Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning inventions 06/06

20060137116 - Cleaning tool: An indoor cleaning tool having a dry fibrous base material is provided. An antigenicity-reducing composition including an antigenicity-reducing component, an oil and a surfactant are applied to the fibrous base material. Preferably, the antigenicity-reducing component is an extract of an olea or a ligustrum plant extracted with water or an...

20060137118 - Complex motion toothbrush: An electrically driven toothbrush may comprise a shaft comprising a cam. The cam may contact and move a first bristle holder. The shaft may drivingly engage the first bristle the holder. A second bristle holder may be driven by the first bristle holder. The second bristle holder may be driven...

20060137117 - Toothbrushes with a replaceable head having a threaded connection: A toothbrush having a replaceable head attachment is disclosed. The toothbrush includes a brush head that is releasably engaged to a handle portion and utilizes a threaded engagement configuration between the two components....

20060137119 - Cleaning sheet: A cleaning sheet adapted to be attached to the head (20) of a cleaning tool (2) and having a wiping portion (1A) adapted to be disposed on the lower side of the head (20). In the state attached to the head (20), the cleaning sheet has, in the wiping portion...

20060137120 - Toothbrush and process for producing such a toothbrush: The invention relates to a toothbrush having a handle and a head part, on which bristle filaments and at least one flexible cleaning element are arranged. The at least one flexible cleaning element is arranged on a carrier element, which consists of a hard material, and is connected to the...

20060137121 - Dosmetic cleaning device with pivoting squeezing plates: The staff is joined to the central element of a base which comprises two lateral portions joined elastically by thin portions and by the co-molding of rubber layers to the central element; a fork member with a tubular extension is slidable along the staff and has S-shaped inner profiles to...

20060137122 - Hygienic toothbrush with cover: The present invention is a hygienic toothbrush with cover, which utilizes a uniquely designed novel brush cover to keep the brush head bristles free of harmful particles and contaminants when not in use. The unique cover design allows for bristles to dry through utilization of finely woven mesh/screen-like side panels,...

20060137123 - Cleaning apparatus with changeable head: A cleaning device having (1) a handle which is configured to conform to the curvature of the human hand when the hand is griping the handle, (2) a cleaning pad, and (3) an attachment for attaching said cleaning pad to handle. Both the handle and the cleaning element can be...

20060137124 - Non-woven roller covers: A re-usable, shed-resistant roller cover for use with paint and other heavy liquids is provided. One embodiment provides a non-woven roller cover material. This roller cover material includes a single outer layer or ply of non-woven material that replaces the knitted or woven fabrics typically utilized for paint roller covers....

20060137125 - Weighted trowel with elongated handle: Several embodiments of trowels which have an elongated handle and a pair of generally facing weights or a weight or weights and a connector between which a pair of blades are secured with one blade being of lesser height than the other to thereby resist undesired flexing of the other...

20060137126 - Wiper arm of a wiper device: The invention relates to a wiper arm of a wiper device comprising a coupling section for connecting a flat wiper blade, wherein the wiper arm is designed to be U-shaped in cross section at least in part, with a back and two side walls. The invention is characterized in that...

20060137127 - Cleaning system utilizing purified water: A cleaning system includes a supply of purified water, a supply of cleaning agent, a mixing junction, and a distributor. The mixing junction is configured to combine a flow of the purified water and a flow of the cleaning agent and output a flow of cleaning liquid comprising the flows...

20060137128 - Suction cleaners: A suction cleaner of the cylinder type comprising a main unit (10) including a source of suction and a dust separating/collecting means; a flexible hose; a wand (17); and a cleaning head (19); wherein the main unit (10) is able to be stood on its end and there is releasable...

20060137130 - Vacuum cleaner accessories caddy: The Vacuum Cleaner Accessories Caddy is an accessory belt which can be fitted and secured without tools around the body of a conventional barrel or tank type vacuum cleaner. The device may comprise two components: 1) a wide braided nylon band with attached Velcro™ strap and buckle or eyelet for...

