Abstract: A mitt type shoe cleaner having first and second brushes secured to non-expandable flexible thumb and finger receiving sections, respectively. The said sections are secured together by a central section made from elastic material so that the mitt may accommodate various sizes of hands.

Abstract: A wet mop head construction comprising a pile fabric having a central headband for attachment to the gripping elements of a wet mop tool and a flared main body portion extending freely therefrom for contact with a surface, such as a floor, to be cleaned.

Abstract: Dry mop comprising a sheet material and a multitude of parallel strands preferably in zig-zag runs spaced apart and attached to said sheet by means of glue, said strands being cylindrical and constituted of a soft, felt-like material and having a far greater thickness than said sheet, and wherein the distance between adjacent strands corresponds to the strand thickness. The glue is in a strip which fastens the strand by a limited part of its circumference to allow the strand to roll on its circumference when it is dragged across a surface to be cleaned.

Abstract: A disposable pick-up container for animal litter includes an open-mouthed bag of flexible material serving as a receptacle for animal litter and having a cuff portion around the mouth thereof, and a pair of scoops on opposite sides of the bag, the scoops each having a blade portion fixed to the cuff portion of the bag and a handle portion extending from the blade portion, the container being adapted for manipulation to pick up animal litter by grasping the handle portions of the scoops and placing the mouth of the bag around the litter, bringing the blade portions of the scoops together under the litter, picking up the litter by the blade portions and upending the bag to drop the litter by the blade portions and upending the bag to drop the litter thereinto, inserting the blade portions into the bag and thereby also folding the cuff portion so that it lies within the bag, and bringing the handle portions together for bag-closing and carrying purposes.

Abstract: Two pieces of nylon net of predetermined dimensions are superimposed on a piece of terry cloth of the predetermined dimensions. The terry cloth and nylon combination is folded over on itself to form a strip-like configuration in a manner whereby the net is on the outside. Each of a pair of handle members is affixed to a corresponding end of the strip-like configuration of terry cloth and nylon.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for cleaning soldering irons in which a soldering tip of the type having capillary passages is provided with a tiny passageway through the wall of the tip into the upper portion of the capillary passages through which solder and other debris can be expelled from the tip by vapor pressure. Solder collected by capillary action in a cavity in the tip is expelled through the tublar passageway communicating with the capillary passageways when the working end of the soldering tip is pressed lightly on a moistened sponge. The sponge is mounted in a receptacle which has first and second reservoirs containing water and high temperature oil, respectively. The sponge is kept moist by a wick which extends down into the water. The reservoir containing the high temperature oil has a small access hole which supports a soldering iron with the tip substantially submerged in the oil when not in use.

Abstract: A correction device for typewritten material for correcting type errors when using typewriter ribbons having a non-absorbent, non-penetrating, non-wetting ink. The device includes a wax pick-off rod mounted for advancement and retracted in a casing. A resiliently mounted cutting blade is provided for cutting a flat end on the rod to facilitate pick-off of an incorrectly typed character and for again providing a clean pick-off surface by cutting a fresh flat end after use.

Abstract: A foot to be cleaned is placed on a treadle in a housing. In response to depression of the treadle, a bellows is pressurized causing a foot cleaning solution to be dispensed from the bellows to a conduit. A port in the conduit is positioned above a pair of horizontally disposed, rotatable brushes that are located beyond the forward end of the treadle. In response to the treadle being depressed by the heel of the foot, the bellows is compressed and the solution is dispensed through the port onto the foot via an obstructed flow path. The brushes are positioned so that the toes of the foot being cleaned can be inserted through a gap between the brushes. The gap is approximately horizontally aligned with the upper surface of the treadle.

Abstract: A paint roller or ceiling brush handle which is specially adapted to fit an individual's grip and accordingly has two curved circumferential surfaces forming two of the opposite gripping surfaces, such surfaces being joined by opposite circumferentially arched surfaces, convexly shaped. Brush handle is proportioned to be of a length substantially equal to an average adult hand width and the handle is proportioned to fit anatomically the grip of the holder.

Abstract: A collapsible dust pan is disclosed wherein the user has the ability by a remote control means to keep the dust pan in a lowered position or to raise the dust pan and hold it in an upright position for storage. The dust pan is a hinged pan so that the pan itself can be folded against the upright portion of the handle for easy storage.

