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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8065774 | 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. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7984528 | Cleaning implement A cleaning implement that includes a connector for connecting a handle to a base block. The connector prevents the handle from rotating relative to the base block and, thus, the connector prevents the handle from unscrewing or otherwise loosening or disconnecting fr... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7774889 | Mop head connector A connection system for securing a mop head to a mop handle. The system uses a handle connector component secured to the mop handle and a mop head connector component secured to the mop head. Through holes in the handle connector component are aligned with through h... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7743451 | Sanitary cleaning device with disposable cleaning head Described are preferred sanitary cleaning devices that include a disposable cleaning head portion and a handle portion. The cleaning head is releasably connectable to the handle portion. The handle portion includes a pair of elongate rods laterally spaced relative t... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7730571 | 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 w... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7603739 | 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.... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7574768 | Quick-release handle and interchangeable cleaning system A quick-release handle for use with the working head of a cleaning tool is disclosed. The handle includes a quick-release coupling assembly positioned on one end of the handle and a button actuator positioned on the opposite end of the handle. The coupling assembly ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7490383 | Cleaning system A cleaning system for cleaning articles along the floor to inhibit a person from having to bend over to clean the article includes a handle being graspable by a person. A plurality of cleaning heads is included. One of the cleaning heads is mountable to the handle. ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7424764 | Brush with locking and detaching structure for disposable head A brush, in particular a toilet brush, comprises a brush head holder having a releasable locking means and a detaching means, and a disposable brush head hold on the brush head holder and engaged by the locking means. The locking means and the detaching means are op... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7413366 | Connecting members and methods for connecting implements to extension poles A connecting member for releasably connecting a first part to a second part is provided. The connecting member includes a housing and a first locking member. The housing has a first opening and a second opening. The first locking member has a first tab and a first b... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7386913 | Cleaning device with releasable, disposable head A cleaning brush includes a handle member and a brush member that are connected in a locking/unlocking fashion and wherein they may be separated from one another by a locking mechanism component that is located on the handle member remotely from the brush member. Th... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386910 | 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.... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7350267 | Wand assembly for a domestic appliance A wand for a domestic appliance (e.g., vacuum cleaner) includes a plurality of tubes which are dimensioned to telescope inside one another. Each tube is associated with a securing mechanism for securing the tube in an extended position with respect to another of the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7313843 | Mop with disposable cleaning element A mop construction comprises an elongate shaft (3) and a mop head (4) arranged on a first end of the shaft, wherein the mop head has a clamp mechanism (103). A discardable substantially rigid cleaning member (50) is selectively engageable... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311061 | Telescoping flagpole A telescopic flagpole for reducing the manual force required to extend and secure multiple segments. The flagpole includes a plurality of segments including a bottom segment, at least one intermediate segment, and a top segment; a plurality of sleeve assemblies each... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293319 | Paint roller frame An improved paint roller frame made from a single length of rod having a first 90 degree bend delimiting a first segment formed at one end thereof and adapted to form an axle about which a paint roller can be rotatably mounted, and second and third bends delimiting ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284347 | Checkout divider A transparent divider to be used at checkout conveyors for separating one customers order from the next customers order. The divider is an elongate bar which has an open bottom for ease of stacking or sliding along a checkout rail. A slot is formed in the side walls... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284294 | Disposable low cost toilet bowl cleaning implement A disposable toilet bowl cleaning implement for discarding after one use, towards eliminating problems associated with the sanitary storage of toilet bowl cleaning products, the implement having a handle in the form of an elongated member with a reinforcement ridge ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7261701 | Skin antiseptic composition dispenser and methods of use Skin antiseptic composition dispensers and methods of use are disclosed. The skin antiseptic composition dispenser may include a container with one or more walls that are substantially impermeable to ethylene oxide gas during normal ethylene oxide sterilization proc... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7237305 | Extension pole with tool lock and retraction dampener An improved extension pole (10) is provided having an outer tubular pole section (12) and an inner pole section (14) telescopically and reciprocally received within the section (12). The outer section (12) has a shock-absorbing com... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7216394 | Paint roller frame and apparatus An improved paint roller frame made from a single length of rod having a first 90 degree bend delimiting a first segment formed at one end thereof and adapted to form an axel about which a paint roller can be rotatably mounted, and second and third bends delimiting ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213706 | Packaging system for a disposable cleaning head A packaging system comprising a plurality of disposable cleaning heads, each of the plurality of cleaning heads including at least one cleaning substrate and a one-piece flexible fitment, the fitment including an engagement member adapted to removably engage a handl... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213295 | Trowel assembly A trowel assembly includes a blade plate, a connecting strip fixed on the blade plate and formed with an insertion recess, and a handle mounted on the connecting strip and having a downward extended support post provided with an insertion block inserted into the ins... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210187 | Set of parts and an article for cleaning assembled therefrom The disclosure relates to an article for cleaning, such as a toothbrush. The article includes a hand grip part, with a screw-threaded spigot projecting from one end of the hand grip, and a cleaning part having a plurality of screw threaded sockets in each of at leas... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7203986 | Motorized hand held cleaning tool with clamp on extension handle A cleaning tool having a clamp-on handle assembly. The clamp-on handle assembly includes a slidable locking element which can be moved from an open position, wherein the handle assembly can be placed over a handle portion of the cleaning tool, to a locked position w... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185386 | Paintbrush with interchangeable bristle head A paintbrush has a handle separable from a bristle head so that different bristle heads may easily be interchanged for different painting applications or used without a handle. The handle is also hollow and stores a sash brush for detail use. A cleaning wand is prov... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178189 | Mop with clamping assembly A mop is provided having a clamping assembly formed of a hinge having flanges for clamping a sponge movable into a mop head cavity in a wringing position, then to a neutral position and by depressing a release member and rotating a lever the sponge may be released f... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168128 | Wand assembly for a domestic appliance A wand for a domestic appliance (e.g., a vacuum cleaner) includes a plurality of tubes which are dimensioned to telescope inside one another. Each tube is associated with a securing mechanism for securing the tube in an extended position with respect to another of t... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159265 | Cleaning brush with disposable/replaceable brush head Disclosed is a cleaning brush for cleaning toilet bowls and the like. The brush has a permanent handle and replaceable/disposable brush heads that are flushable after each cleaning. The brush is a stack of sheets of water-dissolvable and/or agitation-dissolvable mat... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152266 | Scrubbing device A scrubbing device for facilitating scrubbing of a surface. The scrubbing device includes a base member being designed for being gripped by a hand of a user. A brush member is rotatably coupled to the base member. The brush member is designed for engaging a surface ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137166 | Toothbrush A toothbrush with a replaceable head in which the handle has a socket and the head has a pin for insertion into the socket and the socket side walls or the pin comprise a resiliently deforable elastomer material differnt to the material of the socket side walls or p... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137355 | Self-cleaning pet litter apparatus with rotating rake and pan A self-cleaning litter apparatus that separates and extracts clumped litter waste material from litter material contained therein during use includes a chamber adapted to contain a quantity of litter material. The chamber is rotatable about a centrally disposed axis... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124474 | Adjustable tool handle for paint rollers and the like A tool handle assembly adapted to be connected to a tool head comprises a leg with an inner grip handle connected to the leg between first and second ends thereof, an outer grip handle connected to the first end of the leg and a tool head connector connected to the ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108616 | Lacrosse stick with replaceable modular handle section A lacrosse stick with replaceable modular handle sections includes a sectional handle, an interlocking mechanism for the sectional handle, and a head. The sectional handle includes an upper elongate section having both a top end and a locking bottom end and a lower ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086115 | Battery-operated hand held duster A cordless hand held duster comprising a handle and a small feather duster head attachable thereto. An internal battery and motor provides power to rotate or vibrate the duster head for removing dust and debris. The duster head can attach directly to the tool for du... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7065825 | Cleaning tool with gripping assembly for a disposable scrubbing head A cleaning tool assembly including a disposable cleaning implement having a liquid soluble, relatively rigid engaging surface, and an elongated shaft having a handle portion on one end thereof. A gripping mechanism is mounted to the elongated shaft, and includes a c... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065838 | Locking, segmented cleaning implement handle Provided is a locking segmented handle for use with a cleaning implement and the like. The handle includes two or more segments that are coupled at assembly to form the handle. Each segment includes connector elements at connector ends of the segments. The connector... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065824 | Cleaning implement with removable cleaning element Disclosed is a cleaning implement with a removable cleaning element comprising a base member having a first end with an annular toothed edge and at least one resilient retention member positioned intermediate the toothed edge and a second end of the base member, eac... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051397 | Multi-use tool device, tool therefor and method of using the same A multi-use tool device is provided with an actuator that is moveable to turn a tool relative to the tool device to change the angle of attack of the tool to the work or to change to a different work surface on the fool. Further, the tool device is releasably connec... | 05/30/2006 |