Pleated panel strip brush construction

摘要

Brushes are shown in preferred forms which have a series of bristle panels mounted upon a shaft. Each bristle panel has a plurality of bristles. The bristle panels are preferably formed by integrally molding a concatenated series connected by flexible webs. The series is pleated and mounted upon the shaft. An anchor is connected to keep the bristle panels upon the shaft. The bristle panels can be provided with various bristle configurations to vary the brushing action. This construction allows sterilization of the brush and components using economical ultraviolet sterilization techniques.