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CN101150976A - Cleaning device with liquid reservoir and replaceable non-woven pad - Google Patents

Cleaning device with liquid reservoir and replaceable non-woven pad Download PDF

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CN101150976A
CN101150976A CNA2006800073078A CN200680007307A CN101150976A CN 101150976 A CN101150976 A CN 101150976A CN A2006800073078 A CNA2006800073078 A CN A2006800073078A CN 200680007307 A CN200680007307 A CN 200680007307A CN 101150976 A CN101150976 A CN 101150976A
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戴维·A·霍德利
史蒂文·A·扎克
杰弗里·S·孔克勒
王天竹
克利西·M·斯米茨
斯科特·马辛
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/26Other cleaning devices with liquid supply arrangements
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46BRUSHWARE
    • A46BBRUSHES
    • A46B11/00Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water
    • A46B11/0006Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water specially adapted to feed the bristle upper surface
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46BRUSHWARE
    • A46BBRUSHES
    • A46B5/00Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/002Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions
    • A46B5/0054Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body
    • A46B5/0075Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body being adjustable and stable during use
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46BRUSHWARE
    • A46BBRUSHES
    • A46B5/00Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
    • A46B5/002Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions
    • A46B5/0054Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body
    • A46B5/0075Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware having articulations, joints or flexible portions designed to allow relative positioning of the head to body being adjustable and stable during use
    • A46B5/0083Mechanical joint allowing adjustment in at least one plane
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/38Other dusting implements
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/42Details
    • A47L13/44Securing scouring-cloths to the brush or like body of the implement
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46BRUSHWARE
    • A46BBRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/30Brushes for cleaning or polishing
    • A46B2200/3033Household brush, i.e. brushes for cleaning in the house or dishes

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Abstract

A cleaning pad ( 28 ) is disclosed. The cleaning pad ( 28 ) includes a base sheet ( 202 ) bonded to a fiber mat ( 203 ) and exhibits improved debris retention when a liquid is applied to the pad ( 28 ) or the surface to be cleaned. The pad ( 28 ) is preferably used with a cleaning system that includes a fluid source ( 30 ) in communication with a cleaning tool ( 22 ) such that fluid may be selectively applied to a surface to be cleaned or directly to the fiber mat ( 203 ) of the cleaning pad ( 28 ).

Description

The cleaning device that has liquid memory and removable non-woven pad
Technical field
The present invention relates to cleaning device field, for example hand-held deduster and Dust-removing mop.More particularly, the present invention relates to have the cleaning systems of handle, this handle limits the support of admitting fluid holder, and this fluid reservoir is connected with the support arm of laying cleaning appliance, and whole system can be carried out wet-cleaning or dedusting, damp formula cleaning or dedusting or dry cleaning or dedusting.
Background technology
Recent decades, people once used hand-held feather deduster, dedusting rag and other cleaning appliance as burnisher, removed on the furniture that sticks to such as dressing table and coffee table, on the electrical equipment such as computer, on the lamp, on the interior wall, on the crossbeam and the dust on the similar position.Thereby, general people know the surface in floor, furniture and other families get on except that dust or dirt be by dust or dirt being sticked on the cleaning appliance with dedusting rag, dedusting cloth or other these surfaces of cleaning appliance wiping.
Run through half a century in the past, people have developed the new cleaning appliance that helps the individual to carry out dedusting and carry out similar cleaning housework.Though hand-held deduster and other cleaning appliance normally are widely known by the people in this technical field, present commercialization design exists numerous shortcomings.For example, publication number is U. S. application, the U.S. Pat 6 of US2004/0034956A1,813,801, U.S. Pat 5,953,784 and U.S. Pat 6,550,092 has disclosed the various variations of the hand held device for cleaning that is combined with disposable cleaning pad, in view of the above these documents is clearly introduced as reference.Although these devices more or less are suitable for desired application, but still present tangible limitation.For example, the storage construct that the list of references of quoting as proof is not above all provided convenience.Or rather, in order to store the hand-held cleaning appliance in the most prior art, handle physically must be disassembled from its cleaning pad support component.In addition, the coupling part of these known devices usually comprises pushes build-up member, and as time goes by, these are pushed build-up member and may weaken gradually, cause support component to break away from from handle portion in cleaning course.
In addition, people are still untapped goes out to be enough in dedusting or other cleaning course cleaning pad is maintained suitable holding device on the support component.For example, publication number is that the disclosed mop easy to use of U. S. application of US2004/0034956A1 has disclosed the arc protuberance along parallel connecting plate side.The arcuate surfaces of these protuberances can not always maintain dedusting pad on the described plate fully with the interval in cleaning course.When a people carries out normal dedusting or cleaning action, the usually slippage from the described plate of described pad.
Substantially, the majority improvement of hand-held deduster and mop is the improvement at the basic mechanical component of cleaning device.These improvement are directed to the cheap but still powerful apparatus that is provided for dry dust removal or cleaning.Yet, obviously lack in the prior art and can optionally carry out any trial of the hand-held cleaning appliance of wet dust removal, damp formula dedusting or dry dust removal providing.
Water or other clean solutions added to be increased the efficient that cleaning device absorbs dust and other fragments and is known by people in most of cleaning pads or the system.Although this understanding is arranged, but the hand-held cleaning systems that also do not comprise at present additional water or cleaning fluid reservoir, thereby this additional water or cleaning fluid reservoir can be used on and allow the user carry out blocked operation by enough hands between wet type, damp formula or dry dust removal on the cleaning appliance.Up to the present, if a people wants to carry out wet dust removal or cleaning, dedusting of the prior art and cleaning device need the user to obtain independent spray bottle or other liquid bringing devices.
According to needs, in addition the cloth that combines with this system is carried out improved extra needs to wet type or damp formula dedusting or cleaning systems.Many known disposable dedustings or cleaning cloth material package are drawn together the fabric that can not fully absorb water and dust.Though disclosed some improvement in the prior art to the dedusting cloth, but still existence is carried out improved needs to clean fiber and orientation, described improvement to clean fiber and orientation makes the wet type and the maximization of dry type absorbability of dedusting pad, and fully promotes the liquid in the cleaning systems to make the most of the advantage simultaneously.
Summary of the invention
As this concrete implements and broadly described, open and aforementioned consistent and according to a kind of cleaning systems of the present invention and use and the method for this system of manufacturing with suitable details, make those skilled in the art can realize and use the present invention.
In a preferred implementation, burnisher comprises handle portion, the opening that this handle portion has the top, defines the bottom of support, enter support can making of placing of central authorities and with the removable cleaning pad support component that is connected of handle portion.In another embodiment, apply at first cleaning position, the second cleaning pad liquid that support component is movably between position and the 3rd memory location.In another embodiment, burnisher comprises the detachable cleaning fluid distributor in the support.For example, the cleaning fluid distributor can be that pumping spray bottle or pumping are sprayed bag or aerosol bottle or aerosol bag, the deformable handle/holder by the extrusion handle distributing fluids, had holder that sprays trigger or the flexible pouch that has attachable injection nozzle.In another embodiment, burnisher comprises parallel attaching parts, and these parallel attaching parts comprise at least one vertically extending cleaning pad, and this cleaning pad maintains the tab that protrudes from this attaching parts upper surface.
