Slide release mechanism for cleaning device

A method of replacing a cleaning head of a cleaning device, comprising:

• arranging a first cleaning element frame within a receiver housing;
• ejecting the first cleaning element frame from the receiver housing by applying a force to a slide release arranged within the receiver housing such that the slide release moves in a first direction from a center of the receiver housing toward a periphery of the receiver housing;
• and thereby transmits an ejecting force to the first cleaning element frame, the ejecting force being proportional to the force applied to the slide release and being directed downward and away from the receiver housing such that the ejecting force causes the cleaning element frame to move away from the receiver housing;
• providing a second cleaning element frame;
• and
• inserting the second cleaning element frame into the receiver housing.

A cleaning device, comprising:

• a receiver housing;
• a cleaning element frame;
• a cleaning material attached to the cleaning element frame;
• and
• a slide release having a handle, an ejecting surface, and a top surface, the ejecting surface being angled relative to the top surface, and the slide release being arranged within the receiver housing,
• wherein the slide release is configured to move in a first direction from a center of the receiver housing toward a periphery of the receiver housing in response to a force applied by a user against the handle,
• wherein the slide release is configured to apply an ejecting force against the cleaning element frame via the ejecting surface when the slide release is moved in the first direction, the ejecting force being directed downward and away from the receiver housing such that the ejecting force causes the cleaning element frame to move away from the receiver housing,
• wherein the receiver housing comprises a receiving cavity configured to receive the cleaning element frame, the receiving cavity being shaped to conform in a form-fitting manner to a shape of the cleaning element frame,
• wherein the receiver housing comprises one or more protrusions configured to retain the cleaning element frame within the receiving cavity and resist expulsion of the cleaning element frame from the receiving cavity up to a threshold force, and
• wherein the cleaning element frame is configured to be ejected from the receiver housing upon the ejecting force being applied by the ejecting surface to the cleaning element frame exceeding the threshold force.