20060137129 - Vacuum cleaner provided with an auxiliary pull-out device for an electrical cable: A vacuum cleaner which comprises a body provided with a cable winding device arranged therein and used for winding and unwinding a power supply cable which is provided with an electric plug connected to an electric power network, and an auxiliary device for moving said electric plug from a first...

20060137131 - Vacuum cleaner comprising an elastic bumper strip: A vacuum cleaner comprising a housing having an outer surface. A bumper strip projects outwardly from the housing and extends along the outer surface of the housing. A retaining element projects outwardly from the housing and extends along the outer surface of the housing adjacent the bumper strip. The retaining...

20060137132 - Self-cleaning wet dry vacuum cleaning device: A self-cleaning wet dry vacuum cleaning device for collecting and disposing of waste material and specifically animal waste, the device including a waste collection system for collecting and breaking up the waste, the waste collection system including a self-cleaning intake nozzle, a vacuum in communication with the waste collection system...

20060137133 - Vacuum cleaner: A vacuum cleaner, includes a first compartment for receiving air-entrained dust particles drawn therein by a fan, and a second compartment for receiving debris delivered thereto by a motor-driven bristle bar past which the fan draws air....

20060137134 - Floor nozzle for vacuum cleaners: A floor nozzle for vacuum cleaners has a first position for vacuuming broad floor surfaces, and a second position for vacuuming narrow floor surfaces. The floor nozzle includes a suction head that has a base area with two broad sides and two narrow sides, and a tilt joint consisting of...

20060130250 - Washing brush with a detergent doser: The washing brush (1) comprises a main body (2) having an inlet (3) connectable to a water supply source and an outlet (4) from which a mixture of water and liquid detergent exits externally of the brush (1). The body (2) is provided with a reservoir (5) for containing a...

20060130251 - Device for cleaning a smooth-walled tube: The invention relates to a device for cleaning a cylindrical or conical tube (2) having a smooth wall and placed in a horizontal or an inclined position, said device comprising: a cylindrical body (4) that has an axis X, that is suitable for being inserted axially into said tube, and...

20060130252 - Cleaning device: In one embodiment, a cleaning device comprises a holder and a cleaning pad removably attached to the holder. The cleaning pad comprises a non-woven web having a length along a length dimension and a width along a width dimension, and having a height along a height dimension, wherein the length...

20060130253 - Toothbrush: A toothbrush includes a head assembly with bristles, a base assembly, and a connector which connects the two. A battery and light assembly are disposed in the connector and base assembly, and a power button switch turns the power to a light source “ON/OFF”. The base assembly includes a transparent...

20060130254 - Painting trim tool and tray system: A trim tool and paint tray system for use in dispensing paint. The system includes a trim tool having a paint applicator to apply paint to a surface to be painted and at least one edge guard to shield adjacent surfaces that are to remain free of paint from the...

20060130255 - Sponge mop and scrubber: A mop has an elongated shaft, a body at a distal end of the shaft, a sponge operably coupled to the body and generally orthogonal to the elongated shaft, and a pair of rollers. The pair or rollers are movably mounted to the body and generally orthogonal to the elongated...

20060130256 - Scrubber for sippy cup lid: A flat handled scrubber has abrasive sponge elements adhered to opposing ends. The two abrasive sponges are precisely sized and configured to enhance cleansing of interior surfaces of a sippy cup lid, particularly, in and around the mouthpiece....

20060130257 - Toothbrush with elastomer filled flexible head: The invention relates to a toothbrush comprising: i) an elongated handle having distal and proximal ends and one or more elastomeric handle regions therein; and ii) a resiliently flexible head attached to the proximal end of the handle, the head including a pair of opposing faces, one of the pair...

20060130258 - In-between toe massager or cleaner with spatulate extensions: The present invention is a handheld and highly mobile device with paddle extensions adapted to be comfortably inserted at the same time between a user's toes. The paddle extensions can be moved in an up and down sliding motion for massage or cleaning of inter-toe surfaces. The paddle extensions provide...

20060130259 - Window blind cleaning system: A window blind cleaning system for cleaning the slats of vertical or horizontal blinds of varying heights, with a user selected cleaning material placed over the cleaning heads, which the user remotely actuates to close the cleaning surfaces onto the slats to be cleaned. The system includes a handle, an...

