Extendable self-contained cleaning device
A cleaning device comprising an extendable wand and a cleaning fluid delivery system. The extendable wand has a first end and a second end, with the extendable wand comprising a cleaning fluid reservoir located at the first end thereof and a cleaning head located at the second end thereof. The cleaning fluid delivery system is at least partially located within the extendable wand for delivering cleaning fluid in the fluid reservoir to the second end of the extendable wand. Pressure of the cleaning fluid within the cleaning fluid delivery system is independent of an extendable length of the extendable wand.
The present invention concerns cleaning devices, and more particularly relates to extendable cleaning devices.
Cleaning devices are used extensively to clean vehicles, building exteriors and interiors, floors, windows or any other surface that needs to be cleaned. The cleaning devices are typically used with various cleaning fluids. For example, water, a combination of soap and water, windshield wiper fluid and other fluids can be placed or sprayed onto the surface to be cleaned to assist in the cleaning.
Accordingly, an improved cleaning device is desired.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTIONAn aspect of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device comprising an extendable wand and a cleaning fluid delivery system. The extendable wand has a first end and a second end, with the extendable wand comprising a cleaning fluid reservoir located at the first end thereof and a cleaning head located at the second end thereof. The cleaning fluid delivery system is at least partially located within the extendable wand for delivering cleaning fluid in the fluid reservoir to the second end of the extendable wand. Pressure of the cleaning fluid within the cleaning fluid delivery system is independent of an extendable length of the extendable wand.
Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device comprising an extendable wand having a first end and a second end. The extendable wand is adjustable between a first length and a second length. The extendable wand comprises a cleaning fluid reservoir located at the first end of the extendable wand and being configured to accept cleaning fluid therein. The extendable wand further comprises a cleaning head connected to the second end of the extendable wand. The cleaning device also includes a coiled tube located within the extendable wand for delivering cleaning fluid in the cleaning fluid reservoir to the second end of the extendable wand. The cleaning device further includes a pump located at the first end of the extendable wand for forcing the cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid reservoir to the second end of the extendable wand through the coiled tube. The cleaning fluid in the coiled tube is at a first pressure when the extendable wand is at the first length and the cleaning fluid in the coiled tube is at a second pressure when the extendable wand is at the second length. The first pressure is identical to the second pressure.
Yet another aspect of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device comprising an extendable wand and a cleaning fluid delivery system. The extendable wand has a first end and a second end. The extendable wand comprises a cleaning fluid reservoir located at the first end thereof and a sprayer located at the second end thereof. The cleaning fluid delivery system is at least partially located within the extendable wand for delivering cleaning fluid in the fluid reservoir to the sprayer at the second end of the extendable wand. Pressure of the cleaning fluid within the cleaning fluid delivery system is independent of an extendable length of the extendable wand.
The principal objects of the present invention include providing a cleaning device having an easy to use supply of cleaning fluid. The cleaning device is efficient in use, economical to manufacture, capable of a long operable life, and particularly adapted for the proposed use.
Other objects, advantages and features of the invention will become apparent upon consideration of the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The above brief description sets forth rather broadly the more important features of the present disclosure so that the detailed description that follows may be better understood, and so that the present contributions to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining the preferred embodiment of the disclosure in detail, it is to be understood that the disclosure is not limited in its application to the details of the construction and the arrangements set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The cleaning device of the present disclosure is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for description and not limitation. Where specific dimensional and material specifications have been included or omitted from the specification or the claims, or both, it is to be understood that the same are not to be incorporated into the appended claims.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be used as a basis for designing other structures, methods, and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims are regarded as including such equivalent constructions as far as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the Abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with the patent or legal terms of phraseology, to learn quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. Accordingly, the Abstract is intended to define neither the invention nor the application, which is only measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
These and other objects, along with the various features and structures that characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the cleaning device of the present disclosure, its advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of the invention.
