Reinforced handle for a cleaning system
OwnerRussell Bele, Douglas Minkler +1inventors
InventorsRussell Bele, Douglas Minkler, Amy Crandall
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Abstract
A reinforced handle comprising a handle housing with one or more support ribs positioned on the inside surface of the handle housing and a reinforcing insert positioned adjacent to the support ribs, wherein the reinforcing insert has a preferable shape selected from one of the following group of an elongated bar with a U-shaped channel, a rod with a U-shaped channel, or a hollow cylinder. The reinforced handle can be used with a cleaning system containing a cleaning head assembly.
Claims31
A reinforced handle comprising:
- a) a handle housing with one or more support ribs positioned on the inside surface of the handle housing;
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- b) a reinforcing insert positioned adjacent to the support ribs, wherein the reinforcing insert has a shape selected from one of the following group of an elongated bar with a U-shaped channel, a rod with a U-shaped channel, or a hollow cylinder.
A cleaning system with a reinforced handle comprising:
- a) a handle housing having a proximal end and a distal end,
- b) one or more support ribs positioned on an inside surface of the handle housing;
- c) a reinforcing insert positioned adjacent to the support ribs;
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- d) a cleaning head portion coupled to a shaft portion which is coupled to the distal end of the handle housing.
A handle for a cleaning system comprising:
- a) a handle housing having a proximal end and a distal end,
- b) a trigger member coupled to the handle housing at the proximal end;
- c) a push rod positioned inside the handle housing and coupled to the trigger member;
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- d) at least one reinforcing insert positioned approximately at the center of the handle housing, wherein the reinforcing insert substantially surrounds the push rod.
A method for making a handle for a cleaning system comprising:
- a) creating one or more handle housing portions;
- b) inserting a trigger member connected to a push rod in between said handle housing portions;
- c) inserting a reinforcing insert adjacent to said push rod;
- d) joining said handle housing portions together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.