Cleaning Tool
First Claim
1. A cleaning device, comprising:
- a) an elongate wand having a central body with a handle at one end;
b) a cleaning cartridge having a cleaning pad and a back plate with an attachment portion; and
,c) means for releasably attaching and detaching the cleaning cartridge to the opposite end of the wand, having;
i) an ejector collar slidably fixed to said second end of said wand and movable between extended and retracted positions, said collar including a pair of collar jaws;
ii) a pair of clamp jaws on the second end of said wand lying within said ejector collar, said clamp jaws being in near abutment with an inside surface of said collar when said collar is in the retracted position;
wherein said cartridge is attached to said wand by inserting the attachment portion of said back plate between said clamp jaws and clamping said clamp jaws on said attachment portion of said back plate; and
wherein said cartridge is detached from said wand by pushing said ejector collar along said wand body away from said second end of said wand and against the cartridge.
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Abstract
A cleaning device including an elongate wand, a cleaning cartridge with an attachment portion, and means for releasably attaching and detaching the cleaning cartridge to the opposite end of the wand. The attachment and detachment means has an ejector collar slidably fixed to the second end of the wand and movable between extended and retracted positions. The collar includes a pair of collar jaws. The attachment and detachment means also has a pair of clamp jaws on the second end of the wand lying within the ejector collar. The clamp jaws are in near abutment with an inside surface of the collar when the collar is in the retracted position. The cartridge is attached to the wand by inserting the attachment portion between the clamp jaws and clamping the clamp jaws on the attachment portion. The cartridge is detached from the wand by pushing the ejector collar along the wand body away from the second end of the wand and against the cartridge.
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20 Claims
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1. A cleaning device, comprising:
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a) an elongate wand having a central body with a handle at one end; b) a cleaning cartridge having a cleaning pad and a back plate with an attachment portion; and
,c) means for releasably attaching and detaching the cleaning cartridge to the opposite end of the wand, having; i) an ejector collar slidably fixed to said second end of said wand and movable between extended and retracted positions, said collar including a pair of collar jaws; ii) a pair of clamp jaws on the second end of said wand lying within said ejector collar, said clamp jaws being in near abutment with an inside surface of said collar when said collar is in the retracted position; wherein said cartridge is attached to said wand by inserting the attachment portion of said back plate between said clamp jaws and clamping said clamp jaws on said attachment portion of said back plate; and wherein said cartridge is detached from said wand by pushing said ejector collar along said wand body away from said second end of said wand and against the cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16)
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10. A cleaning device, comprising:
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a) a wand having an elongate central body with first and second opposed ends, and a handle on the first end; b) a disposable cleaning cartridge having a cleaning pad and a supporting back plate fixed to said pad; c) mechanism for releasably attaching said cleaning cartridge to the second end of said wand, said attachment means including; i) a leaf hinged to said back plate; and
,ii) a clamp connected to the second end of said wand, said clamp including a pair of clamp jaws that releasably engage opposed sides of said leaf, and, d) mechanism for detaching said cleaning cartridge from said wand without handling said cleaning cartridge, including an ejection collar slidably affixed to said second end of said wand and movable between extended and retracted positions, said ejection collar being constructed and arranged to allow said leaf to engage with said clamp when said collar is in the retracted position, and to eject said leaf from engagement with said clamp when said collar is moved from the retracted position to the extended position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A cleaning device, comprising:
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a) a wand having an elongate central body with first and second opposed ends, and a handle on the first end; b) a container of a plurality of individual, pre-packaged, disposable cleaning cartridges having a cleaning pad, a supporting back plate fixed to said pad, and a cleaning solution impregnated in said cleaning pad; c) mechanism for releasably attaching said cleaning cartridge to the second end of said wand, said attachment means including; i) a leaf hinged to said back plate; and
,ii) a clamp connected to the second end of said wand, said clamp including a pair of clamp jaws that releasably engage opposed sides of said leaf; and
,d) mechanism for detaching said cleaning cartridges from said wand without handling said cleaning cartridge, including an ejection collar slidably affixed to said second end of said wand and movable between extended and retracted positions, said ejection collar being constructed and arranged to allow said leaf to engage with said clamp when said collar is in the retracted position, and to eject said leaf from engagement with said clamp when said collar is moved from the retracted position to the extended position.
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