While embodiments of the cleaning device are herein illustrated and described, it is to be appreciated that various changes, rearrangements and modifications may be made therein, without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
For purposes of description herein, the terms “upper,” “lower,” “right,” “left,” “rear,” front, “vertical,” “horizontal,” and derivatives thereof shall relate to the invention as orientated in
The reference number 10 (
In the illustrated example, the cleaning device 10 can be expanded between a fully extended position (
The illustrated handle 26 (
In the illustrated example, the main body 36 (
The illustrated pump 28 of the cleaning fluid delivery system 14 forces the cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid reservoir 20 to the second end 18 of the extendable wand 12. In the illustrated embodiment, the pump 28 includes a siphon tube 68 extending into the cleaning fluid reservoir 20, a valve insert sleeve 70, a first valve ball 72, a valve insert 74, a seal 76, a seal adapter 78, a second valve ball 80, the pump handle 58 and a spring 82. The pump handle 58 is compressed against the force of the spring 82 to move the seal 76 and seal adapter 78 relative to the valve insert 74 and the valve insert sleeve 70 to force the cleaning fluid out of the cleaning fluid reservoir 20 and to the second end 18 of the extendable wand 12.
In the illustrated example, the pump handle 58 (
In an embodiment of the present invention, the siphon tube 68, the valve insert sleeve 70, the first valve ball 72, the valve insert 74, the seal 76, the second valve ball 80 and the seal adapter 78 of the pump 28 are aligned in the handle 26, with the siphon tube 68 extending into the cleaning fluid reservoir 20. The siphon tube 68 (
In the illustrated example, the valve insert sleeve 70 (
The illustrated valve insert 74 (
In the illustrated example, the seal 76 (
The illustrated seal adapter 78 (
In the illustrated example, the pump 28 is located in the handle 26 and assists in connecting the cleaning fluid reservoir 20 to the handle 26. In one embodiment, the pump 28 and handle 26 are constructed by connecting the valve insert sleeve 70, the first valve ball 72 and valve insert 74 as described above. Therefore, the bottle connector 38 is slid over the large cylinder 122 of the valve insert 74 and the outer cylindrical casing 100 of the valve insert sleeve 70 until the bottle connector 38 abuts against the abutment ring 108 of the valve insert sleeve 70. In the illustrated embodiment, the bottle connector 38 comprises a ring 172 having a threaded inside surface and a grooved outside surface 174 for assisting in rotating the bottle connector 38. After the bottle connector 38 is abutting the abutment ring 108, the valve insert sleeve 70, the first valve ball 72 and the valve insert 74 are slid into the rear section 44 of the bore 42 of the shell 40 of the main body 36 until the front of the large cylinder 122 of the valve insert 74 abuts against the rib 52 in the bore 42 of the shell 40 of the main body 36. When the valve insert sleeve 70, first valve ball 72 and valve insert 74 are. fully inserted into the main body 36, the bottle connector 38 will be located between an end of the rear grip portion 60 of the shell 40 of the main body 36 and the abutment ring 108 of the valve insert sleeve 70. Furthermore, the interference rings 106 on the outer cylindrical casing 100 of the valve insert sleeve 74 will fit into the grooves 50 in the rear section 44 of the bore 42 in the shell 40 of the main body 36 to assist in maintaining the valve insert sleeve 70, first valve ball 72 and valve insert 74 in the main body 36. The bottle connector 38 is therefore ready for connection to the cleaning fluid reservoir 20.
In the illustrated embodiment, the cleaning fluid reservoir 20 comprises a bottle 176 having cleaning fluid therein. The bottle 176 includes a neck with an outside threaded portion adapted to be screwed into the bottle connector 38. The bottle 176 is connected to the handle 26 by inserting the siphon tube 68 into an opening of the bottle 176 and screwing the outside threaded portion into the bottle connector 38. The cleaning fluid in the bottle 176 can be any fluid that can clean surfaces or any objects. The cleaning fluids that can be used by the cleaning device 10 include water, soap, cleaning fluid similar to windshield washing fluid used in vehicles or any other fluid. As described in more detail below, once the cleaning fluid reservoir 20 is connected to the handle 26, the pump 28 can pump the cleaning fluid therethrough.
