US 2023/0094037 A1Published application

Device for cleaning opposing surfaces of juliette balcony windows and method of use

OwnerShane Matthew HARTinventor

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Abstract

The device disclosed herein is suitable for simultaneously cleaning opposing surfaces of the Juliette-style balcony windows. The device is constructed to have dimension that, when in a compact form, it can be inserted into the gap formed between a balcony or patio door and a balcony facade and hand rail. A pair of cleaning heads, situated on opposite sides of an expandable or inflatable member, can be positioned to contact the opposing glass surfaces by actuation of the expandable or inflatable member from the compact to the expanded position. Subsequent manual movement of the opposing pair of cleaning heads, in combination with the application of water and optional cleaning products, resulting in the cleaning of the opposing surfaces of the Juliette balcony window.

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Dependent claims

A device for cleaning opposing surfaces of Juliette-style balcony windows, said device comprising:

a shaft having a first end and a second end and two opposing longitudinal edges;
a handle at said first end of said shaft;
a cleaning head at said second end of said shaft, said cleaning head comprising:
two opposing similarly sized backing plates, each of said backing plates having an inner surface and an outer surface;
and
one or more cleaning pads releasable attached to said outer surface of each of said backing plates;
and
an activating mechanism attached to each of said backing plates, said activating mechanism configured to move each of said backing plates from a first compact inoperative position to a second expanded operative position;
wherein said device is inserted into said Juliette-style balcony windows and when said activating mechanism is moved from said first position to said second position, said backing plates are moved until said one or more cleaning pads attached to said outer surface of each of said backing plates touch said opposing surfaces of Juliette-style balcony windows, said activating mechanism being moved from said second position to said first position after said windows have been cleaned to allow removal of said device from said Juliette-style balcony windows.

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A method of cleaning Juliette-style balcony windows, said method comprising:

inserting a device into a gap formed between a balcony or patio door and a balcony facade with hand rail, said device comprising:
a shaft having a first end and a second end and two opposing longitudinal edges;
a handle at said first end of said shaft;
a cleaning head at said second end of said shaft, said cleaning head comprising:
two opposing similarly sized backing plates, each of said backing plates having an inner surface and an outer surface;
and one or more cleaning pads releasable attached to said outer surface of each of said backing plates;
and
an activating mechanism attached to each of said backing plates;
and an activating mechanism configured to move each of said backing plates from a first compact inoperative position to a second expanded operative position;
activating said activating mechanism to move each of said backing plates from a first compact inoperative position to a second expanded operative position wherein said backing plates are moved until said one or more cleaning pads attached to said outer surface of each of said backing plates touch said opposing surfaces of Juliette-style balcony windows;
applying water or a cleaning solution to said Juliette-style balcony windows;
moving said cleaning pads over said Juliette-style balcony windows to clean said windows;
activating said activating mechanism to move each of said backing plates from said second expanded operative position to said first compact inoperative position;
and
lifting said device out of said gap using said handle.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.