Cleaning device having onboard replaceable cleaning pad and onboard replaceable cleaning solution

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9974381-B2
Application number	US-201514700482-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2015
Priority date	Aug 22, 2011
Publication date	May 22, 2018
Grant date	May 22, 2018

Abstract

A device for cleaning debris from a target surface. The device has a sole plate with permanent cleaning material, such as bristles, and a removable/replaceable pad. The device also has a replaceable, on-board supply of cleaning solution. The pad/cleaning solution may be replaced when depleted and replaced with a new pad/cleaning solution or may simply be replaced with a new pad/cleaning solution when that pad/cleaning solution is more suitable for a particular cleaning task.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for cleaning debris from a target surface, said device comprising:
a resiliently deformable sole plate having a top and a bottom generally opposed thereto, said bottom of said sole plate being able to removably receive a pad attachable thereto, wherein said sole plate has a peripheral flange with a perimeter;
a handle rigidly joined to the top of said sole plate;
a plurality of bristles cantilevered from said handle and extending towards a target surface to be cleaned; and
a receptacle for receiving a container of cleaning solution, said container being at least partially disposed within said handle and having a nozzle for forwardly spraying cleaning solution therefrom in response to user actuation of a manual actuator disposed on said container.

2. A device according to claim 1 further comprising a generally planar pad removably installed in on the bottom of said sole plate.

3. A device according to claim 1 wherein said pad comprises cellulose.

4. A device according to claim 1 wherein said sole plate has a cantilevered sole plate perimeter.

5. A device according to claim 4 wherein said pad overhangs said sole plate a radial dimension of 1 to 10 mm.

6. A device according to claim 1 wherein said flange of said sole plate being tapered to be thinner at the perimeter thereof.

7. A device according to claim 1 wherein said sole plate comprises rubber having a Shore A Durometer hardness of 20 to 35.

8. A device according to claim 1 further comprising a cleaning solution.

9. A device according to claim 8 wherein said cleaning solution comprises a surfactant having a carbon chain length of C8 to C10.

10. A device according to claim 9 comprising cleaning solution having a surfactant with a carbon chain length of C8 and further comprising a pad, said pad further comprising less than 50% cellulose.

11. A device according to claim 10 wherein said pad comprises at least two laminae joined together in face to face relationship at least one of said laminae comprising an airlaid layer.

12. A device according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of bristles is juxtaposed with said bottom of said handle and extends outwardly therefrom in acute, non-perpendicular angular relationship relative to the bottom of said sole plate.

13. A device according to claim 12 wherein said device comprises a non-flat bristle surface, from which said bristles are outwardly cantilevered.

14. A device according to claim 1 wherein said receptacle is elongate with an opening at each end thereof.

15. A kit according to claim 1 wherein said container is an aerosol container removably insertable into said receptacle.

16. A kit according to claim 15 wherein said aerosol container has a bag on valve configuration.

17. A kit according to claim 15 having a receptacle longitudinal axis through said receptacle, and said aerosol container has a container longitudinal axis, said container longitudinal axis being coincident said aerosol longitudinal axis.

18. A kit according to claim 17 wherein said sole plate is spaced apart a first distance from receptacle longitudinal axis.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Shafer Adam Robert-George
• Schuller David William
• Zemskov Igor Ivanovich
• Teufel Rainer Bernhard
• Lane Richard Lee
• Huang Sun-Jan Alan

Classifications

• A47L13/17

  containing cleaning agents (A47L13/19 takes precedence {; chemical compositions C11D17/049}) · CPC title

• A47L13/12

  Implements with several different treating devices · CPC title

• A47L13/26

  Other cleaning devices with liquid supply arrangements (such arrangements on floor-polishing machines A47L11/00, on scrapers A47L13/03, on mops A47L13/22; cloths, pads, or the like containing cleaning agents A47L13/17, A47L13/19) · CPC title

• A46B11/0017 Primary

  with pre-pressurised reservoirs, e.g. aerosols · CPC title

• B25G1/102

  the shape being specially adapted to facilitate handling or improve grip · CPC title