Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
015145000 | Detachable | 37 |
20080216263 | CLEANING TOOL AND CLEANING ELEMENT - A cleaning tool and an effective technique for realizing a higher cleaning effect in the cleaning tool having a cleaning element for wiping a region to be cleaned is provided. A representative cleaning tool for wiping a region to be cleaned includes an elongate cleaning element holder, and a cleaning element having an outer surface which has predetermined dimensions and can extend in a longitudinal direction of the cleaning element holder. The cleaning element is attached to the cleaning element holder. When the cleaning element is attached to the cleaning element holder, the cleaning element is wrapped in a helical form around an outer surface of the cleaning element holder in such a manner that the cleaning element outer surface moves toward the outer surface of the cleaning element holder. | 09-11-2008 |
20080216264 | CLEANING TOOL AND CLEANING ELEMENT - A cleaning tool and an effective technique for realizing a higher cleaning effect in a cleaning tool having a cleaning element for wiping a region to be cleaned is provided. The cleaning tool includes an elongate cleaning element holder and a cleaning element to be attached to the cleaning element holder. The cleaning element holder includes a grip to be held by a user and two holding elements connected to the grip and extending parallel in a longitudinal direction with a predetermined spacing therebetween. The cleaning element includes a sheet element of nonwoven fabric, at least three insert regions demarcated by the sheet element and extending parallel to each other, and a covering part that covers the sheet element and forms a wiping face. The two holding elements extending with the predetermined spacing are inserted into arbitrarily selected two of the at least three insert regions. | 09-11-2008 |
20080250590 | Cleaning tool handle for use with a disposable toilet brush - A cleaning tool is disclosed for cleaning adjacent surfaces. In one embodiment, for instance, the cleaning tool may be used as a toilet bowl brush. The cleaning tool includes a handle comprised of a first handle member pivotally attached to a second handle member. Each handle member terminates in a clamping plate. The clamping plates move towards and away from each other as the handle members are likewise moved towards and away from each other. The handle can include a locking member that engages the first handle member with the second handle member in order to clamp or hold a cleaning pad in between the clamping plates. The clamping plates can include raised wave-like protrusions that further assist in gripping a cleaning pad. | 10-16-2008 |
20090007355 | Plural sided cleaning implement - A plural sided duster removably attachable to a handle. The duster may have two construction portions, each with an inwardly facing surface joined to the other to form a laminate construction. The construction portions may be longitudinally offset. The arrangement allows an attachment mechanism associated with the inwardly facing surface to be visible to the user, so the handle may be easily and removably attached to the duster at the attachment mechanism. | 01-08-2009 |
20090049630 | Paint Brush with Detachable Head - A paint brush has a handle and a paint brush head. The paint brush head is detachable from the paint brush handle. The paint brush head may be rotatable to a number of positions relative to the paint brush handle. | 02-26-2009 |
20090255076 | Tool System with Replaceable Heads and Offset Handle - A tool system is disclosed having a body including a handle extending therefrom, a detachable head including a working tool, and a multi-part connector for detachable connecting the head to the body, the connector including opposed, flexible members positioned on the body towards an end of the body and means on the head for connecting with the opposed flexible members, the opposed flexible members and the means for connecting with the flexible members working in concert to detachably secure the head to the body. The handle of the tool system can be offset with respect to the axis of the body and the detachable head. | 10-15-2009 |
20100017985 | DUAL CLEANING APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to a cleaning apparatus providing a user with the ability to perform two cleaning functions with the same apparatus. According to one aspect of the present disclosure the cleaning apparatus includes an elongated body portion having first and second ends, a first tip integral with the first operative end, the first tip including a first solution for performing a first cleaning function on the electronic equipment, and a second tip integral with the second operative end, the second tip including a second solution to the second operative end for performing a second cleaning function on the electronic equipment. | 01-28-2010 |
