Brush with replaceable twisted-in-wire bristle assembly

1. A brush for cleaning a grill or other surface, comprising:

a handle having a gripping end and a forward end;

a head portion extending from said forward end, said head portion having a front edge, two sides, a bottom surface and a top surface, wherein one said sides includes a first flange projecting below said bottom surface of said head portion and the other said side includes a second flange projecting below said bottom surface of said head portion, and each said first and second flange having at least one aperture; and

a bristle assembly formed from a continuous piece of twisted wire and twisted-in wire bristle material, the bristle assembly having a first stem end portion having a length of twisted wire and said length being parallel and adjacent to the first flange of the head portion, an intermediate portion having twisted-in wire bristles and being formed into at least two generally parallel rows of twisted-in wire bristles, and a second stem end portion having a length of twisted wire and said length being parallel and adjacent to the second flange of the head portion, wherein each said twisted wire stem end portion included at least one protrusion along each said length which is capable of removable engagement with said apertures on each of said flanges.

2. The invention of claim 1 wherein said intermediate portion of said bristle assembly includes three parallel rows of twisted-in-wire bristles between said first and second stem end portions.

3. The invention of claim 2 wherein said front edge of said head portion includes a scraper.

4. The invention of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate portion of the bristle assembly includes at least one row of twisted-in wire bristles that is perpendicular to the length of said first and second stem end portions.