In another other alternate embodiments, an end of cleaning pad support component comprises the circular pivot parts, and it is configured to be installed in pivotal parts-admittance support in the handle portion.These circular pivot parts can comprise a plurality of notches and this handle can comprise semiflexible joint tab, and this joint tab protrudes downwards and enters in this pivotal parts-admittance support.This also can be a kind of hinge.This configuration has been got rid of extention, the needs of spring, securing member for example, thus reduced manufacturing and assembly cost.Should engage tab is configured to be installed in the notch in order to the cleaning support component is carried out the rotation of selectivity pivot.In an alternative embodiment, pivotal parts comprise with corresponding first notch of cleaning position, with liquid apply corresponding second notch in position and with corresponding the 3rd notch in memory location.Notch produces the click sound that can hear with the interaction that engages between the tab, and this click sound transmits support arm to the user and has been in signal in the above-mentioned functions position.
In yet another preferred embodiment, fluid distributor comprises the injection cap, should spray cap and be configured to make in support this fluid distributor aligning to put in place.Described cap can comprise that flat and this support can comprise that a pair of relative flange makes this flange engage via the flat selectivity relative with this and described cap is aimed at and put in place.
In another preferred implementation, burnisher comprises the cleaning pad of being made up of the composition of fiber and at least one non-woven sheets.Fiber on the cleaning pad is convergent by this way, even when proper cleaning pad is connected with support component, the fiber of close handle is shorter than the free-ended fiber of the most close support component.Fiber can be made of the polymer that can make the spontaneous transmission of aqueous fluid.Preferably, it is columniform or leaf that fiber adopts the form and the right and wrong of pencil.
In an alternative embodiment, cleaning systems comprise the burnisher with handle, and described handle defines the inside depression of admitting fluid holder and the cleaning medium support member that is connected with handle pivot.This support member can be from cleaning position pivot rotation backward.This system preferably also comprises cleaning medium that is connected with the cleaning medium support member and the fluid reservoir that is connected with handle in support.This holder can be applied to fluid the surface that will be cleaned and the surface of cleaning medium.
In another embodiment of the present invention, removable cleaning pad uses with having the vertical burnisher that extends projection, and described cleaning pad comprises the composition of fiber and at least one non-woven sheets.
In another preferred implementation, in comprising the burnisher of handle portion, use removable jetting dispenser, this handle portion limits support on the handle interior section, this handle configurations is become to admit described jetting dispenser, described jetting dispenser comprises the cap with a pair of relative flat, described flat is configured to be installed in the pair of tracks in the support, thereby prevents the jetting dispenser distortion.This flat can be parallel or tapering is arranged.
Preferred complete burnisher comprises the handle that defines cleaning fluid reservoir-receiving channel, the cleaning pad support member that is connected with handle pivot, the cleaning pad that has two usable surface and the fluid reservoir that is connected with handle in described receiving channel, the usable surface of described cleaning pad has the composition of fiber and at least one non-woven sheets.Fluid reservoir comprises groove opposite, is configured to make in described receiving channel the injection cap to aim at described groove and puts in place.
Preferred clean method comprises provides burnisher, and this burnisher has handle, and this handle has top, bottom, can make the opening that enters the bottom from the top and the cleaning pad support member pivotally connected with handle portion.This method also is included in and places cleaning pad on the cleaning pad support member, fluid distributor is inserted in the fluid distributor support, cleaning pad navigated on the surface that will be cleaned and the step of mobile cleaning pad on the surface that will be cleaned.
The method of making preferred burnisher comprises forming to have two parts, the handle of top and bottom and the cleaning pad support member is pivotally connected on the handle portion, this handle defines cavity and opening, described opening configuration is made allow to enter described bottom from described top.Alternatively, can use the single-piece shell.
In another embodiment, the device that is used for the clean surface comprises handle, the pivot abutment that is connected with handle and the cleaning head part that is connected with this pivot abutment, and this cleaning head part can fold into below the handle to be easy to storage and parcel.Cleaning head partly can be formed in multiple direction head lamp brush guard pivot rotation, thereby can use the either side of cloth.
In another embodiment, the burnisher that is used for wet type, damp formula or dry cleaning comprises handle portion that limits the fluid reservoir support and the cleaning appliance support component that is connected with this handle portion.The cleaning appliance support component can flexibly connect with handle portion.One end of cleaning appliance support component can comprise the circular pivot parts, and the pivotal parts that described circular pivot component configuration becomes to be installed in the handle portion is admitted in the cavity.These circular pivot parts can comprise a plurality of notches and handle can comprise semiflexible joint tab, this joint tab protrudes downwards and enters pivotal parts and admit in the cavity, should engage tab and be configured to be installed in the described notch with pivot rotation optionally and clean support component.In one embodiment, the joint of semiflexible joint tab in described notch produces the signal that can hear, thereby allows during the user knows that it has locked in position.
In another embodiment, the pivoting point on the handle portion is positioned under the horizontal plane that the fluid reservoir by support limits.Here, the fluid reservoir in this handle can be finished the useful design on the ergonomics meaning of handle.
In last embodiment, the cleaning systems that are used for wet type, damp formula or dry cleaning comprise the handle portion on the ergonomics meaning, the cleaning medium support arm that is connected with handle portion, the cleaning medium and the liquid conveying system that are connected with this support arm, the surface transport clean liquid that this liquid conveying system can maybe will be cleaned to cleaning medium.
In conjunction with following description and accompanying drawing, will be familiar with and understand these and other aspect of the present invention and target better.Yet should be understood that though following description points out preferred implementation of the present invention, this be provide as example and be not limited.Under the situation that does not break away from spirit of the present invention, within the scope of the invention many variations and modification can be arranged, and the present invention comprises all these modifications.
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By the reference typical case, constitute advantage of the present invention and feature and the clear notion that offers typical machine structure of the present invention and operation will become more obviously directly perceived, therefore subsidiary illustrated non-limiting embodiment also forms the part of this detailed description.Wherein same Reference numeral is represented identical key element in these several views, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of cleaning systems first embodiment that can carry out wet type or dry cleaning that assembled, and these cleaning systems illustrate at first cleaning position or 9 o ' clock positions;
Fig. 2 is the decomposition diagram of cleaning systems part shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 3 is the side view that cleaning systems are in memory location or 3 o ' clock positions;
Fig. 4 is that cleaning systems are in the side view that liquid applies position or 5 o ' clock positions, simultaneously cleaning pad support member shown in broken lines and people's finger;
Fig. 5 illustrates the perspective view that preferred fluid is admitted the cleaning systems downside of supporting structure;
Fig. 6 is the vertical cutaway view along the cleaning systems of Fig. 1-5 shown device longitudinal axis;
Fig. 7 is the sectional view along 5-5 line among Fig. 6;
Fig. 8 is the sectional view along 6-6 line among Fig. 6;
Fig. 9 is the sectional view along 7-7 line among Fig. 6;
Figure 10 is that cleaning systems are in the side view that liquid applies the position, and the alternate embodiments of the cleaning pad that is connected with cleaning systems is shown;
Figure 11 is the partial, exploded perspective view of the pivot assembling of cleaning systems of the present invention shown in Fig. 1-5;
Figure 12 is the decomposition diagram of the part of cleaning systems alternate embodiments; And
Figure 13 is the vertical cutaway views of alternative cleaning systems shown in Figure 12 along this system's longitudinal axis;
In the description of the preferred embodiment for the present invention shown in the accompanying drawing, for clarity sake adopt specific term.But this does not mean that the present invention is subjected to the restriction of the particular term so selected, and should be understood that each particular term comprises that all operate the equivalence techniques of finishing similar purpose in a similar manner.For example, usually use and related herein word or similar term.By means of other elements, they are not subjected to the restriction of direct correlation but comprise described association, can be by those skilled in the art's approval for to be equal in this this association.
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Following description illustrates the present invention and various feature and favourable details more fully with reference to the non-limiting embodiment of describing in detail.
