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US 7,743,947 B2Granted
Cleaning tool
AssigneeGreen Bay Consulting, Inc.
InventorStephen John Flasch
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an integrated spray and wipe system. A method of using such a system is also provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a fluid reservoir that extends through the center of a roll of cleaning material (e.g., paper towel roll). The tool houses cleaning fluid and cleaning wipes and therefore can be used to dispense liquid or cleaning wipes as needed.
Claims16
A cleaning device comprising:
- a housing including a cylindrical side wall, a partially capped end, and an open end, the open end being configured to receive a roll of cleaning material;
- a fluid reservoir extending through a center portion of the housing, the fluid reservoir including a neck and an enlarged cylindrical section, wherein the enlarged cylindrical section includes a radial recess;
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- a spray head attached to the neck portion of the reservoir,
- wherein the open end of the housing is configured to be seated in the radial recess of the fluid reservoir and wherein the neck of the reservoir is configured to support the partially capped end of the housing at least in an axial direction,
- wherein the housing includes a side opening for dispensing the roll of cleaning material, the side opening includes an upper end portion, a lower end portion, and a mid portion, and wherein the mid portion includes an aperture therein that is configured to allow finger access to the inside of the housing.
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A method of using a cleaning device comprising:
- pouring cleaning fluid into a neck of a reservoir;
- positioning a roll of cleaning material around the neck of the reservoir;
- connecting a spray head to the neck of the reservoir;
- enclosing the roll of cleaning material in a housing by connecting the reservoir to an open end of the housing, and
- reaching through an opening in the housing and pulling a portion of the cleaning material out of a side opening in the housing,
- wherein connecting the reservoir to the open end of the housing includes seating the open end of the housing in a radial recess of the reservoir and engaging the neck of the reservoir with a partially capped end of the housing such that partially capped end is supported by the neck at least in an axial direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.