Cleaning Tool for large appliances

Abstract

Disclosed is a cleaning tool for large appliances. The cleaning tool includes a telescoping handle having a substantially cylindrical configuration. Further, the cleaning tool includes an elongated hard foam core providing an opening at one end extending within the elongated hard foam core which forms a hollow channel, wherein the channel being adapted to receive a portion of the telescoping handle within the body of the elongated hard foam core. Further, the cleaning tool includes a cloth cover configured to enclose the elongated hard foam.

Description

RELATED APPLICATION(S)

Under provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 119e, the Applicant(s) claim the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 62/726,383, titled “Cleaning tool for use with large appliances”, filed on Sep. 3, 2018 which is incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Generally, the present disclosure relates to cleaning tools and equipment, and in particular to a cleaning tool for use with large appliances.

BACKGROUND

For millions of households around the world, the use of large electric appliances, such as refrigerators and clothes washers, has made life much easier. However, cleaning the spaces behind these appliances presents a challenge since it is very difficult for one person to move these appliances for cleaning purposes.

Therefore, there is a need for an improved cleaning tool that may overcome one or more of the above-mentioned problems and/or limitations.

SUMMARY

This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form, that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter. Nor is this summary intended to be used to limit the claimed subject matter's scope.

Disclosed is a cleaning tool for large appliances. The cleaning tool includes a telescoping handle having a substantially cylindrical configuration. Further, the cleaning tool includes an elongated hard foam core providing an opening at one end extending within the elongated hard foam core which forms a hollow channel, wherein the channel is adapted to receive a portion of the telescoping handle within the body of the elongated hard foam core. Further, the cleaning tool includes a cloth cover configured to enclose the elongated hard foam.

Both the foregoing summary and the following detailed description provide examples and are explanatory only. Accordingly, the foregoing summary and the following detailed description should not be considered to be restrictive. Further, features or variations may be provided in addition to those set forth herein. For example, embodiments may be directed to various feature combinations and sub-combinations described in the detailed description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this disclosure, illustrate various embodiments of the present disclosure. The drawings contain representations of various trademarks and copyrights owned by the Applicants. In addition, the drawings may contain other marks owned by third parties and are being used for illustrative purposes only. All rights to various trademarks and copyrights represented herein, except those belonging to their respective owners, are vested in and the property of the applicants. The applicants retain and reserve all rights in their trademarks and copyrights included herein, and grant permission to reproduce the material only in connection with reproduction of the granted patent and for no other purpose.

Furthermore, the drawings may contain text or captions that may explain certain embodiments of the present disclosure. This text is included for illustrative, non-limiting, explanatory purposes of certain embodiments detailed in the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a cleaning tool with a handle in a retracted configuration and a cover removed, in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the cleaning tool with the handle in an extended configuration and the cover removed, in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 3 is a front top perspective view of the cleaning tool with the handle in a retracted configuration, in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 4 is a front top perspective view of the cleaning tool with the handle in an extended configuration, in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the cleaning tool with the handle in a retracted configuration, in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the cleaning tool with the handle in an extended configuration, in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the cleaning tool, in accordance with some embodiments.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As a preliminary matter, it will readily be understood by one having ordinary skill in the relevant art that the present disclosure has broad utility and application. As should be understood, any embodiment may incorporate only one or a plurality of the above-disclosed aspects of the disclosure and may further incorporate only one or a plurality of the above-disclosed features. Furthermore, any embodiment discussed and identified as being “preferred” is considered to be part of a best mode contemplated for carrying out the embodiments of the present disclosure. Other embodiments also may be discussed for additional illustrative purposes in providing a full and enabling disclosure. Moreover, many embodiments, such as adaptations, variations, modifications, and equivalent arrangements, will be implicitly disclosed by the embodiments described herein and fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

Accordingly, while embodiments are described herein in detail in relation to one or more embodiments, it is to be understood that this disclosure is illustrative and exemplary of the present disclosure, and are made merely for the purposes of providing a full and enabling disclosure. The detailed disclosure herein of one or more embodiments is not intended, nor is to be construed, to limit the scope of patent protection afforded in any claim of a patent issuing here from, which scope is to be defined by the claims and the equivalents thereof. It is not intended that the scope of patent protection be defined by reading into any claim limitation found herein and/or issuing here from that does not explicitly appear in the claim itself.

