Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning inventions 10/06

20060236472 - Liquid dispensing cleaning implement: A manually operated liquid dispensing cleaning implement uses batteries to drive a motor, through gearing to rotate a flexible cleaning head with cleaning elements. A cleaning fluid reservoir container is supported within the implement for dispensing cleaning fluid through the head. Application of compressive pressure on the head acts against...

20060236474 - Battery powered grout brush: A manually operated, handled grout brush has an outer housing which encloses upper and lower contiguous spaces. Electric batteries in the upper space run an electrical motor, which powers gearing to rotate two sets of brushes, a grout brush head with rigid bristles for hard scrubbing and scouring dirty, mildewed,...

20060236473 - Scrub brush implement: A manually operated scrub brush implement uses batteries to drive a motor, through gearing to rotate a first scrub brush mounted on the implement for rotational brush cleaning of soiled surfaces. A second, stationary scrub brush, mounted at an angle in relation to the first scrub brush, is positioned on...

20060236475 - Mehtod for cleaning a component and appropriate cleaning device: The invention relates to a method for cleaning at least one surface (12) of a component (10), using a cleaning device (14), wherein the surface (12) of the component is cleaned by a cleaning head (18) movable by a positioning device (16), said cleaning head (18) exerting a contact pressure...

20060236476 - Filter cartridge cleaning apparatus: A filter cartridge cleaning apparatus includes a housing, a brush mechanism for cleaning a filter cartridge passing through the housing, a guiding mechanism for feeding the filter cartridge toward a filter cartridge outlet of the housing, a water supply mechanism for supplying water to the filter cartridge, and a transmission...

20060236477 - Oral-care device and system: An oral-care device with a power cleaning head configured to dispense an oral-care cleaning solution is disclosed. The power cleaning head comprises squeegees and bristles and one or more apertures for dispensing the oral-care solution. Preferably, the squeegee and bristle are configured to rotate, oscillate, vibrate or otherwise move while...

20060236478 - Toothbrush: A toothbrush includes a head and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements for enhanced cleaning of the teeth. The tooth cleaning elements include cleaning elements that define a loop arrangement for better retention of the dentifrice, a central cleaning element disposed within the loop, two opposing arcuate cleaning elements disposed...

20060236481 - Connecting assembly for sweeping and wringing apparatus: A connecting assembly for a sweeping and wringing apparatus is used in conjunction with a sweeping and wringing apparatus having a cleaning head, a main rod and a U-shaped wringing rod and comprises a connecting rod, having an upper end that is hingedly connected with the U-shaped wringing rod and...

20060236480 - Dismountable cleaning head for sweeping apparatus: A cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus, connected with a connecting part thereof, comprises a cleaning element, made of water-absorbing material and having an elongated sweeping part and a held part attached to a top side thereof, and a base plate, further comprising a lateral wall, formed like...

20060236479 - Removable cleaning head for sweeping apparatus: A cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus, connected with a connecting part thereof, comprises a cleaning element, made of water-absorbing material and having an elongated sweeping part and a held part attached to a top side thereof, and a base plate, which is an elongated metal plate with...

20060236482 - Toothbrush: A toothbrush head having an undulating surface with at least one more displaced part and at least one less displaced part and with bristles having a triangular cross section extending from a more displaced part of the bristle face....

20060236483 - Toothbrush: The improved toothbrush has a brush head which may be engaged on to and disengaged from its elongated handle. This is achieve by means of a brush head that has a partially or fully elastic casing disposed on top of the bristle pad. The handle head of the elongated handle...

20060236484 - Toothbrush assemblies employing folded filament systems: A toothbrush assembly having a platen for attachment of at least one brush, preferably a group, in which the brush comprises the group of looped monofilament intrinsically having two terminal ends, and each monofilament is looped such that each of the terminal ends of the monofilament itself ends in virtually...

20060236485 - Toothbrush assembly employing moisture-draining and ventilation aperture: A tooth brush head assembly having a substantially rectangular aperture passing therethrough for drainage of fluids associated with use of the toothbrush, and for ventilation by allowing air to pass therethrough, optionally a plurality of bristles that are vertically clustered and mounted but without blockage of the aperture, optionally at...

20060236486 - Personal cleaning utensil: A personal cleaning utensil includes at least one binding member and a plurality of elastic elements which are respectively formed of elastic netting tubes having optionally different meshes or colors and bound together by the binding member....