20100017986 | PAINT BRUSH WITH DETACHABLE HEAD - A paint brush has a handle and a paint brush head. The paint brush head is detachable from the paint brush handle. The paint brush head may be rotatable to a number of positions relative to the paint brush handle. | 01-28-2010 |
20100212096 | PUSH BROOM BRACKET ASSEMBLY - A bracket assembly for use with cleaning implements such as push brooms has a handle connector for mounting a handle and a plate with a pair of depending flanges that are inserted into the broom head. The bracket assembly may be removably secured to the broom head with a fastener such as bolt and nut to provide an attachment mechanism having sufficient strength to withstand repeated sweeping motion. The removable bracket allows the arrangement of the handle and broom head to be reversed so that both faces of the broom head and bristles can be used interchangeably for sweeping. The removable bracket can be used with cleaning implements having heads of various dimensions and shapes. | 08-26-2010 |
20100223743 | Cleaning Tool Assembly with a Disposable Cleaning Implement - A cleaning assembly including a disposable cleaning implement having a cleaning element mounted to a fitment having an elongated post. The cleaning assembly includes an elongated maneuvering wand having a handle portion and a distal implement attachment end thereof. A gripping mechanism is coupled to the wand attachment end, and is configured to releasably grip the fitment post to mount the cleaning implement. The gripping mechanism and the maneuvering wand cooperate to substantially limited pivotal movement of a longitudinal axis of the fitment post, relative a longitudinal axis of the gripping mechanism to not more than about 0 degrees to about 25 degrees when the fitment post is subjected to forces radial to the longitudinal axis of the fitment post. In another aspect, the frictional drag between the sliding components is significantly reduced, enabling a tool assembly with a high axial holding force for the cleaning implement, but with a significantly lower, consumer friendly release force for the implement during release operation of the tool assembly. | 09-09-2010 |
20100223744 | Tool System with Replaceable Heads and Offset Handle - A tool system is disclosed having a body including a handle extending therefrom, a detachable head including a working tool, and a multi-part connector for detachable connecting the head to the body, the connector including opposed, flexible members positioned on the body towards an end of the body and means on the head for connecting with the opposed flexible members, the opposed flexible members and the means for connecting with the flexible members working in concert to detachably secure the head to the body. The handle of the tool system can be offset with respect to the axis of the body and the detachable head. | 09-09-2010 |
20110061188 | HOLDING MEANS FOR INSERTS - A cleaning implement assembly, includes a handle and insert having cleaning elements. The insert has an insert receiving recess adapted to slidably receive an interchangeable insert. The assembly has a locking element adapted to enable the insert to be removably held in the insert receiving recess. The locking element includes a snap fitting type tab in a recess arrangement. | 03-17-2011 |
20110072602 | Eco replaceable toothbrush - A toothbrush which head can be replaced, there is a screw hole at the head of the toothbrush, and the head of the handle is also screw-typed, when the screw-typed head of the handle put into the hole of the head and then screwed it, the head and the handle will be connected together and become a normal toothbrush. The head of the toothbrush can be screwed out and thrown away, the handle head of the toothbrush can be screwed into one new toothbrush head, the toothbrush can be used again as new one, this process can be repeated until the handle is damaged too. Therefore, the handle can be used for much longer time and we can reduce the waste and protect our environment. | 03-31-2011 |
20110138556 | Hair Brush - The invention relates to a hair brush comprising a handle body and a plurality of bristles disposed on an independent removable element provided with quick-coupling means for coupling/removing same in relation to the handle body. The hair brush is provided with an electrically operated and powered vibrator such that, when in operation, the vibrator performs a massaging movement at the bristle application point. | 06-16-2011 |
20110162159 | CONVERTIBLE IMPLEMENT - The present invention provides a implement, having an operable head connected to a handle. The first implement is removably connected to a second implement also having an operable head connected to a handle. | 07-07-2011 |