20060130260 - Dusting article structure: A dusting article structure comprises a duster body and a handle wherein the duster body is equipped with multiple layers of holding sheets, a fibrous-filament layer, and a cleaning base sheet. The lower layer of the holding sheets and the cleaning base sheet are symmetrically cut from both opposing edges...

20060130261 - Quick release paint roller assembly: A quick-release paint roller having a roller cover that can be removed from a handle assembly without requiring the user to apply a force directly to the roller cover. The paint roller includes a pair of end caps. The end caps have axial bores therein and are disposed at opposing...

20060130262 - Quick release paint roller assembly: A quick-release paint roller having a roller cover that can be removed from a handle assembly without requiring the user to apply a force directly to the roller cover. The paint roller includes a tube-shaped roller cover having an outer surface of paint absorbing material and a rotatably mounted roller...

20060130263 - Wiper coupler and wiper assembly incorporating same: The present invention relates to a wiper coupler for connecting a wiper blade assembly to a wiper arm including a pair of sidewalls with each sidewall including an aperture aligned with respect to the other. Each aperture is adapted to operatively receive a transversely extending pin of a wiper arm....

20060130264 - Limiter paint tray: A paint tray system is configured to dispense paint onto a paint roller. The paint tray system includes a paint tray having a bottom section, an end wall and side walls forming a reservoir for holding paint. A paint limiter panel is received by the tray overlaying the reservoir in...

20060130265 - Vacuum cleaner: A vacuum cleaner has an air path for drawn air, one or more portions of which have their surfaces nano-coated with an antibiosis and sterilization material. In an embodiment, a vacuum cleaner has a suction brush with an air inlet, a dust collecting apparatus in fluid communication with the suction...

20060130266 - Dermal drug delivery system: A device for brushing the skin prior to applying a topical preparation of a drug enhances the permeability of the stratum corneum to the drug....

20060130267 - Electric cleaner: A separation wall (212) with a larger thickness than a separation wall (209) is provided at the central part in a left/right direction of a suction inlet main body (201). This is made so that the central part of a separate suction inlet passage (211) has a smaller height in...

20060130268 - Convertible vacuum cleaner: A convertible vacuum cleaner includes a support base extending in a vertical direction, a main body selectively installed on the support base, a power generating unit disposed in the main body to generate outer air sucking force, a suction nozzle unit sucking outer air using the sucking force transmitted from...

20060130269 - Vacuum cleaner with adjoining chamber for accessory pieces: A vacuum cleaner, comprising a housing, in which a dust chamber is embodied for housing a dust separator, which may be sealed by means of a dust chamber lid, mounted on the housing and a housing for accessory pieces which can be closed by the dust chamber lid. According to...

20060130270 - Suction nozzle height adjustment and control arrangement: A floor care appliance is provided with a microprocessor based control arrangement. The microprocessor adjust the height of the suction nozzle through a motorized suction nozzle height gear and cam arrangement. The microprocessor is programmed to adjust the current to the motor-fan assembly and the agitator drive motor based upon...

20060130271 - Spot removal device: An extraction cleaning device housing multiple cleaning solutions that can dispensed by manipulation of a control coupled to the extraction device. Multiple cleaning solution supply reservoirs are coupled to the cleaning device and in fluid communication with a dispensing head. Through the use of the control, an operator can select...

20060130272 - Wet-cloth brush for vacuum cleaner and a vacuum cleaner having the same: A wet-cloth brush for a vacuum cleaner, which generates minor vibration and enables a user to check the operation of a wet-cloth board, comprises a brush body, a fan mounted to the brush body to be rotated by drawn-in air, an eccentric cam mounted to the brush body and operated...

20060130273 - Handle arrangement for a blower: Handle (20) or handles for a blower (10) carried in the back of an operator. The handle (20) or handles are placed on a stiff section (15) of a blower tube (13) extending from the blower (10). A longitudinal axil of the handle (20) or handles is placed outside the...

