Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning inventions 03/06

20060064826 - Electrostatic dust collection wand: An electrostatic dust wand has a handle, a triboelectric charge generator, and a fibrous material. The triboelectric charge generator is coupled to the handle, and generates an electrostatic charge to attract dust particles to the cleaning implement. The fibrous material at least partially covers the triboelectric charge generator, to collect...

20060064825 - Spa and pool step vacuum: A Spa and Pool Step Vacuum is disclosed. The vacuum device incorporates a submersible pump. The device is lightweight and portable and does not require a hardwired electrical supply. The device further includes a removable external filter sack or bag to provide maximum filtration capacity with the minimum of weight...

20060064827 - Electric toothbrush comprising elastomer: An electric toothbrush may have one or more bristle plates which have one or more elastomeric elements. The elastomeric elements may be various sizes and shapes, including a prophy cup....

20060064828 - Brush roll arrangement for a floor cleaning tool: A brush roll is rotatably supported by bearings in a housing of a cleaning brush tool. One of the bearings is incorporated in a removable bearing arrangement that can be rotationally fastened and removed as needed on a cylindrical end of the housing. Preferably collar elements protruding cylindrically from the...

20060064829 - Pipeline pig: Vehicle parts of a pipeline pig are connected by a pivotable joint. The joint comprises first and second part-spherical hollow shells joined together, each shell having an aperture therein, said apertures being aligned, said first shell being mounted in a curved recess in said first vehicle part to the pivotable...

20060064830 - Spot cleaner: The present invention relates to a spot cleaner that includes a first absorbent pad and a second absorbent pad. The first absorbent pad includes a cleaner. The spot cleaner further includes a moisture proof barrier that is between the first absorbent pad and the second absorbent pad. The moisture proof...

20060064831 - Multifunctional cleaning tool: A multifunctional cleaning tool for cleaning surfaces such as toilets. The multifunctional cleaning tool having both an abrasive portion and a nonabrasive portion, which are oriented generally at an angle to one another so that a user can use both the abrasive portion and the nonabrasive portions without drastically changing...

20060064832 - Compact brush system: A device comprising a housing that can be in the form of two plates spaced apart with a gap or open region spaced therebetween. Coupled to this housing is at least one brush comprising a set of bristles such as nylon bristles and at least one arm rotatably coupled to...

20060064833 - Mouth brush: A mouth brush having a frame with first and second ends defining a longitudinal axis and formed from a solid material such as hard plastic. Conventional tooth brush bristles are mounted on the first end of the frame and extend down to define a first orientation perpendicular to the axis....

20060064834 - Cleaning sheet: Disclosed is a cleaning sheet including a main body which is intended to be placed on a bottom face of a cleaning head and attachment sheets which extend from the main body and are intended to be secured on a top face of the cleaning head. The main body has...

20060064835 - Washing brush for automatic motor vehicle washing systems: The present invention relates to a washing brush for automatic motor vehicle washing systems, comprising a cylindric body on the side outer surface thereof are provided a plurality of bands defining the cleaning elements of the brush. The main feature of the invention is that the band or strip elements...

20060064836 - Paint roller cleaner: A tool for pushing excess paint or other liquid sources off of a paint roller sleeve without having to remove the sleeve. The tool comprises a handgrip, an elongated rod and a generally circular loop formed as a single, unitary piece of a straight section of rod. Disposed away from...

20060064837 - Device for washing side windows of a vehicle and method therefor: A side window washing device has a washing unit positioned on each side of the side window and coupled to an interior section of a door frame of the vehicle. The washing unit is capable of dispensing a liquid and moving to clean the side window. A driving unit is...

20060064841 - Wiper blade having cover member: A wiper blade includes a wiper strip, a lever assembly and a cover member. The lever assembly has a connecting arrangement and holding claws. The connecting arrangement is connected to a wiper arm. The holding claws hold the wiper strip. The cover member has a cover opening, which is opened...