20110225755 | CLEANING TOOL - The present disclosure generally relates to a cleaning tool, a tool system, and specific tool head designs. The disclosure is useful for cleaning fryers in restaurants. | 09-22-2011 |
20110296639 | PEN STYLE TOOL AND KIT FOR CLEANING VALIDATION - A tool and kit for cleaning and/or cleaning validation which includes a handle, a tip, and an ejection mechanism connected to the handle that is capable of ejecting a cleaning element (such as a swab, brush, or applicator) from the handle without the need for a user to handle the cleaning element. The cleaning element is seated on the tip and can be ejected from the handle either with or without the tip on which it is seated. | 12-08-2011 |
20110308027 | Attachable & detachable painter's tool - A painter's tool comprising: a handle and a working arm attached to said handle by means of a polygon shaped mating connection to prevent movement of said working arm relative to handle when in use, said polygon shaped mating connection further having a mating connection comprising a male polygon protrusion inserted into a female polygon cavity such that the mating connection prevents said working arm from moving in relation to said handle when in use. | 12-22-2011 |
20120036663 | TOOTHBRUSH WITH CERAMIC HANDLE - Disclosed in a toothbrush with ceramic handle. The toothbrush includes a handle that is made of ceramics in order to provide functionalities of wear resistance and contamination resistance. The handle and a head of the toothbrush are both provided with a connection portion for coupling the handle and the head together and also allowing the head to be readily replaced. | 02-16-2012 |
20120036664 | Paint Brush Extension Fastener - A paintbrush holder assembly affixes a standard paintbrush to a holder that in turn engages an extension rod. The holder includes a hollow tubular shaft with a circular cross section that includes a first end, a middle portion and a second end. Three or more semi-circular fasteners attach to the middle portion of the tubular shaft via flex points. One fastener includes a lock pin to engage a locking shaft. The locking shaft has an “L” shaped lock track having a sufficient size and dimension to fit about the tubular shaft and capable of sliding from the second end to a point proximate the first end. The extension rod connects to the holder via male threads which secure to female threads located at the second end of the tubular shaft. | 02-16-2012 |
20120066853 | PAINT BRUSH WITH DETACHABLE HEAD - A paint brush has a handle and a paint brush head. The paint brush head is detachable from the paint brush handle. The paint brush head may be rotatable to a number of positions relative to the paint brush handle. | 03-22-2012 |
20120110766 | ASSEMBLY JOINT STRUCTURE OF A LONG HANDLE AND A SCRAPER TOP FOR A SCRAPING TOOL - The invention is related to an assembly joint structure of a long handle and a scraper top for a scraping tool. In general, it contains a long handle for hand grip and a scraper top in the front. In the invention, the rear central section of the scraper top has a connecting column of suitable length. On the connecting column, there are two through holes. In the front of the long handle, there is a connecting hole that has the same inner diameter as the outer diameter of the connecting column. On the wall of the connecting hole there are corresponding through holes. When the scraper top inserts the connecting column into the connecting hole of the long handle, rivets can be put in the through holes to constitute an assembly joint structure between the long handle and the scraper top. | 05-10-2012 |
20120174329 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COUPLING A CLEANING IMPLEMENT TO A FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE - A device and method for coupling a floor cleaning implement to a floor cleaning machine. The device and method selectively couple a floor cleaning implement, such as a pad or brush, in manner that can be easily released and connected. In one embodiment the coupling device comprises a plate having a first and second channel coupled to opposite edges of the plate. The channels are dimensioned and configured to receive edges of the cleaning implement. At least one channel has projecting members that selectively prevent the cleaning implement from leaving the channel. In some embodiments, the plate has a plurality of recesses dimensioned and configured to selectively receive projections extending from the cleaning implement. The projections of the cleaning implement only fully engage the recesses of the coupling device when an actuator presses the cleaning implement against a floor. | 07-12-2012 |
