Abstract: A cleaning implement is provided with an internal valve for automatic water shut-off which can be regulated by hand. The implement connects to a conventional water supply, for example, a garden hose. When the valve is open, water is supplied through a removable sponge or brush to a surface to be cleaned. The valve is opened when two portions of the implement are pivoted with respect to each other. This can be done by pressing the sponge or brush against a surface to be cleaned, pivoting the two portions of the implement and thereby opening the valve. Alternatively, the two portions can be held by handles, one in either hand, and pivoted to open and close the valve. An opening is provided in the brush or sponge to allow water to stream from a nozzle to the surface to be cleaned, unobstructed. A soap dispenser is also incorporated into the implement. The nozzle and soap dispenser direct fluid from the user when the implement is held in the hands. The implement may be used with other fluids not water.

Abstract: An air pump particularly suitable for use with bicycles includes a first elongated tube forming a pump chambe and housing, a second elongated tube coupled with a piston through a connecting rod to reciprocate the piston within the pump chamber, and a flexible hose pneumatically coupled at one end with an air passage extending through the piston and having at its opposing end an air valve coupling. The first and second elongated tubes have outer diameters of a size permitting them to be received in and clamped by a seat tube collar of a bicycle frame and the seat post collar of a seat of the bicycle. The piston includes an annular sliding valve member used with a tapered annular valve seat which permits air compression to pressures of about 200 psi while preventing blowby. A second valve along the air passage prevents back flow. The elongated tubes are fixedly secured together in a releasable fashion to prevent relative axial motion or rotation, permitting the use of the pump as a bicycle seat post.