Orbital brush for an orbital floor brush machine
View Patent ↗An orbital blush for an orbital floor brush machine is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The orbital brush includes a brush frame adapted to fit to the orbital floor brush machine, a first ring of first bristle tufts of a first length and oriented at a first angle, and a second ring of second bristle tufts of a second length and oriented at a second angle.
1. An orbital brush for an orbital floor brush machine, comprising:
a brush frame adapted to fit to the orbital floor brush machine;
a first ring of first bristle tufts of a first length and oriented at a first angle; and
a second ring of second bristle tufts of a second length and oriented at a second angle
wherein the first bristle tufts and the second bristle tufts extend from an outer planar surface of the brush frame, the first length is measured along a perpendicular of the outer planar surface, the second length is measured along a perpendicular of the outer planar surface, and the first length is different than the second length;
with a first bristle tuft of the first ring of first bristle tufts and with a second bristle tuft of the second ring of second bristle tufts comprising:
a bundle of bristle fibers folded substantially over at a bend point; and
a fastener member affixing the bundle of bristle fibers into the first bristle tuft and the second bristle tuft, respectively.
2. The orbital brush of claim 1 , wherein the second length is longer than the first length.
3. The orbital brush of claim 1 , wherein the second angle is closer to horizontal than the first angle.
4. The orbital brush of claim 1 , with the first ring of first bristle tufts being substantially spaced around a first diameter and with the second ring of second bristle tufts being substantially spaced around a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is larger than the first diameter.
5. The orbital brush of claim 1 , with a first bristle tuft of the first ring of first bristle tufts and with a second bristle tuft of the second ring of second bristle tufts comprising a bundle of bristle fibers folded substantially over at a bend point and with the bend point being substantially offset from a center of the bundle of bristle fibers.
6. The orbital brush of claim 1 , comprising a bore in the brush frame adapted to receive the bend point of the bundle of bristle fibers.
7. The orbital brush of claim 1 , wherein the bristle fibers of the bundle are of a substantially equal length.
8. The orbital brush of claim 1 , wherein the bristle fibers of the bundle are of an unequal length.
9. An orbital brush for an orbital floor brush machine, comprising:
a brush frame adapted to fit to the orbital floor brush machine;
a first ring of first bristle tufts of a first length and oriented at a first angle; and
a second ring of second bristle tufts of a second length and oriented at a second angle
wherein the first bristle tufts and the second bristle tufts extend from an outer planar surface of the brush frame, the first length is measured along a perpendicular of the outer planar surface, the second length is measured along a perpendicular of the outer planar surface, and the first length is different than the second length, with a first bristle tuft of the first ring of first bristle tufts and with a second bristle tuft of the second ring of second bristle tufts comprising a bundle of bristle fibers folded substantially over at a bend point.
10. A method of forming an orbital brush for an orbital floor brush machine, the method comprising:
providing a brush frame adapted to fit to the orbital floor brush machine;
forming a first ring of first bristle tufts of a first length and oriented at a first angle; and
forming a second ring of second bristle tufts of a second length and oriented at a second angle
wherein the first bristle tufts and the second bristle tufts extend from an outer planar surface of the brush frame, the first length is measured along a perpendicular of the outer planar surface, the second length is measured along a perpendicular of the outer planar surface, and the first length is different than the second length; and
fastening together a bundle of bristle fibers with a fastener member that is located between a first end of the bundle and a second end;
folding the bundle of bristle fibers over substantially at the fastener member to form a first bristle tuft and a second bristle tuft; and
affixing the bundle of bristle fibers to a brush frame with the first bristle tuft and the second bristle tuft extending from the brush frame, with the fastener member being substantially offset from a center of the bundle.
11. The method of claim 10 , with the bristle fibers of the bundle being of a substantially equal length.
12. The method of claim 10 , with the bristle fibers of the bundle being of an unequal length.
13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising trimming at least one end of the bundle.
14. The method of claim 10 , with the affixing comprising inserting a fold region into a bore in the brush frame.
15. The method of claim 10 , with the affixing comprising inserting a fold region into a bore in the brush frame, with the fold region substantially including the fastener member.
16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the second length is longer than the first length.
17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the second angle is closer to horizontal than the first angle.
18. The method of claim 10 , with the first ring of first bristle tufts being substantially spaced around a first diameter and with the second ring of second bristle tufts being substantially spaced around a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is larger than the first diameter.