1. system survey
With basic form, the present invention is used in the cleaning systems of wet type, damp formula or dry cleaning, and it comprises fluid reservoir or fluid delivery system and the cleaning pad supporting member that can support cleaning pad or other cleaning appliances.This cleaning pad supporting member is mobilizable and comprises pivot connector in the illustrated embodiment.These cleaning systems can make fluid be applied directly on the surface that cleaning pad maybe will be cleaned.These cleaning systems preferably comprise the burnisher that has handle, and this handle limits fluid reservoir and admits support and pivotally connected with the cleaning pad support component.The one-handed performance instrument that wet type, damp formula or dry cleaning are selected that provides that does not have in traditional cleaning device can be provided like this.
2. detailed description of the preferred embodiment
To further describe specific implementations of the present invention by following nonrestrictive example now, described example will be used for the various key characters of diagram.These examples only are for the ease of to the understanding that can put into practice mode of the present invention and can make those skilled in the art realize the present invention.Therefore, these following examples should not be interpreted as restricted scope of the present invention.
At first turn to Fig. 1 and 2, Fig. 1 and 2 illustrates cleaning systems 20 of the present invention according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Cleaning systems 20 comprise burnisher 22, cleaning appliance support component or cleaning medium support member 26, liquid conveying system, cleaning fluid distributor or holder 30 and the cleaning pad or the cleaning medium 28 that are connected with burnisher 22 through cleaning pad support component 26 substantially, and described burnisher 22 comprises handle portion or handle 24 and pivotally connected cleaning pad support component.
Handle portion 24 is preferably the parts of curved ergonomics design, and it is configured to cosily be held in user's the palm.Handle portion 24 comprises whole top 29, the first side wall 21a, the second sidewall 21b, rear wall 23 and bottom 31.Handle portion 24 can be made of multiple synthetic resin, plastics or other suitable materials.This preferred embodiment in, handle portion 24 is made of polypropylene.Although can according to the expection use in wide in range change in size, construct handle portion 24, this preferred embodiment in, handle portion 24 is approximately 8.5 inches long, 1.3 inches wide and 1.7 inches high.This preferred sizes can make cleaning systems 20 be easy to use, operate, pack, transport and store, and has equally also increased comprehensive ergonomics design.Handle portion 24 can constitute to increase aesthetic appeal with multicolour.It also can be made of trnaslucent materials.
As will be described in more detail below, handle portion 24 defines fluid reservoir and admits support, depression or groove 36.In this preferred implementation, in support 36, insert ergonomics design or shape that fluid distributor or holder 30 have been realized handle portion 24.Thereby user's palm extends on the top 29 of handle portion 24 and pointing to small part around fluid reservoir 30 of user extended.In addition, the preferred shaped form ergonomics design of handle portion 24 constitutes by this way, promptly makes the pivoting point of admitting cavity 50 to limit by pivotal parts be positioned under the horizontal plane that the fluid reservoir 30 by support 36 limits.As discussed in greater detail below, a kind of like this direction is favourable for applying of fluid of maximization.
Near handle portion 24 centers are opening or the holes 32 that extend to handle portion bottom 31 by handle portion 24.In this illustrated embodiment, the pivotal parts that opening 32 distance is positioned at handle portion 24 front ends 25 places is admitted cavity 50 about 2.5 inches.As shown in Figure 4, opening 32 touches the path that fluid reservoir is admitted support, depression or groove 36 for the user provides one hand, and described fluid reservoir admits support, depression or groove 36 to be limited to the bottom 31 of handle portion 24.Near the front end 25 of handle portion 24, admitting on the cavity 50 at pivotal parts is that the cantilever pivot engages tab 38, and this tab 38 extends down into below in greater detail pivotal parts and admits among the cavity 50.
Fig. 2 illustrates a preferred implementation of the fluid reservoir 30 of cleaning systems 20.In this illustrated embodiment, fluid reservoir 30 is with the form configuration of fluid distributor or pump starting spray bottle, thus storage of water or special-purpose fluid.This fluid can be made up of multiple known product.This fluid is preferably selected from following product: commercial PledgeR kinds of surface cleaning agent, PledgeR wooden with glass cleaner, the all-round cleaning agent of End DustR, FantasticR, WindexR glass cleaner, antiseptic for example OustR or LysolR, flavouring agent for example GladeR, leather or vinyl inorganic agent for example Armor AllR, fabric protectant for example Scotch GuardR or fabric refreshers for example by the S.C.Johnson﹠amp in the Racine city of Wisconsin; Those clean fabric agent or FabrezeR that Son Co., Ltd makes.This fluid alternately comprises substantially, but be not limited to: any all-round cleaning agent, oily or water base dust inhibitor, anlistatig, antimicrobial, antibiotic, the preparation of sterilization and deodorizing, dedusting agent, glass cleaner, furniture polish, leather or vinyl inorganic agent, other cleaning agents, wax, glazing agent or brightener, softening agent, friction strengthens compound, perfume, the plate cleaning agent, soap, pesticide or insect-proof agent, remover or other body care products, the coating that is used for sponge brushing or other purposes, go out aqueous emulsion, go out fat liquor, dust particle remover or eliminant, polishing detergent, the shoes glazing agent, pet health product or the like.
As shown in Figure 2, this preferred spray bottle is columniform bottle substantially, and it comprises integrated bottom 51, sidewall 53, second section 55 and the 3rd section 59.Be threaded on the top of this spray bottle or push assembling and spray cap or nozzle 61.Spray cap 61 and comprise a pair of relative flat 63a, 63b, this flat is configured to optionally engage flange 71a, the 71b that fluid reservoir is admitted support 36.Alternatively, can use the system of tab and groove to form similar locking mechanism.Spray cap 61 and comprise that alternately one has smooth flat button of a side or taper button.Except that this illustrated spray bottle, fluid reservoir 30 can adopt various ways, including, but not limited to the aerosol bag, by pushing deformable handle or holder, the spray gun that has attachable injection nozzle or the flexible pouch of distributing fluids.Though fluid reservoir 30 is illustrated as in the support 36 that is installed in handle portion 24, and fluid reservoir alternately is completed into the handle of this system, only connect the top part (also promptly, pivotal parts and attaching parts) of cleaning systems.
Will be appreciated that relative flat 63a, the 63b that spray cap 61 provide the close installation in handle portion 24, and be used for that convection cell holder 30 carries out correct orientation in cleaning systems 20.Alternatively, should be understood that fluid reservoir 30 can comprise that the profile of other unique design makes it possible to the installation that closely cooperates in fluid reservoir is admitted support 36.
Fig. 5 illustrates the bottom 31 of handle portion 24 better, and this handle portion 24 defines fluid reservoir and admits support 36.Support 36 is limited by lower layer support part 37, handle portion sidewall 21a and 21b and two U-shaped support members or track 44 and 46 substantially, and this U-shaped support member or track are configured to admit the fluid reservoir 30 of this preferred implementation.This preferred embodiment in, lower layer support part 37 is made up of a plurality of rear wall 23 inboard extended ribs 39 from handle portion 24.The front end 43 of rib 39 limits this lower layer support part 37, and this lower layer support part 37 is configured to the bottom 51 of support fluid holder 30.This preferred embodiment in, rib 39 comprises center rib 45, its length equals the diameter of fluid reservoir 30 bottoms substantially.All the other ribs 39 are defined as progressive short length, thereby outwards are tapered and the remainder of support fluid holder 30 rounded bottom from center rib 45.Shown in Fig. 9 the best, a diabolo keeps tab 42a, 42b to extend near the opposite side of lower layer support part 37 along support 36.Be frictionally engaged keeping tab 42a, 42b to be configured to and keep lower floor's sidewall 53 of fluid reservoir 30. Sidewall 21a, 21b extend forward from keeping tab 42a, 42b, further define fluid reservoir and admit the side of support 36 and be spaced apart in the mode around fluid reservoir 30 sidewalls 53 close installation.
