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Abstract

The present invention is directed to a cleaning system adapted to communicate with a water conduit forming a part of a residential type plumbing system. The cleaning system is made up of a water conduit forming part of a residential plumbing system; a quick connect hose coupling in communication with the water conduit; and a cleaning implement having a hose with an inlet end and an outlet end, the hose inlet end being connectable to the quick connect hose coupling. Preferably, the cleaning implement is made up of a handle having a fluid conduit in communication with the hose outlet; a body section having at least one internal fluid passageway in communication with the handle fluid conduit and a bottom surface having at least one orifice in communication with the at least one internal fluid passageway; and a cleaning section having a cleaning surface, the cleaning section being releasibly attachable to said body section bottom surface.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates generally to the field of household cleaning systems. In particular, the present invention is directed to cleaning implements that are adapted to be connected to household water sources. [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0004] Cleaning residential surfaces such as tile bathroom floors, tub surfaces and shower walls require cleaning implements such as rinse buckets, mops and scouring pads. In cleaning residential surfaces, a cleaning person alternates between scrubbing the surface being cleaned and washing the cleaning implement in a rinse bucket. This alternating process results in numerous wasted trips shuttling the cleaning implement between the rinse bucket and the surface being cleaned. Moreover, the use of a rinse bucket over the course of the cleaning results in ever increasing contaminated water used in rinsing the cleaning implement. Ultimately, rinsing the cleaning implem...

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Benefits of technology

[0007] For the purposes of this disclosure, the quick connect hose coupling is made up of a tubular body having a sealable outlet, a resilient seal, a collet and a hollow stem attached to the inlet end of the hose. The tubular body communicates with a pressurized residential water conduit and serves as a path for water to enter the stem and attached hose. Upon connection, the collet receives the stem and guides it into the coupling's tubular body. An O-ring or the like prevents pressurized water from leaking past the collet and the hollow stem guides the pressurized water into the attached hose. Whenever the stem and hose is disconnected from the coupling, the resilient seal closes the sealable outlet blocking the path where water enters the stem when the hose is connected. The resilient seal may include a spring to aid holding the resilient seal closed. Moreover, the tubular body can be a T-type coupling having water conduit-coupling ends that are permanently coupled in-line with the water conduit. This way water may flow past the quick connect hose coupling whenever the hose stem is not engaged with the collet and tubular body of the coupling. Also, the coupling can be the flow-stop type, which interrupts fluid flow to downstream towards an outlet such as a showerhead whenever the hose stem is engaged with the collet and tubular body of the coupling.

Problems solved by technology

This alternating process results in numerous wasted trips shuttling the cleaning implement between the rinse bucket and the surface being cleaned.

Moreover, the use of a rinse bucket over the course of the cleaning results in ever increasing contaminated water used in rinsing the cleaning implement.

These actions are also unsatisfactory due to the inconvenience of a cleaning interruption coupled with the wasting of water.

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