Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning inventions 01/06

20060016029 - Brush scrubbing-high frequency resonating substrate processing system: A substrate processing system is provided. The substrate processing system comprises a brush assembly that includes a core, a transducer, and a brush. The core is configured to include a plurality of orifices extending from a center of the brush core to an outer surface of the brush core. The...

20060016030 - Cleaning impliments having magnetic means: The present invention is a device for cleaning surfaces comprising; a housing having a handle on one end and a cleaning head on the other end the cleaning head having an upper surface, a lower surface, a perimeter edge and a magnetic means the magnetic means providing a magnetic field...

20060016031 - Cylinder attachment to wring water out of mop in pail with holding tray: The cylinder attachment to wring water out of mop is a frusto-conical shaped cylinder having a neck that is slidably attached to a mop handle. The neck has an adjustable knob that removably secures the cylinder in position at any point on the mop handle. The cylinder has an array...

20060016032 - Mop with attached wringer: A mop with an attached wringer cup has a set of perforations near the outwardly tapering lower end of the wringer cup. The wringer cup includes a rib. Along a side portion of the rib a plurality of perforations may be provided. In an embodiment the perforations may increase in...

20060016033 - Ball head toothbrush: A toothbrush comprising a handle comprising a bend at approximately a midpoint thereof, a head support structure connected to the handle, and a partially spherical bristle cluster attached to the head support....

20060016034 - Scuff remover device: Scuff Remover Device with a stick like handle, a hollow, spherical ball shape having an outside surface similar to that of a standard tennis ball. A connection collar joins one end of the stick handle to the ball shape and an adhesive material connects the collar to the ball shape....

20060016035 - Cleaning article: There is disclosed a cleaning article including a brush portion. The brush portion has a plurality of strips and at least one layer of a fiber bundle....

20060016036 - Cleaning article: There is disclosed a cleaning article including a brush portion. The brush portion has a plurality of strips and at least one layer of a fiber bundle....

20060016037 - Cleaning implement, cleaning system comprising a cleaning implement, and method for cleaning hard surfaces: The present invention relates a cleaning implement for cleaning hard surfaces, comprising a handle connected to a mop head which is at least partially deformable, the mop head having a leading edge connected to a trailing edge, wherein the mop head comprises a first cavity, said first cavity extending from...

20060016038 - Mop: A mop has a holder for attaching a mop covering. The holder is composed of an at least substantially rigid core and of a flexible edge lining that is placed along a part or all of the edge of the flat core, and/or the mop covering projects beyond the holder...

20060016039 - Windscreen wiper device: Windshield wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle, with at least one wiper arm (11) and an engine hood (12) that can be raised in the case of an impact, wherein the at least one wiper arm (11) can be moved in the case of an impact into a...

20060016040 - Device for cleaning surfaces, especially of printing machine cylinders: Device for cleaning surfaces, especially printing machine cylinders, with the aid of a cleaning coth which is transported from a supply shaft to a winding shaft for soiled cleaning cloth ad is pressed with the help of a rubber bar against the surface to be cleaned, with a device to...

20060016041 - Device for wringing a mop and floor cleaning system having the device: A device for wringing moisture from a mop includes pressure elements between which a holder of the mop, together with a mop cover attached thereto, can be pressed. The mop cover projects beyond the holder, thereby forming a cushion at edges of the holder in order to prevent the holder...

20060016042 - Slide-out filter drawer for a central vacuum system: A central vacuum system includes a cylindrical canister with a slide-out filter drawer that can be used either in a filtered or cyclonic vacuum system. The drawer permits servicing the filter without having to otherwise open the canister. The dirtier upstream side of the filter element faces downward to help...

20060016043 - Electric vacuum cleaner and cyclonic dust collecting apparatus: In an inventive electric vacuum cleaner, a filter 20 through which air discharged from an air outlet port 19 is passed is provided on a rear face of a casing 18 of a cyclonic dust collecting apparatus 7, and held by a filter holder 18B. A rear face of the...

20060016044 - Vacuum cleaner: A vacuum cleaner has a vacuum cleaner housing and an exchangeable filter with through opening arranged in the housing. A holding arm connected with its upper end to the vacuum cleaner housing penetrates the through opening. A fastening member is detachably connected to the lower end of the holding arm...

