Cleaning device having plural and customizable cleaning surfaces
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsHirotaka Uchiyama, Mimi Gizaw Daniel, Glenn Allen Bradbury, David William Schuller, Agnes Elaine Wells, Michelle Lynn Borman, Aaron Fredrick Dubas, Adam Robert-George Shafer
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Abstract
A device for cleaning debris from a target surface. The device has a sole plate with permanent bristles and a removable/replaceable pad. The device also has a replaceable, on-board supply of cleanser. The pad/cleanser may be replaced when depleted and replaced with a new pad/cleanser or may simply be replaced with a new pad/cleanser when that pad/cleanser is more suitable for a particular cleaning task.
Claims19
A device for cleaning debris from a target surface and having a longitudinal centerline, said device comprising:
- a sole plate having a top and a bottom generally opposed thereto, said bottom of said sole plate comprising a cleaning material permanently attached thereto and extending outwardly therefrom and further comprising a space within said permanent cleaning material for receiving a removable pad therein;
- a receptacle for receiving a cleanser or a container of cleanser therein, said receptacle having a longitudinal axis, said longitudinal axis being parallel said longitudinal centerline and the bottom of said sole plate;
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- a manual actuator for dispensing cleanser from the container, through a dispensing orifice and onto the target surface.
A device for cleaning debris from a target surface, as incorporated into a kit, said device comprising:
- a sole plate having a top and a bottom generally opposed thereto, said bottom of said sole plate comprising cleaning material permanently attached thereto and extending outwardly therefrom, and a space for receiving a removable pad therein;
- a receptacle for receiving a container of cleanser, said receptacle being received in a loop handle rigidly joined to said sole plate, wherein the loop handle and the sole plate form a contiguous loop;
- a manual actuator for dispensing cleanser from the container, through a nozzle and onto the target surface;
- said kit further comprising at least one foam pad removably attachable to the bottom of said sole plate, and at least one container of cleanser removably receivable in said receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.