In the illustrated example, the pair of telescoping tubes 24 (
The illustrated cleaning fluid delivery system 14 further comprises a coiled tube 194 interconnected between the seal adapter 78 and the sprayer 30 for delivering the cleaning fluid from the pump 28 to the sprayer 30. The coiled tube 194 includes a first end 193 placed over the ridges 170 on the front connector 154 of the seal adapter 78 to connect the coiled tube 194 to the seal adapter 78. The coiled tube 194 also includes a second end 195 connected to the sprayer 30. The coiled tube 194 will uncoil as the extendable wand 12 is expanded in order to continuously supply the cleaning fluid to the sprayer 30.
In the illustrated example, sprayer 30 (
check valve 196 and a spray pattern adjuster knob 198. The sprayer body 197 includes an attaching portion 200 and a spraying portion 202. The attaching portion 200 is aligned with the pair of telescoping tubes 24 and includes a tubular section 204, a spraying section 206 and a threaded portion 208. The tubular section 204 connects the sprayer 30 to the pair of telescoping tubes 24 by inserting the tubular section 204 into an end of the inner telescoping tube 178 with an interference fit. The tubular section 204 includes a bore 210 (see
The illustrated check valve 196 (
In the illustrated example, the spray pattern adjuster knob 198 (
The illustrated pump 28 sucks the cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid reservoir 20 and pushes the cleaning fluid towards the second end 18 of the extendable wand 12. In order to work the pump 28, a user of the cleaning device 10 grabs the handle 26 about the rear grip portion 60 of the shell 40 of the main body 36 and moves the grip 86 of the pump handle 58 towards the shell 40 of the main body 36. As the grip 86 of the pump handle 58 is moved towards the shell 40 of the main body 36, the channels 94 in the enlarged section 88 of the pump handle 58 will engage the C-shaped flanges 168 of the seal adapter 78 and move the seal adapter 78 rearward. As the seal adapter 78 is moved rearward, the seal 76 is also moved rearward, thereby compressing the spring 82 between the first spring receiving section 137 of the valve insert 74 and the second spring receiving section 177 of the seal 76. As the seal 76 is moved rearward, the first valve ball 72 moves over the third step 118 to cover the third step 118 of the bullet-shaped inner connector 102 of the valve insert sleeve 70, thereby preventing fluid from moving from the valve insert 74 to the valve insert sleeve 70 through the stepped bore 126 of the rearward extending small cylinder 120. Therefore, since the volume of space between the annular flange 124 of the valve insert 74 and the flared end 140 of the outer tube 138 of the seal 76 diminishes, the fluid in that space will be forced out of the seal 76, through the central cavity 156, large opening 158, transition section 160 and outlet section 162 of the seal adapter 76 and into the coiled tube 194.
After the cleaning fluid has entered the coiled tube 194 of the cleaning fluid delivery system 14, the coiled tube 194 will deliver the cleaning fluid to the sprayer 30. Accordingly, the cleaning fluid leaving the coiled tube 194 will enter the bore 210 of the tubular section 204 of the sprayer 30 and move towards the hole 214 in the spraying portion 202 of the sprayer 30. As the fluid enters the hole 214 in the sprayer portion 202, the force of the fluid going through the sprayer constriction 216 forces the rear plunger 220 of the check valve 196 away from the sprayer constriction 216 by compressing the corrugated middle section 222 of the check valve 196. Thereafter, the cleaning fluid will be sprayed out of the sprayer 30 by passing through the apertures 226 in the check valve 196 and out through the end opening 232 of the spray pattern adjuster knob 198. Tightening and loosening the spray pattern adjuster knob 198 will allow a user of the cleaning device 10 to adjust the spray pattern of the cleaning fluid being ejected out of the sprayer 30 as is well known to those skilled in the art.
Once the extendable wand 12 has sprayed the cleaning fluid in the cleaning fluid delivery system 14 out of the sprayer 30, the cleaning fluid delivery system 14 must reset for another spray of the cleaning fluid. After the pump handle 58 has been depressed and the cleaning fluid has been sprayed out of the sprayer 30, the rear plunger 220 will move back towards the sprayer constriction 216 because of the bias of the corrugated middle section 222 of the check valve 196. Furthermore, the spring 82 will force the seal 76 away from the valve insert 72, thereby creating a vacuum in the volume of space between the annular flange 124 of the valve insert 74 and the flared end 140 of the outer tube 138 of the seal 76, and thereby sucking cleaning fluid into this space from the cleaning fluid reservoir 20 through the siphon tube 68 and the valve insert sleeve 70 to release the vacuum pressure in the space. The extendable wand 12 is thereby ready to spray the cleaning fluid again.
