Grooming/cleaning apparatus
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1. A cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a cleaning element support;
a cleaning element removably disposed about said support;
a handle coupled to the support;
a slot formed along the support;
wherein opposed ends of the cleaning element are selectively disposed in said slot for securing the cleaning element in fixed position on the support; and
clamp means carried on the support for moving between a first open position and a second closed position, said second closed position having the clamp means positioned in said slot and between said disposed opposed ends of said cleaning element for preventing dislodgement thereof from said slot;
wherein said support includes a core having circumferentially spaced interior formed ribs for selectively mating with circumferentially spaced recesses of a rotatable spindle extending from said handle.
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Abstract
A cleaning apparatus includes a handle, a support coupled to the handle and a cleaning element mountable on the support. The support is fixed to the handle or is rotatably coupled to the handle for rotation by a drive motor mounted in the handle. The cleaning element may include bristles extending from a flexible mat fixed about the support or about a core mountable on the support. A cleaning sheet is windable about the support, the core or the cleaning element, including over and through the bristles, for dual cleaning action.
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6 Claims
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1. A cleaning apparatus comprising:
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a cleaning element support; a cleaning element removably disposed about said support; a handle coupled to the support; a slot formed along the support; wherein opposed ends of the cleaning element are selectively disposed in said slot for securing the cleaning element in fixed position on the support; and clamp means carried on the support for moving between a first open position and a second closed position, said second closed position having the clamp means positioned in said slot and between said disposed opposed ends of said cleaning element for preventing dislodgement thereof from said slot;
wherein said support includes a core having circumferentially spaced interior formed ribs for selectively mating with circumferentially spaced recesses of a rotatable spindle extending from said handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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