Cleaning pad handles and systems
OwnerGarner Meszaros, Vaughan Payne +1inventors
InventorsGarner Meszaros, Vaughan Payne, Deborah Humphries
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Abstract
A pole handle of adjustable length with two sliding members is lockable with a clamp and a compact handle both have a ball joint or ball socket. The ball joint or ball socket have an aperture for an ejection rod. The pole handle and compact handle are used with cleaning pad with a ball socket or ball joint and the cleaning pad may be contained in a sealed housing with a lid penetrable with the ball joint or ball socket on the pole handle or compact handle. The cleaning pad is ejected by the pole handle or the compact handle with the ejection rod extending past the ball joint or ball socket.
Claims18
A pole handle comprising
- an outer tube further comprising
- one of a ball joint or a ball socket at a ball joint end configured to rotatably and pivotably connect with a corresponding ball socket or ball joint of a cleaning pad module,
- an aperture formed in the ball joint or ball socket,
- an open end with an inner bore extending between the ball joint end and the open end, and
- a clamp proximate to the open end;
- and
- an inner rod slidably received in the inner bore, the inner rod comprising
- an ejection assembly comprising an ejection rod at a first end configured to fit through the aperture and extend past the ball joint or ball socket in an ejecting position wherein the inner rod and outer tube are telescopically collapsed, and
- a resilient member at the first end for biasing the ejection assembly away from the ball joint end such that the ejection rod does not extend past the ball joint or ball socket in a resting position wherein the inner rod and the outer tube are telescopically extended.
A compact handle comprising
- an outer housing comprising an inner bore extending therethrough;
- one of a ball joint or a ball socket at a second end configured to rotatably and pivotably connect with a corresponding ball socket or ball joint of a cleaning pad module;
- an aperture formed in the ball joint or ball socket;
- an ejection button retained in the inner bore further comprising an ejection rod projecting from the ejection button and configured to fit through the aperture and extend past the ball joint or ball socket in an ejecting position;
- and
- a resilient member in the inner bore between the ball joint or ball socket and the ejection button for biasing the ejection button away from the second end such that the ejection rod does not extend past the ball joint or ball socket in a resting position.
A cleaning system, comprising
- a cleaning pad module having
- at least one cleaning pad;
- a support member attached to the at least one cleaning pad and comprising one of a ball socket or a ball joint;
- a handle further comprising a ball joint or a ball socket at a ball joint end for rotatably and pivotably coupling with the ball socket or ball joint of the support member;
- an outer housing defining a chamber for containing the at least one cleaning pad and support member, and a mouth providing open access to the chamber;
- and
- a lid for sealing the mouth penetrable with the ball joint or ball socket of the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.