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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7343638 | Connector structure for a pivotable head The structure of the present invention provides pivotable coupling of a head to a handle. The head may assume various pitch angles relative to the handle. Once place at a particular pitch angle the head is releasably fixed-in-place and opposes pitching of the head r... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7328485 | Fiber spreading apparatus A fiber spreading apparatus prevents a fiber bundle from being split apart. Position restriction rollers 43g and 43h are arranged in a fiber bundle streaming and feeding section 43 so as to restrict a streaming and feeding position... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7313838 | Powered cleaner/polisher A motorized cleaning/polishing device includes a housing and a carrier with a detachable cleaning/polishing attachment. The housing contains a rechargeable battery, motor and flex mount having flexible pillars to which the carrier is mounted. The carrier is also cou... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7305732 | Paint roller with shield A paint roller sleeve includes an inner tube, an outer pile surface, an end cap, a circular disk shaped shield disposed between the end cap and the inner tube, and a foam disk disposed between the shield and the pile surface. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293317 | Holding device and cleaning tool with the holding device Disclosed is a holding device including a handle and a support member pivotally connected to a front end of the handle for supporting a cleaning wiper. The support member has a pivot axis oriented in a direction crossing a shaft axis of the handle. The support membe... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275276 | Cleaning head A cleaning head with a cleaning substrate, a cleaning composition and a fitment can used to clean hard surfaces, including toilets, showers, and bathrooms. The fitment can be attached to a cleaning tool. The cleaning face of the cleaning substrate can be in the shap... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261140 | Partition mount In a spring-loaded curtain mount, the mount includes a pole interface at a proximal end, a compressive mechanism, and a head at a distal end. The pole interface is adapted to receive the end of a standard length adjustable pole or a painter's pole. The compression m... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7174600 | Wiping system with wiping device and squeezing out device The invention relates to a wiping device, a squeezing out device and a container device enabling a textile wiping element located on a wiping panel of the wiping device to be squeezed out simply and reliably. The wiping panel is provided with edge fixing sections wh... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163349 | Combined cleaning pad and cleaning implement Cleaning compositions, pads, wipes, and implements provide effective cleaning of hard surfaces. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7127768 | Disposable cleaning head A disposable cleaning head comprising a sponge, scrim and a one-piece flexible fitment having an engagement member adapted to removably engage a handle. Preferably, the scrim includes a cleaning composition having at least one surfactant. The cleaning composition ca... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7120962 | Cleaning implement head with dual cleaning members A cleaning tool implement has a cleaning head having dual parallel aligned supports. The supports can take the form of interconnected parallel plates which are configured and sized to receive and removeably secure cleaning elements, for example, bonnets with strande... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7096531 | Cleaning implement for cleaning a surface A cleaning implement for hard surface cleaning is provided. This cleaning implement includes a handle, a mop head pivotably attached to said handle, and which has a pad forming a bottom surface, and at least one elevational element removably attached to the bottom s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7055204 | Cleaning device A cleaning device having a support pad with a planar side and a side opposed to the planar side. An electrostatic cleaning sheet is detachably secured across the planar side of the pad. An elongated arm is secured at one end to the opposed side of the support pad. A... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7028363 | Swivel pad painter A painting tool capable of swiveling through 360 degrees comprising a base having a pad mounted thereto and upwardly projecting threaded portion on the base having a recess or socket and a handle having a ball at one end to engage the socket. A threaded nut joins th... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6990705 | Multifunctional cleaning device having a collapsible handle A multifunctional cleaning implement having a collapsible, telescoping handle interconnected to a head assembly. The head assembly includes front and back panels which interlock with or are integrally formed with cleaning implements, such as a squeegee, a brush, a s... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6973695 | Apparatus for cleaning or otherwise engaging glass or another surface and method for using the same A device or cleaning apparatus 10 which includes a telescoping shaft member 8 and a universal joint assembly 40 and which allows a user to easily and ergonomically clean or otherwise engage an angled or curved glass surface or another surface. | 12/13/2005 |
| 6854150 | Floor mop A floor mop has two carrier plates (5) that are connected with a common carrier center piece (3) in jointed manner and carry an absorbent mop covering (6). A mop handle (1) is affixed on the carrier center piece (3) by way of a car... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6777064 | Cleaning sheets, implements, and articles useful for removing allergens from surfaces and methods of promoting the sale thereof An article of manufacture useful for removing allergens from surfaces comprises (a) a package; (b) cleaning sheet capable of removing allergens from surfaces; and (c) information to communicate the allergen removal ability of the cleaning sheet to consumers. A metho... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6769153 | Vehicle window cleaning apparatus and system A cleaning apparatus and system includes at least one handle, at least one paddle, and at least one cleaning element. The handle is a pivotally attachable to each paddle. The cleaning element is one of a plurality of interchangeable bodies, each having one major sur... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6766552 | Cleaning implement comprising a removable cleaning pad having multiple cleaning surfaces Disclosed is a cleaning implement comprising a handle and a removable cleaning pad. The cleaning pad is designed to provide multiple cleaning surfaces each of which contact the soiled surface during the cleaning operation. The cleaning pad also preferably has the ab... