Toilet brush accessories and toilet cleaning device

Abstract

Toilet brush accessory (100) for extending the handle (3) of a toilet brush (4), with a toilet brush extension handle (1) comprising a handle fastening device (2) for fastening the toilet brush extension handle (1) to the handle (3) of the toilet brush (4).

Description

The invention relates to a toilet brush accessory and a toilet cleaning device.Toilet brush accessories are already known.A disadvantage of known toilet brush accessories is that it cannot be used for specific user requirements.It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a further developed toilet brush accessory and a further developed toilet cleaning device.This object is achieved by a toilet brush accessory having the features of claim 1 and a toilet cleaning device having the features of claim 10.Advantageous embodiments and variants of the invention are evident from the dependent claims and the following description. The features individually listed in the dependent claims can be combined in any desired, technically meaningful manner both with one another and with the features explained in more detail in the following description and represent other advantageous embodiment variants of the invention. All features described within the scope of this publication can be combined with the claimed toilet brush accessory and the claimed toilet cleaning device.A toilet brush accessory according to the invention serves to extend the handle of a toilet brush. The toilet brush accessory comprises or is formed by a toilet brush extension handle. The toilet brush extension handle includes a handle attachment device for attaching the toilet brush extension handle to the handle of a toilet brush. The toilet brush extension handle is attachable to the handle of the toilet brush by means of the handle attachment device.Several advantages can be achieved as a result:Often, a user need is to use a toilet brush or toilet cleaning device with a greater handle length. The term "larger stem length" in the context of this publication means, for example, a stem length which is greater than 35 cm or 40 cm or 50 cm and / or less than 120 cm. Due to the possibility of two-handed and / or back-protecting use associated therewith, the toilet cleaning can thus be carried out more thoroughly or gently. In addition, the cleaning can be more hygienic for the user, since his hands and also the arms, the face, the hair and the clothing can be further away from the toilet during the cleaning often causing water sprays. By attaching the toilet brush extension handle to the toilet brush, a greater handle length of the toilet cleaner can be achieved.In addition, there is often a need to rely on a particular manufacturer to replace the toilet brush or toilet brush head. The handle fastening device creates a prerequisite for the toilet brush extension handle to be able to be fastened to the handles of different types of toilet brushes, also of different manufacturers. The toilet brush extension handle may be attachable to many or at least nearly all commercially available toilet brushes.In addition, there may be a need to use the same toilet brush with multiple users, thereby reducing the risk of indirect contact infection by touching pathogenically contaminated surfaces. By allowing each user to use a separate toilet brush extension handle, this need can be met. If the toilet brush extension handle is configured to be reusable, then the toilet brush accessory may be particularly durable. Thus, the toilet brush extension handle may preferably be attachable to the handle of a new toilet brush if the old toilet brush to which it was attached is replaced.Cleaning forces, which have to clean several toilets in a building, for example, may have the need to use the existing toilet brushes having a conventional handle length on the one hand and to work hygienically, both handedly and in a back-protecting manner on the other hand.Finally, there may be a need to use the same toilet brush both for daily use with a conventional handle length and with a larger handle length, for example for thorough cleaning at the weekend. The term "conventional stem length" in the context of this document means, for example, a stem length which is at most 35 cm or 30 cm and / or is greater than 20 cm. The conventional stem length may be, for example, about 26, 27, 28, 29 or 30 cm.The toilet brush to the stem of which the toilet brush extension stem is attachable may be a standard commercially available toilet brush. It may have a conventional stem length. It may have a brush head which may comprise bristles. The length of the brush head may be between 5 and 15 cm and may be, for example, about 9 cm or 10 cm.The handle of the toilet brush can, as is known per se in commercially available toilet brushes, be connected in an inextricable manner to the brush head of the toilet brush. Alternatively, the brush head can be replaceable, for example by means of a screw connection to the handle of the toilet brush.The toilet brush extension handle may be configured to be attachable to the handle of various types of toilet brushes. The toilet brush extension handle can therefore preferably also be referred to as a universal toilet brush extension handle.The length of the toilet brush extension handle may be between 35 cm and 1 m, for example, and about 70 cm.Preferably, the toilet brush extension handle comprises at least one tube. The tube may comprise metal, e.g. steel or aluminum, or may be formed therefrom. The tube may comprise plastic or be formed therefrom. Preferably, the toilet brush extension handle is lighter than 500 g and more preferably heavier than 50 g or 100 g. Due to the light weight it can be achieved, among other things, that conventional toilet brush holders remain usable for the toilet cleaning device and do not tip over the toilet cleaning device. In addition or alternatively, tilting can preferably be prevented by leaning against a wall. The outer diameter of the at least one tube can be in the range between 0.5 cm and 2 cm or 1.5 cm, for example in the region of the handle fastening device. If the wall thickness of the at least one tube is in a range between 0.5 mm and 1 mm or between 0.5 mm and 2 mm or 3 mm, then sufficient rigidity and load-bearing capacity of the toilet brush extension handle can be achieved.The handle attachment device may be disposed at an end of the toilet brush extension handle. The handle fastening device preferably has an overlap region in which, when fastened to the handle of the toilet brush, it runs overlapping with the handle of the toilet brush. Preferably, the overlap region is an insertion region. Preferably, the overlap region is longer than 5 cm and shorter than 15 cm or 20 cm.The handle fastening device preferably has an insertion region into which the handle of the toilet brush can be inserted.If the handle fastening device has a stop delimiting the overlap region or insertion region, then the fastening to the handle of the toilet brush can be simplified. The stop can preset the insertion depth required for a loadable fastening. The stop may be a plug bonded in the tube. By means of the stop, compressive forces can be transmitted from the toilet brush extension handle to the toilet brush. The toilet brush extension handle can therefore be fastenable to the handle of the toilet brush in a particularly resilient manner.The size of the overlap region may be selectable. As a result, the length of the toilet cleaning device can be adjustable. If a stop is omitted, this can be done in a particularly large area, since, for example, the overlap area can be selected to be as large as the length of the handle of the toilet brush. The toilet brush can be inserted into the insertion region with its entire handle, for example, if desired, or only with a part of its handle. This part of the stem may be between 5 cm and 20 cm, for example.The handle fastening device preferably comprises a clamping device with which the handle of the toilet brush can be clamped firmly to the handle fastening device. This can be done by simple insertion by self-locking. The handle can be modified for this purpose. For this purpose, the handle and the insertion region can have a matched wedge shape or conical shape or hollow conical shape.The toilet brush extension handle has a longitudinal extension. If the clamping device comprises at least one clamping screw running transversely to the longitudinal extent, then it can be simple and reliable and / or can manage without modification of the toilet brush or of the handle of the toilet brush. The clamping device preferably comprises two clamping screws, which are preferably spaced apart from one another in the direction of the longitudinal extent. The distance may be greater than 1 cm and less than 10 cm or 13 cm or 18 cm. The clamping screw may comprise a manually operable handle.The clamping device can comprise a clamping plate. The clamping plate can be in contact on one side with the end of at least one clamping screw. The clamping plate can be configured to be in contact with the handle of the toilet brush with the other side. The clamping plate can distribute the force of the clamping screw to a shank surface which is greater than the end face of the associated clamping screw. The clamping plate can be curved and be oriented with its convex side to the clamping screw and with its concave side to the handle. The clamping plate can save the handle of the toilet brush and / or reinforce the fastening of the toilet brush extension handle to the handle of the toilet brush. The at least one clamping screw is preferably rotatably mounted on the clamping plate, for example by means of an axial slide bearing, and the clamping plate is thereby further preferably non-detachably fastened to the at least one clamping screw. Preferably, two clamping screws are rotatably mounted on a common clamping plate.In a simple embodiment, the handle fastening device can comprise an adhesive tape or be formed thereby. The adhesive tape may be disposed at the transition between the toilet brush extension handle and the toilet brush. It may be wound transversely of the longitudinal extent around the toilet brush extension handle and the toilet brush.If the toilet brush extension handle includes a cover for selectively spray-protecting the handle attachment device, then the handle attachment device may be protected from contamination and remain selectively accessible for operation.If the cover is an elastic tube, it can be particularly easy to operate and produce. Preferably, the hose has a first end fixedly secured to the toilet brush extension handle and a second free end. Preferably, the free end is fittable over the clamping device in order to protect it and fittable in order to expose it for operation.If the cover is transparent, then contaminants under the cover can be detected and removed at an early stage. However, the cover may also be opaque.Preferably, the toilet brush extension handle comprises a length adjustment device. The length of the toilet brush extension handle may be adjustable by means of the length adjustment device, e.g. between 90 cm and 65 cm or between 70 cm and 50 cm. The length adjustment device preferably comprises at least two tubes which are preferably telescopically displaceable relative to one another. The length adjustment device preferably comprises a blocking device, by means of which the tubes can be fixed relative to one another.The blocking device preferably comprises at least one clamping sleeve. The clamping sleeve can be rotationally locked in a tube, but mounted so as to be axially displaceable. The clamping sleeve can have a screw connection with the other tube. The clamping sleeve preferably has an expansion region which is expanded or not expanded depending on the screw state of the screw connection. The clamping sleeve can be designed in the manner of an expansible fixing plug.In one embodiment variant, the handle of the toilet brush comprises a handle. The handle may be thickened relative to the rest of the handle. The handle fastening device is preferably configured to be fastened at least also to the handle. In this way, a particularly resilient fastening can be achieved.Preferably, the handle attachment device is attachable to both handle-equipped handles and handleless handles of toilet brushes.Since the handles differ significantly in part from commercially available toilet brushes, while the handle region adjoining the handle is often designed similarly, the handle fastening device can be fastened or fastened to the region of the handle of a toilet brush having a handle which adjoins the possible handle. The handle of the toilet brush can be remote from the toilet brush, e.g. sawn off.The toilet brush extension handle may also have a handle. This handle may be thickened relative to the remaining toilet brush extension handle.The toilet brush extension handle can have, for example, at its end facing away from the handle fastening device, an inscription device into which the user can enter information, for example the date when the toilet brush was last changed. The inscription device can be an insertion device with a transparent protective cover, into which a slip is insertable and protected by the transparent protective cover. The labeling device may be a panel configured to be repeatedly labeled with a pen.A toilet cleaning device according to the invention comprises a toilet brush comprising a handle. It also comprises the toilet brush accessory according to any one of claims 1 to 9 attached to the handle.The length of the toilet cleaning device may be, for example, in a range between about 40 cm and about 145 cm, or in a range between about 40 cm and about 100 cm, or about 80 cm and about 100 cm.The length of the toilet cleaning device can be adjustable, for example, by means of the ability to select the size of the overlap region and / or by means of the length adjustment device.If the toilet brush does not have a device or modification for attachment to the toilet brush extension handle, then at least nearly any commercially available toilet brush may be usable.If, on the other hand, the toilet brush has a device or modification for attachment to the toilet brush extension handle, e.g. a wedge-shaped or conical handle or handle, or a handle from which the handle is removed, e.g. sawn off, then the attachment of the toilet brush to the toilet brush extension handle can be particularly easy to produce and / or can be loaded. The toilet brush extension handle may then be attachable to the handle of a particularly wide variety of toilet brushes. The handle or the handle of the toilet brush adjacent to the handle can have a diameter which can be between 0.5 cm and 2 cm or between 0.8 cm and 1.5 cm.The present invention is explained in detail below on the basis of exemplary embodiments with reference to the appended figures. The following are shown: FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of a toilet brush accessory and a toilet cleaning device, FIG. 2 is a side view of another embodiment of a toilet brush accessory and a toilet cleaning device, FIG. 3 shows a detail from FIG. 2 on a larger scale, without cover, FIG. 4 shows the toilet brush accessory shown in FIG. 1 before being attached to the toilet brush, FIG. 5 shows the toilet brush accessory shown in FIG. 2 prior to attachment to the toilet brush.As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the illustrated embodiment of a toilet brush accessory 100 serves to extend the handle 3 of a toilet brush 4. the toilet brush 4 is a standard standard standard standard conventional handle length toilet brush 21 having a brush head 19 comprising bristles. The toilet brush accessory 100 is formed by a toilet brush extension stem 1. The toilet brush extension stem 1 comprises a stem fastening device 2 for fastening the toilet brush extension stem 1 to the stem 3 of the toilet brush 4. the toilet brush extension stem 1 is fastened to the stem 3 by means of the stem fastening device 2, whereby a greater stem length 22 is achieved. The handle 3 of the toilet brush 4 is inseparably connected to the brush head 19 of the toilet brush 4. It can also be replaceable. The toilet brush extension handle 1 is attachable to the handle 3 of various types of toilet brushes 4 by means of the handle attachment device 2. The toilet brush extension handle 1 comprises at least one tube 5, 6. The handle fastening device 2 has an overlapping region 7 in which it extends overlapping with the handle 3 of the toilet brush. The overlap region 7 is an insertion region 8 approximately 10 cm long into which the handle 3 of the toilet brush 4 is inserted. In both exemplary embodiments shown, the handle fastening device 2 has a stop 16 delimiting the insertion region 8.The handle fastening device 2 comprises a clamping device 9 with which the handle 3 of the toilet brush 4 is clamped to the handle fastening device 2.The toilet brush extension handle 1 has, at its end facing away from the handle fastening device 2, an inscription device 24 in the form of an insert device with a transparent protective cover.In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the toilet brush extension handle 1 comprises exactly one tube 5. the length 23 of the toilet brush extension handle here is about 70 cm. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the clamping of the toilet brush extension handle 1 to the handle 3 of the toilet brush 4 is effected by simply inserting the handle 3 into the insertion region 8 by means of self-locking. The handle 3 of the toilet brush 4 can be modified for this purpose (not shown in FIG. 1 ).In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the clamping device 9 comprises at least one, more precisely two, clamping screws 10, 11 running transversely to the longitudinal extent L of the toilet brush extension handle 1. As FIG. 3 shows, the clamping device in this exemplary embodiment comprises a clamping plate 18. the clamping plate 18 is in contact on one side with the ends of the two clamping screws 10, 11 and is in each case non-detachably fastened to the latter by means of an axial slide bearing, not shown in the figures. The toilet brush extension handle 1 in the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 comprises a cover 15 in the form of an elastic hose. This is shown in transparent form in FIG. 2. However, it may also be opaque. The hose has a first end fixedly secured to the toilet brush extension stem 1 and a second free end. The free end can be placed over the clamping device 9 in order to protect it and can be placed over it in order to expose it for operation. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the toilet brush extension handle 1 comprises two pipes 5, 6. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the toilet brush extension handle 1 comprises a length adjustment device 17, by means of which the length 23 of the toilet brush extension handle 1 can be adjusted. This comprises the two tubes 5, 6 which are telescopically displaceable relative to each other. The length adjustment device 17 also comprises a blocking device 12, by means of which the tubes 5, 6 can be fixed relative to one another. The blocking device 12 comprises a clamping sleeve 13, In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the handle 3 of the toilet brush 4 comprises a handle 14, the handle being thickened with respect to the remaining handle 3. The handle mounting device 2 is mounted on the handle 14.The embodiments of a toilet cleaning device 200 shown in Figures 1 and 2 each comprise a conventional toilet brush 4 comprising a handle 3.The length M of the toilet cleaning device is approximately 100 cm in the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 2, it is adjustable, e.g., between about 80 cm and about 100 cm.The toilet brush 4 in the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 does not have any device or modification for attachment to the toilet brush extension handle 1.FIGS. 4 and 5 show the toilet brush accessory and the toilet brush still separated from each other. FIG. 5 also shows the state in which the free end of the cover 15 is turned off from the clamping device 9 in order to expose the clamping device 9 for operation.List of reference characters100 Toilet brush accessory 200 Toilet cleaning device 1 Toilet brush extension handle 2 Handle fastening device 3 Handle of a toilet brush 4 Toilet brush 5 Tube 6 Tube 7 Overlap region 8 Plug-in region 9 Clamping device 10 Clamping screw 11 Clamping screw 12 Blocking device 13 Clamping sleeve 14 Handle 15 Cover 16 Stopper 17 Length adjusting device 18 Clamping plate 19 Brush head 20 Handle 21 Conventional handle length 22 Larger handle length 23 Length of the toilet brush extension handle 24 Inscription device L Longitudinal extension M Length of the toilet cleaning device

