WebCPC CPC COOPERATIVE PATENT CLASSIFICATION

A46D　MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES

A46D 1/00 Bristles; Selection of materials for bristles (making artificial bristles D01D, D01F)

A46D 1/003 ・{Testing of brushes}

A46D 1/006 ・{Antimicrobial, disinfectant bristles, handle, bristle-carrier or packaging}

A46D 1/02 ・{Bristles details}

A46D 1/0207 ・・{Bristles characterised by the choice of material e.g. metal}

A46D 1/0215 ・・{Bristles characterised by the material being biodegradable}

A46D 1/0223 ・・{Bristles characterised by being electrostatically charged}

A46D 1/023 ・・{Bristles with at least a core and at least a partial sheath}

A46D 1/0238 ・・{Bristles with non-round cross-section}

A46D 1/0246 ・・{Hollow bristles}

A46D 1/0253 ・・{Bristles having a shape which is not a straight line e.g. curved, "S", hook, loop}

A46D 1/0261 ・・{Roughness structure on the bristle surface}

A46D 1/0269 ・・{Monofilament bristles}

A46D 1/0276 ・・{Bristles having pointed ends}

A46D 1/0284 ・・{Bristles having rounded ends}

A46D 1/0292 ・・{Bristles having split ends}

A46D 1/04 ・Preparing bristles

A46D 1/045 ・・Cleaning, e.g. washing, drying

A46D 1/05 ・・Splitting; Pointing

A46D 1/055 ・・Combing; Mixing; Sorting

A46D 1/06 ・・Machines or apparatus for cutting bristles

A46D 1/08 ・Preparing uniform tufts of bristles

A46D 1/10 ・Vibrating devices for arranging bristles

A46D 3/00 Preparing, {i.e. Manufacturing} brush bodies

A46D 3/005 ・{by moulding or casting a body around bristles or tufts of bristles}

A46D 3/02 ・Machines for drilling bodies

A46D 3/04 ・Machines for inserting or fixing bristles in bodies

A46D 3/042 ・・{for fixing bristles using an anchor or staple}

A46D 3/045 ・・{for fixing bristles by fusing or gluing to a body}

A46D 3/047 ・・{for clamping or gluing bristles into rings, e.g. paint brushes, brooms}

A46D 3/05 ・・for fixing the bristles between wires, tapes, or the like

A46D 3/06 ・Machines for both drilling bodies and inserting bristles

A46D 3/062 ・・{of the carousel or drum type (A46D 3/067 takes precedence)}

A46D 3/065 ・・{of the belt or chain type (A46D 3/067 takes precedence)}

A46D 3/067 ・・{featuring simultaneous pivoting of bodies for drilling and filling}

A46D 3/08 ・Parts of brush-making machines

A46D 3/082 ・・{Magazines for bristles; Feeding bristles to magazines; Knot picking}

A46D 3/085 ・・{Magazines for brush bodies; Feeding bodies}

A46D 3/087 ・・{Holders or supports for brush bodies}

A46D 5/00 Devices for preparing quills for use as carriers for bristles

A46D 7/00 Pressing devices for making brooms composed of brushwood or the like

A46D 9/00 Machines for finishing brushes {(A46D 1/00 and A46D 3/00 take precedence)}

A46D 9/02 ・Cutting; Trimming

A46D 9/025 ・・{Deflecting parts of the bristle field in order to trim the rest}

A46D 9/04 ・Cleaning

A46D 9/06 ・Impregnating

A46D 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass