Patents Represented by Attorney Thabault Fayette

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  • Multi-purpose cleaning implement
    Patent number: 7552499
    Abstract: 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. A portion of the universal joint forms a handgrip which allows a user to hold the mop head independently from the handle. The cleaning implement has a quick-disconnect mechanism which includes a male element located at a distal end of the handle and a female element located on the universal joint and which allow a user to easily disconnect the handle from the mop head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Adrian Benton James, Bryan Thomas White, Michael Joseph Shawver, Jan Hendrik Maria Verbiest, Virginia Pankratz, Paulus Antonius Augustinus Höfte