EP0161907A2 - Ustensile de nettoyage muni d'un réservoir de liquide de nettoyage - Google Patents

Ustensile de nettoyage muni d'un réservoir de liquide de nettoyage Download PDF

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EP0161907A2
EP0161907A2 EP85303260A EP85303260A EP0161907A2 EP 0161907 A2 EP0161907 A2 EP 0161907A2 EP 85303260 A EP85303260 A EP 85303260A EP 85303260 A EP85303260 A EP 85303260A EP 0161907 A2 EP0161907 A2 EP 0161907A2
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valve
work head
reservoir
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Barrie Abram David Levison
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ALPHAPLAN Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K7/00—Body washing or cleaning implements
    • A47K7/02—Bathing sponges, brushes, gloves, or similar cleaning or rubbing implements
    • A47K7/028—Bathing sponges, brushes, gloves, or similar cleaning or rubbing implements having a rigid handle
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B11/00—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water
    • A46B11/001—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water with integral reservoirs
    • A46B11/0013—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water with integral reservoirs dispensing by gravity or by shaking
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K11/00—Closets without flushing; Urinals without flushing; Chamber pots; Chairs with toilet conveniences or specially adapted for use with toilets
    • A47K11/10—Hand tools for cleaning the toilet bowl, seat or cover, e.g. toilet brushes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K7/00—Body washing or cleaning implements
    • A47K7/02—Bathing sponges, brushes, gloves, or similar cleaning or rubbing implements
    • A47K7/03—Bathing sponges, brushes, gloves, or similar cleaning or rubbing implements containing soap or other cleaning ingredients, e.g. impregnated
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/16—Cloths; Pads; Sponges
    • A47L13/17—Cloths; Pads; Sponges containing cleaning agents

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  • This invention relates to a cleaning device, and particularly to a cleaning device comprising a work head carried by a handle which incorporates a reservoir for a cleaning liquid to be dispensed by way of the work head during use of the device.
  • Such a device is known in which the handle is hollow and constitutes the reservoir, there being a discharge hole from the reservoir, by way of which cleaning liquid contained in the reservoir can leave the reservoir and enter the work head which is detachably mounted on one end of the handle over the discharge hole in the reservoir.
  • the work head comprises a sponge-like member which is compressed during use of the device, such compression serving to draw cleaning liquid from the reservoir through the discharge hole which is open at all times, the reservoir being otherwise sealed in air-tight manner.
  • a known cleaning device as discussed above is not suitable for such certain cleaning operations since cleaning liquid could leak from the reservoir through the discharge hole when the device is not in use, particularly in the case of devices for cleaning lavatory bowls, which are normally kept in a vertical position, work head down, when not in use.
  • a cleaning device comprising a work head carried by a'handle which incorporates a reservoir for a cleaning liquid to be dispensed by way of the work head during use of the device, in which the reservoir communicates with the work head by way of a normally closed discharge valve which is opened on application of the work head to a surface to be cleaned.
  • the device of this invention has the advantage that cleaning liquid can leave the reservoir only when the discharge valve is open, the valve being automatically opened duriring use of the device to allow cleaning liquid to pass to the work head as required. Further, the device can be kept in work-head-down condition when not in use without any leakage of cleaning liquid from the reservoir occuring.
  • the cleaning device comprises a work head 1 carried by a handle 2 which also constitutes a reservoir for a cleaning liquid 3 to be dispensed by the work head 1 during use of the device.
  • the handle 2 is a hollow elongate transparent member moulded from high tensile polyvinylchloride, having an open end 4 by which the liquid 3 can be introduced into the handle 2, the open end 4 being closed after introduction of the liquid 3, by a cap 5 which is in screw-thread engagement with the handle 2.
  • the other end 6 of the handle 2 terminates in an enlarged circular cross-section portion 6 closed by an end wall 7 having a valve member 8 mounted at its centre.
  • the work head 1 comprises a plastics material moulding providing a resilient diaphragm 9 having a plurality of bristle members 10 projecting from one surface.
  • the diaphragm 9 is formed with an upstanding peripheral flange 11 by which the work head 1 can be mounted on the end portion 6 of the handle 2 in a clip-on arrangement.
  • the valve 8 consists of a body member 12 secured in a hole in the wall 7 of the handle/reservoir 2, and a plunger member 13 comprising a stem carrying at one end a closure member which co-operates with a hole in the body member 12 to provide the valve action, and carrying at the other end an enlarged head by which the plunger member 13 is connected to the diaphragm 9.
  • the arrangement is such that when the device is not in use the diaphragm 9 of the work head 1 is bowed outwardly as shown in Figure 2, and serves to hold the valve 8 in a normally closed condition with the enlarged head on the stem closing the hole in the body member.
  • valve 8 again comprises a body member 12 secured in a hole in the wall 7 of the handle/reservoir 2, and a plunger member 13 comprising a stem carrying at one end a closure member which co-operates with a hole in the body member 12 to provide the valve action.
  • the stem of the plunger member 13 is relatively long and projects through the diaphragm 9 of the work head 1 to terminate adjacent the free ends of the bristle members 10.
  • the valve 8 is completed by a spring member 14 acting between the plunger member 13 and the body member 12 to hold the valve 8 in a normally closed condition as shown in Figure 4.
  • engagement of the bristle members 10 with an object to be cleaned also brings the stem of the plunger member 13 of the valve 8 into engagement with the object, the plunger member 13 thus being moved relative to the body member 12 of the valve 8, against the action of the spring member 14, to open the valve member 8 and allow cleaning liquid 3 from the handle/reservoir 2 to discharge from the device, as described for the device of Figures 2 and 3.
  • the spring member 14 When cleaning is finished and the work head 1 is disengaged from the object being cleaned, the spring member 14 will return the valve 8 to its closed condition thereby preventing any further discharge of cleaning liquid 3 from the device.
  • Either of the devices described above can be kept in a vertical position with the work head 1 at the bottom, when not in use, without leakage of cleaning liquid 3 occuring, since when the device is not in use the valve 8 is maintained in the closed condition either by the diaphragm 9 in the device of Figures 1, 2, and 3, or by the spring member 14 in the device of Figures 1 and 4.
  • a clip-on work head 1 as described gives the advantage that when necessary a used work head 1 can be removed from the handle/reservoir 2 and discarded, to be replaced by a new work head 1.
  • the handle/ reservoir 2 can be sterilized by boiling when the work head 1 has been removed.
  • a new work head 1 can be provided in a package which, after removal of the new work head 1 therefrom, can be used to remove the old work head 1 from the device such that contact with the old work head 1 can be avoided in the interests of hygiene.