20060064838 - Wiper connector for a motor vehicle comprising a safety fastener: A wiper connector for a motor vehicle intended for the connection and articulation between a wiper arm and a component of a wiper blade is engaged longitudinally from rear to front inside the front end of the arm, which is curved longitudinally towards the rear in the form of a...

20060064839 - Windshield wiper and brush assembly: An improved windshield wiper is described having a pair of squeegees and a brush disposed between said squeegees. The single-piece molded frame of the wiper includes openings along the frame back that are adapted to create a vacuum when the vehicle is moving. The brush spine is preferably perforated such...

20060064840 - Automotive wiper: Provided is an automotive wiper that has a frame, which supports a rubber blade, is formed in one piece with a tension spring, and is easily assembled with the blade. A tensile member (40) symmetrically extends in one piece from a center of the wiper in opposite directions to form...

20060064842 - Wiper lever comprising a wiper arm and a wiper blade which is connected to the same in an articulated manner: A wiper lever (10) with a wiper arm (12) and a wiper blade (14) linked to it to clean windows of motor vehicles in particular is proposed, whose wiper blade is provided with a band-like, long-stretched-out, elastic supporting element (22) that is curved in the longitudinal direction over its band...

20060064843 - Paint roller tray for placing on a paint container: A paint roller tray is made from one piece of plastic and has a rectangular bottom with a raised edge, which edge stops along one side. The paint roller tray, furthermore, has two flexible arms, one on each side of the place where the raised edge stops. Each arm is...

20060064844 - Floating deck for use with a floor cleaning apparatus: The present invention relates generally to a floor treatment component that is designed such that as it passes over an uneven surface it applies a substantially constant downward force to the uneven surface. Specifically, systems for connecting the floor treatment component to a floor treatment apparatus are described....

20060053572 - Pool cleaner with integral chlorine generator: An automated self-propelled robotic pool cleaner having a housing and drive means for moving the pool cleaner over at least the bottom wall of a pool, is provided with an integral on-board electrochemical chlorine generator for producing chlorine from a chlorine compound, e.g., sodium chloride, that is dissolved in the...

20060053573 - Multifunctional shoe care apparatus: The present invention relates to an electric-powered, shoe care apparatus adapted for one-handed operation by a user. The shoe care apparatus is adapted to receive two removable and replaceable heads; a first head is for low-speed application of polish or cleaning material, and a second head is for high-speed polishing...

20060053574 - Personal hygiene accessory: A device for providing self-assisting hygienic activity to individuals of limited dexterity, the device including an elongated body constructed of first and second telescoping portions and terminating at a first end in an ergonomically configured handle. A hygienic related accessory is secured to the other end of the elongated body,...

20060053575 - Disc duster: A duster (for vinyl records, compact discs, digital video discs, and laser discs) having a padded base (1) which is composed of two sheets of a velvet/linen material (2) enclosing a cushioning material (3). Additionally, the velvet/linen material is ribbed (4). The duster also has an elastic strap (5) that...

20060053576 - Buffing pad with graded flexibility and replaceable working face: A rotary buffing and finishing pad assembly includes a polymeric foam cushioning layer that has a graded compression load deflection which is interposed between a backing plate and a relatively thin performance layer that is removably attached to the foam cushioning layer. Alternate constructions for providing a graded cushioning effect...

20060053577 - Direct drive windshield wiper assembly: A windshield wiper assembly including at least one motor having an output shaft and a windshield wiper operatively connected to the output shaft. The motor includes a stator adapted to provide an electromagnetic flux and a rotor assembly supported for rotation about the stator. The rotor assembly includes a back...

20060053578 - Joint member for wiper blade, and wiper blade: A connector 20 for securing a wiper blade to a wiper arm includes a base member 21 including a forward upper portion 32 and a rearward upper portion 33; a locking member 22 for holding either a U-hook portion 12 or a side pin 11 mounted to the base member...

20060053579 - Top-down floor cleaning system: A system including a method and apparatus for cleaning and/or disinfecting floor surfaces. A floor service trolley defines container receptacles and a soiled mop cloth receptacle. A plurality of mop cloth containers are individually removably supported by the container receptacle and define an upper sealing rim. A closure member defines...