With the cleaning device 10 of the present invention, the pressure of the cleaning fluid within the cleaning fluid delivery system 14 is independent of the extendable length of the extendable wand 12. Since the volume of space within the coiled tube 194 is constant, the volume will not increase or decrease as the cleaning device 10 is expanded between the fully extended position and the fully retracted position. Therefore, the pressure required to move the fluid through the cleaning fluid delivery system 14 will remain constant and a user of the cleaning device 10 will not have to exert any more force on the pump handle 58 as the cleaning device 10 is expanded between the fully extended position and the fully retracted position, thereby providing the user of the cleaning device 10 with an easy and constant spray of fluid out of the cleaning device 10 independent of the extendable length of the extendable wand 12.
In the illustrated example, extendable wand 12 includes the cleaning head 22 at the second end 18 thereof. In one embodiment, the cleaning head 22 (
The illustrated yoke 234 (
In the illustrated example, the pivot 236 (
The illustrated mop head 238 (
In the illustrated example, the cloth retainers 240 (
The reference numeral 22a (
In the forgoing description, it will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the invention without departing from the concepts disclosed herein. For example, in alternative embodiments of the cleaning device, the cleaning fluid delivery system could deliver cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid reservoir directly to the cleaning head for application to a surface, differently configured mechanical pumps could be employed, an electrical pump could be employed and/or a motorized pump could be employed. Furthermore, the mop head 238 could include a planar flange extending around the depending skirt 266 at a position opposite the top surface 262, with the planar flange having at least one of hook and loop type fasteners for connecting to the cloth 242. In such a modification, the cloth could comprise a microfiber pad for easily connecting to the at least one of hook and loop type fasteners of the planar flange. Such modifications are to be considered as included in the following claims, unless these claims by their language expressly state otherwise.
Claims
1. A cleaning device comprising:
- an extendable wand having a first end and a second end, the extendable wand comprising a cleaning fluid reservoir located at the first end thereof and a cleaning head located at the second end thereof; and
- a cleaning fluid delivery system at least partially located within the extendable wand for delivering cleaning fluid in the fluid reservoir to the second end of the extendable wand;
- wherein pressure of the cleaning fluid within the cleaning fluid delivery system is independent of an extendable length of the extendable wand.
2. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a pair of telescoping tubes.
3. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein:
- the cleaning fluid reservoir comprises a bottle located at the first end of the extendable wand.
4. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein:
- the cleaning fluid delivery system comprises a coiled tube for delivering cleaning fluid in the cleaning fluid reservoir to the second end of the extendable wand.
5. The cleaning device of claim 4, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a pair of telescoping tubes.
6. The cleaning device of claim 5, wherein:
- the coiled tube is located within the telescoping tubes.
7. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein:
- the cleaning fluid delivery system comprises a pump located at the first end of the extendable wand for forcing the cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid reservoir to the second end of the extendable wand.
8. The cleaning device of claim 7, wherein:
- the cleaning fluid delivery system further includes a coiled tube for delivering cleaning fluid in the cleaning fluid reservoir to the second end of the extendable wand; and
- the pump forces the cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid reservoir to the second end of the extendable wand through the coiled tube.
9. The cleaning device of claim 8, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a pair of telescoping tubes.
10. The cleaning device of claim 9, wherein:
- the coiled tube is located within the telescoping tubes.
11. The cleaning device of claim 7, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a handle at the first end of the extendable wand;
- wherein the pump is located in the handle.
12. The cleaning device of claim 11, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a pair of telescoping tubes.
13. The cleaning device of claim 12, wherein:
- the pair of telescoping tubes includes a first telescoping end and a second telescoping end; and
- the handle is connected to the pair of telescoping tubes at the first telescoping end.
14. The cleaning device of claim 13, wherein:
- the cleaning fluid delivery system further includes a coiled tube for delivering cleaning fluid in the cleaning fluid reservoir to the second end of the extendable wand; and
- the pump forces the cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid reservoir to the second end of the extendable wand through the coiled tube.