20060016045 - Hose assembly for suction cleaner: A hose assembly for a suction cleaner, comprising a suction hose portion which is able to be extended lengthwise when subject to lengthwise tension and to return to a lengthwise-contracted configuration when relieved of the lengthwise tension, and a support means extending lengthwise of the hose portion and co-operable therewith...

20060010622 - Electric toothbrush: In an electric toothbrush in which a disk-like brush body is reciprocally rotated about an axis intersecting at a predetermined angle in a line extended in a longitudinal direction of a grip portion, a head portion put into user's mouth is made smaller or thinner, a rotation shaft of the...

20060010623 - Electric toothbrush with three dimensional motion: An electric toothbrush including a handle, a battery and a motor in the handle, a head, and a tuft carrier movably mounted on the head for oscillation about an axis. The tuft carrier also moves axially as the carrier oscillates. This three-dimensional motion is provided by a plurality of cams...

20060010624 - Personal hygiene device and method: A water-driveable personal hygiene device may be used to operate multiple, interchangeable personal hygiene implements. A water-driven rotary wheel, located in the handle of the device and connected to a driveshaft, creates either a back-and-forth or semi-rotating oscillating motion or a first personal hygiene implement, such as a toothbrush. An...

20060010625 - Cleansing system with disposable pads: A support tool for holding disposable pads and method of exfoliating or cleansing facial skin. The support tool includes a handle for supporting the pads during use, and a pad gripper system. A user of the cleansing system utilizes the pad gripper to either attach a disposable pad to the...

20060010626 - Portable surface treating apparatus: This invention relates to a portable surface treating apparatus comprising a shaft part (12) with a handle part (13) by means of which the apparatus can be guided on the surface to be treated and a frame structure (22) having several rolls (29, 31) about which an endless conveyor belt...

20060010627 - Cleaning implements and substrates for cleaning a compressible resilient surface: A cleaning implement for removing particulate soils from a compressible resilient surface is provided. The cleaning implement includes a ramp for pressing particulates against the compressible resilient surface and a collection member for collecting the particulates which are projected away from the compressible resilient surface when the cleaning implement is...

20060010628 - Oral care implement: An oral care implement including a handle and a head with a tongue cleanser. The tongue cleanser has at least one ridge which is at least as wide as it is high. In one preferred construction, the ridges are shaped so as to define a concave surface facing generally toward...

20060010629 - Multilayer scrub pad: This invention relates to a scrub pad comprising a scrubbing layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer; a wiping layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer; and an absorbent core layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer comprising at least one...

20060010630 - Facial disc: A facial buffering pad including a pad plate, a handle and a bristle portion for removing facial dirt and exercising face is provided. The pad plate includes a first face and an opposite second face. The handle is formed on the first face. The bristle portion includes a plurality of...

20060010631 - Toothbrush: A toothbrush head comprising three widthways adjacent sections in which the tip end of the middle section is enlarged into a bristle-carrying tip pad, there is an intermediate bristle-carrying pad between the tip pad and the base end of the head, with narrow link regions between the pads and the...

20060010632 - Cosmetic applicator: The present invention relates to a cosmetic applicator. The cosmetic applicator comprises a rod and a brush. The applicator is formed with a fixing portion pressed to be flat at a lower end of the rod into which the brush is fixedly inserted. Since the brush has a flat face...

20060010633 - Cleaning article: Disclosed is a cleaning article to be used while being attached to a holder. The cleaning article includes: a base sheet; a brush portion provided on one side of the base sheet; and a holding sheet provided on the other side of the base sheet. The base sheet, the brush...

20060010634 - Cleaning pad and method of obtaining a clean surface thereon: A sponge and a scouring pad in which an outer surface layer can be peeled away to expose a clean surface when the outer surface of the sponge or scouring pad becomes soiled. A method of obtaining a clean surface on a sponge or scouring pad is also disclosed, wherein...

20060010635 - Method and apparatus for removing standing water from flat and contoured surfaces and textured and patterned surfaces: A water-wiping apparatus for wiping standing water from a curved surface has a flexible panel of a first height, with an upper long edge and a lower long edge, a soft, flexible handle attached along the upper long edge, and a lip formed along the lower edge, extending to one...

20060010636 - Arrangement for fixing a windscreen wiper blade to a wiper arm: The invention relates to an arrangement for fixing a windscreen wiper blade (1, 3, 5, 4) to a wiper arm (2). The aforementioned blade (1, 3, 5, 4) comprises a through transverse swivel pin which is intended to form a pivot connection with the arm and said arm (2) is...

