Cleaning implement
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsRichard Harper, James Poland, Douglas McGahan, Gregory Spooner, Caroline Flagiello, Margrethe Koshland, Anthony Piazza, John Stoddard, Pontus Kaj Wahlgren
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Abstract
A cleaning implement is provided for cleaning surfaces with a cleaning substrate. The cleaning implement includes a handle connected via a universal joint to a support head. The support head includes a substantially transparent top piece having a plurality of protruding and recessed region which diffract light to create visible shadow and bright zones.
Claims33
A support head for a cleaning implement, said support head comprising:
- a top piece comprising at least one protruding region and one recessed region wherein said protruding region and said recessed region are made of at least one of a substantially translucent material and a substantially transparent material such that said protruding region produces a visible shadow zone and a visible bright zone on a surface located underneath said top piece when light passes through said protruding region.
A support head for a cleaning implement, said support head comprising:
- a top piece comprising a first protruding region having a peak and a thickness, said protruding region being adjacent to a recessed region having a trough and a thickness wherein the thickness of said protruding region at said peak is greater than the thickness of said recessed region at said trough, wherein said protruding region and recessed second region are made of at least one of a substantially translucent material and a substantially transparent material comprising a dye such that said first region appears distinctively darker than said recessed region when said top piece is exposed to a source of light.
A support head for a cleaning implement, said support head comprising:
- a top piece having a leading region and a trailing region;
- and
- a lower piece having a bottom region and an upper leading region wherein said lower piece is attached to said top piece such that said leading region of said top piece is located in between said bottom region and said upper leading region of said lower piece and wherein said lower piece is made of a substantially non-absorbent material.
A cleaning implement comprising:
- a support head;
- and
- a longitudinal member operably connected to said support head, said longitudinal member having an outer surface and a cavity defining an inner surface of said longitudinal member, wherein said longitudinal member is made of a substantially transparent material and wherein at least a portion of said inner surface is at least one of substantially translucent and opaque such that the appearance of said inner surface differs from the appearance of said outer surface and wherein said inner surface is visible through said substantially longitudinal member.
A cleaning implement comprising:
- a support head;
- and
- a longitudinal member operably connected to said support head, said longitudinal member having an outer surface and a cavity defining an inner surface of said longitudinal member, wherein said longitudinal member is made of a substantially transparent material and wherein at least a portion of said cavity comprises at least one of a substantially translucent material and an opaque material, wherein said substantially translucent or opaque material does not provide any significant structural reinforcement to said longitudinal member and wherein the appearance of said substantially translucent or opaque material visually differs from the appearance of said outer surface.
A handle for a cleaning implement comprising:
- a handle section;
- a hand-grip portion operably connected to one end of said handle section;
- and
- a ring portion flexibly connected to an upper end of said hand-grip portion such that said ring portion is moveable relative to said hand-grip portion when a force is applied to said ring portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.