Though in this illustrated preferred implementation, fluid reservoir 30 is to push in the support 36 that assembling or friction be installed in handle portion 24, will be appreciated that and also can utilize alternative structure that fluid reservoir 30 is remained within the handle portion 24.For example, for fluid reservoir 30 is remained within the handle portion 24, on a section of handle portion 24, can comprise VelcroR or rubber strip.Also can or otherwise be connected on the handle portion other supporting constructions or the hinge connection of maintenance feature so that fluid reservoir is remained within the handle portion.
Near fluid reservoir admittance support 36 front ends is that the first U-shaped bottleneck is admitted support member 44.Admit support member 44 to be configured to push assembling first bottleneck, admit and keep this fluid reservoir 30 around the fluid reservoir 30 of this preferred implementation.Shown in Fig. 6 and 8, admit support member 44 to be configured to push assembling around this fluid reservoir 30 first bottleneck near the abutment 59 of 30 second sections 55 and the 3rd sections 57 of holders.
What first bottleneck admittance support member 44 was forward a little is that second U-shaped sprays cap admittance support member 46.Admit support member 46 to be configured to push assembling with spraying cap, keep this injection cap 61 and make its orientation around the injection cap 61 of fluid reservoir 30.Shown in the best among Fig. 7, spraying cap and admit support member 46 to limit by pair of flanges 71a, 71b, this extends from relative sidewall 21a, the inboard of 21b flange.Flange 71a, 71b are configured to when being placed on described holder within the support 36, make its flat 63a, 63b of centering on fluid reservoir injection cap 61 push assembling.This close installation that is limited by flange 71a, 71b and flat 63a, 63b is used for admitting support 36 suitably directed for spraying cap 61 at fluid reservoir, thereby the feasible cap 61 that sprays is towards the direction of leaving this support 36.Opening 32 fronts be a plurality of support structure ribs 48, this support structure rib 38 admits cavity 50 to extend forward towards pivotal parts.
Turning to Fig. 6 and 11 now, is that pivotal parts is admitted cavity 50 at front end 25 places of handle portion 24 bottoms 31.Pivotal parts admits cavity 50 to be limited between whole relative the ear shape 49a of portion, the 49b, and this ear shape position is in front end 25 places of handle portion 24.On the cavities surface, the ear shape 49a of portion, 49b comprise groove opposite 52a, 52b within it, become between erecting stage axle 80a, a 80b with circular pivot parts 82 to be slidably engaged its internal cavities surface configuration.Groove 52a, 52b have with the equal diameters of circular pivot parts 82 80a, 80b or than its wide slightly width.Should be understood that, admit cavity 50 to be configured to hold multiple alternative cleaning pad support component 26 groove 52a, 52b and pivotal parts or other have the cleaning appliance of the pivotal parts 82 that is connected its most proximal end.
In the end of groove 52a, 52b is pivot hole 54, and pivot hole 54 is configured to admit axle 80a, the 80b of circular pivot parts 82 and allows the pivot motion there.Shaped form slit 83 extends laterally and limits passage from groove 52a, 52b, and this passage is arranged such that extension keeps tab 85 to move from the circular pivot of pivotal parts 82.On the opposed side edges of pivotal parts admittance cavity 50 front ends, be that circular pivot keeps tab apertures 87, keep tab apertures 87 to be configured to engage and admit the circular pivot that is positioned on the pivotal parts 82 to keep tab 85 this circular pivot.
Protrude downwards from handle portion 24 tops 29 that to enter that pivotal parts admits the cavity 50 be that half flexible pivot of elastic biasing engages tab 38.Engage tab 38 and form, second free end 91 is configured to engagement slot 102,104,106 on the outer surface of pivotal parts 82, as will be described in more detail below by first end 39 that is connected with handle portion 24 and second free end 91.
It in the cavity 50 is cleaning pad support component 26 that the pivotal parts that is connected handle portion 24 is admitted.Cleaning pad support component 26 is made up of the supporting member 92 of circular pivot parts 82, connecting section 93 and the appointment substantially of integral body.Circular pivot parts 82 comprise whole axle 80a, 80b on its opposed side edges.Shown in Figure 11 the best, be configured to be installed in the pivot hole 54 axle 80a, 80b and rotatably pivot rotation there.Pivotal parts 82 comprises that also circular pivot keeps tab 95.Keep tab 95 to be configured to be installed in circle and keep also supporting in the tab apertures 87 the described system that is in cleaning position.Pivotal parts 82 defines and corresponding three notches of the alternate position of cleaning pad support component 26 or breach 102,104,106.Cleaning position notch 102, liquid apply notch 104 and memory location notch 106 is limited on the outer surface of pivotal parts 82.Generally speaking, this preferred pivot assembling needs the pivotal force of about 2-31bf so that it is rotated.
In aggregates and what extend from pivotal parts 82 is connecting section 93 and supporting member 92 with pivotal parts 82.This preferred embodiment in, the supporting member 92 of cleaning pad support component 26 comprises attaching parts or yoke thigh 108a, the 108b of pair of parallel, usually understand as those skilled in the art, described attaching parts or yoke thigh are configured to engage with pocket or sleeve pipe 110a, the 110b of cleaning pad 28.Attaching parts 108a, 108b can multiple version be spaced apart, still, this preferred embodiment in, attaching parts 108a, 108b have from the opposite external side lateral edge and begin about 1.25 inches overall width.About 6.75 inches long, about 0.75 inch of this preferred attaching parts 108a, 108b are thick and about 0.80 inch wide.Attaching parts 108a, 108b define circular leading edge 107, dispose this leading edge 107 to such an extent that be easy to be inserted among sleeve pipe 110a, the 110b of cleaning pad 28.Although what will be appreciated that is that this preferred implementation shows a pair of attaching parts 108a, 108b, also can utilize multiplet.For example, can utilize attaching parts single, broad.Alternatively, can utilize three or more attaching parts.
Attaching parts 108a, 108b comprise that the cleaning pad that separates that protrude on a plurality of surfaces from it 105 keeps tab, barb or projection 112.In this illustrated embodiment, keeping tab 112 is leg-of-mutton tabs, the second angled wall 116 that it has on vertical substantially direction the first wall 114 that extends from the upper surface of attaching parts 108a, 108b and tilts to the far-end of attaching parts 108a, 108b from the top edge of this first wall 114.Tab 112 preferably exceeds about 0.050 inch of attaching parts 108a, 108b.Keep this unique triangular structure of tab 112 to play double action.This angled wall 116 makes and is being easy on attaching parts 108a, 108b to place cleaning pad 28 between erecting stage, and at this vertical first wall 114 during the cleaning action cleaning pad 28 remained on attaching parts 108a, the 108b.
Except that this unique texture that keeps tab 112, their orientations on attaching parts 108a, 108b also are used for cleaning pad 28 is maintained attaching parts 108a, 108b.In this illustrated embodiment, keep tab 112 staggered and comprise before tab 115, three intermediate tabs 117 and back tabs 119.In this illustrated embodiment, each attaching parts 108a, 108b comprise that five keep tab 112.Test shows, big when this tab being placed in the cross structure shown in this preferred implementation of the maintenance effect when keeping tab 112 to separate with the distance that equates each other.This preferred embodiment in, first tab separates 1.0 inches with circular leading edge 107, second separates 2.0 inches, the 3rd separates 2.5 inches, the 4th separates 3.0 inches and the 5th and separates 4.0 inches.
