Cleaning device

• US 5,842,250 A
• Filed: 05/15/1997
• Issued: 12/01/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Eli Zhadanov
• Original Assignee: Eli Zhadanov
• Inventors: Zhadanov, Eli
• Primary Examiner(s): Till, Terrence R.
• Application Number:
  US08/856,738
• Time in Patent Office: 565 Days
• Field of Search: 15/97.1, 15/225, 15/226, 15/230, 15/230.14, 15/230.16, 15/230.19, 451/353, 451/359, 451/495
• US Class Current: 15/230.14
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 7/08 as a rotating disc
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/164 Parts or details of the brushing tools
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4038 Disk shaped surface treating tools
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4058 for adjusting the height of the tool
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/20 Mops
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/24 Frames for mops; Mop heads handles B25G

Abstract

A cleaning device has a substantially conical outer element having an axis, an axially inner region and an axially outer region and being elastic so that at least the axially outer region is bendable to follow a shape of a surface to be cleaned when pressed against the surface.

Claims

1. A cleaning device, comprising a substantially conical element having an axis, an axially inner region and an axially outer region and being elastic so that at least said axially outer region is bendable to follow a shape of a surface to be cleaned when pressed against the surface, said substantially conical element having a throughgoing opening, defining a liquid passage way, surrounding said axis in said axially inner region.

2. An cleaning device as defined in claim 1, wherein said element is an inner element;

and further comprising an outer element having an axially inner region and an axially outer region, at least said axially outer region being bendable, said inner element and said outer element being provided with a throughgoing opening surrounding said axis in said axially inner regions of said inner element and said outer element.

3. An cleaning device as defined in claim 2, wherein said axially outer region of said outer element extends outwardly beyond said axially outer region of said inner element.

4. An cleaning device as defined in claim 2, wherein said outer element has a plurality of slots which are spaced from one another in a circumferential direction and extend from an edge of said outer element toward said axis.

5. An cleaning device as defined in claim 4, wherein said inner element has a plurality of slots which are spaced from one another in a circumferential direction and extend from an outer edge of said inner element over said axially outer region and further toward said axis with the exception of said axially inner region.

6. An cleaning device as defined in claim 5, wherein said slots of said inner element and said slots of said outer element do not coincide with one another.

7. A device as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising holding means including an outer holding member applied on said outer element and an inner holding member applied on said inner element and connected with said outer holding member, said outer element, said inner element, said outer holding member and said inner holding member being provided each with a throughgoing opening.

8. A cleaning device, comprising a substantially conical element having an axis, an axially inner region and an axially outer region and being elastic so that at least said axially outer region is bendable to follow a shape of a surface to be cleaned when pressed against the surface;

and further comprising, said element being an inner element;

an outer element having an axially inner region and an axially outer region, at least said axially outer region being bendable; and

holding means including an outer holding member applied on said outer element and an inner holding member applied on said inner element and connected with said outer holding member, said outer holding member having a conical portion applied over said inner axial region of said outer element, said inner holding member having a radial flange applied on said inner element.