20060053580 - Robot cleaner: A robot cleaner includes: a suction unit installed at a cleaner body, for sucking dirt on a floor; a driving unit for moving the cleaner body; a sensing unit mounted at the cleaner body, for sensing a depressed portion and a stepped portion such as a doorsill of a floor;...

20060053581 - attachment for a carpet wand: A conventional steam cleaning carpet wand can be modified to be used on a hard floor by an attachment that can be removably attached to the head of the carpet wand....

20060053582 - Street sweeper with dust control: Street sweeper having dust control from two or more cleaning heads with one air source where one fan provides vacuum for a centrally located rotating broom which is surrounded by a vacuumized chamber and for a gutter broom which is surrounded by a vacuumized chamber. A plenum having a unique...

20060053583 - Street sweeper with litter hose: Provided is a street sweeper for collecting debris from a street surface. The street sweeper includes a chassis mounted on wheels, a rotating broom for removing debris from a street surface, and a hopper for collecting the removed debris. A passageway extends between the broom and the hopper to transfer...

20060053584 - Rotary agitator with reverse helix pattern: A rotary agitator for a cleaning apparatus includes a cylindrical body and a projecting cleaning element carried on that cylindrical body. The projecting cleaning element has a chevron shape and includes a first, outwardly directed face and a second, inwardly directed face. The first outwardly directed face defines a leading...

20060053585 - Suction tube for a vacuum cleaner: The present invention provides a suction tube for a vacuum cleaner, which comprises an outer pipe (8), an inner pipe (1) received in the outer pipe, and a locking device (20) disposed between the inner pipe (1) and the outer pipe (8). A guiding bush (2) is provided at the...

20060048312 - Cleaner with high pressure cleaning jets: A swimming pool cleaner discharges water jets under the cleaner body, directed toward its center from its sides, to agitate and lift debris toward one or more vacuum intake openings, to greatly enhance the cleaning ability of the cleaner. The suspended dirt and debris become semi-buoyant under the force of...

20060048313 - Hearing aid cleaner: A device for removing earwax which adheres to a signal outputting portion of an in-the-ear hearing aid includes a case, a brush accommodated in the case 1, another case, and a liquid retaining member for absorbing disinfecting alcohol accommodated in the other case. A user may easily clean the signal...

20060048314 - Electric toothbrush and corresponding toothbrush head: A toothbrush head of an electric toothbrush, which comprises a handpiece equipped with a drive, a brush head carrier that is connectible to the handpiece, and several bristle supports that carry a respective bristle set, are movably mounted on the brush head carrier and drivable in an oscillatory manner by...

20060048315 - Electric toothbrushes: An electric toothbrush is provided. The electric toothbrush has a handle, a head with first and second bristle holders and a longitudinal axis, and a neck disposed between the handle and the head. A motor is disposed within the handle. A shaft is operatively connected to the motor. The shaft...

20060048316 - Floor and carpet push brush: In a wheel supported floor and carpet push brush of the type having an array of aggressive bristles and another array of bristles which are of lesser diameter than the aggressive bristles carried on the dowel so that the brush can be turned over to bring a selected one of...

20060048317 - Hand-guided sweeper: A hand-guided sweeper (1) includes a guide rod (3) on which a handle (24) is mounted for guiding the sweeper (1) over the ground. The sweeper (1) has at least one sweeper brush (10), which is driven in rotation by a drive motor (2), and at least one wheel (5)....

20060048318 - Multi-surfaces cleaning implement: A cleaning implement is provided for cleaning surfaces with a cleaning substrate. The cleaning implement includes a handle connected via a universal joint to a mop head. The mop head includes a bumper pad, which is made of a deformable and nonabsorbent material. The bumper pad can be deformed in...

20060048319 - Cleaning system: Disclosed are hand-held scrubbing devices of the type having a replaceable pad. These devices have a handle which is extruded and extremely flexible. The pads are multi-layer and may be pre-impregnated with a cleaner concentrate. A shipping/docking container for use therewith is also disclosed which has the capability of reducing...

