Advanced aerosol cleaning system

Abstract

An advanced cleaning system comprising cleaning compositions, pads, and implements provide effective cleaning of soft and hard surfaces. The system includes (a) a handle portion, the handle portion having a proximal end and a distal end, (b) a cleaning head portion that is attached to the distal end of the handle portion and that is adapted for use with a removable cleaning pad; (c) a cradle that is secured to the handle portion, and (d) a detachable cleaning aerosol reservoir for delivering cleaning fluid onto the surface to be cleaned adjacent the cleaning head portion, wherein the reservoir is positioned within the cradle.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] The present application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 10 / 345,655 filed on Jan. 16, 2003, which is incorporated herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to cleaning compositions, pads, and implements useful in removing soil from soft and hard surfaces. The compositions are preferably foaming cleaners and treatments. The cleaning implement includes a handle, a spray delivery device, and a cleaning head with a disposable pad attached thereto. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Cleaning devices and systems for household and industrial applications that include a broad range of technologies are currently available. For example, the prior art is replete with variations of hand-held, cleaning-like devices. These conventional floor, ceiling, and / or wall cleaning devices typically are constructed of a rigid, elongated rod or pole having a handle portion at the proximal and a cleaning head at the ...

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Benefits of technology

[0024] (b) a spray canister having a nozzle through which cleaning fluid flows, a valve with an actuator, and a cap adapted to be fixed to an outside surface of the canister wherein a portion of the outer surface of the cap is contoured to match the one or more alignment guides so that as the spray canister is inserted into the internal passage the one or more alignment guides receives the cap to facilitate the alignment of the nozzle to the aperture.

[0025] In still another aspect, the invention is directed to a spray canister, for use in a support cradle having an internal passage with side walls with one or more alignment guides wherein the support cradle defines an aperture through which a pressure spray of cleaning fluid emanates, wherein the spray canister includes: a canister having a reservoir containing a cleaning composition and gas propellant and having a nozzle through which cleaning product flows, a valve with an actuator, and a cap adapted to be fixed to an outside surface of the canister wherein a portion of the outer surface of the cap is contoured to match the one or more alignment guides so that as the spray canister is inserted into the internal passage the one or more alignment guides cooperates with the cap to facilitate the alignment of the nozzle to the aperture.

Problems solved by technology

U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2001 / 0046407 to Kunkler et al. describes an electrical pump fed mop system that employs a complex and expensive battery operated pump system to deliver the cleaning composition.

These devices are all fairly complicated.

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