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Cleaning Implements For Floors, Carpets, Furniture, Walls, And The Like (AREA)
  • Brushes (AREA)
  • Cleaning By Liquid Or Steam (AREA)
EP85303260A 1984-05-08 1985-05-08 Ustensile de nettoyage muni d'un réservoir de liquide de nettoyage Withdrawn EP0161907A3 (fr)

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GB8411679 1984-05-08
GB08411679A GB2159698A (en) 1984-05-08 1984-05-08 Cleaning device

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EP0161907A2 true EP0161907A2 (fr) 1985-11-21
EP0161907A3 EP0161907A3 (fr) 1986-10-15

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FR2607686A1 (fr) * 1986-12-03 1988-06-10 Degey Jean Perfectionnements aux dispositifs pour appliquer a soi-meme, dans le dos, une matiere fluide
EP0276471A1 (fr) * 1987-01-03 1988-08-03 Gebr. ROTHWEILER GmbH & CO. KG Brosse à main
EP0404500A2 (fr) * 1989-06-23 1990-12-27 Climbminster Limited Brosse pour le corps et procédé pour sa fabrication
GB2274774A (en) * 1993-02-09 1994-08-10 Alphaplan Ltd Hand-held washing and/or massaging reservoir appliance
FR2715072A1 (fr) * 1994-01-14 1995-07-21 Garcia Monique Applicateur dorsal de produit.
WO1999026509A1 (fr) * 1997-11-21 1999-06-03 The Procter & Gamble Company Applicateurs
WO1999063857A1 (fr) * 1998-06-09 1999-12-16 Rabatic Miso Brosse a dents a recipient integre pour dentifrice
WO2001067921A1 (fr) * 2000-03-15 2001-09-20 Hartmut Jabs Brosse de nettoyage
GB2363977A (en) * 2000-06-20 2002-01-16 London Oil Refining Company Lt Toilet cleaning apparatus
WO2002041745A1 (fr) * 2000-11-24 2002-05-30 Easy-Do Products Limited Ameliorations apportees a des outils de nettoyage, de polissage, et de ponçage
ES2220200A1 (es) * 2002-12-26 2004-12-01 Felix Moya Arribas Dispositivo de limpieza de inodoros.
WO2008012161A1 (fr) * 2006-07-25 2008-01-31 Joachim Huller Brosse wc
CN102727146A (zh) * 2010-03-04 2012-10-17 赵彦杰 擦地扫帚
US9526326B2 (en) 2014-07-01 2016-12-27 Easy-Do Products Limited Fluid-dispensing apparatus
SE1830016A1 (sv) * 2018-01-16 2019-07-17 Isak Andersson Diskborste med löstagbar refill-tub
USD912918S1 (en) 2018-10-24 2021-03-09 Easy-Do Products Limited Cleaning utensil

