EP1853152B1 - A fluid applicator - Google Patents
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- 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
- A47L13/28—Polishing implements
- A47L13/30—Implements for polishing and waxing or oiling, with dispensers for wax or oil
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- 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
- A47L13/20—Mops
- A47L13/22—Mops with liquid-feeding devices
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- 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
- A47L13/26—Other cleaning devices with liquid supply arrangements
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- the head section may include a cover section, operable to be placed over the dispersing section.
- the cover section preferably includes locating tabs to assist location relative to the dispersing member.
- the cover section may include a wall section adapted to abut the opening in the dispersing section.
- the wall may be ring shaped.
- the wall may define a cavity in the cover section, which cavity is preferably beneath the dispensing section and may be operable to receive any drips or leaks of fluid from the fluid dispensing section.
- the hinge 66 allows flexure of the sleeve 22 and handle 34 relative to the body section 12.
- the relative flexure is allowed in a forwards and backwards direction, whereas sideways flexure is deterred.
- This hinge 66 has the benefit of low manufacture and production costs compared to the ball and socket joint 20 of the first embodiment.
- the joint has been found to be sufficiently durable to allow exhaustion of the reservoir 18 before failing.
- the reservoir 18 is not intended to be refilled. Typically, three normal-sized rooms could be treated with polish before the reservoir 18 is exhausted.
- hinge 66 In a lateral direction hinge 66 is formed at the junction of core 62 (which extends from the base section 60) and cone 68 which connects to handle 34. This is shown in detail in Figures 7 to 10 . Whilst in this embodiment hinge 66 as shown is substantially linear, it may also have a slight curvature.
Description
- This invention relates to a fluid applicator. The fluid applicator may be for applying a polish to a surface.
- One known fluid applicator is described in
US3384438 in which a applicator is provided in the form of a device with a handle wherein the device has a collapsible reservoir tank with slits in a flexible wall such that external pressure applied to the tank may cause the slits to open. - An existing method for applying polish to a floor is by using a mop. Devices are also known by which a user carries a back pack filled with polish, which back pack has a feed line to a mop to allow continuous supply of polish to the mop. This arrangement is disadvantageous in that the back pack is difficult to carry and store in a domestic setting. Also, refilling of the back pack is disadvantageously messy.
- It is an object of the present invention to address the above mentioned disadvantages.
- According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a fluid applicator having the combined features of claim 1.
- Preferably, the fluid store extends substantially across a width and/or length of the head section. Preferably, the fluid extends over substantially the full horizontal extent of the head section.
- The head section may be triangular in plan view, preferably with rounded vertices.
- The handle section is preferably joined to the head section at an upper face of the head section, preferably substantially centrally on the upper face. The handle section may be joined to the head section by a ball-and-socket joint, which is preferably centrally located on the head section, preferably on an upper side thereof, a socket of which preferably extends into the fluid store. The handle section may be joined to the head section by a hinge, which may be formed by a flexible web.
- The fluid dispensing section is preferably located in a lower face of the fluid store, preferably substantially centrally in said lower face.
- The fluid dispensing section preferably incorporates a fluid release valve biased to a closed position, which is operable to be opened by a downward pressure on the head section.
- The fluid dispensing section is preferably operable to release fluid into an opening in the fluid dispersal section. The opening preferably, in use, leads to a surface on which the fluid applicator is to be used. Preferably, the opening is a substantially central opening. The fluid dispersal section includes a pliable dispersing member, which is preferably made of a foam material, or may be a sponge-type material. The dispersing member may be made of an open-celled foam material, or a closed-cell foam material, or a foam material comprising partly open cells and partly closed cells.
- The dispersing member preferably surrounds the opening in the fluid dispersing section.
- Preferably, the fluid store includes a filling neck, which may have a closure secured thereto.
- Preferably, the closure can either be not removable if applicator is intended to be disposable, or removable and replaceable if applicator is intended to be refil.lable. Preferably, the fluid applicator is a floor treatment fluid applicator, more preferably a floor polish applicator. The fluid applicator may be a cleaning fluid applicator, a disinfecting fluid applicator, and/or a sanitising fluid applicator.