In one embodiment, but attaching parts 108a, 108b can be distensible, expandable demi-inflation or comprise expandable portion.This expansiveness has improved the installation of cleaning pad 28 on attaching parts 108a, 108b, but also is convenient to hand from the last cleaning pad 28 that freely removes of attaching parts 108a, 108b.
Cleaning pad 28 is that those skilled in the art understand substantially, is made up of the composition of the fiber that defines clean surface 111 and coupling part 113.For example, cleaning pad 28 can comprise the non-woven fabric of a plurality of fluffings of being made by synthetic resin, and these non-woven fabrics can bond together mutually.This pad can comprise the fiber that is made of with multiple alternative percentage by weight PP, PE, PET fiber.In this illustrated embodiment, coupling part 113 defines a pair of pocket or sleeve pipe 110a, the 110b that is configured to admit attaching parts 108a, the 108b of cleaning pad support component 26.The lace cloth that the 20g/m2 that contains 1-4% mineral oil that cleaning pad 28 is preferably made by Japanese Haso company is spun into.This cleaning or dedusting pad obtain describing in PCT/JP2004/10507, and it is all clearly introduced as reference.
When using cleaning systems 20, cannula-like cleaning pad 28 is installed on attaching parts 108a, the 108b, thereby makes all keep tab 112 to be positioned among sleeve pipe 110a, the 110b.In this structure, keep tab 112 thereby pad 28 encirclement fully that can be cleaned, avoid the possibility of attaching parts 108a, the exquisite furniture of 108b scratch or other article that are touched.
The clean surface 111 of cleaning pad 28 can be made of the polymer that can make the spontaneous transmission of aqueous fluid.For example, in U.S. Pat 5,723, this polymer of describing in 159, US5,972,505 and US5,200,248, the disclosed content of these documents is as with reference to clearly introducing.
What will be appreciated that is that the polymer fiber of cleaning pad can adopt various ways to strengthen the various performance characteristics of cleaning systems 20.Can use the circular fiber of standard, as those skilled in the art, be understood.Alternatively, last other fiber of cleaning pad can be leaf (lobed), adopts the form of loose bundle fiber.This unique leaf structure produces path in this individual fibers, improved capillary can be worked on each other fiber and increase total cleaning or dedusting surface area, thereby increase the two gross efficiency of wet type and dry dust removal.Bigger surface area causes sticking to the ratio increase of the particulate in groove or the path and causing dust particle quilt " trapping " in the groove of this leaf fiber.This leaf fiber shows improved dust confining force, more effective wet type wiping and the life-span longer than standard circular fiber substantially.And, thereby this leaf fiber can be made the harder higher wiping pressure that produces on less contact area.Should be understood that circular fiber of the present invention can be made up of the polymer of many PP of containing, PE or PET, PET is considered to most economical substitute.Alternatively, can use acrylic acid or biodegradable polymer.
In embodiment that another substitutes, cleaning pad 28 can comprise be connected with the bundle fiber piece than hard fibre or supporting fibers (strut fibers).In this arrangement, this harder fiber (usually in the scope of about 0.3mm) carrying is applied to the most pressure on the cleaning pad 28.This fibre bundle can be connected in its outer end with this strongr fiber by the mode of tangling.It is flexible that this harder fiber causes cleaning pad, thereby causes the sensation of the power that applies more desirable for the user.This harder fiber can also be used to clean the big zone of difficulty, for example crack, curtain or screen.This harder fiber also has advantage on the volume of this fibre bundle that its maintenance is expanded, thereby strengthens the migration of dust in this bundle fiber.
In another alternate embodiments, cleaning pad 28 can comprise with particulate form and is fixed on absorbing material on cleaning pad 28 its cofibres.This absorbing material can adopt known super absorbent polymer SAP.For example, SAP can be as acrylic acid based polymer dress material or that directly become fiber.This commercial SAP comprises cross linked polyacrylate or the acrylic acid-grafted polymer of crosslinked starch substantially, and its carboxylic group can utilize NaOH or caustic potash partly to neutralize.This SAP can make by the technology of for example solvent or solution polymerization process or counter-rotating suspension or emulsion polymerisation process.For example, this SAP is in U.S. Pat 6,124, obtain disclosing in 391, in view of the above with the content of its disclosure as with reference to clearly introducing.
Absorbing material has increased the total absorbability of fiber, prevents that fiber from compressing the formation fiber block together, and has strengthened fiber friction force.This " pearl string " arranged and also make it possible to strategically place the high-absorbable zone on cleaning pad.For example, if the front end that expectation makes cleaning pad 28 has higher absorbability than the remainder of cleaning pad 28, this front end can comprise the particulate absorbing material of higher percent so.
Cleaning pad 28 also can comprise the spiral helicine fiber of formation.This fiber can form by dilatory fibre bundle on blade or by the coaxial bicomponent fibre of heating.Resultant helical fiber shows the outward appearance of fluffy quality and more attractive, and increases the volume (when using less fiber) and the dust confining force of deduster simultaneously.This spiral character of fiber makes crude fibre feel on more soft at it owing to elastic effect also be favourable.And this fiber is lost the useful life that spinning behaviour can be used in the indication cleaning pad gradually.
What will be appreciated that is that aforementioned fibers material or structure are not unique.Cleaning pad can comprise the combination of the tactic of various fibers and other known fiber.In one example, cleaning pad can be by weight content leaf fibrous between 25-100%.
Similarly, although this preferred implementation has disclosed single clean surface 111, the present invention never only limits to this single clean surface.On the contrary, numerous alternative structure places within the scope of the invention.For example, mat of the present invention can comprise multiple clean surface, has substitute or the similar fibre structure that adapts to various cleaning functions.In one embodiment, cleaning pad 28 can be the two sides, the one side of cloth be used for dedusting and the standby face of cleaning pad 28 be used for the cleaning.This also can be by realizing this mat " turn-over " to expose new cleaning face.Alternatively, can use the cleaning pad 28 of leg-of-mutton or other multiaspects.Circular cleaning pad also is conceivable and locates within the scope of the invention.Usually, the shape of multiple cleaning pad 28 or structure can be used for maximizing the various characteristics of cleaning pad 28 and selected fiber.
Put down in writing as top, be used in the location of the fiber on the cleaning pad 28 and the substitute that type can comprise multiple class.For example and never be subject to, cleaning pad 28 can comprise fluffy substantially mat, and this mat comprises around the smooth center band of pocket or sleeve pipe 110a, 110b institute localized area.A kind of like this location can increase surface area and show better effect.In addition, this center band can comprise the pipe that absorbs bolster or extend along cleaning pad 28 centers downwards.A kind ofly like this absorb bolster can provide high-absorbable on cleaning pad 28 zone.Can imagine that various alternative compositions comprise, for example, the cleaning pad of forming by mutual section of cavernous body, feather class formation, microfibre or cellulose foam.Preferred wood pulp.
Cleaning pad 28 also can comprise the cloth of fluffing, and this cloth has the absorptive hydrophilic additive of improvement.This hydrophilic additive includes but not limited to glycerine and ethylene glycol.Cleaning pad 28 also can be all by absorbing material for example artificial silk form.
Cleaning pad 28 or cleaning pad support component 26 also can comprise piezo-electric crystal, and this piezo-electric crystal is applied to cleaning pad with electrostatic charge during being used to increase the dust confining force.This crystal normally known and typically when being subjected to mechanical pressure, produce electric charge.The example of spendable material includes but not limited to the quartz-like crystal, as berlinite (AlPO 4) and orthophosphoric acid gallium (GaPO 4), contain perovskite or tungsten bronze structure (BaTiO 3, KNbO 3, LiNbO 3, LiTaO 3, BiFeO 3, Na xWO 3, Ba 2NaNb 5O 5, Pb 2KNb 5O 15) ceramic.In addition, for example rubber, wool, hair, wood fibre and silk show piezoelectric property and can be utilized some polymeric materials to a certain extent.In addition, also can use polyvinylidene fluoride polymer (CH 2-CF 2-), it shows the piezoelectric property greater than quartzy several times.
Cleaning pad 28 also can comprise the not Web materials of bonding of a part, what for example be to authorize on January 12nd, 1999 people such as Stokes is numbered 5,858,112 United States Patent (USP) and authorize people such as Haynes on October 5th, 1999 be numbered 5,962, described in 112 the United States Patent (USP), what comprise perhaps that other materials for example authorized people such as Vander Wielan by on January 19th, 1988 is numbered 4,720,415 United States Patent (USP) is described, what comprise perhaps that any superabsorbent material for example is to authorize in February, 1991 Newell is numbered 4,995,133 United States Patent (USP) and be equally authorize Newell be numbered 5,638,569 United States Patent (USP), the numbering 5 of authorizing people such as Holt on October 5th, 1999,960,508 United States Patent (USP) and authorize people such as Sherry on December 21st, 1999 be numbered 6,003, described in 191 the United States Patent (USP), in view of the above all these documents are clearly introduced as reference integral body at this.
In one embodiment, cleaning pad 28 can comprise the spun-bonded fibre non-woven web, and it has the approximately basis weight of every square metre 68 gram.The fiber of this spunbond can comprise the bicomponent fibre with parallel organization, and each component accounts for 50% of fiber volume herein.The fiber of this spunbond will comprise first and second polypropylene components and/or comprise polyacrylic first component and second component that comprises third rare-ethylene copolymer.With about 1% or more or less titanium oxide or titanium dioxide add in this fiber to improve the opacity of fiber.With this spun-bonded fibre non-woven web with the point not the bonding pattern heat bonding.It is bonding that this non-woven web uses heating and compacting simultaneously, and so-called compacting is by by the clamping part that is formed by the bonding roll of a pair of counter-rotating this non-woven web feed being realized; This bonding roll comprises a flat roll and an engraved roll.The bonded areas of this non-woven web comprises and the corresponding continuous pattern of pattern that gives this engraved roll.And, when through described clip, this bonded areas is applied to described net.This bonded areas will account for this non-woven web area about 27% to about 35% between scope and circular non-bonded areas that form to repeat, non-random pattern.Absorbability material that strengthen or that have super absorbability can be comprised super absorbent polymer, powder, fiber and similar material, combine with cleaning pad 28.
Alternatively, pad 28 comprises lamination gas shop synthetic and spun-bonded fibre non-woven web.This non-woven web can comprise the polypropylene spinning binder fibre of the one-component with every square metre of about 14 gram basis weights.This gas shop synthetic can comprise from about 85% to about 90% kraft pulp fur and from about 10% to about 15% bi-component staple fiber.This bi-component staple fiber can have core-shell structure; This nuclear consitution comprises PETG, and this shell component comprises polyethylene.This gas shop synthetic have every square metre about 200 to the basis weight between about 350 grams and have every gram in about 8 to about 11 absorbabilities between restraining.
Cleaning pad 28 also can include the part that benefits scouring or the hydrophilic fibers of a side.In addition, nylon fiber is used in increases coefficient of friction when becoming wet.The each several part of cleaning pad 28 can be less than or to equal about 1.0 microfibre and ultra micro fibrous by every monofilament Denier (dpf).
As described, cleaning pad 28 can form technology by any known material or material and form, and comprises weaving and nonwoven material, polymer, gelinite, extrded material, laminated material, layered material (thereby this layered material integral body bond together form a kind of associating material (co-material)), fused material, extrded material, gas shop material or the like.
For providing cleaning fluid alternately cleaning pad 28 to be optimized for described surface, for example use fluid microcapsules or encapsulated or reagent.The enhancing face of cleaning pad 28 can have cleans or grinds quality.This enhancing face also can by mechanical stamping, bonding, push, compress, extruding, injection, splash, lamination or other surfaces form or influence technology and form.Above-mentioned various alternative clean solution can be encapsulated into this cleaning pad by microcapsules, thereby makes and by some additional stimulus they optionally to be discharged.Should be understood that microcapsules are encapsulated into the various clean solutions of this cleaning pad can be by another chemicals or the pressure activation in water, the fluid reservoir.This solution can be poured into by dry type.Alternatively, this chemical solution can be encapsulated on the described pad 28 or within or in the pocket or foam on cleaning medium support member 26.This pocket design can be become make its explosion and discharge clean solution when being subjected to modest pressure.
Should be understood that cleaning systems 20 can be rendered as partly pre-assembled or unassembled of its each part.During the assembling of cleaning systems 20 or making, when between the ear shape 49a of portion, the 49b that pivotal parts 28 are inserted into aforesaid operations handle portion 24 with above-mentioned orientation, the ear shape 49a of portion, the 49b of aforesaid operations handle portion 24 can be forced to from crooked outwardly away from each other.Axle 80a, 80b slide along the path that is limited by groove 52a, 52b and arrive the pivot hole 54 that is limited to described end up to them.Thereby axle 80a, 80b are installed in and define the pivot abutment in the hole 54.Then sleeve pipe 110a, the 110b of cleaning pad 28 is placed on cleaning pad is fastened on attaching parts 108a, the 108b in this system.Circular pivot parts 82 adapt to cleaning pad support component 26 with respect to the rotation of handle portion 24 longitudinal axis in the scope of about 55-65 degree.This preferred range is desirable for alternative fiber length that adapts to system of the present invention and cloth geometry.Especially preferred is the scope of about 61 degree.When cleaning pad support component 26 extended in its cleaning position (Fig. 1) fully, circular maintenance tab 95 was installed in and keeps maintaining its cleaning position in the tab apertures 87 and with cleaning pad support component 26.
Fig. 1,3,4 and 10 diagrams are positioned at the cleaning systems of the present invention of its alternate position.Fig. 1 diagram is in the cleaning systems 20 of its cleaning position.As mentioned above, at this cleaning position, cleaning pad support component 26 extends forward, and pivot engages tab 38 and engages with the cleaning position notch 102 of pivotal parts 82, and keeps tab 95 to be installed in the maintenance tab apertures 87.These joints or holding member produce the pivotal force of 2.5lbf at least.No matter stand any torque during normal dedusting, drying or cleaning action, the power of this quantity is enough to cleaning pad support component 26 is maintained in its cleaning position that extends fully.Thereby at this cleaning position, the user can handle cleaning systems 20 by handle portion 24.In addition, the user can be applied directly to water or other liquid that is collected in the fluid reservoir 30 on the surface that will be cleaned.Thereby the user can insert a finger and push injection cap 61 and give off the fluid that is collected in the holder 30 by opening 32.Because cleaning systems 20 are in the orientation of this cleaning position, when this system for example is in the horizontal direction when for the coffee table dedusting, the liquid general typically will be applied directly on the surface that is cleaned in cleaning pad 28 back region.Alternatively, clean solution can be injected on the vertical surface that is cleaned, for example on the moulded parts of window or door.
Fig. 4 and 10 diagrams are in the cleaning systems 20 that second liquid applies the position.Apply the position for cleaning pad support component 26 is moved into liquid, the user must grip hand shank portion 24 and cleaning pad support component 26 is applied torque so that it is removed from cleaning position, as shown in Figure 1.When having applied the torque of the influence power that is enough to overcome attachment of the present invention, circular pivot parts 82 are rotated down and enter liquid and apply the position.Apply the position at this liquid, pivot joint tab 38 applies notch 104 with the liquid of pivotal parts 82 and engages, and applies state thereby the advance expenditure support part part 26 that keeps clean is in its angled liquid.In this illustrated embodiment, liquid applies that the angle  between the cleaning pad support component 26 and handle portion 24 can be between 45 ° and 68 ° in the position.Preferably, the angle  between cleaning pad support component 26 and the handle portion 24 between 55 ° and 68 °, especially preferred 63 °.This preferred angle is considered the fluid reservoir jet mode of (dotted line shows), with the liquid that applies on the maximum surface area of the clean surface 111 that is implemented in cleaning pad 28.