Thus, for example, any sequence(s) and/or temporal order of steps of various processes or methods that are described herein are illustrative and not restrictive. Accordingly, it should be understood that, although steps of various processes or methods may be shown and described as being in a sequence or temporal order, the steps of any such processes or methods are not limited to being carried out in any particular sequence or order, absent an indication otherwise. Indeed, the steps in such processes or methods generally may be carried out in various different sequences and orders while still falling within the scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, it is intended that the scope of patent protection is to be defined by the issued claim(s) rather than the description set forth herein.

Additionally, it is important to note that each term used herein refers to that which an ordinary artisan would understand such term to mean based on the contextual use of such term herein. To the extent that the meaning of a term used herein—as understood by the ordinary artisan based on the contextual use of such term—differs in any way from any particular dictionary definition of such term, it is intended that the meaning of the term as understood by the ordinary artisan should prevail.

Furthermore, it is important to note that, as used herein, “a” and “an” each generally denotes “at least one,” but does not exclude a plurality unless the contextual use dictates otherwise. When used herein to join a list of items, “or” denotes “at least one of the items,” but does not exclude a plurality of items of the list. Finally, when used herein to join a list of items, “and” denotes “all of the items of the list.”

The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the following description to refer to the same or similar elements. While many embodiments of the disclosure may be described, modifications, adaptations, and other implementations are possible. For example, substitutions, additions, or modifications may be made to the elements illustrated in the drawings, and the methods described herein may be modified by substituting, reordering, or adding stages to the disclosed methods. Accordingly, the following detailed description does not limit the disclosure. Instead, the proper scope of the disclosure is defined by the claims found herein and/or issuing here from. The present disclosure contains headers. It should be understood that these headers are used as references and are not to be construed as limiting upon the subjected matter disclosed under the header.

The present disclosure includes many aspects and features. Moreover, while many aspects and features relate to, and are described in the context of cleaning tool for large appliances, embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to use only in this context.

Overview:

According to some embodiments, the present disclosure is directed to a cleaning tool for use with large appliances. The tool enables the user to quickly and easily reach the spaces behind or beside a large appliance for the purpose of cleaning previously inaccessible spaces, without moving the appliance. The tool provides a telescoping handle and a microfiber cloth cover with nylon bristles over a hard foam core.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a cleaning tool 100 with a telescoping handle 102 in a retracted configuration and a cloth cover 106 removed (shown in FIGS. 3-6), in accordance with some embodiments. FIG. 2 is a front view of the cleaning tool 100 with the telescoping handle 102 in an extended configuration and the cloth cover 106 removed (shown in FIGS. 3-6), in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 3 is a front top perspective view of the cleaning tool 100 with the telescoping handle 102 in a retracted configuration, in accordance with some embodiments. FIG. 4 is a front top perspective view of the cleaning tool 100 with the telescoping handle 102 in an extended configuration, in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the cleaning tool 100 with the telescoping handle 102 in a retracted configuration, in accordance with some embodiments. FIG. 6 is a front view of the cleaning tool 100 with the telescoping handle 102 in an extended configuration, in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the cleaning tool 100, in accordance with some embodiments.

The cleaning tool 100 may be configured to enable a user to quickly and easily reach previously inaccessible spaces of a large appliance (such as utensils), without moving the large appliance for the purpose of cleaning.

According to some embodiments, the cleaning tool 100 may include the telescoping handle 102 having a substantially cylindrical configuration. Further, the telescoping handle 102 may be fabricated from a rigid, durable material including at least one of a hardwood, plastic, and aluminum alloy. Further, the telescoping handle 102 may include 2 segments. For example, the telescoping handle 102 may include an elongated tube and an elongated rod slidably positioned within the elongated tube. Further, the telescoping handle 102 may be 4.5 feet in length when fully extended.

Further, the cleaning tool 100 may include an elongated hard foam core 104 providing an opening at one end extending within the elongated hard foam core 104 which forms a hollow channel (not shown), wherein the channel being adapted to receive a portion of the telescoping handle 102 within the body of the elongated hard foam core 104.

