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US 12,543,844 B2Granted
Handle and fitment assembly
AssigneeThe Clorox Company
InventorsStefan Brown, Benjamin Ma, Russell E. Bell, Laura E. Barts
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Abstract
Disclosed is a cleaning assembly. The cleaning assembly may include multiple portions, such as a handle portion and a cleaning portion. The cleaning assembly may include a disposable head portion that may be engaged and disengaged from the handle assembly.
Claims17
A cleaning tool comprising:
- a. a cleaning head assembly comprising:
- i. a fitment including a base having an engaging surface and a coupling portion, wherein the coupling portion includes an exterior curved surface structure extending from a neck and wherein the neck extends from the base;
- and
- ii. a cleaning substrate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the second surface is opposed to the first surface and wherein the first surface is configured to be secured to the engaging surface;
- b. an elongated handle assembly, comprising:
- i. a coupling mechanism including a plurality of fingers operable to be positioned at and/or between an expanded configuration and a contracted configuration;
- and
- ii. a control mechanism that controls the plurality of fingers between the expanded configuration and the contracted configuration;
- and
- wherein the plurality of fingers couple to the fitment to couple the cleaning head assembly to the elongated handle assembly at least in the contracted configuration;
- wherein the handle assembly further comprises:
- an exterior wall;
- wherein the control mechanism is moveable relative to the exterior wall to at least:
- a first position to configure the plurality of fingers in the expanded configuration to release the fitment from the exterior wall,
- a second position to configure the plurality of fingers in the contracted configuration and loosely retain the fitment relative to the exterior wall;
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- a third position to lock the fitment relative to the exterior wall.
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A cleaning tool comprising:
- a. a cleaning head assembly comprising:
- i. a fitment having an engaging surface and a coupling portion wherein the coupling portion includes an exterior curved surface structure extending from a neck and wherein the neck extends from a base;
- and
- ii. a cleaning substrate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is secured to the engaging surface;
- b. an elongated handle assembly, comprising:
- i. a coupling mechanism including a plurality of fingers operable to be positioned at and/or between an expanded configuration and a contracted configuration;
- and
- ii. a control mechanism that controls the plurality of fingers between the expanded configuration and the contracted configuration;
- and
- wherein the fitment is rotationally attached to the coupling mechanism;
- and
- wherein the coupling mechanism is operable to retain the cleaning head loosely so that the cleaning head is able to (1) rotate 360° around a center axis of the elongated handle assembly and (2) be positioned up to about 90° from the center axis of the elongated handle assembly.
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A cleaning tool comprising:
- a fitment having a coupling portion including a spherical portion extending from a neck and a base, wherein the spherical portion extends away from the base;
- a cleaning substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the substrate top surface is connected to the base;
- and
- a handle assembly comprising:
- a coupling mechanism including a plurality of fingers operable to be positioned at and/or between an expanded configuration and a contracted configuration;
- and
- a control mechanism that controls the plurality of fingers between the expanded configuration and the contracted configuration;
- wherein the plurality of fingers in the contracted configuration couples the coupling portion relative to the handle assembly;
- wherein the spherical portion extends substantially perpendicular from the base and is configured to be coupled to the handle assembly in both a loose configuration and a fixed configuration;
- wherein the spherical portion defines an internal depression configured to engage a pin to fix the base relative to the handle assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.