During dedusting or cleaning, if need, the user can apply position spin-cleaning support component 26 repeatedly to its liquid from its cleaning position.Alternatively, put down in writing as top, when when cleaning position uses cleaning systems 20, the user can just be applied directly to liquid on the surface that will be cleaned.
Fig. 3 illustrates the memory location of cleaning systems.As shown in Figure 3, in this memory location, cleaning pad support component 26 rotate backward make its substantially with the plane parallel that the longitudinal axis limited by handle portion 24.In this memory location, engage with memory location notch 106 cleaning pad support component 26 is maintained in its folding position thereby engage tab 38.In this memory location, can easily cleaning systems 20 be stored in the multiple space, for example in kitchen drawer or the cabinet.Alternatively, can use the opening 32 in the handle portion 24 that this system is hung on the wall.
As recognizing, the present invention includes the novel method of adjusting cleaning pad support component 26 from top description.At first obtain cleaning systems 20.When grip hand shank portion (and preferred not other parts of this device), cleaning pad support component 26 is pressed onto causes on the target (for example, wall or floor) of cleaning pad support component 26 with respect to handle portion 24 rotations.In the embodiment that substitutes, described pivotal parts can comprise that torsionspring or other bias units turn back to its cleaning position will clean support component 26 under the situation that does not need the user to make great efforts.
Figure 10 illustrates the alternate embodiments of cleaning pad 128 of the present invention.Cleaning pad 128 is similar to aforementioned pad, and still, pad 128 comprises the fiber 129 that reduces on its clean surface 111.As shown in figure 10, fiber 129 is convergent in such a way, makes that promptly those fibers 129 of the most close handle portion 24 are the shortest.When leaving handle portion 24, it is longer that fiber 129 becomes gradually.The length of the fiber that this reduces makes that also cleaning systems 20 are suitable for applying in the position at fluid, reaches maximum cleaning fluid and apply surface area on clean surface 111.
Figure 12 and the other alternate embodiments of 13 diagram cleaning systems.Shown in Figure 12 and 13, the cleaning fluid reservoir 30 of aforementioned embodiments is substituted by flexible pouch 130.In this alternate embodiments, injection nozzle or the cap 134 that has angled dip-tube 140 can be remained in the foregoing handle portion 24.The user can puncture the sealing on the described bag that has pump dip-tube 140 at executing location 138 places.Alternatively, the user can be spun on injection cap 134 on the screw thread bag accessory 151 or can directly support on described bag 130 with stake in filled operating period spraying cap 134.Shown in Figure 12 and 13, the support of the aforementioned embodiments mounting cover 142 that has been clasped substitutes, and this mounting cover that is clasped is connected with handle portion 24 via hinge 141.Lid 142 is fixed on described bag 130 in the cleaning systems 20.
Each building block that should be understood that the invention described above system 20 can be made together and sell separately or with the form of cleaning systems or tool set.It is to be further understood that the pivotal parts that the invention is intended to use multiple other alternative structure and can be connected handle portion 24 admits the building block in the cavity 50.The interchangeable cleaning appliance that multiple class substitutes can replace above-mentioned cleaning pad support component 26.Preferably the cleaning appliance that should substitute will comprise the support component of standard design, it comprise general pivotal parts or to aforementioned embodiments in other similar attaching parts of describing, thereby make this apparatus that substitutes can be used in interchangeably in this preferred handle portion 24.For example, the alternative cleaning appliance that on current degree, is limited can comprise the rubber skin brush that cleans window, mirror or other glass structures, soft cleaner for example the gined cotton roller, comprise that calibration recharges the device for cleaning glass of roller (indexing refill roll), fly swatter, dog brush or other ornamenting apparatus, ecouvillon or other cleaning appliances or the like.Numerous other cleaning appliances of pivotally connected or removable connection are also located within the scope of the present invention.
And although this preferred embodiment illustrates the handle portion 24 pivotally connected with cleaning pad support member 26, what will be appreciated that is that the present invention never is limited to a kind of like this structure.For example, cleaning systems 20 of the present invention can be configured to only allow the single non-movable part of single jet surface cleaning fluid.Similarly, the cleaning pad support member does not need as this preferred implementation is described pivotally connected with handle portion.Numerously make alternate embodiments place that cleaning pad support member 26 moves with respect to handle portion within the scope of the invention.Cleaning pad support component 26 and handle portion 24 alternately are slidably connected to, hinge is connected to, bending enters or otherwise move among its various desired orientation.Can use spring load lock switch to allow 180 ° of rotations of cleaning pad support component 26.Cleaning pad support section 26 can comprise that the pivotal parts of centralized positioning is to allow its rotation of 360 °.Alternatively, the relative cleaning pad support component of handle portion is 26 rotatable 360 °.In addition, consider dedusting or cleaning area outside the zone that normal user can reach, handle portion 24 can comprise whole or attachable telescopic extension.
In addition, described handle portion can be got rid of fully and fluid reservoir can be provided with the handle that forms these cleaning systems.Pivot connection part can be connected with the upper end of fluid reservoir.And, although spray bottle described here is the assembly of physical separation, obviously this spray bottle directly one be attached in the handle portion, or form this handle portion be associated with it.Shown in holder can have the stopper that when being full of fluid, can be removed.
The cleaning pad support member alternatively is connected with handle portion via being threaded.A kind of like this location can be so that be easy to connect and remove the numerous alternative cleaning appliance that is in the scope of the invention.Also the cleaning pad support member alternatively can be arranged on any horizontal or vertical direction and rotate to adapt to various cleaning functions.For extra effect and the less effort of consumer, cleaning systems also can comprise motor-driven swivel head.
Although the cleaning fluid induction system is described with reference to fluid reservoir, what will be appreciated that is to carry the alternative structure of cleaning fluid also to fall within the scope of the present invention to be cleaned surface or cleaning medium.For example, fluid reservoir can be arranged in such a way, make promptly that cleaning fluid is injected be applied to cleaning pad or the rear surface of cloth on and allow it to move by cloth via capillarity.Alternatively, the attaching parts of cleaning systems or fork gang 108a, 108b can make and cleaning fluid can be discharged on the cleaning pad 28 via attaching parts 108a, 108b with the cleaning fluid reservoir fluid flow.A kind of like this induction system can be by tip, bottom, top or the side feed cleaning fluid of these attaching parts.Alternatively, liquid conveying system can comprise and is configured to cleaning fluid is ejected into ejection nozzle or holder on the cleaning medium.A kind of like this structure will be got rid of the needs to the pivotal support parts.
Be intended to implement optimal mode of the present invention although disclosed the inventor above, enforcement of the present invention is not limited in this.Obviously can under the situation of the spirit and scope that do not break away from the basic theory of the present invention, carry out various interpolations, modification and replacement to feature of the present invention.
In addition, as run through this application and put down in writing, individual other assembly needn't form with disclosed shape, perhaps with disclosed structure assembling, and can be in fact with the Any shape setting, and in fact with any structure assembling, so that the cleaning systems that comprise the cleaning fluid reservoir that is connected with the cleaning appliance support member are provided.And all disclosed features of each disclosed embodiment can the disclosed feature of other disclosed embodiments make up or be substituted by it with each, unless such feature is repelled mutually.