20060010637 - Mopping trolleys: This disclosure relates to mopping trolleys and has particular reference to mopping trolleys for facilitating the cleaning of a floor area. According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a mopping trolley comprising carriage means capable of translation movement over a surface, a mop press assembly carried...

20060010638 - Cleaner: Only when a wall side and the vicinity of an obstacle are cleaned, a side brush is operated and the cleaning is carried out, and when any other place than the wall side and the vicinity of the obstacle is cleaned, the side brush is maintained in a stoppage state....

20060010639 - Electro-optical vacuum cleaner: The present invention relates to vacuum cleaner and more particularly, it relates a vacuum cleaner which employs ultraviolet rays with the wavelength of 253.7 nanometers to kill bacteria while vacuuming and having ability to remain impurities aspirated air under the dust collector by its water filtration assembly. This vacuum cleaner...

20060010640 - Vacuum cleaner: An electric vacuum cleaner of the present invention includes: a base plate connected to the lower face of a cleaner body so that the base plate is freely movable up and down, and having an exhaust hole formed in a surface facing the surface to be cleaned for blowing exhaust...

20060010641 - Vacuum cleaner: A vacuum cleaner comprises: a body; a suction head arranged at a lower side of the body and sucking dust or filth; a suction fan mounted at the body and generating a suction force; a dust collecting container mounted in the body and collecting dust or filth sucked into the...

20060005330 - Electric folding toothbrush: An electric folding toothbrush in accordance with the present invention includes a handle and a power supply contained within the handle, an arm movably joined to the handle and having bristles disposed at one end thereof, a motor mechanism contained within the arm and operable to move the bristles when...

20060005331 - Stroke transmission gear mechanism, and electric toothbrush having such a gear mechanism: Electric toothbrushes have a replaceable head part having a brush head and a hand part provided with a drive motor for the brush. When a head part is pushed onto the hand part, a drive pin which performs an axial stroke motion is connected to the brush head. A gear...

20060005332 - Hairbrush, comb and makeup brush cleaning device: The present invention thoroughly cleans hairbrushes and combs and comprises an upper portion with at least two openings for containing a hair remover and an item to be cleaned, a rotating roller brush, and a housing portion. The roller brush, together with the hair remover, effectively clean and remove hair...

20060005333 - Roller for providing benefits to fabric: Roller for providing benefits to fabric. The present invention relates to utilizing one or more benefit agents in conjunction with a hand-held roller in order to provide one or more benefits to fabrics. The present invention also relates to a method for applying one or more benefit agents to the...

20060005334 - Shovel for removing snow or water: A shovel includes a stem having a harder or stronger blade extended from one side, and another or resilient blade extended from the other side. It is preferable that the resilient blade is made of resilient material different from that for the stem, and molded and solidly attached to the...

20060005335 - Multi-surface towel: A multi-surface towel is afforded. A first piece of material has an absorbent surface. A second piece of material is coupled to the first piece of material and has a surface suitable for polishing. A third piece of material is coupled to the first and second piece of material and...

20060005336 - Multilayer scrub pad: This invention relates to a scrub pad comprising a scrubbing layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer; a wiping layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer; and an absorbent core layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer comprising at least one...

20060005337 - Cleaning member and cleaning method of substrate processing equipment: A cleaning member comprising a cleaning layer which is non-adhesive at the temperature range of 25 to 200° C. and has a tensile elastic modulus (Young's modulus) of 3,000 MPa or less, particularly preferably 100 MPa or less, a cleaning sheet having the above cleaning layer as such a cleaning...

20060005338 - Cleaning implement comprising a layer of melamine foam: A cleaning implement comprising a layer of melamine foam, having a thickness of at least 15 mm, and a layer of a second foam having a water-absorbency of at least 0.35 g of water per cm3 of said second foam....

20060005339 - Spreading apparatus for flowable materials and spreader pad therefor: A spreading apparatus is provided for spreading flowable materials such as adhesives and/or sealants on a surface such as a floor and/or a wall. The apparatus has a pad retainer for retaining a removable spreader pad and a reservoir chamber for flowable material pivotally attached to the pad retainer to...

20060005340 - Wiper opening cover: A wiper cover is mounted in an opening in a vehicle housing and receives a wiper arm which pivots within the opening. The cover has a hollow body mounted in the opening, a rear flap which projects upwardly and forwardly from a rear side of the body, and a front...