20060236487 - Floor mat system: A floor mat system for delivering a liquid to an object includes a base defining a first chamber and a pad positioned in the first chamber. The pad includes a first layer configured to suspend the liquid and a second layer configured to dispense a liquid....

20060236488 - Mop-head: The invention provides a mop head comprising a multiplicity of water-absorbing cloth strips, each strip being formed from a multiplicity of fiber yarns knitted together in an open array to form holes therebetween, the holes being oriented to maximize capillary action....

20060236489 - Feather pointer: An apparatus for pointing to a computer screen of a computer includes an extension member having a spine to support a flexible member, a handle for a user to point the extension member at the computer screen and a hanger to hold the handle on the computer....

20060236490 - Onboard vacuum cleaner system for mobile vehicle: An onboard vacuum system for a mobile vehicle. The onboard vacuum system includes a vacuum cleaner unit stored in a non-visible location in a motor vehicle sleeper compartment. The vacuum cleaner unit includes a motor and filter as well as a refuse container. The hose from the vacuum cleaner is...

20060236491 - Automatic cleaning device: Disclosed herein is an automatic cleaning device. The automatic cleaning device comprises an air injector, and at least one side brush. If air is suctioned into a body in accordance with operation of a suction motor, the air injector operates to inject the air to the outside of the body,...

20060236492 - Autonomous electric cleaner and electric cleaner: An electric cleaner or an autonomous electric cleaner that prevents scattering of garbage and dust towards the back and both sides thereby enhancing cleaning rate (absorbing rate) is provided. In the autonomous electric cleaner 1 having an absorbing port 2b for absorbing garbage and dust arranged at the bottom surface...

20060236494 - Hard and soft floor surface cleaner: A floor cleaner configured to perform both hard and soft floor cleaning operations includes a mobile body, a motorized cleaning head, a cleaning liquid dispenser, a vacuum, a first vacuum extractor tool and a vacuum squeegee connected to the mobile body. The mobile body is configured to travel over a...

20060236493 - Machine for processing articles, control device, and diagnostic method applied to such a machine: A machine for processing cigarettes, a control device, and a diagnostic method applied to such a machine; the machine has a number of housings oriented crosswise to a feed path and each having at least two respective elongated seats; during each operating cycle, each seat picks up a respective cigarette...

20060236495 - Method and apparatus for non-contact cleaning of electronics: A UV light source and a specially adapted vacuum fitting for visualizing and non-contact cleaning of dust contaminants from XZIF connections and test head electronics in a clean room environment is presented....

20060236496 - Vacuum cleaner with sterilizing system: A vacuum cleaner with a sterilizing system including a safety device for a sterilizer thereof. The vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a cleaner body and a suction brush. The suction brush comprises a sterilizer using an ultraviolet (UV) ray; and a safety device interrupting...

20060236499 - Apparatus for removal of material by suction: An apparatus for removal of material by suction, comprising, supported by the chassis of a truck, a partial vacuum unit for a collection tank, to which aspirated material is conveyed. The tank is fitted on an unloading device suitable to lift on one side the tank in order to empty...

20060236497 - Hopper opening mechanism: A hopper opening mechanism for a hopper in a suction sweeping machine, the opening mechanism comprising an actuator mechanism for opening the hopper for cleaning of the hopper, wherein the actuator mechanism rotates a lid or door of the hopper and a base of or a mesh screen for a...

20060236498 - Mobile vacuum apparatus for collection of liquid or semi-liquid materials: The apparatus comprises a vacuum tank with a front-mounted collection means thereunder The collection means is a V-shaped scraper with a height adjustable suction inlet at the apex thereof. The collection means has a pair of laterally adjustable pivoting wings for varying its width to correspond to that of an...

20060236500 - Suction brush assembly having ultrasonic oscillator and a vacuum cleaner having the same: A suction port assembly for a vacuum cleaner, that includes a housing that has a suction port, and a rotary drum rotatably mounted on the housing. The rotary drum has a first bristle member on its outer circumference, which is adapted to contact a surface to be cleaned. An ultrasonic...

20060230555 - Electrical tooth brush: An electrical toothbrush includes an elongated handle body, a motor received in the handle body to drive a driving shaft to rotate, and a brush head including an elongated brush arm detachably mounted to the driving shaft and arranged when the driving shaft is driven to rotate, the brush arm...

20060230556 - Rotating brush optimizing method: The present invention provides an improved mechanical coupling for rapidly adjusting the elevation of a working edge portion of a tool which working edge portion is subject to wear that decreases the effective length of the working edge portion. In one embodiment, the bristles of a drum-type brush comprise the...

20060230557 - Lawn sweeper: A towable lawn sweeper comprising a housing, a hitch assembly, a sweeper assembly and a sweeper height adjustment assembly. The hitch assembly is rigidly coupled to the housing and includes a clevis comprising a plurality of connector members forming a plurality of connection positions to adjustably couple the lawn sweeper...

20060230558 - Lint roller handle and cover: A lint roller which includes a handle, a roller, a roller support section located on an inner part of said handle, an adhesive tape roll and a cover arranged to interconnect with the handle. The cover provides protection for the adhesive tape roll preventing the adhesive tape roll from unintentionally...

20060230559 - Nubby mitt for debris removal: A fabric cleaning device (20) is disclosed. The fabric cleaning device (20) includes a hand held support (22) having a plurality of loosening projections (50) associated therewith, and a resilient pad (26) comprising a plurality of individual flexible cleaning sheets (60) receiving the loosening projections (50) and having an affinity...

20060230560 - Apparatus and method for a cleaning device: A cleaning apparatus is disclosed that includes a cleaning device and an insert. The cleaning device includes a cleaning head and a handle that defines a longitudinal axis. The handle has a proximal end portion that defines a first aperture aligned with the longitudinal axis for receiving the insert. The...

20060230561 - Duster with handle insert: A duster that includes an elongated rod having a proximal end and distal end, a first cleaning head, a first handle, an opening and an insert. The first cleaning head being attached to the proximal end of the elongated rod and the first handle being attached to the distal end...

20060230562 - Implements with handles and working ends and method of use thereof: The invention includes implements comprising handles and working ends and product lines thereof. The implements are typically cleaning implements, such as mops and brooms, but may be garden implements such as hoes and rakes. The invention also includes various methods for using such implements. In one aspect, the methods relate...

20060230563 - Oral care device with multi-structural contact elements: A contact device with resilient contact elements is disclosed. The resilient contact elements have primary structures and secondary structures. The primary structures and secondary structures have contact surfaces for engaging a working surface. The primary structures are preferably molded structures with hardness value between 10 to 90 Shores A. The...

20060230564 - Extendable handle for drywall tools: An extendable handle for a drywall tool having a pair of telescoping tubes that are reversibly locked in place relative to each other by a locking assembly comprising a lever, a pin and a yoke that are mounted on a base positioned on a first tube. The pin is actuated...

20060230565 - Box finishing machine with cleaning apparatus and method: A corrugated box finishing machine has a station where dust, debris and other particles are cleaned from the corrugated boards before they are conveyed to the printing station. Electrostatic charges on the particles are neutralized by a static bar and the particles are then removed from the boards by a...

20060230566 - Sippy cup cleaning method & device: A cleaning instrument for cleaning an aperture of a lid of a sippy cup includes a handle and a tip attached to an end of the handle, wherein said tip is compound tapered....

20060230567 - 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 support head. The support head includes a substantially transparent top piece having a plurality of protruding and recessed region which diffract light to create visible...

20060230568 - Drywall edge shaping tool: A drywall edge shaping tool for cleaning and shaping bullnose corners is made out of aluminum flat stock. The tool has two shaping heads, one at each end which are tilted at approximately forty-five degrees from the center line of the tool. The shaping edge of each head may be...

20060230569 - Cleaning cloth: A cleaning cloth comprises an upper layer and a lower layer which are adhered together by an adhesive layer. The upper layer is made of polyester-nylon combined split fiber, and the lower layer is made of Melamine sponge. The upper layer can provide an improved capillary action since it is...

20060230570 - Exterior all weather mobile video camera housing unit: The Exterior All Weather Mobile Video Camera Housing Unit consists of a circular clear glass sufficient to allow a 180-degree view from a video camera located inside the glass. This circular glass is stationary and is enclosed on each end to attach component parts that make this unit. The glass...

20060230571 - Cap for wiper connector: The present invention relates to a cap for a wiper connector of a motor vehicle. A cap for wiper is comprised of a pair of side walls facing each other to form space where at least a portion of the wiper connector is accommodated, a connecting part for connecting the...