Abstract: A mop for dusting use having and an excellent washing resistance employing a special thick cotton folded yarn as mop-head piles, the folded yarn but having a loose twist just within a specific range of twist number calculated from the formulas exhibited in the instant specification and are mercerized under the specific conditions to be contracted over 10 to 30% of the original yarn length. The dimensional and configurational stabilization and fixation of the twisted form of folded yarn are the intended aim of the mercerizing treatment, which realize the retainment of the twisted form, pliability and free mobility of individual pile in mop-head, even though the mop is subjected to severe washing treatment repeatedly.

Abstract: A cleaning device for use on car windshields and shoes, the device being of the type having the cleaning elements mounted on a head carried by a manually engageable handle. The cleaning elements include a sponge, a window squeegee, a shoe scraper, and a shoe cleaning brush.

Abstract: A cleaning composition with anti-microbial properties and for use in cleansing metal, plastic, or glass surfaces, the mixture includes a surfactant, an emulsifier, an anti-microbe, all intermixed in a liquid carrier. This composition is most effective when used in combination with a brush design having a cloth cover whose projecting filaments form a pile that are maintained angularly, and which when brushed against said pile effectively loosens dirt particles from the foregoing type surfaces. In a method of use of this invention, the cleaning composition may be applied to the leading edge of said brush pile, with the brush then being moved in a rolling action upon the surface being cleaned, as for example, phonograph record surfaces, thereby to effectively clean any dirt or microbial particles that may be clogging the micro-grooves of the same.

Abstract: A convertible multi-purpose brush assembly characterized by providing a multiplicity of working surfaces for a variety of tasks and versatility and ease in conversion for various uses. The brush assembly may be constructed for attachment to a home appliance for driving rotation thereof or may be constructed for manual use by an operator. The brush assembly includes a flexible, resilient brush member having a predetermined outside diameter and providing a working surface of a predetermined character for performing certain tasks, and a desired number of hollow sleeve members having a predetermined inside diameter less than the outside diameter of the brush member and providing outside working surfaces of different predetermined characters for performing certain different tasks.

Abstract: A floor mop which is provided with a ready removable brush means so that a floor surface can be quickly and thoroughly cleaned. A standard form of mop is provided with a brush that can be easily removed and quickly attached thereto and whenever the brush is worn and needed to be replaced the operation is very simple and as simple as replacing a mop to its holder. The brush is so arranged and equipped that it can be attached to a standard type of mop device which is obtainable in the market place.

Abstract: A cleaner for combs which comprises a generally circular planar head having radially extending bristle tufts and hard rubber elongated tines disposed about different 180.degree. circumferential portions. The head has a pair of spaced apart recesses which lockably receive a pair of spherical knobs upstanding from an elongated handle for securing the head to he handle in either of two opposite angular orientations to selectively expose either the bristle tufts or the elongated members for use.

Abstract: A compact dental hygiene device that may be easily carried in the pocket to permit a user thereof to concurrently brush his teeth and remove foreign material from the spaces therebetween.

Abstract: A dust mop and method of making same which includes a pair of fabric layers defining a flat generally rectangular support member having one or more rows of looped yarn secured thereto by stitching, with the looped ends of the yarn extending outwardly beyond the longitudinal edges of the support member. The back fabric layer may have spaced-apart transverse slits therein to facilitate mounting the mop on a mop holder. In one form of the invention, a single row of looped yarn is secured to the support member by transversely spaced-apart stitching rows, with the looped ends of the yarn extending outwardly beyond the opposite longitudinal edges of the support member. The strands of yarn between the stitching rows preferably either have a length greater than the straight line distance between such stitching rows so that those strands hang down away from the support member during use of the mop, or the strands of yarn between such stitching rows are cut to provide free yarn ends.

Abstract: A cleaning device particularly suited for use in removing encrusted residue from metallic surfaces, exemplified by surfaces of aluminum channel shaped tracks provided for supporting sliding doors defining a shower enclosure including interchangeable components particularly adapted for use in scraping encrustation from aluminum surfaces, scouring the residual encrustation, without inducing discoloration and thereafter polishing the aluminum surfaces.

Abstract: A shaving brush is carried upon the lower end of a holder. The holder has the shape of an elongated plate. Close to the upper end of the plate a transverse slot is provided upon its inner surface for attaching the plate to the projecting rim or edge of a can which is a dispenser of shaving cream. In the middle of the inner surface small projections are located which stabilize the attachment of the flat plate to the curved surface of the can. The brush is attached to the lower edge of the plate and spaced from the inner and outer surfaces of the plate.