20120246855 | PAINTING TOOL SYSTEM - A painting tool system having a reusable handle, the handle having first and second ends and a body interposed between the two ends. The first end includes an opening adapted to receive a shaft, with the handle body to be gripped in a user's hand. The system includes a painting tool attachment couplable to the handle. The attachment having a first end for performing a function of the painting tool and a second end including a protruding shaft receivable within the opening in the handle. The system also includes a handle lock mounted within the handle, the lock positioned and configured to secure the attachment to the handle at the shaft. The lock may be removable and formed from a cam lock inserted into a borehole in the handle body. The attachment first end may provide the function of a paintbrush, roller, scraper, putty knife or blade. | 10-04-2012 |
20130014337 | CLEANING TOOL ASSEMBLY WITH A DISPOSABLE CLEANING IMPLEMENT - A cleaning assembly including a disposable cleaning implement having a cleaning element mounted to a fitment having an elongated post. The cleaning assembly includes an elongated maneuvering wand having a handle portion and a distal implement attachment end thereof. A gripping mechanism is coupled to the wand attachment end, and is configured to releasably grip the fitment post to mount the cleaning implement. The gripping mechanism and the maneuvering wand cooperate to substantially limited pivotal movement of a longitudinal axis of the fitment post, relative a longitudinal axis of the gripping mechanism to not more than about 0 degrees to about 25 degrees when the fitment post is subjected to forces radial to the longitudinal axis of the fitment post. In another aspect, the frictional drag between the sliding components is significantly reduced, enabling a tool assembly with a high axial holding force for the cleaning implement, but with a significantly lower, consumer friendly release force for the Implement during release operation of the tool assembly. | 01-17-2013 |
20130019424 | Decorating Tool - A decorating tool for applying and removing material from a surface comprises a handle assembly that includes selectively separable clamping members that are defined at least in part by first and second handle portions of a handle body. The decorating tool also includes a tool head which includes a retention portion that lies towards a first end thereof and an operative portion which lies towards a second end of the tool head opposite the first end. The operative portion of the tool head is to apply or remove material from a surface. The clamping members cooperate with one another to selectively clamp the retention portion of the tool head therebetween and thereby retain the tool head relative to the handle assembly. The clamping members also cooperate with the retention portion to position the operative portion of the tool head beyond the handle assembly. | 01-24-2013 |
20130097796 | Extend-A-Brush - Disclosed is a brush holder having a hollow, box-like upper structure with interior contours conformable to the shape of the ferrule and heel of a paintbrush. The lower structure of the brush holder comprises a hollow, primarily longitudinal staff, said staff affixed at its top end to the brush holder. The lower, open end of the staff comprises a circular opening with interior female threads. By use of an extension pole having compatible male threads at one end, a workman, after insertion of a paintbrush into said brush holder, may engage the threads of the brush holder with the threads of the extension pole until a firm and secure attachment is achieved. In this manner, there is provided a greater range of brush contact for applying paint to an otherwise hard-to-reach surface. | 04-25-2013 |
20130232706 | CLEANING ARTICLE WITH UPSTANDING ELASTIC PANEL - A cleaning article optionally removably attachable to a handle and comprising tow fibers and at least one sheet joined together in a layered construction. The cleaning article is generally planar. An elastically contracted panel is joined to the plane of the fibers or the sheet. The elastic causes the panel to contact and extend outwardly from the plane of the cleaning article. By extending outwardly from the plane of the cleaning article, the panel can directly entangle the fibers or disrupt the sheet, to promote fluffing of the tow fibers. | 09-12-2013 |
20130247320 | HANDLE FOR SECURING INTERCHANGEABLE LOOFAHS - A handle for temporarily securing a man-made loofah to aid in bathing and showering those parts of the body which are hard to reach, the handle having an elongate gripping end, and having a man-made loofah securing end defined by a plurality of embedded, upstanding bristle members having flexible, crook-shaped upper ends for engaging the perforated mesh cloth of a man-made loofah for scrubbing those portions of the body not easily reached, the man-made loofah easily removed from the handle by a pulling action temporarily deforming the crook-shaped bristle end and releasing the man-made loofah. | 09-26-2013 |
