Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning inventions 04/08

20080092316 - Brush head: A brush head for one-time use is equipped with a bundle of bristles that is fashioned from a flat strip of material that disintegrates in water. The strip is formed with incisions defining therebetween the bristles of the brush. Material bridges connect the bristles to one another and they break... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080092319 - Windshield wiper device: The invention relates to a windshield wiper device with fastening points (16), by means of which the windshield wiper device is fastened to a body (14) of a motor vehicle. Until now windshield wiper systems were screwed or riveted to the vehicle body so that special tools and a relatively... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080092325 - Bare floor cleaner: The invention relates to a bare floor cleaner capable of wet pickup through a first nozzle opening with the aid of a squeegee, wet scrubbing with an agitator, and dry pickup through a second nozzle opening. The bare floor cleaner comprises a dual-path nozzle assembly having a wet suction path... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20080092326 - Electric vacuum cleaner: Dust is trapped in a main dust collecting chamber by selecting a cleaning state through a switching mechanism where a switching valve provides communication between the main dust collecting chamber and the upstream side of an electric blower while an outside air incoming valve is closed to cut off the... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080092328 - Air reflux assembley of the vacuum cleaner: An air reflux assembly for a conventional or a automatic cleaner comprising an outer shell, an inner shell, a rotating disc, a rotating disc seat and plurality of return air ducts. The inner shell is positioned in the lower part of the inner chamber of the outer shell and does... Agent: Daniel J Hudak Hudak Shunk & Farine

20080086826 - Scraper blade interlocking attachment apparatus and method: Attachment apparatus and method for interlocking attachment of a scraper blade with a drive shaft of a scraped surface heat exchanger includes a blade having dual attachment beams and a central locking member, and at least one pin having dual fingers each for interlocking with a respective attachment beam.... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080086827 - Oral care implement having one or more moving sections: An oral care implement is provided having a head frame and a cleaning elements assembly attached thereto with tooth cleaning elements extending from one or more carriers. One or more central carriers can be suspended via a flexible bridge between a pair of support carriers attached to the head frame.... Agent: Colgate-palmolive Company

20080086833 - Vacuum cleaner: A floor-care vacuum cleaner comprising a floor-contracting body having an air inlet (16) for vacuuming-up dust, a fan (26) driven by a motor (22) permanently installed in the body, and means for accommodating at least one on-board battery (34) as a source of power for the motor.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080086834 - Vacuum duster: Handheld dust removal devices that selectively utilize vacuum pressure are disclosed. Preferably each device includes a small lightweight handle that houses a vacuum assembly having an electric motor and a battery. The device further includes a duster assembly for removably holding a dusting cloth or cover, whereby it can be... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20080086835 - Vacuum cleaning device: The invention relates to a vacuum cleaning device comprising a dirt collection container which has a suction inlet and is in flow connection with at least one suction unit via at least one filter and at least one suction line, and comprising at least one external air inlet which opens... Agent: Lipsitz & Mcallister, LLC

20080086837 - Agitator for suction nozzle in vacuum cleaner: An agitator (100) for a suction nozzle (10) in a vacuum cleaner is disclosed for largely improving efficiency of the vacuum cleaner, the agitator (100) including a body rotatably provided at an inlet (12) of the suction nozzle (10), and at least one blade assembly (120) including a plurality of... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080083077 - Water-operated wash brush with removable brush head: A fluid operated wash brush is provided. The wash brush includes a casing having a downwardly opening top cover. The casing includes a liquid inlet for connection to a fluid supply. The wash brush also includes a rotary wash brush and a mounting shaft supported by the casing for relative... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080078040 - Toothbrushes: Power toothbrushes are provided having toothbrush heads that move in a substantially random manner when in use and in contact with a user's teeth.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080078041 - Orbital scrubber with stabilizer element: Vibration dampening elements that are made of rubber and/or an elastomer may fail when subjected to vertical and/or horizontal stresses caused by repeated lifting of the cleaning head assembly and/or unintentional bumping of the cleaning head assembly into door frames, walls or other non-movable objects. The present invention includes, among... Agent: Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080078043 - Self-cleaning hair brush with replaceable preloaded bristle mat: A brush for hygienic purposes includes a handle with a lower and an upper portion and a head. The upper portion is sized and shaped to capture the head. Preferably the head is a removable cartridge and includes a flexible base with a plurality bristles and a pad with holes... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20080078051 - Two-piece connector for flat blade windshield wiper: A central connecting device (36) for a flat blade style wiper blade assembly (20) includes a plastic intermediate base (38) that is fixed, such as by ultrasonic welding, to a pair of flexors (26) extending the length of the wiper blade assembly (20). The intermediate base (38) includes a recessed... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC