# US 9,750,385 B2 · Handheld scrubbing tool

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- Number: US 9,750,385 B2
- Document ID: US9750385B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/214,511
- Filed: 2016-07-20
- Published: 2017-06-15
- Granted: 2017-09-05
- Earliest claimed: 2015-12-15
- Applicants: Robert Curtis
- Inventors: Robert Curtis
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9750385B2

## CPC

- A47L 13/16: Cloths; Pads; Sponges (metal scraping sponges A47L13/07)
- A46B 5/021: {Grips or handles specially adapted to conform to the hand}
- A46B 5/026: {Grips or handles having a nonslip section}
- A47L 13/10: Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
- A47L 13/42: Details
- A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08)
- A46B: BRUSHES (handles not integral with brushware B25G)

## Abstract

A hand-held scrubbing tool is formed with an upper dome portion and an incorporated cylindrical base portion which has a predetermined diameter and a generally circular bottom surface. The tool is favorably formed of a comfortable, flexible urethane rubber material that has a durometer value of about 30 A. Hook type material is embedded into the bottom surface of the base portion and is adapted to permit a scrub pad, sanding pad, or the like to be secured to it. The tool may have a design with protruding, tactile features that facilitate a comfortable grip on the tool.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hand-held scrubbing tool comprising
a dome portion and an incorporated cylindrical base portion having a predetermined diameter and a generally circular bottom surface, and each formed of a comfortable, flexible urethane rubber material that has a durometer value of about 30 A and a hook and loop material is embedded into the material at the bottom surface of said base portion and adapted to permit a scrub pad to be secured thereto.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The hand-held scrubbing tool according to claim 1 wherein said base portion incorporates one or more annular grooves that encircle it.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The hand-held scrubbing tool according to claim 1 wherein the dome portion is in the form of a lady-bug with surface design features that facilitate gripping thereof.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The hand-held scrubbing tool according to claim 1 wherein the dome portion is in the shape of an orange, lemon, or lime.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The hand-held scrubbing tool according to claim 1 wherein the dome portion is in the form of a ladybug with posts forming wing spots protruding out from the dome portion.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The hand-held scrubbing tool according to claim 1 wherein the dome portion includes tactile surface elements that facilitate gripping thereof.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The hand-held scrubbing tool according to claim 1 further comprising one or more scrub pads formed of a fibrous material that removably attaches to the hook-and-loop material on said base portion bottom surface, each of said one or more scrub pads being dimensioned to match the size and shape of said base portion bottom surface.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The hand-held scrubbing tool according to claim 1 further comprising one or more sanding pads having a lower abrasive surface and an upper surface said upper surface being adapted to removably attach to the hook-and-loop material on said base portion bottom surface, and each of said one or more sanding pads being dimensioned to match the size and shape of said base portion bottom surface.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The hand-held scrubbing tool according to claim 1 wherein said base portion has a diameter of a nominal 3.5 inches.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The hand-held scrubbing tool according to claim 1 wherein said hook-and-loop material comprises a hook component thereof.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The hand-held scrubbing tool according to claim 1 wherein said dome portion includes a plain region thereon adapted to accept advertising or a corporate or team logo to be printed or added thereon.