20060048320 - Broom with scuff remover: A multipurpose cleaning implement that functions both as a broom and a scuff removing device. The exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plastic base that serves as the attachment point for (i) a plurality of bristles (ii) a handle, and (iii) a device that is useful for removing...

20060048321 - Roller for mop: The cleaning implement includes a shaft having an operator end and a cleaning end, a mop head comprising a liquid-absorbent material and a wringing mechanism. The mop head and the wringing mechanism are movable relative to one another between at least a cleaning position and a plurality of wringing positions....

20060048322 - Toothbrush: A toothbrush comprising a head (10) carrying a group of bristles (20); an elongated handle (30), having a free end (31) and an opposite end (32); and a neck (40), connecting the opposite end (32) of the handle (30) to the head (10). Said handle (30) presents, on its front...

20060048323 - Toothbrush with bristle array: A toothbrush in the form of a manual toothbrush having a rectangular bristle array (1) or in the form of an electric toothbrush having a round bristle array (1), formed from individual bristle bundles (2), arranged adjacent to each other on a brush head and standing erect at approximately right...

20060048324 - Process for manufacturing bristles for a vehicle washing brush, bristles obtained by this process and brushes made with said bristles: Bristles for brushes for washing vehicles are made by molding closed-cell polyolefin foam in a pressurized mold to form a block. The block then is cut into sheets to form the brush bristles....

20060048325 - Cleaning tool: The present invention provides an indoor cleaning tool having a dry fibrous base material. An antigenicity-reducing composition that includes an antigenicity-reducing component, a lubricant, and a surfactant is applied to the fibrous base material. It would be preferable for the antigenicity-reducing component to be tannic acid....

20060048326 - Magnetic brush for cleaning the wall of an arc aquarium: Present invention relates a suspendable magnetic brush for cleaning an aquarium with curved window surface, characterized in that an upper cover with an air chamber is attached tightly to a bottom cover with a cleaning material layer underneath, and an inner cover with a magnet located therein is provided inside...

20060048327 - Dust mop having dust-collecting protrusions: A dust mop having a base, debris-collecting protrusions, and one or more attachment members is provided. The base has a top surface and a bottom surface. The debris-collecting protrusions are defined on the bottom surface. Each of the protrusions defines a planar section facing a cleaning direction. The attachment members...

20060048328 - Grill cleaning claw: A grill cleaning apparatus is provided for scraping to the grooves of grill broiler plates to remove unwanted matter comprising of an elongated body having a handle portion at one end and a scraper portion at the other end, with a claw extending outward from the scraper portion. The claw...

20060048329 - Connector linking a wiper arm to a wiper blade: The invention concerns a connector (36) for linking one end of a wiper arm (32a, 32b, 32c) to a first transverse hinge pin (54) belonging to a structural element (38) of a wiper blade (30), the connector (36), comprising: a first housing (70) wherein the first transverse hinge pin (54)...

20060048330 - Device for rinsing out and spin drying a wiping body: The invention relates to a device for rinsing out and spin drying a wiping body, which is mounted on a wiping head of a surface cleaning device, comprising a container which has a rinsing region and a spin dryer region, a wiping head mount being mounted rotatably in the spin...

20060048331 - Floor cleaning machine using microfiber pad: A cleaning machine for floors and carpets includes a vacuum pick-up in front of the machine for suctioning loose material and debris off the floor. A microfiber cleaning assembly is mounted beneath the machine for cleaning the floor following the vacuum pick-up. The microfiber cleaning element may be motor driven....

20060048332 - Street sweeper with vacuumized dust control: A street sweeper with vacuumized dust control where a rotary broom chamber surrounds a rotary broom. The rotary broom chamber connects by a conveyor housing containing a conveyor mechanism to a hopper having a powered fan and a filter. A vacuum or low pressure is created within the hopper which...

20060048333 - Tool for cleaning particles from wafer stage: The present invention discloses a tool for cleaning particles from a wafer stage, comprising: a main body, a driving device, a power supply, and a cleaning module composed of a rotary base, a turntable, and an elastic member, wherein the main body is designed to be extendable, having a accommodating...

