DE202022102878U1 - Device for cleaning bottle-shaped hollow bodies - Google Patents

Abstract

Device (1) for cleaning and drying bottle-shaped hollow bodies with a small opening, in particular glass or hard plastic bottles, having an elongate handle (3), a handle (2) and at least one cleaning element arranged on the handle (2), characterized in that the handle (3) has a shoulder-shaped bend (4) on the handle side, the cleaning element being designed as a textile cover (8) that can be pushed on and is pulled over the handle (3).

Description

The invention relates to a device for cleaning and drying bottle-shaped hollow bodies with a small opening, in particular glass or hard plastic bottles, having an elongate handle, a handle and at least one cleaning element arranged on the handle,

Due to sustainability, glass and hard plastic bottles are increasingly used in private households but also by commercial users, which, in contrast to commercial returnable bottles, remain on site. Such bottles are used particularly frequently in water bubblers. These water bubblers are used to add carbonic acid to tap water in order to obtain carbonated mineral water.

Meanwhile, it is also becoming increasingly popular to subsequently impart a predetermined flavor to the mineral water thus produced by adding a concentrate or the like. When used - whether with or concentrate - the bottles get dirty and have to be cleaned. Due to the shape of the bottle with a narrow bottleneck and a wider, usually curved bottle body, the bottles can only be cleaned and then dried inadequately with conventional cleaning devices. Other bottle-shaped hollow bodies, such as flower vases, also have to be cleaned regularly.

In a dishwasher, only insufficient water gets into the bottle and in particular onto the bottom of the bottle, where most of the dirt is deposited. A cleaning cloth can only be inserted into the bottle with difficulty and cannot be moved around in the bottle to loosen the dirt without additional aids. The same applies to the subsequent drying, during which the residual water has to be absorbed.

Meanwhile, devices of the type mentioned are available in the form of brushes, the bristles of which protrude radially from the handle as cleaning elements, the length of the bristles being adapted to the body of the bottle, so that the brush ultimately replicates the shape of the bottle. During use, the brushes can be wetted with a cleaning liquid or the cleaning liquid is filled into the bottle separately. Due to the narrow, elongated handle, the brushes can be inserted into the bottle relatively easily. To do this, the stem is simply guided through the neck of the bottle into the body of the bottle. The bristles are bent as they pass through the neck of the bottle and then align themselves again in the radial direction. The inner surface of the bottle can then be cleaned, for example by rotating the brush or bottle. A disadvantage of such brushes is that the bending of the bristles and the subsequent alignment in the radial direction also take place when the brush is pulled out of the bottle. The bristles therefore spring back into their original orientation as soon as they have passed the bottleneck, as a result of which the cleaning liquid adhering to the bristles and possibly containing the dirt residues is distributed in the surrounding area. Another disadvantage is that the inside of the bottle cannot be dried using the brush.

It is therefore the object of the invention to eliminate these disadvantages during cleaning and at the same time to enable the bottle-shaped hollow bodies to be dried by means of the device.

Based on a device of the type mentioned at the outset, the invention proposes that the handle has a shoulder-shaped bend on the handle side and a curvature in its further course, with the cleaning element being designed as a textile cover that can be pushed on and pulled over the handle.

Due to the shape of the handle, the device can be easily inserted into the bottle on the one hand, and on the other hand the inner wall of the bottle below the bottle neck can be easily reached thanks to the shoulder-shaped bend. When the device is used, the textile sleeve is pulled over the handle, at least in sections. The handle, together with the textile cover that has been pulled over it, can then be inserted into the bottle and the user can easily clean or dry the inside of the bottle. When the cleaning or drying process is complete, the handle can be pulled out of the bottle together with the textile sleeve that has been pulled over it. In contrast to the brushes known from the prior art, there is no risk here of the cleaning liquid spraying around after the cleaning process or the absorbed residual water after the drying process.

