brushbar

brushbar

English

Etymology

brush +‎ bar

Noun

brushbar (plural brushbars)

1. A rotating bar with brushlike bristles, used in certain cleaning appliances.
   • 1999, "Steve Wiseman", Vacuum Cleaners (discussion on Internet newsgroup cam.misc)

     It's all pretty simple. If you want to get hairs out of a carpet, you need a whirling brushbar of death. No amount of suck will do it.

   • 2005, Popular Mechanics (volume 182, number 3, March 2005)

     A string had caught in the brushbar and shut down the belt drive. This was quickly fixed and we hosed up the rest of the filth.

   • 2005, Eureka: Innovative Engineering Design‎

     Innovations include placing the main motor inside the ball, using a second motor to drive the brushbar through gears, and a mechanism to drop down wheels...

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