Few changes are expected at the central Kansas headquarters of Fuller Brush Company following a bankruptcy protection filing that will let the company eliminate unprofitable products, a top executive said.

The 106-year-old company and its parent firm, New York-based CPAC Incorporated both filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week in New York. Fuller Brush said its assets and debts both amount to between $10 million and $50 million.

Chief restructuring officer Larry Perkins says that bankruptcy protection will allow the struggling company to afford raw materials, cover salaries and pay the lease on its 123-acre site west of Great Bend.

All but five of Fuller’s 185 employees work at the Great Bend headquarters, and Perkins said he does not expect any immediate changes in employment.