and sterilization between uses.