Method of cleaning a surface

• US 6,893,180 B2
• Filed: 01/24/2003
• Issued: 05/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Clorox Company
• Original Assignee: Clorox Company
• Inventors: Flagler, Robert W., Zhou, Boli, Minkler, Douglas J., Hall, Michael J., Haubrich, Scott T., Olsen, Sharon, Porticos, Richard, Mitra, Shumanta, Park, Eric Y., Rader, James E., Sayler, David J., Hefter, Karen S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Huson, Gregory L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LE, HUYEN D
• Application Number:
  US10/350,803
• Publication Number:
  US 20040022575A1
• Time in Patent Office: 844 Days
• Field of Search: 401136-140, 401/270
• US Class Current: 401/140
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/22 with liquid-feeding devices
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/26 Other cleaning devices with liquid supply arrangements such arrangements on floor-polishing machines A47L11/00, on scrapers A47L13/03, on mops A47L13/22; cloths, pads, or the like containing cleaning agents A47L13/17, A47L13/19
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/312 supplied with liquid wax or oil
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/44 Securing scouring-cloths to the brush or like body of the implement

Abstract

A method for cleaning a surface using a tool with both a cleaning head and a cleaning fluid reservoir housing coupled to an elongated handle, the method comprising the following steps: attaching a cleaning pad to the cleaning head; inserting a replaceable cleaning fluid reservoir into the housing; fluidically coupling the cleaning fluid reservoir to the cleaning head; dispensing controlled amounts of cleaning fluid from the reservoir onto a surface; and distributing the cleaning fluid evenly over the surface with the cleaning pad.

Claims

1. A method for use of a gravity-fed cleaning system with replaceable cleaning fluid reservoir, the method comprising:

obtaining a handle portion having;

a proximal end;

a distal end; and

a housing, the housing adapted to receive a replaceable cleaning fluid reservoir;

obtaining a cleaning head portion with;

a mechanical apparatus for attaching a removable cleaning pad to the head portion; and

a nozzle with a plurality of orifices, the nozzle removably mounted to the head portion;

coupling the cleaning head portion to the handle portion with a yoke section;

inserting a replaceable cleaning fluid reservoir into the housing; and

fluidically coupling the cleaning fluid reservoir to the nozzle such that cleaning fluid is allowed to flow via gravity through the removable nozzle in a plurality of individual streams onto the surface to be cleaned in front of the cleaning head portion.