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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7404227 | Cleaning sheet A cleaning sheet adapted to be attached to the head (20) of a cleaning tool (2). The cleaning sheet has a wiping portion (1A) that is disposed on the bottom of the head (20) when the cleaning sheet is attached to the head (20). The... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7316046 | Cleaning brush with disposable/replaceable brush head Disclosed are brushes for cleaning toilet bowls and the like. The brushes have a permanent handle and can be used with a replaceable/disposable brush head that is flushable after use. The brush is a stack of sheets of water-dissolvable material. The sheets are compr... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7059008 | Cleaning brush with replaceable/disposable brush head Disclosed is a brush for cleaning toilet bowls and the like. The brush has a permanent handle and can be used with a replaceable/disposable brush head that is flushable after use. The brush is a stack of sheets of water-dissolvable material. The sheets are compresse... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059006 | Brush with removable plates of tines A brush including removable plates with tines that can be inserted into a complementary handle. The plates, made up of tines connected to a manifold at one end, are retained by the handle. Removable flat plates can be of a unitary construction and can be rolled, sta... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6996871 | Cleaning pad An improved cleaning pad is provided. This cleaning pad includes at least one cleaning layer; and at least one functional cuff attached to the cleaning pad. This cuff can be made of a cuff material and has an inner surface and an outer surface capable of cont... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978506 | Cleaning implement A cleaning implement specifically adapted for stringed instruments such as guitars, includes a T-shaped body having a distal cross member, a bowed main body intermediate member and a proximal enlarged handle. The cross member has a soft cleaning surface on an unders... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6681434 | Dual sided disposable cleaning cloth A disposable dual sided cleaning cloth is in the form of a laminate having outer layers which are preferably made of non-woven material. The outer layers are secured together by an intermediate hydrophilic polyurethane absorbent foam coating which contain... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6195829 | Bath brush A bath brush including: an elastic mesh tube which is axially pushed and gathered so as to continuously crimp the periphery thereof into a waved pattern; a handle including a connecting member, a grip member freely detachably assembled with the connecting... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5857235 | Paint applicator An applicator for creating designs, patterns and configurations in the paint or other material being applied to a surface area, comprising a body portion for the user to hold and a working portion to apply the paint or other material to the surface area. ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5727278 | Cleansing device with hand strap and method of making same A cleansing device includes a body formed by at least one sheet of inelastic flexible netting-like material folded upon itself to provide a multiplicity of ruffles bunched together so as to define the body, an elongated flat and narrow strap comprised of ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5657507 | Windshield cleaning tool A windshield cleaning tool includes a cleaning member which is preferably triangular in shape with rounded corners and a bottom with a corrugated cleaning surface. There is a handle member hingedly connected to the top of the cleaning member. Preferably t... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5560070 | Brush A brushing implement is formed from flattened pleated multiple layers clamped on a line perpendicular to the pleats and having the troughs of the pleats of each layer converted into crests generally facing the corresponding crests converted from troughs o... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5432973 | Eraser system for stubborn dry erase marks A combined eraser and marker product which comprise an eraser system especially adapted for erasing stubborn dry erase marks on white boards having a first erasing medium for removing recently applied markings, such as a pile fabric, and a second erasing ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5365631 | Eraser carrier A carrier for a chalkboard eraser includes a C-shaped eraser holder having a top surface and depending sidewalls which have projections that engage the body of the eraser. A handle is connected to the eraser holder and it has a hollow portion which contai... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5363532 | Apparatus for clamping eyeglasses A method and apparatus for cleaning eyeglasses is disclosed in which a holding device is provided with a clamp mechanism for mounting eyeglasses in the holding device in a manner which provides clear access to the lens surfaces of the eyeglasses. A cleani... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5280661 | Digital wipe device for lenses and similar articles A digital wipe device is provided for lenses and similar articles which consists of a pair of sheaths in which the first sheath fits on a thumb of a hand and the second sheath fits on a finger of the hand. An interconnecting flexible member is connected t... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5178932 | Three-layer nonwoven composite structure A nonwoven composite structure is provided which has three melt-extruded nonwoven layers, each of which includes at least a portion of a nonwoven web. The first nonwoven web is adjacent to one surface of the second nonwoven web and the third nonwoven web ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5178931 | Three-layer nonwoven laminiferous structure A nonwoven laminiferous structure is provided which has three melt-extruded nonwoven layers, each of which includes at least a portion of a nonwoven web. The first nonwoven web is adjacent to one surface of the second nonwoven web and the third nonwoven w... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5149576 | Multilayer nonwoven laminiferous structure A nonwoven laminiferous structure is provided which has at least two melt-extruded nonwoven layers: (A) a first layer which includes at least a portion of a first nonwoven web; and (B) a second layer adjacent to said first layer which includes at least a ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5145727 | Multilayer nonwoven composite structure A nonwoven composite structure is provided which has at least two melt-extruded nonwoven layers: (A) a first layer which includes at least a portion of a first nonwoven web; and (B) a second layer which includes at least a portion of a second nonwovfen we... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5122195 | Method of removing foreign material from brush bristles A method for removing paint or other foreign matter from the bristles of a brush involves the use of an open web of interengaged, continuous, crinkled, coarse filaments of a resilient thermoplastic polymeric material which are removably welded together at... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5095574 | Curved glass cleaning and buffing device A cleaning and buffing device for curved surfaces is disclosed in which a tapered cleaning element is rotatably secured to a C-shaped bracket element having a first arm, a second arm, and a connecting member affixed to an elongated handle. The C-shaped br... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4961242 | Wet mop head for floor mop An applicator or absorption cover for the head of a wet floor mop includes a textile support with holder insert-pockets sewn on the upper-side at opposite longitudinal ends, and with sponge-cloth or non-woven cloth material with high liquid take-up capaci... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4829622 | Cleaning device A cleaning device comprises a plurality of layers of thin, flexible, soft nylon netting material superposed over one another in sheets and stitched together along an inner portion of the sheets at a predetermined distance from the outer edge of the sheets... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4821359 | Brush and its manufacturing method A brush including a laminate having a handle end portion adapted for manual engagement, and an opposite head end portion; and a plurality of rows of bristles having end portions adhered between adjacent plies in the head end portion of the laminate and pr... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4741941 | Nonwoven web with projections Nonwoven web and method of making including interbonded thermoplastic fibers in an array of hollow projections extending outwardly from at least one surface of said web. The projections are separated by land areas of interbonded fibers, and the fiber orie... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4697301 | Blackboard rubber made of, or including, metal Blackboard rubber made of metal or having a metal base made up of two parts enclosed one within the other, the first part being in the form of a rectangular box and the second part being flat and forming a lid to the first part; the said second part compr... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4206948 | Process for scrub brush manufacture A scrubbing-brush is manufactured by the following process. First, a number of nets formed of fibers connected with one another are secured. The bundle is bundled at an intermediate portion thereof by a bundling member. Then, the bundle is cut at opposite... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4094036 | Floor cleaning device A floor cleaning device includes a holding member which is of generally U-shaped cross-sectional configuration, including a bight interconnecting two arms, which together bound a recess for partially receiving a cleaning element so that a cleaning edge of... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4075033 | Wiping material and holder A wiping material in the shape of a cup and a handle for holding the material during its use. The wiping material may include several layers with the same or different compositions. For hygienic use, it may have a layer of soft, absorbent toilet paper wit... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4023231 | Oil dip stick wiper The oil dip stick wiper is comprised of a flat base plate which can be secured to the interior of the engine compartment of aircraft, boat or automobile, and a housing structure defining two open, symmetrically aligned "V" s across the top, terminating in... | 05/17/1977 |