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FR986777A (fr) * 1949-03-18 1951-08-06 Brosse en caoutchouc ou autre matière analogue
DE1910180A1 (de) * 1968-02-29 1970-02-19 Wabo Plastics N V Aufwaschbuerste
GB2119235A (en) * 1982-04-07 1983-11-16 John Christopher Graham Cleaning device

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US2091369A (en) * 1933-10-30 1937-08-31 Brush On Stove Polish Company Fountain brush
US2493990A (en) * 1945-12-11 1950-01-10 Morgadanes Robert Fountain brush with work operated discharge valve
FR986777A (fr) * 1949-03-18 1951-08-06 Brosse en caoutchouc ou autre matière analogue
DE1910180A1 (de) * 1968-02-29 1970-02-19 Wabo Plastics N V Aufwaschbuerste
GB2119235A (en) * 1982-04-07 1983-11-16 John Christopher Graham Cleaning device

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2607686A1 (fr) * 1986-12-03 1988-06-10 Degey Jean Perfectionnements aux dispositifs pour appliquer a soi-meme, dans le dos, une matiere fluide
EP0276471A1 (fr) * 1987-01-03 1988-08-03 Gebr. ROTHWEILER GmbH & CO. KG Brosse à main
EP0404500A2 (fr) * 1989-06-23 1990-12-27 Climbminster Limited Brosse pour le corps et procédé pour sa fabrication
EP0404500A3 (fr) * 1989-06-23 1991-09-25 Climbminster Limited Brosse pour le corps et procédé pour sa fabrication
GB2274774A (en) * 1993-02-09 1994-08-10 Alphaplan Ltd Hand-held washing and/or massaging reservoir appliance
WO1994017713A1 (fr) * 1993-02-09 1994-08-18 Kitty Little Group Plc Appareil de lavage et/ou de massage a main
FR2715072A1 (fr) * 1994-01-14 1995-07-21 Garcia Monique Applicateur dorsal de produit.
WO1999026509A1 (fr) * 1997-11-21 1999-06-03 The Procter & Gamble Company Applicateurs
WO1999063857A1 (fr) * 1998-06-09 1999-12-16 Rabatic Miso Brosse a dents a recipient integre pour dentifrice
WO2001067921A1 (fr) * 2000-03-15 2001-09-20 Hartmut Jabs Brosse de nettoyage
GB2363977B (en) * 2000-06-20 2003-07-02 London Oil Refining Company Lt A toilet cleaning apparatus
GB2363977A (en) * 2000-06-20 2002-01-16 London Oil Refining Company Lt Toilet cleaning apparatus
WO2002041745A1 (fr) * 2000-11-24 2002-05-30 Easy-Do Products Limited Ameliorations apportees a des outils de nettoyage, de polissage, et de ponçage
US6893183B2 (en) * 2000-11-24 2005-05-17 Easy-Do Products Limited Implements for cleaning, polishing or sanding
AU2002223876B2 (en) * 2000-11-24 2006-04-27 Easy-Do Products Limited Improvements to implements for cleaning, polishing or sanding
ES2220200A1 (es) * 2002-12-26 2004-12-01 Felix Moya Arribas Dispositivo de limpieza de inodoros.
WO2008012161A1 (fr) * 2006-07-25 2008-01-31 Joachim Huller Brosse wc
CN102727146A (zh) * 2010-03-04 2012-10-17 赵彦杰 擦地扫帚
CN102727146B (zh) * 2010-03-04 2015-09-09 赵彦杰 擦地扫帚
US9526326B2 (en) 2014-07-01 2016-12-27 Easy-Do Products Limited Fluid-dispensing apparatus
SE1830016A1 (sv) * 2018-01-16 2019-07-17 Isak Andersson Diskborste med löstagbar refill-tub
WO2019143277A1 (fr) * 2018-01-16 2019-07-25 Isak Andersson Brosse de lavage de vaisselle à tube de recharge amovible
SE541425C2 (sv) * 2018-01-16 2019-09-24 Isak Andersson Diskborste med löstagbar refill-tub
USD912918S1 (en) 2018-10-24 2021-03-09 Easy-Do Products Limited Cleaning utensil

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AU4191485A (en) 1985-11-14
JPS6122836A (ja) 1986-01-31
GB8411679D0 (en) 1984-06-13

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