Preferably, the handle is made of an elastically flexible material. Thus the stem can be pressed against the inner wall of the bottle and conforms at least partially to the shape of the bottle. As soon as no more pressure is exerted, the handle returns to its original shape.

The handle and the handle are particularly preferably made in one piece. Due to the joint one-piece design of the handle and handle, these can be used particularly easily, for example as manufacture injection molded parts. At the same time, the one-piece construction is extremely robust.

A preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the handle has an angled, preferably obtusely angled, section at its end facing away from the handle. This shape makes the bottom of the bottle particularly easy to clean or dry.

For this purpose, the handle can preferably have a smaller wall thickness in the area of the partial section. As a result, this section becomes even more flexible and is very well suited for use in bottle-shaped hollow bodies with convex or concave bottoms.

It is expedient if the handle has a projection running parallel to the handle. The textile cover can be clamped between the projection and the stem.

It when corrugations are provided on the projection is particularly advantageous. On the one hand, the corrugations can be used to clamp the textile cover more easily and better. For this purpose, the corrugations are arranged on the underside of the projection. On the other hand, the corrugations can also be arranged on the upper side of the projection. Here the ripples can serve to give the user a grip on the handle.

An advantageous development of the invention provides that the textile cover has a high-pile plush with a pile height of at least 7 mm. Plush is particularly suitable for cleaning and drying processes. Due to the relatively large pile height, the surface of the textile increases overall. The textile cover made of plush is therefore particularly well suited for both cleaning and drying. Because the textile sleeve is simply pushed on, a soiled textile sleeve can be replaced with a clean textile sleeve after the cleaning process.

A preferred embodiment of the plush provides that the pile threads of the plush have a fineness in the range of 0.5-5 dtex. Pile threads of this fineness are well suited to cleaning surfaces and absorbing dirt and at the same time are sufficiently robust for use in cleaning processes.

As an alternative to this, the pile threads of the plush have a fineness in the range of 0.1-0.9 dtex. Pile threads of this fineness are particularly well suited to absorbing residual water. The absorbency of the textile designed in this way results essentially from the gaps between the very fine pile threads, into which the residual water is absorbed due to the capillary effect.

In one embodiment, the plush may be made of synthetic fibers. Such synthetic fibers are particularly durable and inexpensive to produce.

Alternatively, the plush can be made from natural fibers, preferably linen or cotton. These fabrics have good absorbency and are particularly sustainable due to their natural properties.

• 1: schematisch eine Seitenansicht einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung;
• 2: schematisch eine 3D-Ansicht der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung aus 1;
• 3: eine Detailansicht des Griffs der Vorrichtung aus 1.

The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawings. Show it:

• 1 : schematically a side view of a device according to the invention;
• 2 : schematically shows a 3D view of the device according to the invention 1 ;
• 3 : a detailed view of the handle of the device 1 .

In the 1 and 2 a device according to the invention is denoted by the reference numeral 1 in its entirety. The device 1 has a handle 2 on which an elongate handle 3 is arranged. The stem 3 and the handle 2 are made in one piece here. The handle 3 has a shoulder-shaped bend 4 at its end facing the handle 2 . The stem 3 has a bulge 5 as it progresses. At the end of the handle 3 facing away from the handle there is an angled section 6 . A projection 7 running parallel to the handle 3 is arranged on the handle 2 . Finally, the device according to the invention comprises a textile cover 8 which can be slipped over the handle 3 . In the exemplary embodiment shown here, the textile cover 8 consists of a high-pile plush with a pile height of more than 7 mm.

Before the device according to the invention is used, the textile sleeve 8 is pulled over the handle 3, as indicated by the directional arrow. The textile sleeve 8 encloses the handle 3 almost completely and extends to the handle 2. At the end on the handle side, the textile sleeve 8 is guided under the projection 7 and is thus clamped there. For this purpose, the projection 7 has corrugations 7a on its side facing the stem 3, which corrugations clamp the textile cover 8 particularly well. Further corrugations 7a are also arranged on the projection 7 on the side facing away from the stem 3 . These are used for grip during use. In addition, the projection 7 is also pressed in the direction of the handle 3 during use, so that the textile cover 8 is held even more firmly.

