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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7909526 | Grill brush A grill brush having a brush handle with a handle end and a brush end, the brush head having a fluid reservoir, a brush handle conduit and a valve located therein; a reservoir cap removeably attached to the handle end of the brush handle; the valve being in fluid co... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7824120 | Hand held carpet spot cleaner A hand held cleaning apparatus for cleaning carpets and other surfaces comprises a housing and a solution reservoir mounted to the housing for storing and dispensing a cleaning composition onto the surface to be cleaned. The solution reservoir further comprises a di... | 11/02/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7311458 | Squeegee A squeegee apparatus having an elongated handle with a first end, a second end, and a sealing element between the first end and the second end. The apparatus also includes a cleaning member moveable with respect to the handle from a first position, where a longitudi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7296943 | Baseboard cleaning apparatus and method An apparatus for cleaning a baseboard of a wall may include pads and a handle. A front surface of at least one of the pads may be configured to contact a portion of the baseboard during use. A liquid dispenser may be provided to wet one or more of the pads during us... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7260863 | Surgical scrub brush and cleaner apparatus A scrub brush-sponge includes a base provided with a recessed peripheral lip, which has a plurality of attenuated regions configured to minimize the resistance of the base to external bending forces, and a sponge coupled to the base and made from polymeric material,... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7128490 | Cleaning apparatus and system A combination fluid dispensing bottle and scrubbing brush. The scrubbing brush is releasably secured to the bottle by a collar which has a first passage sized to be fit over and secured to a bottle cap covering the open spout of a plastic squeeze bottle, and a secon... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7066673 | Structure of a pen The pen structure includes the pen body that has a ball tip for the refill to protrude and the end that is far from the ball tip. The reversible accessory connected the end of the pen includes an extra functional end and a two-way terminal connector that is far from... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7047590 | Combination barbecue grill care tool A combination grill care tool for cleaning a barbecue grill cooking surface includes a tool head having an upper surface and a lower surface. A handle having a proximal end and a distal end extends from the tool head such that the distal end opposes the tool head. A... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7008132 | Surgical scrub appliance A surgical scrub appliance is disclosed having a rigid housing (10) to which a sponge (20) is connected, the housing forming at least one container (30, 40) for liquid, the container having a sealable opening. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6821043 | Surgical scrub brush A surgical scrub brush that contains a base with a narrow scrubbing head (50) extending therefrom. The base contains two sides, the first provided with bristles (52) extending outwards to form a brush, the second preferably provided with an absorbent m... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6726388 | Cleaning aid attachments for a cleaning implement A cleaning aid attachment is configured for connection to a handle of a conventional cleaning implement and includes a removable hand held sprayer connected to a handle of a cleaning implement. A retainer connects to the handle of the cleaning implement for retainin... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6595940 | Applicator for dispensable liquids A disposable applicator includes a generally tubular applicator body having a closed proximal end and an open distal end and a frangible vial inside. The proximal end is covered by a drying swab while the distal end is covered by an applicator swab that i... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6443646 | Grill brush A grill brush for cleaning the grates of a grill while also applying cleaning oil. The grill brush includes a head portion having a plurality of bristles and a scraping portion for removing debris from the grate of the grill, along with the capability to ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6283933 | Applicator for dispensable liquids A disposable applicator includes a generally tubular applicator body having a closed proximal end and an open distal end and a frangible vial inside. The proximal end is covered by a drying swab while the distal end is covered by an applicator swab that i... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6220773 | Container for receiving a fluid, gel-like or pasty medium A container for accommodating a fluid, gel-like or pasty medium in a container chamber into which it is possible to dip a brush and which has a removal opening in which there is seated a closure plug which tapers in a stub-like manner into the container c... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6152635 | Household cleaning equipment A household cleaning equipment includes a hollow handle filled up with a liquid detergent, piston means mounted in a hole on the handle and driven to pump the liquid detergent out of the handle, and a brush head coupled to the front end of the handle and ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6042287 | Surgical scrub brush-sponge A surgical scrub brush-sponge has an extension in providing additional surface area for cleansing and retaining solvents and solutions used during the cleansing process. Where a portion of the sponge-like element of the brush extends beyond the base of th... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5970990 | Cosmetics container cap with applicator and comb A mascara container has a bottle for receiving a supply of mascara and defining a bottle neck and opening. A cap is removably secured to the bottle neck at a closure end of the cap, the cap having a comb end extending from the closure end to a top end of ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5865554 | Portable double-brush shoe polishing device A portable double-brush shoe polishing device includes a polish body, and an assembly comprising a press button and a polishing storage tube. The polish body is designed to facilitate holding by the human hand, and it comprises an annular outer brush at a... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5735620 | Multi-purpose cleaning tool A cleaning tool including a housing in which a multi-purpose implement is rotatably mounted so as to selectively position one of a plurality of working surfaces outwardly of the housing. The housing and implement are removably and adjustably mounted to an... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5213430 | Combination shoe brush and liquid applicator A combined shoe brush and liquid container that has an atomizer head attached. The shoe brush has a conforming opening on one end to allow the engagement of a like conforming liquid container. The container is held in place with two spring devices which a... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5211494 | Bath brush-backscratcher for cleansing and stimulating one's skin A cleansing and stimulating brush that doubles as a backscratcher having sufficiently firm construction means approximating the function of human nails for scratching and stimulating one's skin, combined with brush means comprising slender stalklike proje... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5110230 | Adjustable swimming-pool cleaning tool An adjustable double-purpose tool that is intended for use as an attachment for a standard pool pole. The tool includes a straight handle with a spring-lock for securing it to one end of the pole and a double-faced head for holding a chlorine cake on one ... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5094556 | Battery terminal cleaning apparatus An apparatus wherein an elongate cylindrical housing mounts a first and second cylindrical cap respectively at opposed terminal ends of the housing. The housing includes as matrix of wire brushes orthogonally mounted to each end of the housing, with a fir... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5060337 | Handbrush and method of manufacture thereof A handbrush and method for the manufacture thereof, are disclosed. The handbrush comprises a head having a plurality of bristles thereon and handle extending from the head, the head, the bristles and the handle all being integrally moulded from a polymeri... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4842132 | Device and kit for cleaning lenses of telescopes, cameras and the like A device and kit for cleaning generally convex surfaces of lenses of field articles such as hunting scopes, telescopes, cameras and the like.... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4840510 | Container with brush and fluid metering unit for fluid type cosmetics A container with a brush to be used for fluid type cosmetics, wherein the fluid type cosmetics contained with the container are supplied to the brush mounted at the tip of the container by pushing a pushing unit mounted on the periphery of the container i... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4802782 | Cleaning instrument for carpets and like surfaces A cleaning tool or instrument designed generally to clean carpets and like surfaces and more specifically designed to remove spots, stains, etc. therefrom. A first agitating rake-like head is attached to an elongated base and extends outwardly into an ope... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4621934 | Integrated soap bar and brush An integrated soap bar and brush. The brush constitutes one side of the integrated assembly while the bar of soap is supported on a top side of the brush to provide a reversible soap bar or brush. The soap bar is molded in situ around a specially construc... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4597683 | Apparatus for applying cosmetic preparations Apparatus for applying cosmetic preparations in liquid or paste form comprising a cylindrical casing provided with a slidable piston which divides the casing into first and second chambers which are sealed relative to one another. The first chamber contai... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4543679 | Toothbrush assembly combining a handle with a replaceable brush assembly and a replaceable oral hygiene device A toothbrush assembly combining a toothbrush handle, a brush assembly releasably engageable with a head end of the handle, and an oral hygiene device releasably engageable with the tail end of the handle. The head end of the handle has a recess formed the... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4486109 | Toothbrush assembly combining replaceable brush assembly with massaging device A toothbrush assembly having a handle, a brush assembly releaseably interconnected with one end of the handle, and a massaging device connected with a second end of the handle. The brush assembly has a cylindrical base shaped to be received in a recess in... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4381157 | Rug cleaner Lightweight, simple rug cleaner for residential use which uses a powdered cleaning composition for the cleaning of carpets. The cleaning composition comes in a throw-away, disposable container which is inserted into the rug cleaner for use.... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4277193 | Hair grooming device A hair grooming device includes a brush head surrounded by a rotatable cover member having a lateral opening through which bristles on the brush head are exposable. A handle for the brush head includes a reservoir for a liquid treating agent and communica... | 07/07/1981 |
