Cleaning device
OwnerTomas Spangberginventor
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Abstract
A holder for a cleaning pad or the like can include a base and one or more features to inhibit damage to a surface adjacent a surface being cleaned. For example, the holder can include a lip extending downwardly from an edge of the base along one or more sides to inhibit the pad from being coupled to the holder so that the pad extends beyond the edge of the base. The holder can also include one or more contacting features extending outwardly from the base on the side(s) including the lip to space the base and lip from the adjacent surface during use. The contacting features can be one or more wheels horizontally disposed on a top surface of the base.
Claims20
A cleaning device for cleaning a surface, comprising:
- a holder, wherein the holder comprises a base and at least one lip, the base comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and an outer periphery;
- wherein the top surface of the base is configured to receive at least one handle;
- wherein the bottom surface of the base is configured to receive a cleaning pad;
- a lip extending downwardly from a perimeter of the base along at least one side of the base such that at least a portion of the lip extends below the bottom surface of the base, wherein the lip is at least partially adjacent at least one edge of the cleaning pad so as to prevent the at least one edge of the cleaning pad from extending outwardly beyond the lip, wherein the lip extends continuously along at least one side of the base;
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- at least one contacting member or feature extending from the base, the at least one contacting member or feature being sized and configured to extend outwardly beyond the periphery of the base.
A method of cleaning a first surface, comprising:
- coupling a cleaning pad to a bottom surface of a holder, the holder comprising:
- a base and at least one lip, the base comprising a top surface, the bottom surface and an outer periphery;
- wherein the top surface of the base is configured to receive at least one handle;
- wherein the bottom surface of the base is configured to receive the cleaning pad;
- a lip extending downwardly from a perimeter of the base continuously laterally along at least one side of the base such that at least a portion of the lip extends below the bottom surface of the base, wherein the lip is at least partially adjacent at least one edge of the cleaning pad so as to prevent the at least one edge of the cleaning pad from extending outwardly beyond the lip;
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- at least one contacting member or feature extending from the base, the at least one contacting member or feature being sized and configured to extend outwardly beyond the periphery of the base;
- positioning the holder such that the cleaning pad contacts the first surface and the at least one contacting member contacts a second surface, the second surface being adjacent the first surface;
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- cleaning the first surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.