Brush for Flat Bottom Semi-Globe Shaped Coffee Pots

Abstract

This invention relates to a brush and method for cleaning coffee decanters. The invention makes this necessary task through, simple, and efficient. The invention facilitates the cleaning of both straight sided insulated and semi-globe coffee decanters.

Claims

1. A brush for cleaning coffee pots comprising: a handle and a head; where the head has a first side and a second side, where the second side is opposite the first side; where the second side is in a separate plane from the handle; on the second side is an attachment means that allows for the firm attachment of an abrasive pad to the second side, and the material of construction of the handle and the head is a rigid material.

2. The brush of claim 1 where said head is curved.

3. The brush of claim 2 where the abrasive pad can contact at the side and the bottom of a semi-globe coffee decanter simultaneously.

4. The brush of claim 1 where said head has a first end and a second end; where the first end is attached to the handle and the second end is bent at 90 degrees relative to the first end.

5. The brush of claim 4 where the abrasive pad can contact the side and bottom of a cylindrical coffee decanter simultaneously.

6. A method for cleaning a coffee decanter comprising: inserting a brush of any one of the proceeding claims into a coffee decanter, contacting the abrasive pad of the brush against the side and bottom of the decanter simultaneously, applying pressure, and then working the brush over the entire bottom and sides of the coffee decanter.

Description

[0010] The abrasive nature of the pad can be achieved by using any number of abrasive materials, non-limiting examples could include steel, bronze, or copper wool, or grit. Preferably the abrasive nature obtained by using a non-woven polymer of cellulose, nylon or spun polyolefin made abrasive through the additions of aluminum oxide or titanium dioxide. One non-limiting example being Scotch-Brite. Furthermore, the degree of abrasion can be modified by selection of the abrasive medium. Low abrasive media such as cloth, felt, sponge, or rubber could be selected as well. The degree of abrasion would be selected by the materials of construction of the interior of the decanter. The advantages of the invention are that the shape of the brush allows for close contact with the interior surfaces. The interior can be cleaned in two axes at the same time reducing cleaning time; and the rigidity of the brush allows for high level of pressure to be applied to remove of stains and stubborn residues.

[0011] FIG. 1 is a drawing of a straight head version of the invention.

[0012] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the curved head version of the invention.

[0013] FIG. 3 is a drawing of the bent curved head version of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 1, the invention comprises a brush having a handle (1) and a head (2), where the head has a first side (7) and a second side (6) and the end of the head (5) is bent 90 degrees from the second side (6). In another embodiment, referring to FIG. 2, of the invention the head (2) is curved. In yet another embodiment of the invention, referring to FIG. 3, the end of the curved head is bent 90 degrees (5) with respected to the second side (6). For all the previous embodiments the abrasive pad (4) is attached to the second side (6). One, non-limiting attachment means is an adhesive backed Velcro pad (3). Having set forth the general nature and specific embodiments of the invention, the true scope is now particularly pointed out in the appended claims.