Handle and fitment assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12532993-B2
Application number	US-202117157181-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2021
Priority date	Jan 25, 2021
Publication date	Jan 27, 2026
Grant date	Jan 27, 2026

Abstract

Discloses is an assembly for providing a cleaning assembly. The cleaning assembly may include multiple portions, such as a handle portion and a cleaning portion. The cleaning assembly may further include a disposable head portion that may be engaged and disengaged from the handle assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A cleaning tool assembly comprising:
a. a handle assembly extending from a proximal end to a distal terminal end; and b. a removable cleaning head comprising:
i. a cleaning substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, and
ii. a fitment connected to the cleaning substrate, the fitment has a top flange structure secured to the top surface of the cleaning substrate;
wherein the handle assembly includes:
a wand having a handle at a proximal portion and a distal end surface at a distal portion;
an engagement member with a flexible collar, the engagement member extends to the distal terminal end of the handle assembly and is configured to be coupled to the fitment or decoupled from the fitment of the removable cleaning head; and
an actuation mechanism, the actuation mechanism includes an axially movable projection member axially movable relative to the engagement member having a distal engagement end configured to directly engage and contact the fitment of the removable cleaning head and eject the removable cleaning head from the engagement member of the handle assembly;

wherein the distal engagement end of the axially movable projection member is configured to extend out and beyond the distal end surface of the wand as the axially movable projection member moves axially relative to the engagement member so that an exposed distal surface of the distal engagement end of the axially moveable projection member directly contacts the fitment; and wherein axial movement of the exposed distal surface of the distal engagement end of the axially movable projection member directly against the fitment ejects and removes the removeable cleaning head from the engagement member of the handle assembly.

2 . The cleaning tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein the flexible collar engages with an inside surface of the fitment to secure the removeable cleaning head to the handle assembly.

3 . The cleaning tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein a recessed portion of the cleaning substrate is at a central region of the cleaning substrate.

4 . The cleaning tool assembly of claim 3 , wherein the fitment is further connected to the recessed portion.

5 . The cleaning tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein the actuation mechanism is configured to move from a first position where the flexible collar is expanded to a second position where the flexible collar is contracted.

6 . The cleaning tool assembly of claim 1 ,
wherein the actuation mechanism includes a movable switch located on the wand that is operable to move from a first position where the flexible collar is positioned in an expanded configuration to retain the removeable cleaning head to a second position where the flexible collar is positioned in a contracted configuration to release the removeable cleaning head.

7 . The cleaning tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein the actuation mechanism further includes:
a control member engageable by a user to move the control member from a first position to a second position; wherein in the first position the axially movable projection member does not eject the removable cleaning head; wherein in the second position the axially movable projection member is moved to eject the removeable cleaning head.

8 . The cleaning tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein the actuation mechanism further includes:
a biasing member to bias the flexible collar in an expanded configuration.

9 . The cleaning tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein the flexible collar is expanded when coupled to the fitment.

10 . The cleaning tool assembly of claim 9 , wherein the flexible collar is contracted at least when decoupled from the fitment.

11 . A cleaning tool assembly comprising:
a cleaning head having a recessed connection portion; and an handle assembly extending from a proximal end to a distal terminal end, the handle assembly includes:
a wand having a handle at a proximal portion and a distal end surface at a distal portion,
a flexible engagement member configured to engage the recessed connection portion of the cleaning head, and
an axially movable projection member axially movable relative to the flexible engagement member having a distal engagement end surface configured to directly engage and contact the cleaning head upon moving axially relative to the flexible engagement member;
wherein the distal engagement end surface of the axially movable projection member is configured to extend out of and beyond the distal end surface of the wand as the axially movable projection member moves axially and beyond the distal end surface of the wand to directly engage and contact the cleaning head with the distal engagement end surface; and wherein axial movement of the distal engagement end surface of the axially movable projection member directly against the cleaning head ejects and removes the cleaning head from the flexible engagement member of the handle assembly.

12 . The cleaning tool assembly of claim 11 further comprising a fitment forming part of the cleaning head having the recessed connection portion.

13 . The cleaning tool assembly of claim 11 further comprising a control member engageable by a user to move the axially movable projection member from a first position to a second position;
wherein in the first position the axially movable projection member does not eject the cleaning head from the handle assembly;
wherein in the second position the axially movable projection member ejects the cleaning head from the handle assembly.

14 . The cleaning tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein a bore defined by the fitment is an open bore.

15 . The cleaning tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein the flexible collar flexes when coupled to the fitment.

16 . The cleaning tool assembly of claim 11 , wherein the flexible engagement member includes a flexible collar configured to flex to couple the cleaning head to the handle assembly.

Assignees

• Clorox Co

Inventors

• Brown Stefan
• Ma Benjamin
• Bell Russell E

Classifications

• B08B9/087

  by methods involving the use of tools, e.g. brushes, scrapers ({B08B9/0808} , B08B9/20 take precedence) · CPC title

• A46B9/005

  where the brushing material is not made of bristles, e.g. sponge, rubber or paper · CPC title

• A46B5/0095 Primary

  Removable or interchangeable brush heads · CPC title

• A47K17/00 Primary

  Other sanitary equipment not covered by the other groups of this subclass {; Holders for toilet brushes} · CPC title

• A47K11/10

  Hand tools for cleaning the toilet bowl {, seat or cover, e.g. toilet brushes} · CPC title