Intention covers all this interpolations, modification and replacement by accompanying Claim.The favourable embodiment of the present invention is distinguished by accompanying Claim.

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1. burnisher comprises:
A) have the handle portion of opening, this opening is configured to allow to touch support; And
B) the cleaning pad support component that flexibly connects with handle portion.
2. burnisher as claimed in claim 1, it is movably that wherein said support component applies between the position at first cleaning position and the second cleaning pad liquid.
3. burnisher as claimed in claim 2 also comprises the cleaning fluid distributor in the described support.
4. burnisher as claimed in claim 3, wherein the cleaning fluid distributor comprises the pumping spray bottle.
5. burnisher as claimed in claim 3, wherein said fluid distributor comprise flexible pouch and attachable injection nozzle.
6. burnisher as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cleaning pad support component comprises the attaching parts of pair of parallel.
7. burnisher as claimed in claim 6, wherein said attaching parts are separated by 1.25 inches.
8. burnisher as claimed in claim 6, wherein these parallel attaching parts comprise that at least one keeps tab from the vertically extending cleaning pad that this attaching parts upper surface protrudes.
9. burnisher as claimed in claim 8, wherein this maintenance tab second angled wall of being included in the first wall that extends on the vertical direction substantially and tilting to the far-end of described attaching parts from the top edge of this first wall.
10. burnisher as claimed in claim 1, wherein an end of cleaning pad support component comprises the circular pivot parts, the pivotal parts that this circular pivot component configuration becomes to be installed in the handle portion is admitted in the cavity.
11. burnisher as claimed in claim 10, wherein the circular pivot parts comprise a plurality of notches, and described handle comprises that downward protrusion enters the half flexible engagement tab that this pivotal parts is admitted cavity, this joint tab is configured to be installed in the described notch, rotates described cleaning support component with pivot optionally.
12. burnisher as claimed in claim 11, wherein this pivotal parts comprise with corresponding first notch of a cleaning position, with a liquid apply corresponding second notch in position and with corresponding the 3rd notch in a memory location.
13. burnisher as claimed in claim 12 wherein applies in the position at liquid, the angle between handle portion and the cleaning pad support component is between 45 and 68 degree.
14. burnisher as claimed in claim 12 wherein applies in the position at liquid, the angle between handle portion and the cleaning pad support component is between 55 and 68 degree.
15. burnisher as claimed in claim 3, wherein fluid distributor comprises and is configured to make in described support this fluid distributor to aim at the mechanism that puts in place.
16. burnisher as claimed in claim 15, wherein this mechanism is the cap that comprises flat, and this flat is configured to make in described support this fluid distributor to aim at and puts in place.
17. burnisher as claimed in claim 16, wherein said support comprises at least one flange, and this at least one flange configurations becomes in this support puts this cap aligning in place by engaging with this flat selectivity.
18. burnisher as claimed in claim 1 also comprises the cleaning pad that removably is connected with the cleaning pad support component.
19. burnisher as claimed in claim 19, wherein the cleaning pad support component comprises the yoke thigh of at least one longitudinal extension, and described cleaning pad defines at least one sleeve pipe, and this ferrule configuration becomes to admit this yoke thigh, and cleaning pad is fastened on the cleaning pad support component.
20. cleaning systems comprise:
(a) burnisher comprises:
Define the handle of the inside depression of admitting fluid holder; And
The cleaning medium support member that is connected with handle pivot, this support member can be from cleaning position pivot rotation backward;
(b) cleaning medium that is connected with the cleaning medium support member; And
(c) fluid reservoir that is connected with handle in support, this fluid reservoir can be applied to fluid on the surface of the surface that will be cleaned and this cleaning medium.
21. cleaning systems as claimed in claim 20, wherein said cleaning medium support member comprise the yoke thigh that extends laterally of pair of parallel.
22. cleaning systems as claimed in claim 21, wherein said yoke thigh comprise a plurality of from this fork burst vertically extending projection of cardinal principle.
23. cleaning systems as claimed in claim 22, wherein said projection comprise the angled side that tilts to leave handle.
24. cleaning systems as claimed in claim 20, an end of wherein said support member comprises pivotal parts, and this pivotal parts comprises a plurality of breach, and this breach is configured to admit the half flexible engagement tab that protrudes from handle downwards.
25. cleaning systems as claimed in claim 24, wherein pivotal parts comprises first breach that defines a cleaning position, defines the 3rd breach that liquid applies second breach of position and defines a memory location.
26. cleaning systems as claimed in claim 25 wherein apply in the position at liquid, the angle between handle and the cleaning medium support member is between 45 and 68 degree.
27. cleaning systems as claimed in claim 25 wherein apply in the position at liquid, the angle between handle and the cleaning medium support member is between 55 and 68 degree.
28. cleaning systems as claimed in claim 25, wherein in cleaning position, the angle between handle and the cleaning medium support member is about 63 degree.
29. cleaning systems as claimed in claim 20, wherein fluid reservoir comprises injection nozzle and becomes whole fluid container with handle.
30. cleaning systems as claimed in claim 20, wherein fluid reservoir comprises relative flattened side walls, and this sidewall is configured to make in described depression this fluid reservoir to aim at and puts in place.
31. a complete burnisher comprises:
Define the handle of cleaning fluid reservoir receiving channel;
The cleaning pad support member that is connected with handle pivot, this support member can rotate to a memory location pivot from a cleaning position, and in this memory location, this support member fully is folded on the handle;
Cleaning pad with composition of fiber and at least one non-woven sheets; And
The fluid reservoir that is connected with handle in described groove, this holder comprise the injection cap with opposed flat, and this opposed flat is configured to make in this receiving channel this injection cap to aim at and puts in place.
32. a device that is used for the clean surface comprises:
Handle;
The pivot abutment that is connected with handle;
Be connected with the pivot abutment and can be folded in cleaning head part below the handle.
33. device as claimed in claim 32, also comprise be connected with this device and can be on cleaning head the fluid distributor of distributing fluids.
34. a burnisher that is used for wet type, damp formula or dry cleaning comprises:
A) define the handle portion of the support that is used for a fluid holder; And
B) the cleaning appliance support component that is connected with handle portion.
35. burnisher as claimed in claim 34, wherein cleaning appliance support component and handle portion flexibly connect.
36. burnisher as claimed in claim 35, wherein cleaning appliance support component and handle portion are pivotally connected.
37. burnisher as claimed in claim 35, wherein cleaning appliance support component and handle portion are slidingly connected.
38. burnisher as claimed in claim 34, wherein handle portion has top, bottom and opening, and this opening is configured to allow to touch described support.
39. burnisher as claimed in claim 35, wherein to apply between the position at one first cleaning position and one second cleaning pad liquid be movably to the cleaning appliance support component.
40. burnisher as claimed in claim 34 also comprises the detachable cleaning fluid distributor in the described support.
41. burnisher as claimed in claim 36, wherein an end of cleaning appliance support component comprises circular pivotal parts, and the pivotal parts that this circular pivot component configuration becomes to be installed in the handle portion is admitted in the cavity.
42. burnisher as claimed in claim 41, wherein the circular pivot parts comprise a plurality of notches, and this handle comprises that downward protrusion enters half flexible engagement tab in the pivotal parts admittance cavity, and this joint tab is configured to be installed in the described notch and rotates this cleaning support component with the selectivity pivot.
43. burnisher as claimed in claim 42, wherein half flexible engagement tab engages is gone into described notch generation audible signal.
44. burnisher as claimed in claim 36, wherein the pivoting point on the handle portion is positioned under the horizontal plane that the fluid reservoir by described support limits.
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