Basting brush

Abstract

The present invention provides a basting brush including a plurality of silicone bristles of varying size.

1 . A basting brush comprising:
 a handle portion; and   a head portion connected to the handle portion comprising a plurality of first and second silicone bristles, the first bristles having a thickness that is greater than the thickness of the second bristles.   
   
   
       2 . The basting brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the diameter of the first bristles is between about 1.7 mm and about 1.2 mm. 
   
   
       3 . The basting brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the diameter of the second bristles is between about 1.1 mm and about 0.9 mm. 
   
   
       4 . The basting brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the first bristles comprise a lower end and an upper end, the lower end being connected to the head portion, wherein the diameter of the lower end of the bristles is in the range of between about 0.7 mm and 2.7 mm and the diameter of the upper end is in the range of between about 0.2 mm and about 2.2 mm. 
   
   
       5 . The basting brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the first bristles comprise a lower end and an upper end, the lower end being connected to the head portion, wherein the diameter of the lower end of the bristles is in the range of between about 1.2 mm and about  2 . 2  mm and the diameter of the upper end is in the range of about 0.7 mm to about 1.7 mm. 
   
   
       6 . The basting brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the first bristles comprise a lower end and an upper end, the lower end being connected to the head portion, wherein the diameter of the lower end of the bristles is about 1.7 mm and the diameter of the upper end is about 1.2 mm. 
   
   
       7 . The basting brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the second bristles comprise a lower end and an upper end, the lower end being connected to the head portion, wherein the diameter of the lower end of the bristles is in the range of between about 0.1 mm and about 2. 1 mm and the diameter of the upper end is in the range of between about 0.4 mm and about 1.4 mm. 
   
   
       8 . The basting brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the second bristles comprise a lower end and an upper end, the lower end being connected to the head portion, wherein the diameter of the lower end of the bristles is in the range of between about 0.6 mm and about 1.6 mm and the diameter of the upper end is in the range in the range of about 0.7 mm and about 1.1 mm. 
   
   
       9 . The basting brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the second bristles comprise a lower end and an upper end, the lower end being connected to the head portion, wherein the diameter of the lower end of the bristles is about 1.1 mm and the diameter of the upper end is about 0.9 mm. 
   
   
       10 . The basting brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the distance between adjacent first and second bristles is greater than the distance between adjacent first bristles and greater than the distance between adjacent second bristles. 
   
   
       11 . The basting brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the head portion comprises a first and a second bristle portion, releasably attached to each other, the first bristle portion including the plurality of first bristles and the second bristle portion including the plurality of second bristles. 
   
   
       12 . The basting brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first bristles are evenly spaced with respect to each other. 
   
   
       13 . The basting brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of second bristles are evenly spaced with respect to each other. 
   
   
       14 . The basting brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of second bristles are located around the periphery of the head portion, the plurality of first bristles being located internally of the second bristles.