20060123570 - System for enabling limited time trial products: A power appliance, such as a power toothbrush, is adapted for limited time trial use, but otherwise has the operational functionality of a conventional long-term use product. The power appliance is responsive to a communication from an enabling device to enable long-term of the appliance following receipt of payment from...

20060123571 - Scraper for cleaning tubular members: A scraper for removing deposits from the exterior of a tubular member which has a plurality of concatenated, resilient segments adapted to contact the exterior surface of the tubular member where each pair of adjacent segments is connected through a geniculation. The resilient segments are aligned with and interposed between...

20060123572 - Hand and fingernail cleaning apparatus: An apparatus for washing hands and/or fingernails includes a brush assembly attached to a water faucet. The brush assembly includes a backplane with two opposed brushes attached to the backplane such that the bristles on each brush face outward from the backplane. A clamping mechanism removable attaches the brush assembly...

20060123573 - Flocked substrates for use as scouring materials: A cleaning article comprises a flocked substrate (1) wherein the flock (3) comprises fibres that are arranged substantially perpendicular to the substrate and have a maximum length of 2.0 mm, the fibres being substantially free of abrasive particles. In one embodiment, the flocked substrate is laminated to a layer of...

20060123574 - Compression moulded part: The invention relates to an injection molded part with a basic body injection-molded from plastic, on the surface of which a decoration is two-dimensionally applied and is covered by an encapsulation of plastic by a second injection-molding operation. The basic body consists of a transparent plastic and the decoration is...

20060123575 - Adjustable holder for cleaning implement: A dusting device is disclosed. There is a telescoping handle, a shank mountable to the handle, and a supporting fork mounted to the shank for relative rotation with respect thereto. A cleaning sleeve is replaceably mountable on the fork for single use dusting purposes. The angle of the fork with...

20060123576 - Brush for applying for nail polish: The present invention provides a brush for application of nail polish to the fingernails. The brush comprises a distal portion tapered in width and thickness to form a wedge-shaped or pointed tip. This tapered shape allows the use of a relatively thick brush, capable of holding a sufficient amount of...

20060123577 - Apparatus for applying protective coatings to deck and stair balusters: Applying protective coatings to deck and stair rails is not a desirable undertaking. The painting of decks with standard brushes and foam filament brushes is a time consuming task. The spacing of balusters makes the use of spray equipment impractical. The polygonal cross-sections of the balusters do not lend themselves...

20060123578 - Paint roller: A device for holding a paint roller includes a first frame member having opposing first and second ends, a second frame member having opposing first and second ends, a handle attached to the first end of the first frame member, a mandrel mounted for rotation to the first end of...

20060123579 - Tools for treatment of a substance on a surface: A method and tools operative for treatment of a substance in association with a surface of an object or body have a first treatment tool and a second backing tool. The treatment tool has a rigid retention portion and a treatment portion, and is manufactured as a single integrated tool....

20060123580 - Windshield wiping device for a motor vehicle: Windshield wiper device for a motor vehicle with at least one molded tube (10) to accommodate a drive shaft to drive at least one wiper arm, wherein the at least one molded tube (10) can be attached to a holding element (11) that can be connected to the body, and...

20060123581 - Extractor control apparatus: A cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The cleaning apparatus includes a base portion for movement along the surface and a handle pivotally connected to the base portion. The cleaning apparatus further includes a solution tank for supplying a flow of cleaning solution to the surface. The solution tank removably mounted to...

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20060123586 - Extractor stretch hose: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface is disclosed. The cleaning apparatus includes a base portion for movement along the surface and a handle pivotally connected to the base portion. The apparatus further includes a solution tank for supplying a flow of cleaning solution to the surface. The solution tank...

20060123583 - Lift off tank handle latch: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface is disclosed. The cleaning apparatus includes a base portion for movement along a surface and a handle pivotally connected to the base portion. The apparatus further includes a solution tank for supplying a flow of cleaning solution to the surface. The solution tank...

20060123585 - Recovery tank arrangement for a cleaning apparatus: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface in which cleaning solution is dispensed to the surface and substantially simultaneously extracted along with the dirt on the surface in a continuous operation is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a base portion for movement along the surface and a handle pivotally connected...

