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US 8,984,702 B2Granted
Multipurpose cleaning apparatus
OwnerShashank Pantinventor
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Abstract
A multiple purpose cleaning apparatus may provide mopping or scrubbing functionality as well as sweeping functionality in a single apparatus. The cleaning apparatus comprises an extendable and retractable broom casing that extends from between a pair of pivotally connected panels. When the broom casing is extended from between the panels, the cleaning apparatus may be used as a broom. When the broom casing is retracted within the panels, the cleaning apparatus may be used as a mop or scrubber.
Claims22
A cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a cleaning head comprising:
- a first panel having a first cleaning surface, a first interior side opposite the first cleaning surface and a first bottom edge;
- a second panel having a second cleaning surface, a second interior side opposite the second cleaning surface and a second bottom edge, the first and second panels pivotally connected to each other so that the first and second interior sides face each other with the first and second bottom edges adjacent to each other;
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- a broom casing received between the first and second panels, the broom casing slidable between a first position in which the broom casing is proximate to the first and second bottom edges and a second position in which the broom casing is retracted from the first and second bottom edges;
- a broom head attached to the broom casing of the cleaning head, wherein a substantial portion of the broom head extends past the first and second bottom edges to allow sweeping of a surface when the broom casing is in the first position and wherein the broom head is substantially retracted between the first and second panels to allow cleaning of the surface using the first cleaning surface or the second cleaning surface when the broom casing is in the second position;
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- a handle rod rotatably coupled to the cleaning head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.