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6698056 | Butterfly sponge mop with angle-adjustable handle A butterfly sponge mop (1) which has a mop handle (2) which can be set at a desired angle with respect to the wings (12,14) of the mop. The handle is attached to a swivel housing (34) which is provided between the wings, by a swivel connector (32) provide... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6675426 | Damp mop A damp mop for plane surfaces having two mop plates 1, 2 that are coupled to a handle 13 and that have a mop pad 35 provided thereon. The two mop plates 1,2 are joined by a double joint 3, and can be pressed against one another by pressure arms 19, 20 dis... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6645604 | Structures useful as cleaning sheets Disclosed are cleaning sheets having at least two regions, where the regions are distinguished by basis weight. In particular, the cleaning sheet comprises one or more high basis weight regions having a basis weight of from about 30 to about 120 g/m2... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6601261 | Cleaning implement having high absorbent capacity A cleaning implement comprising a handle and a removable cleaning pad. The removable cleaning pad is capable of absorbing at least 10 g deionized water per g of cleaning pad in 20 minutes, under a confining pressure of 0.09 psi. These implements provide t... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6591442 | Flexible mop base The present invention is directed to a flexible mop base. The mop base comprises of a top layer and a bottom absorption layer attached to the top layer. The mop base further comprises at least one flexible end, wherein this flexible end is attached to the... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6571419 | Mop with a sucking plate and a mop unit having changeable soft and coarse sponge sides An improved mop which is equipped with a long handle, a connector, a torsion spring, a rivet, a securing ring, a coarse sponge, a soft sponge, a fixing seat, a washer ring, a sucking plate and a screen housing. The front end of the long handle is provided... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6523213 | Vehicle window cleaning apparatus and system A window cleaning apparatus includes a handle, a paddle and a cleaning element. The paddle is removably attachable to the handle. The cleaning element is one of a plurality of interchangeable bodies, each having one major surface engagable with one major ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6487745 | Self-wringing flat mop Disclosed is a self-wringing flat mop. The mop includes a shaft having an operator end and a cleaning end, a plate disposed at the cleaning end of the shaft and being pivotally connected thereto, and a wringing mechanism. A liquid absorbent member such as... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6415470 | Lotion applicator A lotion applicator for aiding a user in applying lotions to hard to reach areas. The lotion applicator includes a head assembly that includes a backing member and a pad that can be removed from the backing member. The handle extends from the head assembl... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6397427 | Mop A mop (1) for dry or wet mopping comprises an elongated mop-holder (2) and a shaft (9), which is connected to the mop-holder (2) by a universal joint (7). The universal joint (7) has a first pivot axis (a) extending in the longitudinal direction (A) of th... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6371132 | Multiple-shape application device, system, and method An application device for applying a product to a surface, include an applicator member and a grip. The applicator member has a deformable application surface arranged substantially in a plane. The surface has a first shape substantially parallel to the p... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370725 | Mops A mop is provided which has an elongate handle (3), a mop head (5), for carrying a squeezable mop material (13). The mop has arms (27, 29, 37, 39) which can be moved to effect squeezing of the mop material (13). The mop has a two axis swivel connector (7)... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6305043 | Paint applicator having extension-receiving adapter normally within pivotal handle A paint applicator (20) has a base (21), a handle (22) mounted on the base for pivotal movement between first and second angular positions in a plane substantially parallel to the surface being painted about a first axis (y-y), an adapter (23) mounted on ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6260226 | Self-wringing flat mop Disclosed is a self-wringing flat mop. The mop includes a shaft having an operator end and a cleaning end, a plate disposed at the cleaning end of the shaft and being pivotally connected thereto, and a wringing mechanism. A liquid absorbent member such as... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6178584 | Vehicle window cleaning apparatus A window cleaning apparatus includes a handle, a paddle and a cleaning element. The paddle is detachable and pivotally attachable to the handle. A spring biased slider carried on the handle has a pivot pin on one end releasibly engagable with a hinge rece... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6119297 | Wet mop for planar surfaces A wet mop for planar surfaces includes two wiping plates, a double-hinged member disposed between the two wiping plates, a handle pivotably fixed to the double-hinged member, a sliding sleeve mounted on the handle, two pressure arms molded onto the slidin... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6101661 | Cleaning implement comprising a removable cleaning pad having multiple cleaning surfaces Disclosed is a cleaning implement comprising a handle and a removable cleaning pad. The cleaning pad is designed to provide multiple cleaning Surfaces each of which contact the soiled surface during the cleaning operation. The cleaning pad also preferably... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6101658 | Liquid coating applicator having spaced applicating mediums A liquid coating applicator for use with a plurality of adjacent basins separated by a partition includes a support having a handle portion, a first liquid applying medium coupled to the support and having a first applicating surface extending in a plane ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6093255 | Methods of sanitizing MRI machines A method of sanitizing the bore of an MRI machine by using a pair of sponge elements attached to an elongated handle. The first sponge element has an arcuate surface which is a segment of a sphere having a radius substantially equal to the radius of the b... | 07/25/2000 |