20060123587 - Stacked tank arrangement for a cleaning apparatus: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface in which cleaning solution is dispensed to the surface and substantially simultaneously extracted along with the dirt on the surface in a continuous operation is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a base portion for movement along the surface and a handle pivotally connected...

20060123584 - Valve assembly with blocking member: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing, a floor suction nozzle operatively attached to the housing, and a suction source operatively attached to the housing and placed in fluid communication with the floor suction nozzle. The assembly further includes a valve assembly operatively...

20060123589 - Apparatus of mounting dust collection unit for vacuum cleaner: A vacuum cleaner includes a main body, a dust collection unit for filtering foreign objects contained in air introduced from the main body, a mounting portion provided on the main body to mount the dust collection unit, an elastic press unit provided under or above the dust collection unit to...

20060123588 - Vacuum cleaner comprising a filter drawer: A vacuum cleaner (1) comprising a housing (2) in which a drawer-like compartment (8) can be removably positioned, said compartment comprising a dust chamber (7) for receiving a dust collector which can be arranged in a suction air flow path between a connecting piece (4) of a suction hose (5)...

20060123590 - Vacuum cleaner with multiple cyclonic dirt separators and bottom discharge dirt cup: A vacuum cleaner comprises a cyclonic separator having a first cyclone and a plurality of downstream secondary cyclones. The first cyclone comprises a side wall defining a first cyclonic chamber, and the secondary cyclones each comprise a side wall defining a second cyclonic chamber. A dirt cup assembly is mounted...

20060112505 - Battery-operated toothbrush and related methods: A battery-operated toothbrush includes a drive unit, a housing defining an accommodation chamber configured to receive the drive unit, and a thermoplastic elastomer seal disposed on an outer surface of the housing. The housing includes a front end configured to receive a toothbrush head, an open end, opposite the front...

20060112506 - Wheel stud cleaning device: A stud cleaning device has tubular body for receiving a stud to be cleaned through an open end of the body. An opposing mounting end of the body is arranged to mount on the rotary output of a rotary tool for rotating the body in use. Radial bristles, supported on...

20060112507 - Lint removal apparatus with pull tab for adhesive coated sheets: A pull tab is formed at a separable edge of each of a plurality of individually separable sheets of outwardly faced adhesive tape wound into a roll by a non-adhesive portion carried on the adhesive layer of the tape to facilitate gripping and removal of an outermost sheet from the...

20060112508 - Side brush: A side brush for mounting on a body of a sweeping machine for use as a brush rotatable about a rotation axis. A plurality of individual bristle segments are detachably mountable to a base. Bristles included in the bristle segments are integrated for a solid unit with a frame member....

20060112509 - Paint applicators including paint application element having non-stick coating: A paint applicator having a non-stick coating, such as a fluoropolymer polymer resin, applied thereto in order to improve the cleanability thereof....

20060112510 - Wiper system for a vehicle: A wiper system and a drive unit for a wiper system for a windscreen of a vehicle, in particular of a motor vehicle, is proposed, comprising two simultaneously driven windscreen wipers and comprising a drive rod between a motor and a wiper bearing of a wiper shaft wherein the motor...

20060112511 - Wiping device for windows of motor vehicles: The invention relates to a wiper device for windows of motor vehicles, comprised of a non-articulated wiper blade with a wiper strip, a wiper lip arranged thereon and a coupling part that can be connected to the wiper blade for a detachable connection with a swivelable wiper arm of the...

20060112512 - Low friction wiper blade: A windshield wiper blade composition having low friction coefficient and capable of inhibiting UV light-induced degradation of the wiper blade, comprising a substantially homogeneous mixture of carbon-based nanoparticles dispersed in an elastomer base material....

20060112513 - Indoor/outdoor cleaning system: An indoor/outdoor cleaning system includes a portable, pressurized housing for containing cleaning fluids (water, chemicals and mixtures thereof). Multiple hoses connect the interior of the housing with a cleaning wand. The wand includes a handle, a hollow trunk portion and a cleaning head. The multiple hoses have outlets adjacent the...