20060048334 - Sand wand assembly: An apparatus and method for removing sediment from a waterway using a high pressure water spray and a suction line (22) is disclosed. The high pressure water is directed through a pressure line (20) that may be mounted inside the suction line (22). The high pressure water helps to suspend...

20060042031 - Base board cleaning apparatus: An apparatus for cleaning low lying areas, such as base boards, includes a rollable base, a rotatable brush carried on the base for cleaning the low lying area, a pressurized tank carried by the base for containing a cleaning fluid, and a nozzle in communication with the tank for dispensing...

20060042033 - Device for moving a pig through a conduit, such as a pipeline: A pig towing device is adapted for movement through a conduit having bends and open T intersections. The pig has a front leading cup and a rear trailing cup adapted to seal with the conduit for propelling the device through the conduit. The leading and trailing cups are spaced apart...

20060042032 - Pipe-cleaning device: A pipe-cleaning device (1) comprising a cutting head (2) for cutting away material on the interior of a pipe, a body (111) on which the cutting head is rotatably mounted and drive means (3, 4) for driving the rotation of the cutting head (2) with respect to the body (111)....

20060042034 - Cleaning device: A cleaning device including a handle portion transitioning into a tip portion. The tip portion includes a back wall and two opposing tapered side walls connected to the back wall and forming an edge along a length of the tip portion. The opposing side walls converge from a base of...

20060042035 - Water wiper: A water wiper which comprises two body portions, a wiping plate and a long rod; one end of the wiping plate is embedded in an embedding groove between the two body portions; the wiping plate is made of an elastic material; both sides of the tail end of the wiping...

20060042036 - Electric shaver and cleaning system therefor: In a cleaning system for cleaning hair clippings from the interior space of an electric shaver, a shaver support is provided for supporting the electric shaver during operation of the cleaning system. A pressure vessel defines a source of cleaning gas for cleaning hair clippings from the interior of the...

20060042037 - Vacuum attachment for converting a standard vacuum into a centralized dust collection system: A vacuum attachment includes an aerodynamic bell housing, a distribution plate defining blast gate openings, blast gates, and means for biasing each gate toward a closed configuration. The plate attaches to the housing's first end. The gates attach to the plate for selectively covering the gate openings. An outer face...

20060042038 - Compact cyclonic separation device: A cyclonic separation device for a vacuum cleaner including a cylindrical separation container, an inlet tube parallel to the axis of the chamber having a vortex vane disposed axially in the inlet tube. Air rotates in one direction in the inlet tube, and preferably in the opposite direction in the...

20060042039 - Cyclone separator with fine particle separation member: A cyclone separator assembly comprises a cyclone separator that removes large particles of dirt from a working airstream as it flows through the cyclone separator, and the separated large particles of dirt are deposited into a dirt cup. The cyclone separator assembly further includes a fine particle separation member comprising...

20060042040 - Method and apparatus for deep cleaning rug or carpet: A rug or carpet cleaner includes a housing, a suction generator carried on the housing and agitator carried on the housing. The agitator includes a hollow body, a cleaning projection carried on the hollow body, an air intake aperture provided in the cleaning projection and an outlet in fluid communication...

20060042041 - Vacuum cleaner and suction nozzle structure thereof: Provided is a suction nozzle structure of a vacuum cleaner for enhancing a foreign particle suction efficiency. The suction nozzle structure includes: a suction tube in which a negative pressure is formed; a suction hole formed at a bottom of the suction nozzle structure such that air and foreign particles...

20060042042 - Hair ingestion device and dust protector for vacuum cleaner: A hair ingestion device and dust protector for a vacuum cleaner, and a combination of an end cap and a dowel assembly having a thread cap, wherein a set of arms extends from the thread cap for rotating with the dowel for deflecting threads to avoid contamination of the bearing...

20060042043 - Vacuum cleaner and suction nozzle structure thereof: Provided is a mini nozzle protected by upper and lower covers, the upper and lower covers being combined by hooking so that a user may handle conveniently....