In some embodiments, the hollow channel may extend symmetrically through at least a quarter of the length of the elongated hard foam core 104. In some embodiments, the telescoping handle 102 may be threaded and the channel may be formed to receive this end by means of a threaded, substantially rigid sleeve (not shown). In some embodiments, the telescoping handle 102 may be rotatably mounted in the channel.

Further, the elongated hard foam core 104 may be fabricated from a semi-rigid, durable material. Further, the elongated hard foam core 104 may a natural sponge or a sea sponge.

Further, the elongated hard foam core 104 may have a substantially cylindrical configuration. Further, the elongated hard foam core 104 may be 2.5 feet in length.

Further, the cleaning tool 100 may include a cloth cover 106 configured to enclose the elongated hard foam core 104. Further, the cloth cover 106 may be easily removed and laundered.

Further, the cloth cover 106 may be fabricated from a microfiber cloth with nylon bristles. Further, the cloth cover 106 may include a plurality of bristle sets (not shown), wherein each of the plurality of bristle sets being coupled to the cloth cover 106, wherein each of the plurality of bristle sets having a substantially conical configuration and widening outwardly from the cloth cover 106, wherein each of the plurality of bristle sets extending substantially radially from the cloth cover 106 and positioned substantially orthogonally to the cloth cover 106.

Further, the cloth cover 106 may have a substantially cylindrical configuration. Further, the cloth cover 106 may be 2.5 feet in length.

Further, the telescoping handle 102 is graspable to facilitate manipulation of the elongated hard foam core 104 and cloth cover 106 to scrub the interior of a large appliance.

To use the cleaning tool 100, a user may extend or retract telescoping handle 102 as desired, and use the cleaning tool 100 to clean behind a large appliance, applying the cloth cover 106 to the surface to be cleaned.

Components, component sizes, and materials listed above are preferable, but artisans will recognize that alternate components and materials could be selected without altering the scope of the invention.

Further, the cleaning tool 100 may enable a user to quickly and easily reach behind a large appliance for the purpose of cleaning, without moving the appliance. The disclosed cleaning tool 100 for use with large appliances provides the telescoping handle 102 and a microfiber cloth cover 106 with nylon bristles.

Although the present disclosure has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure.

Claims

1. A cleaning tool comprising:

a telescoping handle having a substantially cylindrical configuration;

an elongated hard foam core providing an opening at one end extending within the elongated hard foam core which forms a hollow channel, wherein the channel being adapted to receive a portion of the telescoping handle within the body of the elongated hard foam core; and

a cloth cover configured to enclose the elongated hard foam.

2. The cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein the telescoping handle is fabricated from a rigid, durable material.

3. The cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein the telescoping handle includes 2 segments.

4. The cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein the telescoping handle includes an elongated tube and an elongated rod slidably positioned within the elongated tube.

5. The cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein the telescoping handle is 4.5 feet in length when fully extended.

6. The cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein the end of the telescoping handle is threaded and the channel is formed to receive this end by means of a threaded, substantially rigid sleeve.

7. The cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein the telescoping handle is rotatably mounted in the channel.

8. The cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein the telescoping handle is graspable to facilitate manipulation of the elongated hard foam core and cloth cover to scrub the interior of a large appliance.

9. The cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein the cloth cover is fabricated from a microfiber cloth with nylon bristles.

10. The cleaning tool of claim 9 wherein the cloth cover comprises a plurality of bristle sets, wherein each of the plurality of bristle sets being coupled to the cloth cover, wherein each of the plurality of bristle sets having a substantially conical configuration and widening outwardly from the cloth cover, wherein each of the plurality of bristle sets extending substantially radially from the cloth cover and positioned substantially orthogonally to the cloth cover.

11. The cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein the cloth cover has a substantially cylindrical configuration.

12. The cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein the cloth cover is 2.5 feet in length.

13. The cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein the cloth cover is easily removed and laundered.

14. The cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein the elongated hard foam core is fabricated from a semi-rigid, durable material.

15. The cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein the elongated hard foam core has a substantially cylindrical configuration.

16. The cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein the elongated hard foam core is 2.5 feet in length.

17. The cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein the hollow channel extends symmetrically through at least a quarter of the length of the elongated hard foam core.

18. The cleaning tool of claim 1 is configured to enable a user to quickly and easily reach previously inaccessible spaces of a large appliance, without moving the large appliance for the purpose of cleaning.