20060230572 - Path-conversion valve assembly for vacuum cleaner: A path-conversion valve assembly for a vacuum cleaner comprises a valve member rotatably mounted in an air path formed in a cleaner of a vacuum cleaner which includes a socket for receiving a hose nozzle, and a resilient member mounted in the air path to resiliently press the rotating valve...

20060225230 - Electric tooth brush with a latitudely oscillating brush head: An electric motor driven toothbrush is provided. The brush head of the toothbrush of the current application oscillates latitude to the body of the toothbrush. One end of a specially designed shaft, with an annular portion developed at that end, is connected to an electric motor via gears. A replaceable...

20060225231 - Oral care implement and method of decorating: An oral care implement comprises a head and a body provided with a three-dimensional surface feature on the body that is generally undecorated. A cover is applied to the body and includes a decoration that is associated with the three-dimensional surface feature, such that the body, with the cover applied,...

20060225232 - Bath brush: A bath brush comprises a handle attached to a bristle block that contains bristles. A tank mounted inside the handle can be filled with liquid soap, liquid detergent, or other liquids to be used in washing the body. A pushbutton connected to a pump allows a user to select a...

20060225233 - Lint roller/brush assembly: A lint/pet hair roller assembly includes a body supporting a tubular adhesive lint remover roller and/or a stationary directional lint brush fabric. The assembly includes a handle section and a roller support section. The support section has an outer diameter less than the diameter of the adhesive lint roll or...

20060225234 - Mop head retaining clamp: A mop head retaining clamp has a mop handle receiving base member. A lower clamp arm, with retaining teeth is pivotally connected to the base at one end of the arm. The other end of the arm is pivotally connected to one end of a side arm member. The other...

20060225235 - Tooth cleaning apparatus: A tooth cleaning apparatus having a tooth scrubbing assembly and a handle through which a cleaning portion of the tooth scrubbing assembly can be placed in operative relationship to a user's teeth and borne against surfaces of a user's teeth. The tooth scrubbing assembly is configured so that at least...

20060225236 - Bath sponge: A bath sponge includes a base sponge member having an axis, and a supplementary sponge member coaxially symmetrically surrounded around the center area of the base sponge member. The supplementary sponge member shows with the base sponge member a rounded sponge shape....

20060225237 - Cleaning device: A cleaning device for cleaning surfaces comprising a first end adapted to be held by a user, and a second end adapted to have an instantly flushable cleaning member attached thereto, and cleaning member ejection means operable to detach the cleaning member from the second end of the device....

20060225238 - Side cutting tool: A side cutting tool has a sponge 1 inserted within a hand piece 2. The sponge 1 is fixed within the hand piece 2 by a pin 3 inserted through adjustment holes 4 in a handle 5. A suspended plate 8 is inserted adjacent to the curved face 9 of...

20060225239 - Methodology and apparatus for a flexible back exfoliator: One possible embodiment for the invention could be a surface-mounted flexible back exfoliator. The flexible back exfoliator could generally comprise a flexible mounting portion, a flexible exfoliation pad, and a flexible locking device. The flexible mounting portion could be a two-sided pad with at least one side generally presenting one...

20060225240 - Shoe shine box: A shoe shine box has a base defining an inclined opening and a lid closing the opening. A shoe rest is attached to one side of the lid, the shoe rest having an inclined shoe support surface. A shoe clamp is attached to the shoe rest to hold the shoe...

20060225241 - Apparatus and method for cleaning soiled surfaces with...: A method and apparatus for cleaning exterior surfaces, particularly aircraft exteriors, which method and apparatus applies cleaning solution to a soiled surface, scours the surface, squeegees the contaminated solution from the surface and evacuates it through a vacuum manifold for collection and environmentally appropriate disposal. Applicant's method and apparatus are...

20060225242 - Vacuum cleaner: A vacuum cleaner comprises a body with a dust-collecting chamber and a motor driving chamber; a suction assembly with an air suction path; a dust-collecting unit formed in the dust-collecting chamber and the collecting dusts or contaminants in an air; a motor assembly formed in the motor driving chamber and...

20060225243 - Vacuum cleaner: A vacuum cleaner comprises a cleaner body having a suction force source and a dirt separator for separating dirt particles from air drawn in by the suction force, a dirt receptacle located under the dirt separator and removably mounted in the cleaner body, and a handle unit which a user...

