Spray nozzle attachment with interchangeable heads

• US 6,270,278 B1
• Filed: 06/28/1999
• Issued: 08/07/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ralph M. Mauro
• Original Assignee: Ralph M. Mauro
• Inventors: Mauro, Ralph M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Walczak, David J.
• Application Number:
  US09/340,840
• Time in Patent Office: 771 Days
• Field of Search: 401/289, 401/6, 401/290, 401/282, 401/268, 401/270
• US Class Current: 401/289
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 11/063 by means of a supply pipe
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 7/04 interchangeably removable bristle carriers

Abstract

A spray nozzle attachment with a hollow tubular body for mounting on the spray nozzle and interchangeable cleaning heads for removable mounting on the body. The heads may include different cleaning tools, such as a brush, a scouring pad, or a bottle cleaner. The body of the attachment is frictionally fit upon the spray nozzle, and the cleaning head is frictionally fit onto the body. The body of the attachment includes a central bore such that water may be directed from the nozzle onto objects to be cleaned.

Claims

1. An attachment kit for a kitchen sink spray nozzle, comprising:

a body adapted to mount on the spray nozzle, the body being attached solely by a frictional fit on the hose spray nozzle and having an outer annual surface; and

a plurality of interchangeable cleaning heads each having an inner annular surface removably frictionally fit to the outer annular surface on the body so as to retain each cleaning head on the body.

2. The attachment kit of claim 1 wherein the body has an internal bore and each cleaning head has a central opening, such that water from the spray nozzle passes through the bore of the body and the opening of the cleaning head.

3. The attachment kit of claim 1 wherein each cleaning head includes a base for mating mounting on the body and a cleaning tool, the tool being different for each of the plurality of cleaning heads.

4. The attachment kit of claim 3 wherein the tool is a brush.

5. The attachment kit of claim 3 wherein the tool is a scouring pad.

6. The attachment kit of claim 3 wherein the tool is a bottle cleaner.

7. An attachment for a kitchen sink nozzle on a hose, comprising:

a body with a bore therethrough adapted to mount onto the spray nozzle soley by a frictional fit and having an inner annular surface;

a plurality of cleaning heads each being selectively frictionally mountable on the body, each cleaning head including a base with an outer annular surface and an opening through which water from the spray nozzle can pass and a cleaning tool extending from the base for facilitating the cleaning of objects;

a shoulder on the body upon which the cleaning heads are seated; and

the inner annular surface on the body matingly engaging the outer annular surface on each cleaning head so as to retain each cleaning head on the body.

8. The attachment of claim 7 wherein the body has a rear end with an inner diameter corresponding to the spray nozzle and an enlarged forward end to matingly receive the one of the cleaning heads.

9. The attachment of claim 7 wherein the cleaning tools each includes an opening aligned with the opening of the base through which water from the spray nozzle can pass.

10. The attachment of claim 7 wherein the tool is a brush.

11. The attachment of claim 7 wherein the tool is a scrubber.

12. The attachment of claim 7 wherein the tool is a scouring pad.

13. The attachment of claim 7 wherein the tool is elongated for cleaning bottles.

14. The attachment of claim 13 wherein the tool includes an elongated portion which extends approximately the length of a bottle outwardly from the spray nozzle.

15. The attachment of claim 14 wherein the elongated portion is made of foam.

16. The attachment of claim 14 wherein the tool includes a coarse end.

17. The attachment of claim 7 wherein the body is made from rubber.

18. The attachment of claim 7 wherein the body has a one-piece construction.

19. The attachment of claim 7 wherein the bore of the body and the opening in the base of the cleaning head provide an unobstructed path for the flow of water from the nozzle and through the attachment.