EP1474024B1 - Putzvorrichtung für den haushaltgebrauch, insbesondere zur reinigung von oberflächen von sanitärvorrichtungen - Google Patents

Putzvorrichtung für den haushaltgebrauch, insbesondere zur reinigung von oberflächen von sanitärvorrichtungen Download PDF

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EP1474024B1
EP1474024B1 EP03700966A EP03700966A EP1474024B1 EP 1474024 B1 EP1474024 B1 EP 1474024B1 EP 03700966 A EP03700966 A EP 03700966A EP 03700966 A EP03700966 A EP 03700966A EP 1474024 B1 EP1474024 B1 EP 1474024B1
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • A47L13/14—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing combined with squeezing or wringing devices
    • A47L13/146—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing combined with squeezing or wringing devices having pivoting squeezing plates

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  • the present invention relates to a device for domestic cleaning, particularly for cleaning the surfaces of sanitary fixtures.
  • a brush or a sponge is normally used to clean the bowl of the toilet.
  • the brush is used to clean the siphon and the lower rim of the bowl, after covering them with detergent, while the upper rim of the bowl is normally cleaned by using a sponge or absorbent cloth.
  • the sponge is often used to clean the entire bowl, including the siphon.
  • an effective brush must have fine bristles, and therefore is more difficult, if not impossible, to keep it perfectly clean. Certainly it is not sufficient to wash it under a jet of water, for example by using the flushing system itself. There are also brushes with rubber bristles that are easier to clean but are scarcely effective in cleaning the toilet bowl.
  • US-322805A discloses a self-wringing mop formed by two separate pieces connected at a hinge member. Such mop, insuitable to clean a toilet bowl, is not cheaply manufactured.
  • Another problem of the use of a generic sponge for cleaning the toilet is the possibility of confusing it with a sponge used to clean other home items.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a device for domestic cleaning that allows to clean adequately surfaces of various kinds without causing one's hands to make contact with dirt or detergents.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a device that is particularly useful for cleaning the toilet bowl.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a device for domestic cleaning that is structurally simple and sturdy but at the same time can be manufactured cheaply.
  • Another object is to provide a device that offers the greatest assurances of hygiene in addition to great practicality in use.
  • the cleaning device generally designated by the reference numeral 1, comprises two rod members 2 and 3, which are pivoted at a hinge member 4 and are adapted to support a cleaning means 5 that is associated with the rod members at the hinge member 4.
  • each rod member is constituted by a handle, designated by the reference numerals 6 and 7 respectively, and by a perforated plate, designated by the reference numerals 8 and 9 respectively, and the rod members are formed monolithically, together with the hinge member 4, for example by injection molding, by using plastic material.
  • the cleaning means is preferably constituted by a member made of sponge-like material, of a kind that is commonly commercially available, associated with the perforated plates of the rod members, by adhesive bonding, thermal bonding, or any other system that is known in the art.
  • the sponge-like member 5 can also be associated detachably with the rod members so that it can be replaced easily once it has deteriorated due to use.
  • the sponge-like member 5 can also be made of a material that contains sanitizing or antibacterial additives.
  • the sponge-like member 5 can have two or more differentiated regions, for example a soft one and a harder one for cleaning different types of surface in an optimum manner.
  • the rod members are conveniently shaped so as to give the necessary rigidity to the assembly without using excessive thicknesses for the material, and the hinge member is formed by reducing the thickness of the material in the pivoting region.
  • the hinge member 4 is constituted by three hinges, a central hinge 10 and two lateral hinges 11, so that in the cleaning position, shown in Figures 2 and 8, the rod members rotate essentially about the central hinge, so that they can be arranged adjacent to each other.
  • the rod members instead rotate essentially about the lateral hinges, so that they can be arranged parallel to each other but mutually spaced so as to leave at the hinge member 4 a certain volume that is occupied by the sponge-like member 5, in order to avoid early deterioration and breakage of the hinge.
  • the hinge member can be formed by a reduction of the thickness in an elongated region, so as to leave a distance that is sufficient for wringing.
  • the rod members 2 and 3 can be mutually locked in the cleaning position of the device by virtue of a locking means 12, which is constituted for example by a protrusion 13 that is provided in the handle 6 of the rod member 2 and is suitable to engage with a snap action a seat 14 provided in the handle 7 of the other rod member 3.
  • a locking means 12 which is constituted for example by a protrusion 13 that is provided in the handle 6 of the rod member 2 and is suitable to engage with a snap action a seat 14 provided in the handle 7 of the other rod member 3.
  • the device according to the invention is used in the cleaning position, shown in Figures 1 and 2, in which the sponge-like member 5 lies outside the rod-like members 2 and 3 and the handles 6 and 7 are mutually associated, preferably by means of the locking means 12, so as to constitute a single handle for gripping the tool.
  • the dimensions and shapes of the device allow to reach easily all points inside and outside the bowl and the siphon, and it is possible to use the device even without wearing gloves, since the hand that holds the tool is in any case spaced from the surfaces to be clean.
  • the handle is opened, by rotating one rod member with respect to the other one through 360° about the hinge member 4, so as to compress the sponge-like member between the two rod members in order to wring it and rinse it, for example in the bowl itself.
  • this wringing and cleaning of the sponge-like member also can be performed without wearing gloves and without the hands making contact with the water or with dirt.
  • the device can be stored easily, for example by hanging it on a hook or nail in the wall.
  • the device according to the invention is useful for cleaning operations of any kind, including non-domestic ones, allowing to clean surfaces and items of various kinds without the user having to dirty his hands.
  • the particular arrangement of the sponge-like member at the hinge allows to wring easily the sponge-like member by virtue of the advantageous lever formed by applying the force at the opposite end of the rod members.
  • the invention achieves the intended aim and objects, providing a device for domestic cleaning that allows to clean adequately surfaces of various kinds without one's hands making contact with dirt or detergents.
  • the materials used, as well as the dimensions, may be any according to the requirements and the state of the art.

