Patents by Inventor Claire Afton Dunnington

Claire Afton Dunnington has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Mop with removable secondary cleaning head
    Patent number: 10004372
    Abstract: A mop includes a mop head, a secondary cleaning head and a handle. The mop head includes a secondary cleaning head chamber and a first attachment element. The secondary cleaning head is selectively receivable in the secondary cleaning head chamber and includes a second attachment element that cooperates with the first attachment element to selectively connect the secondary cleaning head with the mop head. The handle connects with the secondary cleaning head and is operatively connectable to the mop head. The handle is connected with the mop head when the secondary cleaning head is received in the secondary cleaning head chamber and the second attachment element is engaged with the first attachment element, and the handle is disconnected with the mop head when the secondary cleaning head is not received in the secondary cleaning head chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Juan Carlos Escobar, David Colie Wight, Claire Afton Dunnington, Vicente Jorge Valderrama, Heidi Serene Farrell, Reid Schlegel, Anthony Bevin Mallier
  • MOP WITH REMOVABLE SECONDARY CLEANING HEAD
    Publication number: 20150201820
    Abstract: A mop includes a mop head, a secondary cleaning head and a handle. The mop head includes a secondary cleaning head chamber and a first attachment element. The secondary cleaning head is selectively receivable in the secondary cleaning head chamber and includes a second attachment element that cooperates with the first attachment element to selectively connect the secondary cleaning head with the mop head. The handle connects with the secondary cleaning head and is operatively connectable to the mop head. The handle is connected with the mop head when the secondary cleaning head is received in the secondary cleaning head chamber and the second attachment element is engaged with the first attachment element, and the handle is disconnected with the mop head when the secondary cleaning head is not received in the secondary cleaning head chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Juan Carlos Escobar, David Colie Wight, Claire Afton Dunnington, Vicente Jorge Valderrama, Heidi Serene Farrell, Reid Schlegel, Anthony Bevin Mallier