Power assisted toilet brush
AssigneeAtlas Electronics International, Inc.
InventorAlbert J. Miller
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Abstract
A power assisted device for cleaning toilet bowls includes an elongated stem portion having a brush at the distal end thereof, and a spray outlet port proximate to the brush. The brush is joined to a reciprocally rotating shaft extending through the stem to provide agitation to the brush. At the proximal end of the stem, a housing includes a pump connected between a liquid cleanser tank and a tubing extending from the pump to the spray outlet. The housing includes rechargeable batteries to drive the pump and a motor assembly which drives the brush.
Claims9
A power assisted cleaning device, comprising a portable housing, a stem assembly joined to said housing in freely reciprocating fashion, a cleaning brush secured to the distal end of said stem assembly, motor means disposed in said housing for driving said stem assembly in reciprocating rotary motion, a spray jet disposed adjacent to said brush, liquid reservoir means in said housing for holding a cleaning solution therein, pump means in said housing and connected between said reservoir and said spray jet for pumping liquid cleaning solution to said spray jet, rechargable battery means disposed within said housing for energizing said pump means and said motor means, wall bracket means for supporting said device, said bracket means including recharging means for recharging said battery means, said wall bracket means including a wall-mounted bracket having a tapered slot extending generally vertically therethrough and adapted to receive a like tapered portion of said portable housing therein, said stem assembly extending downwardly therethrough in suspended fashion, said wall mounted bracket including electrical contacts projecting therefrom and disposed to contact recharging contacts on the exterior of said portable housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.