Claims

A toilet brush accessory (100) for extending the handle (3) of a toilet brush (4) comprising a toilet brush extension handle (1) comprising a handle attachment device (2) for attaching the toilet brush extension handle (1) to the handle (3) of the toilet brush (4).Toilet brush accessory according to claim 1, characterized in that the toilet brush extension stem (1) comprises at least one tube (5, 6).Toilet brush accessory (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the handle fastening device (2) has an insertion region (8), into which the handle (3) of the toilet brush (4) can be inserted.Toilet brush accessory (100) according to claim 3, characterised in that the handle fastening device (2) has a stop (16) delimiting the insertion region (8).Toilet brush accessory (100) according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the handle fastening device (2) comprises a clamping device (9), by means of which the handle (3) of the toilet brush (4) can be clamped firmly to the handle fastening device (2).Toilet brush accessory (100) according to claim 5, characterised in that the toilet brush extension handle (1) has a longitudinal extension (L) and the clamping device (9) comprises at least one clamping screw (10, 11) running transversely to the longitudinal extension (L).Toilet brush accessory (100) according to any of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the toilet brush extension handle (1) comprises a cover (15) for selectively spray-protected covering of the handle attachment device (2).Toilet brush accessory according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the toilet brush extension stem (1) comprises a length adjustment device (17) comprising two pipes (5, 6) which are telescopically displaceable relative to each other and a blocking device (12) by means of which the pipes (5, 6) can be fixed relative to each other.Toilet brush accessory according to any of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the handle (3) of the toilet brush (4) comprises a handle (14) and the handle fastening device (2) is configured to be fastened at least also to the handle (14).A toilet cleaning device (200) comprising a toilet brush (4) comprising a handle (3) and a toilet brush accessory according to any one of claims 1 to 9 attached to the handle (3).

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