15. The cleaning device of claim 14, wherein:
- the coiled tube is located in the pair of telescoping tubes and connected to the pump.
16. The cleaning device of claim 15, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a sprayer at the second end thereof for spraying fluid transferred to the second end of the extendable wand;
- the coiled tube is further connected to the sprayer.
17. The cleaning device of claim 16, wherein:
- the sprayer includes an adjustable sprayer knob for adjusting a spraying pattern of the fluid.
18. The cleaning device of claim 16, wherein:
- the sprayer is located between the pair of telescoping tubes and the cleaning head.
19. The cleaning device of claim 7, wherein:
- the cleaning fluid reservoir comprises a bottle connected to the handle at the first end of the extendable wand.
20. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a sprayer at the second end thereof for spraying fluid transferred to the second end of the extendable wand.
21. The cleaning device of claim 20, wherein:
- the sprayer includes an adjustable sprayer knob for adjusting a spraying pattern of the fluid.
22. The cleaning device of claim 20, wherein:
- the sprayer is located between the cleaning fluid reservoir and the cleaning head.
23. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein:
- the cleaning head includes a mop head with cloth retainers for retaining a cloth on the cloth head.
24. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein:
- the cleaning head includes a mop head with cloth retainers and a cloth; and
- the cloth retainer retains the cloth on the cloth head.
25. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein:
- the cleaning head includes an ice scraper.
26. A cleaning device comprising:
- an extendable wand having a first end and a second end, the extendable wand being adjustable between a first length and a second length, the extendable wand comprising a cleaning fluid reservoir located at the first end of the extendable wand and being configured to accept cleaning fluid therein, the extendable wand further comprising a cleaning head connected to the second end of the extendable wand;
- a coiled tube located within the extendable wand for delivering cleaning fluid in the cleaning fluid reservoir to the second end of the extendable wand; and
- a pump located at the first end of the extendable wand for forcing the cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid reservoir to the second end of the extendable wand through the coiled tube;
- wherein the cleaning fluid in the coiled tube is at a first pressure when the extendable wand is at the first length and the cleaning fluid in the coiled tube is at a second pressure when the extendable wand is at the second length, the first pressure being identical to the second pressure.
27. The cleaning device of claim 26, wherein:
- the cleaning fluid reservoir comprises a bottle located at the first end of the extendable wand.
28. The cleaning device of claim 26, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a pair of telescoping tubes.
29. The cleaning device of claim 28, wherein:
- the coiled tube is located within the telescoping tubes.
30. The cleaning device of claim 26, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a handle at the first end of the extendable wand; and
- the pump is located in the handle.
31. The cleaning device of claim 30, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a pair of telescoping tubes.
32. The cleaning device of claim 31, wherein:
- the pair of telescoping tubes include a first telescoping end and a second telescoping end; and
- the handle is connected to the pair of telescoping tubes at the first telescoping end.
33. The cleaning device of claim 32, wherein:
- the coiled tube is located in the pair of telescoping tubes and connected to the pump.
34. The cleaning device of claim 33, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a sprayer at the second end thereof for spraying fluid transferred to the second end of the extendable wand;
- the coiled tube is further connected to the sprayer.
35. The cleaning device of claim 34, wherein:
- the sprayer includes an adjustable sprayer knob for adjusting a spraying pattern of the fluid.
36. The cleaning device of claim 34, wherein:
- the sprayer is located between the pair of telescoping tubes and the cleaning head.
37. The cleaning device of claim 30, wherein:
- the cleaning fluid reservoir comprises a bottle connected to the handle at the first end of the extendable wand.
38. The cleaning device of claim 26, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a sprayer at the second end thereof for spraying fluid transferred to the second end of the extendable wand.
39. The cleaning device of claim 38, wherein:
- the sprayer includes an adjustable sprayer knob for adjusting a spraying pattern of the fluid.
40. The cleaning device of claim 39, wherein:
- the sprayer is located between the cleaning fluid reservoir and the cleaning head.
41. The cleaning device of claim 26, wherein:
- the cleaning head includes a mop head with cloth retainers for retaining a cloth on the cloth head.