20060005341 - Wiper assembly for a vehicle: The present invention provides a wiper assembly capable of minimizing the slant of a connecting rod interposed between wiper driving arms and a motor-driven arm by positioning the wiper driving arm to the substantially same height with the motor-driven arm. Further, the wiper assembly is capable of preventing water or...

20060005342 - Vehicle wheel cleaning attachment: A wheel cleaning apparatus adapted to be secured to an axle hub centered in a wheel of a vehicle. The apparatus comprises a mounting bracket having a bearing for securing the wheel cleaning apparatus to the axle hub, an arm extending radially from the mounting bracket and a cleaning element...

20060005343 - Paint flow control apparatus for use inside paint cans, buckets, and the like: A paint flow control apparatus for insertion into paint cans, buckets, and other storage containers for regulating the application of paint to rollers and brushes dipped therein. The apparatus generally includes a porous grid member, a perimeter member fixedly attached to the grid member, a filter screen detachably attached to...

20060005344 - Self-propelled cleaner and suspension mechanism: A suspension mechanism includes: a drive unit that includes the drive wheel, a drive source for rotating the drive wheel, and a transmission mechanism that transmits a driving force of the drive source to the drive wheel, being integrally provided with each other; a supporting member that supports the drive...

20060005345 - Hand held steam cleaner: A hand held steam cleaner of relatively small pistol shape has a rearward projecting water container from which water is pumped by a pump within the main housing of the cleaner to a tank having a heater embedded in one wall thereof for the conversion of the water to steam....

20060005346 - Portable vacuum system: A backpack mounted portable vacuum system is provided having a motor portion and a filter portion. The motor portion is cylindrically shaped and has a first vertical axis. The filter portion is also cylindrically shaped and has a second vertical axis that is horizontally offset from the first vertical axis....

20060005347 - Combination string trimmer and blower tool: A multi-purpose tool powered by an attached power source is used as an air blower capable of delivering a high-velocity stream of air when the multi-purpose tool is in a blower mode of operation and as a rotating string trimmer capable of trimming vegetation when in a trimmer mode of...

20060005350 - Suction brush for vacuum cleaner: A suction brush for a vacuum cleaner has a bottom plate rotatably disposed under a cover to contact with a cleaning surface. Even when the rear end of the suction brush separates apart from the cleaning surface during the cleaning operation, the bottom plate maintains the close contact with the...

20060005348 - Vacuum cleaner counter-balance mechanism: A vacuum cleaner is provided having a cleaning head and a main body pivotally mounted to the cleaning head which includes a counter-balance mechanism having at least one torsion spring with a first end thereof mounted for pivotal movement about a fixed axis in either the cleaning head or the...

20060005349 - Vacuum cleaner height adjustment: A vacuum cleaner height adjustment mechanism including a cleaning head having a pair of laterally spaced front wheels and a pair of laterally spaced rear wheels mounted for rotation within the cleaning head for supporting the cleaning head on a floor during vacuum cleaning operations, the front wheels being mounted...

20060000038 - Brush section for a powered toothbrush: A brush section for use in a powered toothbrush, and a powered toothbrush utilizing the brush section are provided. The brush section has a generally disk shaped carrier from which extends at least one finger that has oral care elements, i.e., bristles and elastomeric cleaning members, extending outwardly therefrom to...

20060000037 - Powered toothbrush: A powered toothbrush include a head containing a rotating or oscillating first bristle carrier and also containing a second bristle carrier movably connected to said head, which second bristle carrier may include elastomeric walls for enhanced cleaning and may include a weakened section to permit it to at least partially...

20060000036 - Toothbrush having a movable upstanding cleaning element: A powered toothbrush is provided and includes a handle portion having a neck formed at one end and a head coupled to the neck. The head includes a base and a first carrier that is coupled to the head and that is operatively connected to a drive mechanism for moving...

20060000039 - Toothbrush with movable head sections for enhanced oral care: The present invention relates to a powered toothbrush with two moving bristle bearing parts, the first such part is disc-shaped and rotates or oscillates back-and-forth, the second such part is coupled to the brush head by an elastomeric material, such that the second section can be moved either by the...

