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Cleaning implements

A cleaning tool and cleaning technology, applied in cleaning equipment, cleaning machinery, carpet cleaning, etc., can solve problems such as furniture or users stumbling

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-07
THE PROCTER & GAMBNE CO
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However, since the tool's tube is not set within the handle, it could potentially get caught on furniture or the user's legs during cleaning

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[0017] All cited documents are, in relevant part, incorporated herein by reference; the citation of any document is not to be construed as an admission that it is prior art to the present invention.

[0018] It should be understood that every maximum numerical limitation given throughout this specification includes every lower numerical limitation, as if such lower numerical limitations were expressly written herein. Every minimum numerical limitation given throughout this specification will include every higher numerical limitation, as if such higher numerical limitations were expressly written herein. Every numerical range given throughout this specification will include every smaller numerical range that falls within such broader numerical range, as if such narrower numerical ranges were all expressly written herein.

[0019] All parts, ratios and percentages herein, in the Specification, Examples and Claims, are by weight and all numerical limits are used with the usual de...

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The invention provides a cleaning implement (10) for cleaning a hard surface. The cleaning implement (10) includes a mop head (20) pivotably connected to a first handle section (130) and a fluid transfer mechanism that is connected to a second handle section (230) of the implement (10). When the cleaning implement (10) is unassembled and stored in a package (100, 200), the first handle section (130) is disconnected from the second handle section (230). When a user removes the cleaning implement (10) from the package (100, 200), he or she can assemble the cleaning implement (10).

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technical field [0001] In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a cleaning implement for cleaning hard surfaces. [0002] In another embodiment, the invention relates to a cleaning kit comprising a cleaning tool in one package. Background of the invention [0003] The literature is awash with products capable of cleaning hard surfaces such as tile floors, hardwood floors, countertops, and the like. In the field of floor cleaning, a number of mop devices and other cleaning implements have been described which are segmented to reduce the size of the package. Examples of such cleaning implements are the SWIFFER WETJET sold by the company Procter & Gamble  and SWIFFER SPRAY&CLEAN  . Typically, these tools include a handle divided into three parts. A user can assemble the cleaning tool by connecting the parts together. These cleaning implements include a mop head pivotally connected to a handle, a fluid delivery device operably connected or connectable to the h...

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IPC IPC(8): A47L13/22
Inventor J·L·M·门辛克P·A·A·霍夫特K·M·莫尔特兰G·C·斯普纳H·P·钟
Owner THE PROCTER & GAMBNE CO
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