42. The cleaning device of claim 26, wherein:
- the cleaning head includes a mop head with cloth retainers and a cloth; and
- the cloth retainer retains the cloth on the cloth head.
43. The cleaning device of claim 26, wherein:
- the cleaning head includes an ice scraper.
44. A cleaning device comprising:
- an extendable wand having a first end and a second end, the extendable wand comprising a cleaning fluid reservoir located at the first end thereof and a sprayer located at the second end thereof; and
- a cleaning fluid delivery system at least partially located within the extendable wand for delivering cleaning fluid in the fluid reservoir to the sprayer at the second end of the extendable wand;
- wherein pressure of the cleaning fluid within the cleaning fluid delivery system is independent of an extendable length of the extendable wand.
45. The cleaning device of claim 44, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a pair of telescoping tubes.
46. The cleaning device of claim 44, wherein:
- the cleaning fluid reservoir comprises a bottle located at the first end of the extendable wand.
47. The cleaning device of claim 44, wherein:
- the cleaning fluid delivery system comprises a coiled tube for delivering cleaning fluid in the cleaning fluid reservoir to the sprayer at the second end of the extendable wand.
48. The cleaning device of claim 47, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a pair of telescoping tubes.
49. The cleaning device of claim 48, wherein:
- the coiled tube is located within the telescoping tubes.
50. The cleaning device of claim 44, wherein:
- the cleaning fluid delivery system comprises a pump located at the first end of the extendable wand for forcing the cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid reservoir to the sprayer at the second end of the extendable wand.
51. The cleaning device of claim 50, wherein:
- the cleaning fluid delivery system further includes a coiled tube for delivering cleaning fluid in the cleaning fluid reservoir to the sprayer at the second end of the extendable wand; and
- the pump forces the cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid reservoir to the sprayer at the second end of the extendable wand through the coiled tube.
52. The cleaning device of claim 51, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a pair of telescoping tubes.
53. The cleaning device of claim 52, wherein:
- the coiled tube is located within the telescoping tubes.
54. The cleaning device of claim 50, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a handle at the first end of the extendable wand; and
- the pump is located in the handle.
55. The cleaning device of claim 54, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a pair of telescoping tubes.
56. The cleaning device of claim 55, wherein:
- the pair of telescoping tubes includes a first telescoping end and a second telescoping end; and
- the handle is connected to the pair of telescoping tubes at the first telescoping end.
57. The cleaning device of claim 56, wherein:
- the cleaning fluid delivery system further includes a coiled tube for delivering cleaning fluid in the cleaning fluid reservoir to the sprayer at the second end of the extendable wand; and
- the pump forces the cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid reservoir to the sprayer at the second end of the extendable wand through the coiled tube.
58. The cleaning device of claim 57, wherein:
- the coiled tube is located in the pair of telescoping tubes and connected to the pump.
59. The cleaning device of claim 58, wherein:
- the coiled tube is further connected to the sprayer.
60. The cleaning device of claim 59, wherein:
- the sprayer includes an adjustable sprayer knob for adjusting a spraying pattern of the fluid.
61. The cleaning device of claim 54, wherein:
- the cleaning fluid reservoir comprises a bottle connected to the handle at the first end of the extendable wand.
62. The cleaning device of claim 44, wherein:
- the sprayer includes an adjustable sprayer knob for adjusting a spraying pattern of the fluid.
63. The cleaning device of claim 44, wherein:
- the extendable wand further comprises a cleaning head at the second end thereof.
64. The cleaning device of claim 63, wherein:
- the sprayer is located between the cleaning fluid reservoir and the cleaning head.
65. The cleaning device of claim 63, wherein:
- the cleaning head includes a mop head with cloth retainers for retaining a cloth on the cloth head.
66. The cleaning device of claim 63, wherein:
- the cleaning head includes a mop head with cloth retainers and a cloth; and
- the cloth retainer retains the cloth on the cloth head.
67. The cleaning device of claim 63, wherein:
- the cleaning head includes an ice scraper.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 27, 2004
Publication Date: Sep 1, 2005
Inventors: Dale Flanery (Grand Rapids, MI), Samuel Flanery (Sparta, MI)
Application Number: 10/789,204