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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7810204 | Cleaning implements and substrates for cleaning a compressible resilient surface A cleaning implement for removing particulate soils from a compressible resilient surface is provided. The cleaning implement includes a ramp for pressing particulates against the compressible resilient surface and a collection member for collecting the parti... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7364380 | Grooming/cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus includes a substrate with outward projecting bristles extending through a sheet or scrim impaled over the bristles. The substrate may be mounted on a support which may carry a handle. The sheets may be single sheets arranged in a stack over the ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363674 | Fan blade cleaning tool and method The present invention is directed to a fan blade cleaning tool having a box-shaped housing. The housing has first and second openings on opposing sides, with a passage extending therebetween for receiving a fan blade. A dust gutter extends outwardly from, and adjace... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7309182 | Liquid dispensing brush A cleaning apparatus includes a substrate with outward projecting bristles. The substrate may be mounted on a support which may carry a handle or on a media dispensing container. The handle is hollow to carry a dispensable media from a dispenser mounted on the handl... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7281288 | Cleaning apparatus with flexible connection between head and handle An improved cleaning tool is provided with a flexible connection between the head or spindle and the handle. The improved tool broadly includes a spindle or head, a handle and a flexible connection between the head and handle to permit relative pivotal movement ther... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7225950 | Lint roll/dispensable fluid container apparatus A lint roller dispensable fluid container apparatus includes a support for mounting a lint roll on a dispensable fluid container. The support may be a hollow tubular member rotatably carrying the lint roll and which is releasably mountable over one end of the contai... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7150118 | Disposable hazard warning and spill pick-up kit A disposable kit is provided that comprises a foldable warning sign, protective gloves, a dustpan and scraper for use in cleaning up broken objects or spilled particulate or powdered solid matter, a pad containing super-absorbent polymer for use in cleaning up spill... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7107643 | Lint brush with peel-off strips An adhesive tape brush for cleaning fabric includes a handle and a brush head. Multiple cleaning sheets are removably supported on a lower and upper surfaces of the brush head in a separable roll, non-movably fixed on the brush head. When the outermost sheet becomes... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090908 | Lint tape roll with peeling feature A tape roll formed of a plurality of individually separable sheets of outwardly faced adhesive tape has a separation element carried on the substrate to separate at least one of the longitudinally extending, lateral side edges or one of a separable lateral edge to f... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7047907 | Litter scoop having disposable covering A scoop assembly having a scoop structure with a head section and a handle that extends from the head section. The head section of the scoop structure defines a plurality of openings. A removable liner is provided that lines the head section of the scoop structure. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7039982 | Lint roller/brush assembly A lint/pet hair roller assembly includes a body supporting a tubular adhesive lint remover roller and/or a stationary directional lint brush fabric. The assembly includes a handle section and a roller support section. The support section has an outer diameter less t... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032940 | Animal waste scooper and bagging system An animal waste scooper and bagging system, comprising a shovel with an open tray, a shovel handle extended from the back border of the shovel, four spaced apart bag hooks in the shovel tray, a plurality of disposable flexible bags, each bag having one open end fitt... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7007338 | Advanced aerosol cleaning system An advanced cleaning system comprising cleaning compositions, pads, and implements provide effective cleaning of soft and hard surfaces. The system includes (a) a handle portion, the handle portion having a proximal end and a distal end, (b) a cleaning head portion ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6554334 | Apparatus and method for the collection and disposal of waste materials An apparatus for the collection and disposal of waste material is provided. The apparatus includes a receptacle adapted to be placed on a support surface having a generally upright handle attached thereto. The receptacle includes a lower tray and a cooper... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6398278 | Item collection device An item collection device that allows the user to leisurely walk around with almost no stooping or squatting down required to collect debris and nondebris items such as pine cones, golf balls, pecans, animal droppings, soda straws, toys, cigarette butts, ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6260895 | Waste collection device A waste collection device has a first, elongated strut, with a waste collection container support having a forward opening mouth removeably attached at a shoe assembly to the distal end of the first strut. A handle assembly is fixedly attached to the prox... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6113166 | Sanitary pickup apparatus for animal feces A mechanical apparatus for sequentially loading multiple quantities of articles or animal droppings from the surface of the earth into a disposable bag or receptacle is formed by an upright open frame assembly vertically supporting a telescoping handle me... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6095579 | Waste collection device A waste collection device having a mouth opening is removably attached to a first strut. A rake with curved teeth is affixed to a second strut. The first and second struts are pivotally connected and biased in a normally open position with the rake and wa... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5555592 | Paint-can channel cleaner and recycler A cleaning device for scooping the paint left over in the channel or groove of a can of liquid paint by previous uses of the can, and for returning the collected paint, back to the interior of the can, while the device is pushed around the can to effect b... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5497525 | Apparatus for removing and collecting coatings from game cards A device (10) for scraping coatings from cards includes first and second housing members (12 and 14). These housing members define a cavity (20). Blades (22 and 24) scrape coatings off of cards in opposite directions. Removed coatings are collected in the... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5419004 | Totally enclosed game card scraper A totally enclosed lottery or game card scraper box is disclosed. The box is designed as a simple two-handed portable device which scrapes the opaque covering from game or lottery cards and stores the scrapings within the box. The box seals itself and can... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5319821 | Ceiling fan cleaning apparatus A lightweight, highly maneuverable and extendable apparatus for cleaning ceiling fan blades, having a dust receptacle carried beneath a mounted brush which is designed to clean the exterior surfaces of a ceiling fan, the apparatus carried by a lightweight... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5318330 | Device for picking up and containing dog excreta A device for scooping up and containing dog excreta for later removal comprising two engaging parts one part of which serves as a scoop for use in scraping and excreta into the hollow interior of the other part. A handle comprising two parts is provided w... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5292567 | Buffing pad A buffing pad adapted to be releasably engaged with a buffing apparatus having a hookface type attachment surface and a method of making the same are taught.... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5276936 | Apparatus for cleaning edge-perforated computer paper Paper chaff consisting of confetti, paper dust fibers or crimp lugs are scrubbed from continuous, edge-perforated computer paper between the paper supply and a printer by stationary brushes and are then captured in a collector chamber for subsequent remov... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5236237 | Dog feces collection device An open-ended container is carried on the end of a handle; and that connection is by a bail-wire, of a general U-shape, whose ends are rotatably mounted on the container side walls, the bail-wire's central or bight portion of the bail being rotatably conn... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5205011 | Hair brush cleaning apparatus A housing is arranged with a plurality of adjacent plates pivotally mounted below a top wall of the housing, wherein the plates include inter-digitated finger members that are aligned in a first coplanar relationship relative to one another to receive a h... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5039149 | Animal feces gathering and disposal apparatus A scoop for the collection and disposal of animal feces includes a rectangular metal sheet formed into a "V" with a pivoting elongated handle on a top leg of the "V" and a resilient member connected to one interior surface of the top leg and contacting th... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5033780 | Disposable container for solid animal wastes A disposable container for solid animal waste products comprising a waterproof flexible bag, a locking support structure, a closure strip, and a removable spatula. The support structure has a locking mechanism consisting of a center stay located opposite ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5002101 | Hose draining and recovery system A system is used to completely drain a hose used in conjunction with a tanker truck or railroad tank car. The system includes a holding tank and a shutdown system as well as a hose emptying unit.... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4974893 | Waste recovery and disposal kits A kit or assembly which can be used to collect and dispose of animal wastes. The kit is composed of a container for the waste and an implement which can be packaged in the container and is employed to push, scoop, or scrape the waste from the surface on w... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4891859 | Engine oil dip stick indicator wiper A wiper system for use in removing the oil film deposited on an automobile engine dip stick. The small wiper system comprises a rigid frame adapted to be anchored to the engine compartment and having a vertical channel made thicknesswisely thereof. Two pa... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4881291 | Lottery ticket scraper enabling precise removal of surface layer from ticket A hand held device is herein provided for selectively scraping a surface layer from the face of a lottery ticket or the like, with this device having a housing member upon which a blade is mounted, with the housing having a central cavity for catching and... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4865371 | Apparatus for disposing of animal excrement Method and apparatus for disposing of animal feces including a two piece box which folds out from a collapsible flat shape. The interior of this box is layered with a moisture impermeable material which is coated with a water soluble mixture. The water so... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4830419 | Disposable animal waste collector A collapsible, disposable scoop and housing, suitable for disposing of pet waste, is disclosed. An integral handle extends and retracts the scoop with respect to the housing. The extended scoop is used to pull waste within the housing, where it is secured... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4801334 | Method of and apparatus for cleaning magnetic recording disk cartridge A magnetic recording disk accommodated in a casing is rotated and air in the casing is drawn through air sucking openings formed in the upper and lower sides of the casing.... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4760619 | Cleaning-device combination for cleaning oil-contaminated shore water and shore area The invention relates to a cleaning-device combination for cleaning shore water (W) and shore area (S) contaminated by oil (O). The combination comprises at least one brush (1) having an arm and a collecting container (6) having as part of the container o... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4752093 | Waste material disposal system In order to collect and dispose of waste material, a plastic bag or sleeve is provided with a collar at the mouth of the bag and a ramp secured inside and at the bottom of the bag. In use, the collar is pulled back to expose the end of the ramp, and the w... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4741566 | Dog excrement cleaner An apparatus for removing animal feces is provided that will conveniently collect and enclose feces into a receptacle wherein an improved scraping device is provided which opens outward of the receptacle in response to squeezing a trigger handle and which... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4675053 | Record cleaning apparatus and method A cleaning and scrubbing apparatus is described which consists of a vacuum head to which is coupled small hollow fibers. Each of the fibers has a diameter of approximately the size of the record groove so that it may fit within the record groove to scrub ... | 06/23/1987 |
