Patent ID: 7481594

Claim:
A weighted scrub brush for scrubbing an upwardly facing surface, the weighted scrub brush comprising: a brush head defining a leading end, a trailing end, a pair of laterally opposing ends, a downwardly facing bristle support surface, and an upwardly opening weight recess; a plurality of bristles extending downwardly from the bristle support surface for contacting the upwardly facing surface; a weight removably positioned within the weight recess, the weight defining first and second opposing ends; a handle pivotally secured to one of the weight and the brush head; a male support member on the first end of the weight or an interior wall of the weight recess and a female support member on the other of the first end of the weight or the interior wall of the weight recess for receiving the male support member, to secure the first end of the weight within the weight recess; and a cantilevered support latch having a fixed end secured to the brush head adjacent the second end of the weight, and a free end partially overlapping the second end of the weight to secure the second end within the weight recess.