Cleaning implement

US20050011536A1Inactive Publication Date: 2005-01-20THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Publication Date
2005-01-20
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

The present invention provides a cleaning implement for cleaning a hard surface. The cleaning implement has a handle which is connected to a mop head via a universal joint. The cleaning implement also has a cleaning tool which is removably connected to the mop head. The cleaning implement has a locking mechanism for temporarily preventing the rotation of the mop head relative to the handle.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 453,610, filed Mar. 11, 2003.TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present invention relates to cleaning implements suitable for cleaning hard surfaces.

[0003] The present invention also relates to tools, which can be removably attached to a cleaning implement for facilitating the cleaning of a hard surface. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0004] The literature is replete with products capable of cleaning hard surfaces such as ceramic tile floors, hardwood floors, counter tops and the like. In the context of cleaning floors with a cleaning solution, numerous mopping devices and other cleaning implements are described which comprise a handle connected to a mop head. The mop head of conventional cleaning implements include a sponge, a cloth or strings of absorbent material, which can be immersed in a bucket containing the cleaning solution in order to simultaneously spread the cl...

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