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US 2006/0064831 A1Published application
Multifunctional cleaning tool
OwnerMary Wellsinventor
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Abstract
A multifunctional cleaning tool for cleaning surfaces such as toilets. The multifunctional cleaning tool having both an abrasive portion and a nonabrasive portion, which are oriented generally at an angle to one another so that a user can use both the abrasive portion and the nonabrasive portions without drastically changing the orientation of the tool upon the surface to be cleaned.
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A multifunctional cleaning tool for abrasive and nonabrasive cleaning, said tool comprising:
- a handle portion for holding by a user;
- a body portion connecting to said handle portion, said body providing a support for an abrasive portion and a nonabrasive portion;
- an abrasive portion configured for cleaning a surface, said abrasive portion having an abrasive working surface;
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- said nonabrasive portion having a nonabrasive working surface;
- wherein said abrasive portion working surface is not generally parallel to said nonabrasive working surface.
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A multifunctional cleaning tool for abrasive and nonabrasive cleaning, said tool comprising:
- a handle portion for holding by a user;
- a body portion connecting to said handle portion, said body providing a support for an abrasive portion and a nonabrasive portion;
- an abrasive portion configured for cleaning a surface, said abrasive portion having an abrasive working surface;
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- said nonabrasive portion having a nonabrasive working surface;
- wherein said abrasive portion working surface is not generally parallel to said nonabrasive working surface;
- wherein said body portion has a longitudinal axis defined between a body portion first end which extends to a body portion second end, wherein said handle portion has a longitudinal axis defined between a handle portion first end which extends to a handle portion second end, said handle portion second end attaching to said body portion generally at said body portion first end, wherein the body portion longitudinal axis is not perpendicular to said handle portion longitudinal axis.
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A multifunctional cleaning tool for abrasive and nonabrasive cleaning, said tool comprising:
- a handle portion for holding by a user;
- a body portion connecting to said handle portion, said body providing a support for an abrasive portion and a nonabrasive portion, wherein said body portion has a top side surface and a bottom side surface, said body portion having a first end extending to a second end, said body portion second end comprising a mounting surface configured for attachment to an abrasive portion;
- an abrasive portion configured for cleaning a surface, said abrasive portion comprising a pumice stone having at least one abrasive working surface, said pumice stone attached to said mounting surface through use of an adhesive;
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- said nonabrasive portion having a nonabrasive working surface, wherein said nonabrasive portion attaches to said body portion at said body portion bottom side, said nonabrasive portion comprising a plurality of bristles molded into said body portion bottom side;
- wherein said abrasive portion working surface is not generally parallel to said nonabrasive working surface;
- wherein said body portion has a longitudinal axis defined between a body portion first end which extends to a body portion second end, wherein said handle portion has a longitudinal axis defined between a handle portion first end which extends to a handle portion second end, said handle portion second end attaching to said body portion generally at said body portion first end, wherein the body portion longitudinal axis is not perpendicular to said handle portion longitudinal axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.