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Cleaning implement

a cleaning implement and cleaning technology, applied in the field of cleaning implements, can solve the problems of stains or matter stuck on the floor, brooms that cannot effectively remove dust and other fine solids, dry mops are generally not useful for cleaning floors with liquids,

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-08-02
QUICKIE MFG
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However, a broom does not effectively remove dust and other fine solids, stains or matter which is stuck on a floor.
However, wet mops are not ideal for removing loose coarse particulates and / or matter which is stuck on a floor.
However, dry mops are generally not useful for cleansing floors with liquids, applying liquids to and / or removing liquids from a floor, or removing loose coarse particulates and / or matter which is stuck on a floor.
As noted above, brooms and mops (whether wet or dry) are ineffective for removing stubborn stuck-on matter from a floor, especially matter residing in surface recesses and imperfections or in narrow areas such as tile grout lines.

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[0022]Referring to the drawings wherein like or similar references indicate like or similar elements throughout the several views, there is shown in the figures several embodiments of a cleaning implement according to the present invention. The implement, identified generally by reference numeral 10 in FIG. 1, is a multipurpose floor cleaning device. Implement 10 comprises an elongate handle 12 having an upper end 14 and a lower end 16. The upper end of the handle may include a hand grip 15 and means 17 such as a ring, hook, or the like, for hanging or suspending the implement when the device is in storage. The lower end of the handle is connected at 18 to a cleaning head 20 via means described in greater detail below. Similar to other cleaning devices such as brooms and mops, handle 12 may be grasped by a user in such a way as to enable the implement to be pushed, pulled, swept and / or swabbed about a floor surface.

[0023]Cleaning head 20 includes a scrubbing / broom portion 22 (herein...

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A multipurpose cleaning implement that permits a user to remove at least one of loose matter, stains and stuck-on debris from floor surfaces. The device includes an elongate handle the lower end of which is connected to a cleaning head that carries cleaning material. In an embodiment, the cleaning head is selectively positionable between a broom / scrubbing position and a mop position. In various embodiments, the implement possesses characteristics of a broom, a scrubbing brush and / or a mop.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 437,652, filed Jan. 30, 2011; U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 439,008, filed Feb. 3, 2011; and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 473,840, filed Apr. 11, 2011, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein in their entireties by reference thereto.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates in general to cleaning implements and in particular to floor cleaning devices.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Various types of floor cleaning devices are known in the art including, for example, brooms, mops and scrubbing brushes. Exemplary brooms include sweeping brooms, push brooms, and so on. Regardless of their intended uses, brooms generally have the following features in common: an elongate handle and a cleaning head attached to the lower end of the handle. The cleaning head typically comprises a block which carries a plurality of natural and / or synth...

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IPC IPC(8): A47L13/22A47L13/17A47L13/12A47L13/20
CPCA47L13/12A46B2200/302A46B11/002A47L13/22
Inventor MANDLE, JAMES S.BIRNBAUM, DAVID PHILIPWEAVER, JACE A.SCHIFF, DAVID R.TURPAULT, MATHIEU D.
Owner QUICKIE MFG