20140075693 | GUIDES FOR PAINTING - A sleeve for partially covering a paint brush, the sleeve comprising a first substantially flat face and a second substantially flat face joined to each other by side faces, a first opening for receiving a ferrule of a paint brush and a second opening for receiving a shank portion of the paint brush, and at least one guide chosen from the group consisting of a thumb guide, an index finger guide, and a middle finger guide. A brush comprising at least one guide chosen from the group consisting of a thumb guide, an index finger guide, and a middle finger guide. | 03-20-2014 |
20140283319 | TOOTHBRUSH DEVICE WITH OVERSIZED HANDLE - An improved toothbrush device includes a handle grip having a slot with a handle configured to fit within the slot opening to hold a toothbrush in place. The device of the present invention is larger than conventional devices and, thus, minimizes the need to bring the hand into a tighter grip in order to hold the toothbrush while in use. The device of the present invention is provided as a two-piece kit, such that the first and second pieces fit together when in use or in storage. | 09-25-2014 |
20150089756 | Paint Torpedo - The Paint Torpedo is a small foam mini football shaped device, made of closed cell urethane, with an opening through the center, top to bottom, in which the handle of a paintbrush is inserted. The Paint Torpedo rests on the base or neck of the brush. To paint, one grasps the Paint Torpedo instead of the handle of the brush. With the football shape of the Paint Torpedo one is able to enjoy a firmer grip of the brush by a relaxed grasp on the flexible Paint Torpedo. The brush is held at a more natural angle and by grasping the soft device instead of the hard handle of the brush there is less stress, tension and strain on hand and wrist muscles. The results include cutting much straighter lines and a professional looking job, even by a novice. | 04-02-2015 |
20150096138 | ROCKER BRUSH ASSEMBLY - An apparatus configured as a scrub brush having an ergonomic handle. The body of the handle is designed to move an upper elongate portion of the scrub brush to a vertical position in a ‘rocking’ motion. To move the head of the scrub brush above the body, the ‘rocker brush’ includes a stabilizing weight positioned within a cavity formed in a rounded bottom of the handle. The weight in the rounded bottom causes the scrub brush to ‘flip’ upwards in a rocking motion when a user sets the scrub brush on a flat surface, such as a kitchen or bathroom countertop. | 04-09-2015 |
20160120389 | UPWARD SPRAYING FLOOR CLEANING APPARATUS - A floor cleaning apparatus, comprises a head, the head having a downward facing cleaning element for downward facing cleaning of a ground surface; and a handle for holding; wherein a portion or a whole of the handle is removably attachable from the head and comprises a spraying system, the spraying system itself comprising a spray outlet; the spraying system operable in a first or a second mode, the portion or a whole of the handle attached to the head in the first mode; and the portion or a whole of the handle removed from the head in the second mode, wherein in the first mode spray is sprayable from the spray outlet upwardly with regard to the ground surface. In an alternate aspect, a floor cleaning apparatus, comprises a head, the head having a downward facing cleaning element for downward facing cleaning of a ground surface; and an upward spraying system, the upward spraying system comprising an upward spraying spray outlet. | 05-05-2016 |
20160135577 | Double Action Push Broom - The double action push broom of the present invention includes a dynamic double action dual brush head and a broom handle. The dynamic double action dual brush head includes two brush heads rotatably attached to a brush head base, allowing the brush heads to independently rotate about the axis in which it is rotatably attached to the brush head base. A mechanical device capable of storing and releasing energy is connected between the two brush heads, which is rigidly attached to the brush head base. The double action push broom stores kinetic energy in the form of potential energy in the mechanical energy storage device of the dynamic double action dual brush head during the sweeping stroke of the double action push broom. At the end of the sweeping stroke, the stored potential energy is converted into kinetic energy and rotates the dual brush, thereby providing an additional sweeping motion. | 05-19-2016 |
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