20060000040 - Surface cleaning apparatus: A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a body including a rear compartment, a forward compartment and an intermediate compartment arranged between the rear and forward compartments for collecting debris. An elongate rotatable brush arrangement is positioned within and extends across the forward compartment. An electric motor is connected to the rotatable...

20060000041 - Cleaning implement and joint therefor: A cleaning implement for removing debris from a surface comprises a handle, a mop head, and a joint connecting the handle and mop head; wherein the joint is adjustable and lockable. The joint allows the angle between the mop head and the handle to be adjusted appropriately and then locked...

20060000042 - Paint brush for use in corner applications: A paint brush for use in corner applications is provided. The paint brush comprises a handle having a first end and second end, a ferrule receiver, and a detachable ferrule. The ferrule receiver is attached to the second end of the handle and includes a locking mechanism for providing securable...

20060000043 - Cleaning product for storing and attaching cleaning blocks or wipes: An apparatus for storing and attaching cleaning wipes or cleaning blocks is provided. The apparatus includes a container configured for holding at least one cleaning wipe or block. The container has a body with an attaching surface. An attachment mechanism is included and is configured for attaching the cleaning wipe...

20060000044 - Windscreen wiper comprising a mobile double wiper: Dual movable blade windshield wiper, composed by an additional blade made of dirt-abrasive (insect remains, dirt of birds or other kind of difficult cleaning dirt) and glass-scratch-free material, that only touches the windshield when it wants to be cleaned and a electro-mechanical device activated from the driver seat, that locates...

20060000045 - Wiper structure: A wiper structure for a window glass, includes a wiper arm comprising a support arm provided on the wiper arm; and a wiper blade comprising a blade main body, the wiper blade being supported on the wiper arm in an asymmetrical manner about a connecting point, the wiper blade main...

20060000046 - Coating container, kit and coating combination: A coating combination suitable for use in coating architectural surfaces which comprises in combination a lidable container, a coating composition provided within the lidable container, and a buoyant coating contacting member (4) including at least one aperture disposed substantially horizontally within the lidable container. The buoyant coating contacting member has...

20060000047 - Vacuum system attachment for cleaning household items: One embodiment of a vacuum system attachment (8) for cleaning lint filters (9) and other household items, such as furnace filters, dust pans, window screens, mops, brooms, shoe soles, and ash trays formed in accordance with the present invention includes a hollow insertion member (10) having a insertion opening (11)....

20060000048 - Liquid dispensing device and steam cleaner containing same: A liquid dispensing unit for a steam cleaner with a hand grip for dispensing steam is provided. The liquid dispenser injects a liquid, such as soap, into the steam to be applied to the dirt or stain to be removed. The dispenser includes a housing with at least one liquid...

20060000049 - Steam nozzle attachment for use with steam cleaner: A steam nozzle attachment for a steam cleaner having a substantially rectangular frame with a steam outlet positioned between the front and rear walls of the frame is provided. A plurality of baffles to distribute steam are disposed substantially perpendicular to the steam nozzle between the side walls of the...

20060000050 - Hard floor cleaner: A floor cleaning device (10) includes a housing (40) and a container (43) removably received by the housing. A suction nozzle (18, 18′, 18″) is fluidly connected with the container and with a suction source (52) when the container is received by the housing. A filter (114) is selectively fluidly...

20060000051 - Hard floor cleaner: A floor cleaning device (10) includes a housing (40) and a container (43) removably received by the housing. A suction nozzle (18, 18′, 18″) is fluidly connected with the container and with a suction source (52) when the container is. received by the housing. A filter (114) is selectively fluidly...

20060000052 - Suction nozzle height adjustment control circuit: A floor care appliance is provided with a switch for controlling the height of the suction nozzle. The switch controls the height of the suction nozzle by controlling the operation of an independent motor and a gear and cam arrangement operatively connected to the wheel carriage. Another cam arrangement is...

20060000053 - Suction port assembly and a vacuum cleaner having the same: A suction port assembly for a vacuum cleaner and a vacuum cleaner having such a suction port comprises upper and lower housings, a plurality of suction ports formed in the lower housing, and a plurality of suction paths formed in the upper and lower housings to guide the air drawn...

20060000054 - Vacuum cleaner suction port assembly and vacuum cleaner: A vacuum cleaner suction port assembly has an upper and a lower housings, a first and a second suction ports formed on the lower housing, at least one upper opening pierced in the upper housing, allowing an external air to be drawn therethrough by the suction force of the first...