Patent ID: 8732900

Claim:
A lint brush comprising: a handle portion; a brush portion connected to a distal end of the handle portion and extending in a longitudinal direction therefrom, the brush portion having opposed front and back surfaces and a side surface connecting the front surface to the back surface; a brush material disposed on at least one of the front and back surfaces, the brush material comprising at least one directional pile fabric adapted to lift fibrous substances from a surface to be cleaned when the directional pile fabric is moved in a pick-up direction; a friction strip adapted to pull fibrous materials from the surface to be cleaned when the friction strip is rubbed against the surface to be cleaned, at least a portion of the friction strip being affixed to the side surfaces; and a brush cradle having a chamber opening leading to a chamber extending in the longitudinal direction and having at least one brush cleaning pad adapted to engage the brush material and remove fibrous substances from the brush material; wherein the lint brush is configured to be securely received in the chamber through the chamber opening.