After the textile sleeve 8 has been pulled over the handle 3, the device 1 is ready for use. The narrow, elongated stem 3 can now be guided into a bottle together with the textile cover 8 . If the bottle is to be cleaned, additional cleaning liquid can be added to the textile cover 8 and/or into the bottle. The cleaning liquid can be, for example, pure water or water mixed with cleaning agent. If the bottle is to be dried, the textile sleeve 8 can be used without any further additives.

After the handle 3 together with the textile sleeve 8 has been guided into the bottle, the handle 3 is moved along the inner wall of the bottle. Alternatively or additionally, the bottle can also be moved. Due to its shape, the handle 3 adapts relatively precisely to the contour of the inner wall of the bottle. Due to the shoulder-shaped bend 4, the shape of the stem 3 follows the bottle shoulder under the bottle neck. Due to the curvature 5 in the middle section of the stem 3, the bulbous middle section of the bottle can also be reached with a precise fit. Finally, the bottom of the bottle can also be cleaned or dried in a comfortable and effective manner with the angled section 6 . In addition, the angled section 6 can serve to reach the inner wall at the shoulder of the bottle under the neck of the bottle. As shown here, the section 6 is bluntly angled, ie at an angle greater than 90°, and has a smaller wall thickness than the rest of the stem 3 . Due to the reduced wall thickness, the partial section 6 is particularly flexible and due to the obtuse angling it is also suitable for cleaning convex or concave floors.

The cleaning and drying process can be made particularly convenient by inserting the device 1 according to the invention horizontally into the bottle, aligning the curvature 5 in the middle area of the handle 3 upwards and rotating the bottle hanging on the handle 3 manually. The high-pile plush of the textile cover 8 clings to the inside wall and the bottom of the bottle.

In addition to these advantages over known brushes for cleaning bottles during the actual cleaning process, the device 1 according to the invention has a significant advantage when it is pulled out of the bottle. In contrast to the known brushes, no water splashes around in the area when it is pulled out. Rather, the device 1 can be easily pulled out of the bottle. In addition, the textile sleeve 8 can be easily removed and cleaned and dried separately if it is dirty or soaked, or it can also be replaced with another textile sleeve.

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Claims (13)

Device (1) for cleaning and drying bottle-shaped hollow bodies with a small opening, in particular glass or hard plastic bottles, having an elongate handle (3), a handle (2) and at least one cleaning element arranged on the handle (2), characterized in that the handle (3) has a shoulder-shaped bend (4) on the handle side, the cleaning element being designed as a textile cover (8) that can be pushed on and is pulled over the handle (3). Device (1) after claim 1 , characterized in that the handle (3) consists of an elastically flexible material. Device (1) after claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that the handle (3) and the handle (2) are made in one piece. Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the handle (3) has a curvature (5) at least in sections. Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the handle (3) has an angled, preferably obtusely angled, section (6) at its end remote from the handle (2). Device (1) after claim 5 , characterized in that the handle (3) has a smaller wall thickness in the region of the partial section (6). Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the handle (2) has a projection (7) running parallel to the handle (3). Device (1) after claim 6 , characterized in that corrugations (7a) are arranged on the projection (7). Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the textile cover (8) has a high-pile plush with a pile height of at least 7 mm. Device (1) after claim 9 , characterized in that the pile threads of the plush have a fineness in the range of 0.5-5 dtex. Device (1) after claim 9 , characterized in that the pile threads of the plush have a fineness in the range of 0.1-0.9 dtex. Device (1) according to one of claim 9 - 11 , characterized in that the plush is made of synthetic fibers. Device (1) according to one of claim 9 - 11 , characterized in that the plush is made of natural fibers, preferably linen or cotton.

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