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US 2026/0294085 A1Published application
Cleaning assembly
AssigneeThe Clorox Company
InventorsKeith ALSBERG, Russell E. BELL, Benjamin MA, Julia BYRNE
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Abstract
Disclosed is a cleaning assembly having a handle and head portion. The head portion may be coupled to the handle portion. The coupling or engagement may include a fitment formed on or with the head portion and a collet assembly provided with a handle portion.
Claims20
A cleaning tool assembly comprising:
- 1a. an elongated handle extending from a first end to a second end;
- 1b. an actuation assembly housed within the elongated handle and configured to be operated by a user;
- 1c. a cleaning head having a fitment, the fitment comprising,
- 1i. a base having a first surface configured to contact a cleaning substrate and a second opposed surface,
- 1ii. a connection member extending from the base having a base connection portion that connects the connection member to the base and a proximal surface opposite the base connection portion;
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- 1d. a collet having (i) an expandable collar configured to selectively couple to the connection member or decouple from the connection member by movement of the actuation assembly and (ii) defining a central axis;
- wherein the actuation assembly is moveable within the elongated handle to move the collet to selectively couple the fitment in a coupled configuration or decouple the fitment in a decoupled configuration;
- wherein the actuation assembly includes a plunger configured to engage the connection member.
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A cleaning tool assembly comprising:
- 13a. an elongated handle extending from a first end to a second end;
- 13b. a cleaning head having a fitment, the fitment comprising,
- 13i. a base having a first surface configured to contact a cleaning substrate and a second opposed surface,
- 13ii. a connection member extending from a base connection portion that connects the connection member to the base and a proximal surface opposite the base connection portion;
- 13c. an actuation assembly housed within the elongated handle and configured to be operated by a user;
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- 13d. a collet configured to selectively couple to the connection member or decouple from the connection member by movement of the actuation assembly;
- wherein the collet is moveable within the elongated handle to selectively couple the fitment in a coupled configuration or decouple the fitment in a decoupled configuration;
- wherein the actuation assembly is moveable within the elongated handle to move the collet ;
- wherein the elongated handle includes a first portion and a second portion;
- and
- wherein the actuation assembly is housed entirely in the second portion.
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A cleaning tool assembly comprising:
- an elongated handle having a separate first portion extending from a first proximal end to a first distal end, and a separate second portion extending from a second proximal end to a second distal end;
- wherein the separate first portion and the separate second portion are configured to be selectively assembled by an end user;
- an actuation assembly housed only within the separate second portion of the elongated handle and configured to be operated by the end user;
- a collet configured to be moved by the actuation assembly;
- and
- a cleaning head having a fitment and a cleaning substrate;
- wherein the collet is configured to selectively couple or decouple from the fitment of the cleaning head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.