20060218732 - Scrubbing spray device: A scrubbing spray device includes a housing coupled to a base by a flexible hose for transferring fluid from the base to the housing. The base is preferably coupled to a building's hot and cold water supply lines. A brush member removably attaches to one end of the housing. An...

20060218733 - Fire-retardant, method for manufacturing fire-retardant cellulose-based: The present invention imparts fire-retardancy upon cellulosic products utilizing a cost-effective, non-toxic, and reliable process. Unlike previous methods which impart superficial fire-retardant coatings upon finished products, the present process treats the individual cellulosic particles (i.e. fibers, chips etc.) that make up cellulose-based particle products. Treating the individual particles provides fire-retardancy...

20060218734 - Wrap-around brush system for conveyor car wash: A wrap-around car wash structure comprising two staggered, vertical brushes. Each brush is mounted on a carriage which slides along a bifurcated boom pivotally mounted on a support base. The boom and carriages start in an extended position wherein the brushes are near the center of the wash lane; the...

20060218735 - Barrel cleaning system: Improvements are provided to an apparatus for cleaning a tubular. One set of improvements is provided by a nose shaft extending from the motor, a cone positioned on the shaft, and a brush positioned on the shaft between the nose cone and the vibratory motor. Another set of improvements is...

20060218736 - Disposable cleaning system: A cleaning device is provided including a front layer including a capture material, an active material adjacent the capture material, a juncture line where the capture material joins the active material, and a front layer perimetric edge; and a backing layer having a backing layer perimetric edge, wherein at least...

20060218737 - Handle for angular brush having an holding tenon for the glue, the relative brush and method for its construction: Handle for angular brush characterized in that said handle comprises, at one end of said handle, a tenon having a profile inclined to the central axis of said handle, said profile comprising at least one circular recess, said profile further comprising at least one lateral chamfer along a major side...

20060218738 - Cleaning element for brooms or brushes: A cleaning element, in particular for brooms or brushes, comprises: a plurality of bundles of fibers, a fastening element attached to each bundle to hold the relative fibers, a support for the bundles which has an inner cavity designed to house the fastening elements and a plurality of holes for...

20060218739 - Wheel for removing adhesive tape and adhesive: A wheel has several equidistantly spaced apart gaps on each of the annular edges of two sides thereof, and a tooth-shaped portion between every two adjacent ones of the gaps; when the wheel is turned while being pressed against an object, which has adhesive on the surface, the adhesive will...

20060218740 - Wiper coupler and wiper assembly incorporating same: The present invention relates to a wiper coupler and wiper assembly that includes a wiping element and a tournament-style superstructure to support the wiping element. The wiper assembly further includes a wiper coupler that releasably attaches the superstructure to a wiper arm attachment member. The wiper coupler includes a pair...

20060218741 - Multi-functional vacuum cleaner: Disclosed herein is a multi-functional vacuum cleaner, which can be used as a combined vacuum cleaner of a canister type vacuum cleaner which is easy to move and convenient to use when cleaning narrow areas, and of an upright type vacuum cleaner when is easy to use when cleaning wide...

20060218742 - Upright vacuum cleaner with movement control grip: Disclosed herein is an upright vacuum cleaner having a movement control grip that is capable of performing switch between automatic operation mode and manual operation mode on the movement control grip. The grip comprises a grip body, having a square section, connected to the upper end of a cleaner body...

20060218743 - Fan cleaning method and apparatus: A simple yet effective system for cleaning fans and air circulators facilitates the cleaning of ceiling and hard-to-reach units without having to remove the blades or other parts to be cleaned. A flexible bag encloses parts of a fan to be cleaned. A source of compressed air is used for...

20060218744 - Electric vacuum cleaner: The electric vacuum cleaner is disclosed which includes a main body within which an electric blower and cyclonic separation cylinder are provided. A dust collecting case is provided in communication with the cyclonic separation cylinder to receive dust that has been separated from the inlet tube. The dust collecting case...

20060218745 - Method for coupling a power cord: A cord management system operable to reduce or eliminate various forces exerted on a vacuum cleaner power cord. The system includes a swiveling strain relief incorporated into the vacuum handle and collars, used to connect sections of dirty air conduit, having exterior portions that enable the power cord to be...

20060218746 - Method for retaining a power cord: A cord management system operable to reduce or eliminate various forces exerted on a vacuum cleaner power cord. The system includes a swiveling strain relief incorporated into the vacuum handle and collars, used to connect sections of dirty air conduit, having exterior portions that enable the power cord to be...