A method for using a cleaning apparatus to clean an article in the form of a pet leg having a proximal end portion and an opposing distal end portion with a longwise axis spanning therebetween on the article, wherein an accessory in the form of a pliable pet feed is provided to accompany the article, said method for cleaning the article comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a cleaning apparatus that includes a base, a surrounding sidewall extending from said base, said sidewall being about a longitudinal axis, said sidewall having an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface, said sidewall terminating in an open aperture having a scarfed outlet margin in relation to said base, said scarfed outlet margin structurally results in said sidewall having a maximum extension distance from said base and a peripherally opposing minimum extension distance from said base wherein a remainder of said outlet margin has a varying extension distance from said base that is in-between said minimum and maximum extension distances, said sidewall interior surface and said base defining a cleaning apparatus interior, wherein operationally said scarfed margin facilitates said interior being filled to capacity with a liquid while said longitudinal axis forms a longitudinal axis acute angle with a surface, further providing a cleaning surface movably engaged to said base, said cleaning surface including a plurality of flexible elements, each said flexible element having a proximal end portion and an opposing distal end portion with an element length axis therebetween, each said element length axis are substantially parallel to one another wherein said plurality of proximal end portions are affixed to one another forming a substructure and said plurality of distal end portions have free independent movement to one another in a cantilever manner, a means for imparting movement to said substructure to cause movement at said plurality of flexible element distal end portions, a handle disposed on said sidewall exterior surface wherein said handle is positioned at said sidewall minimum extension distance, further said sidewall has a handle axis that is positioned adjacent to said scarfed outlet margin and extends through said handle, and a substantially planar member including a primary end portion and an opposing secondary end portion with a planar member axis disposed therebetween, wherein said secondary end portion is affixed in an interface to said handle being adjacent to said sidewall minimum extension distance at said scarfed outlet margin, wherein said primary end portion includes a plurality of spaced apart substantially parallel fins each having a proximal end portion and an opposing distal end portion with a fin shortwise axis disposed therebetween, further each said fin has a fin longwise axis that perpendicularly positioned to said fin shortwise axis wherein said fin longwise axis is also positioned parallel to said fin distal end portion, wherein each said proximal end portion is affixed to said primary end portion and positioned such that said planar member axis and said fin axis are substantially parallel to one another, further as between a pair of said spaced apart fins a channel is formed that is defined by a portion of said primary end portion and each said fin proximal end portion to said distal end portion, wherein operationally the accessory is in the form of a pliable substance that is manually pushed into said channel to help retain the accessory to said planar member;
- b. pushing the accessory into said channel and on top of said fin distal end portion;
- c. filling said sidewall interior with a fluid;
- d. tilting said base and sidewall such that said scarfed margin is substantially lateral;
- e. distracting the article with the accessory;
- f. placing the article distal end portion to be immersed in the fluid;
- g. activating said means to impart movement to said substructure;
- h. maintaining said means impart movement for a selected period of time;
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- i. removing the article distal end portion from said interior.