Adjustable cleaning head for a cleaning tool
First Claim
1. A cleaning head for a cleaning tool comprising:
- a main panel;
at least one side panel pivotally coupled to said main panel;
means for facilitating movement of said at least one side panel relative to said main panel upon engagement of said at least one side panel with a non-horizontal surface, wherein said means for facilitating movement comprises at least one ramp member; and
means for biasing said at least one side panel toward a flat position in response to upward force exerted on said at least one side panel.
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Abstract
A cleaning tool is provided and includes a cleaning head moveable between a plurality of configurations. The cleaning head may include a main panel, a handle coupled to the main panel via a universal joint, a first side panel pivotally coupled to a first edge of the main panel, and a second side panel pivotally coupled to a second edge of the main panel opposite the first edge. The cleaning tool may also include two biasing members for biasing the first and second panels toward a flat position and at least one ramp member engageable with a surface to pivot at least one of the first and second side panels upward out of its flat position toward an upward pivoted position. The cleaning tool may further include an actuator for pivoting one or more of the side panels between flat and upward pivoted positions, and a selectively deployable scrubber.
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Citations
17 Claims
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1. A cleaning head for a cleaning tool comprising:
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a main panel; at least one side panel pivotally coupled to said main panel; means for facilitating movement of said at least one side panel relative to said main panel upon engagement of said at least one side panel with a non-horizontal surface, wherein said means for facilitating movement comprises at least one ramp member; and means for biasing said at least one side panel toward a flat position in response to upward force exerted on said at least one side panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A cleaning head for a cleaning tool comprising:
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a main panel; at least one side panel pivotally coupled to said main panel; means for facilitating movement of said at least one side panel relative to said main panel upon engagement of said at least one side panel with a non-horizontal surface, wherein said means for facilitating movement comprises at least one ramp member; and means for releasably securing said at least one side panel in an upwardly pivoted position relative to said main panel. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A cleaning head for a cleaning tool comprising:
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a main panel; at least one side panel pivotally coupled to said main panel; and means for releasably securing said at least one side panel in an upwardly pivoted position relative to said main panel, wherein said means for releasably securing comprises a first set of spaced projections carried by said at least one side panel and a second set of spaced projections carried by said main panel, said first set of spaced projections being offset with respect to said second set of spaced projections whereby said first and second sets of projections interlace and provide an interference fit with each other when said at least one side panel is pivoted upwardly. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A cleaning head for a cleaning tool comprising:
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a main panel; at least one side panel pivotally coupled to said main panel; and means for pivoting said at least one side panel relative to said main panel, wherein said means for pivoting comprises; a moveable actuator carried by said main panel; at least one side panel operating member connected to said actuator and pivotally connected to said at least one side panel; and a slot carried by one of said actuator and said at least one side panel operating member and a projection carried by the other of said actuator and said at least one side panel operating member, said projection being receivable and moveable in said slot. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A cleaning head for a cleaning tool comprising:
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a main panel; at least one side panel pivotally coupled to said main panel; a retractable scrubber; a means for biasing said scrubber into a retracted position; and a cleaning head further comprising a handle connected to said cleaning head, whereby depression of said handle overcomes said biasing means such that said scrubber projects from a lower surface of said cleaning head. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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