Abrasive sponge grip

• US 6,379,237 B1
• Filed: 09/08/1999
• Issued: 04/30/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wignor International Corp.
• Original Assignee: Winston Livingston Gordon
• Inventors: Gordon, Winston Livingston
• Primary Examiner(s): Eley, Timothy V.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, DUNG V
• Application Number:
  US09/390,210
• Time in Patent Office: 965 Days
• Field of Search: 451/523, 451/524, 451/525, 451/514, 152/441, 152/444
• US Class Current: 451/523
• CPC Class Codes: B24D 15/04 resilient; with resiliently-mounted operative surface
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 21/00 Implements for finishing work on buildings for working or treating building elements of stone or stone-like material B28D

Abstract

There is described a holder for releasably retaining an abrasive sponge or similar product comprising a base for holding the sponge therein, the base having a top surface and surfaces depending downwardly from top surface to border the sponge partially along at least three of its sides, and a handle releasably connected to the top surface of the base.

Claims

1. A holder for releasably retaining an abrasive sponge comprising:

a base member for holding the sponge therein, said base member having a top surface and surfaces depending downwardly from the edges thereof to border the sponge partially along at least three sides thereof, said downwardly depending surfaces including a pair of opposed, spaced apart end surfaces extending downwardly from opposite ends of said top surface, said end surfaces including inwardly pointing projections thereon to penetrate the sponge and hold it in said base member;

a handle member releasably connected to said top surface;

said downwardly depending surfaces additionally including at least one tab member extending downwardly from at least one side of said top surface to abut an edge of the sponge to limit its lateral movement relative to said base member, the height of said end surfaces and said tab member being less than the thickness of the sponge;

wherein the width of said base member is less than the width of the sponge, whereby a portion of the sponge extends laterally beyond said base member.

2. The holder of claim 1, wherein said handle member includes at least one pin member extending therefrom to fit into a correspondingly sized hole in said top surface to prevent rotation of said handle member relative to said base member.

3. The holder of claim 2, wherein said handle member comprise an adaptor having a flexible neck portion and sleeve means thereon adapted for connection to an elongated member.

4. The holder of claim 3, wherein said adaptor member is releasably connected to said base member by means of a threaded fastener extending through said top surface into said handle.

5. The holder of claim 2, wherein said handle member is releasably connected to said base member by means of a threaded fastener extending through said top surface into said handle.