Baseboard brush

• US 7,114,214 B2
• Filed: 08/02/2004
• Issued: 10/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anthony A. Lavender
• Original Assignee: Anthony A. Lavender
• Inventors: Lavender, Anthony A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Spisich, Mark
• Application Number:
  US10/903,766
• Publication Number:
  US 20060021174A1
• Time in Patent Office: 792 Days
• Field of Search: 15/28, 15/29, 15/491, 15/501, 15/87, 15/98, 151/79, 151/80, 152/30
• US Class Current: 15/180
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 13/008 Disc-shaped brush bodies
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/164 Parts or details of the brushing tools
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4038 Disk shaped surface treating tools

Abstract

A brush that simultaneously cleans and/or polishes floors and baseboards. The brush is adapted to be utilized with conventional buffing machines and will easily fit conventional water control rings. In its cleaning mode, the brush incorporates bristles on its planar undersurface and also entirely around its peripheral wall. When employed to polish, a polishing pad is positioned beneath the undersurface of the brush as is conventional in the art. A unique polishing pad is secured around the peripheral wall of the brush for contacting and polishing the baseboards.

Claims

1. A baseboard and floor cleaning brush, comprising:

a circular disc-shaped member having a planar undersurface and a top surface, said planar under surface defining an undersurface area;

a peripheral wall connecting said top surface with said planar undersurface, said peripheral wall defining a peripheral area;

a first array of bristles disposed on said undersurface and attached directly thereto;

a second array of bristles disposed on said peripheral wall and attached directly thereto, said second array of bristles encompassing the entire peripheral area defined by the peripheral wall;

a polishing pad disposed on said peripheral wall, wherein said polishing pad comprises;

a narrow strip having a first end and a second end;

a respective opening disposed through each of said first end and said second end.

2. The baseboard and floor cleaning brush according to claim 1, further including a mounting flange positioned on said top surface.

3. The baseboard and floor cleaning brush according to claim 1, wherein said narrow strip encompasses said peripheral wall and including a fastener disposed through each said respective opening for securing said narrow strip to said peripheral wall.

4. The baseboard and floor cleaning brush according to claim 1, wherein said polishing pad is fabricated from steel wool.

5. The baseboard and floor cleaning brush according to claim 1, wherein said peripheral wall is perpendicular to said planar undersurface.

6. The baseboard and floor cleaning brush according to claim 1, wherein said peripheral wall is disposed at an acute angle to said planar undersurface.

7. A floor cleaning machine having a mounting ring and a baseboard and floor cleaning brush mounted to said mounting ring, said baseboard and floor cleaning brush comprising:

a circular disc-shaped member having a planar undersurface and a top surface, said planar under surface defining an undersurface area;

a peripheral wall connecting said top surface with said planar undersurface, said peripheral wall defining a peripheral area;

a first array of bristles disposed on said undersurface and attached directly thereto;

a second array of bristles disposed on said peripheral wall and attached directly thereto, said second array of bristles encompassing the entire peripheral area defined by the peripheral wall;

a mounting flange positioned on said top surface and mounted to said mounting ring; and

a polishing pad, said polishing pad being disposed on said peripheral wall wherein said polishing pad comprises;

a narrow strip having a first end and a second end;

a respective opening disposed through each of said first end and said second end.

8. A floor cleaning machine according to claim 7, wherein said narrow strip encompasses said peripheral wall and including a fastener disposed through each said respective opening for securing said narrow strip to said peripheral wall.