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  1. Putzvorrichtung für den Haushaltsgebrauch, die zwei an einem Scharnierelement (4) angelenkte Stabelemente (2,3) aufweist, die zum Tragen eines Reinigungsmittels (5) vorgesehen sind, das mit den Stabelementen (2,3) an dem Scharnierelement (4) verbunden ist, so daß die Stabelemente wenigstens zwei Stellungen definieren:
    eine Reinigungsstellung, in der die Stabelemente zueinander benachbart angeordnet sind und das Reinigungsmittel (5) sich im wesentlichen außerhalb der Stabelemente befindet, und
    eine auswringende Stellung, in der das Reinigungsmittel (5) zwischen den Stabelementen (2,3) eingezwängt wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jedes Stabelement mittels eines Griffs (6,7) und einer Platte (8,9) ausgebildet ist, wobei die Stabelemente (2,3) einteilig mit dem Schamierelement (4) ausgebildet sind.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Reinigungsmittel ein Element (5) umfaßt, welches aus einem schwammartigen Material besteht.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzelchnet, daß das schwammartige Element 5 mit den Platten (8,9) der Stabelemente (2,3) durch eine klebende Verbindung, eine thermische Verbindung oder dergleichen verbunden ist.
  4. Vorrichtung nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das schwammartige Element (5) lösbar mit den Stabelementen (2,3) verbunden ist, so daß es ersetzt werden kann, wenn es durch den Gebrauch verschlissen wurde.
  5. Vorrichtung nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das schwammartige Element (5) zwei oder mehr unterschiedliche Bereiche, beispielsweise einen weichen und einen härteren aufweist, um verschiedene Oberflächenarten in einer optimalen Weise zu reinigen.
  6. Vorrichtung nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Stabelemente (2,3) so geformt sind, daß der Einheit die notwendige Festigkeit gegeben wird, ohne eine übermäßige Materialstärke zu verwenden.
  7. Vorrichtung nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Scharnierelement (4) durch eine Verminderung der Stärke des Materials im Drehbereich geschaffen wird.
  8. Vorrichtung nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Scharnierelement (4) durch drei Scharniere, ein zentrales Scharnier (10) und zwei seitliche Scharniere (11), ausgebildet ist, so daß die Stabelemente in der Reinigungsstellung im wesentlichen um das Zentralscharnier (10) rotieren, so daß sie sich selbst benachbart zueinander anordnen können, und die Stabelemente statt dessen In der auswringenden Stellung im wesentlichen um die seitlichen Scharnieren (11) rotieren, so daß sie sich selbst zueinander parallel, aber voneinander beabstandet anordnen können, um so ein bestimmtes Volumen an dem Schamierelement zu belassen, das durch das schwammartige Element (5) eingenommen wird.
  9. Vorrichtung nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Stabelemente (2,3) mittels eines Schließmittels (12) wenigstens in der Reinigungsstellung der Vorrichtung einander gegenüber verriegelt werden können.
  10. Vorrichtung nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Riegelmittel (12) durch einen Vorsprung (13) ausgebildet ist, der in dem Griff (6) eines Stabelementes (2) ausgebildet und dazu geeignet ist, mittels einer Rastbetätigung in einen Sitz (14) einzugreifen, der an dem Griff (7) des anderen Stabelementes (3) ausgebildet ist.
EP03700966A 2002-01-25 2003-01-24 Putzvorrichtung für den haushaltgebrauch, insbesondere zur reinigung von oberflächen von sanitärvorrichtungen Expired - Lifetime EP1474024B1 (de)

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IT2002MI000123A ITMI20020123A1 (it) 2002-01-25 2002-01-25 Dispositivo per la pulizia domestica particolarmente per la pulizia delle superfici dei sanitari
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US1466052A (en) * 1922-09-30 1923-08-28 Harry Weiner Mop
US2869161A (en) * 1954-01-25 1959-01-20 Ernst L Weber Self-wringing mop
US3228054A (en) * 1963-05-17 1966-01-11 Ernst L Weber Latch mechanism
US4181999A (en) * 1978-08-02 1980-01-08 The Drackett Company Sponge mop
US4893369A (en) * 1988-05-20 1990-01-16 Spontex Incorporated Hand-held utensil for surface cleaning, mopping and the like
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