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US 12,377,448 B2Granted
Cleaning devices for cleaning of difficult to reach locations
AssigneeUnger Marketing International, LLC
InventorWilliam Harrington
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Abstract
A cleaning device includes a handle having a longitudinal axis and a wiper connected to the handle. The wiper includes a plurality of ridges arranged along the longitudinal axis to form a hollow member. The plurality of ridges have a plurality of contact surfaces for contacting a surface to be cleaned.
Claims20
A cleaning device, comprising:
- a handle having a longitudinal axis;
- a wiper connected to the handle, wherein the wiper includes a plurality of ridges arranged along the longitudinal axis, the plurality of ridges form a hollow member, and the plurality of ridges have a plurality of contact surfaces for contacting a surface to be cleaned;
- and
- a cleaning cloth at least partially disposed on an external surface of the wiper;
- wherein the hollow member has an internal surface configured to receive at least a portion of the cleaning cloth;
- wherein at least one contact surface of the plurality of contact surfaces is arranged at the internal surface of the hollow member.
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A method of cleaning a channel having an area at a remote end, the method comprising:
- holding a handle of a cleaning device, the cleaning device having a wiper, the wiper having a plurality of ridges arranged along a longitudinal axis of the handle, the plurality of ridges form a hollow member, a distal end of the wiper having an open end, a cleaning cloth is at least partially disposed on an external surface of the wiper, the hollow member has an internal surface configured to receive at least a portion of the cleaning cloth;
- inserting the wiper into the channel until the area at the remote end is received within the open end of the wiper and the area at the remote end is in contact with the cleaning cloth;
- and
- moving the handle to move the wiper to clean the area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.