- A horizontal distance from a leading edge or vertex of the head section to a joint with the handle section may be given by X. A vertical distance from a base of the fluid dispersing section to an upper face of the fluid store may be given by Y. Preferably, the ratio X:Y is greater than approximately 1.25, more preferably greater than approximately 1.35, more preferably greater than approximately 1.45.
- The distance X may have a value depending on whether a stroke is a forward stroke or a backward stroke. Thus a distance X to a front leading edge may be different to a distance X to a rear leading edge, as in the example of a triangular head section.
- The head section may include a cover section, operable to be placed over the dispersing section. The cover section preferably includes locating tabs to assist location relative to the dispersing member. The cover section may include a wall section adapted to abut the opening in the dispersing section. The wall may be ring shaped. The wall may define a cavity in the cover section, which cavity is preferably beneath the dispensing section and may be operable to receive any drips or leaks of fluid from the fluid dispensing section.
- The head section may be triangular in shape, and may have curved, rather than angular, vertices. The curved vertices may suitably reduce wear and tear in comparison to angular vertices.
- All of the features described herein may be combined with the above aspect.
- For a better understanding of the invention, and to show how embodiments of the same may be carried into effect, reference will now be made, by way of example, to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings in which:
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Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a head section of a first embodiment of floor polish applicator; -
Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the head section of the floor polish applicator shown inFigure 1 ; -
Figure 3 is a schematic view from below of the floor polish applicator with a cover section removed; -
Figure 4 is a schematic side view of the floor polish applicator; and
Afloor polish applicator 10 comprises a body orhead section 12 and acover section 14.
Thebody section 12 has a triangular shape in plan view with afilling point 16 for areservoir 18 of thebody section 12. -
Figure 5 is schematic cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of floor polish applicator. -
Figure 6 is a view from below of the floor polish applicator with core section removed and with shaped channels. -
Figure 7 is a schematic front view of the hinge and connector component in close-up. -
Figure 8 is a schematic side view of the hinge and connector component in close up. -
Figure 9 is a schematic cross-section viewed from above the hinge and connector component in close-up. -
Figure 10 is a schematic profile view viewed from above the hinge and connector component in close-up. - A ball and
socket pivot joint 20 is located centrally on an upper surface of thebody section 12. Thepivot joint 20 incorporates an internally threadedsleeve 22, in which is received a correspondingly threaded pole handle 34 (seeFigure 4 ) of the usual type supplied with mops etc. - The
reservoir 18 communicates with adispensing section 24 of thebody section 12. - The
dispensing section 24 incorporates avalve 26 through which polish or the like held in thereservoir 18 is dispensed as described below. Thevalve 26 may be of a known type which is biased by a spring to a closed position and in which application of pressure to thevalve 26 causes opening thereof. - An
applicator sponge section 28 is located beneath thereservoir 18. Thesponge section 28 surrounds thevalve 26, with thevalve 26 being in a central opening in theapplicator sponge section 28. - The
applicator sponge section 28 incorporateschannel sections 30a, b, c, (seeFigure 3 ) which allow propagation of polish material from thevalve 26 to edges of theapplicator sponge section 28. The channels extend from a central opening in the applicator sponge section towards the vertices of thetriangular body section 12. -
Channel sections 30 a, b, c may have any profile suitable for propagation of polish material.Figure 3 shows 3 channels of rectangular profile. In a further embodiment it has been found that propagation of polish material is further enhanced if the channels have a wider profile at the point nearest the central opening in the applicator sponge. Such a profile has the added advantage of lessening the narrowing of the channels caused by swelling of the foam distribution material on saturation with the polish material. A particular example of this is shown inFigure 6 , where thechannels 30 a, b, c have a wider curved profile at the centre of the applicator device, tapering (narrowing) to a rectangular profile at the apeces of the device. - The
cover section 14 is arranged to fit over theapplicator sponge section 28 and to engage by a snap fit action with thebody section 12. Thecover section 14 engages with the side walls of thereservoir 18. Thecover section 14 also includes tab sections or dividingwalls 32 a/b which allow location of thecover section 14 relative to theapplicator sponge section 28 and also provide a seal from the atmosphere for theapplicator sponge section 28 to prevent drying and hardening of floor polish material held in theapplicator sponge section 28. Awall section 32a surrounds the central opening in theapplicator sponge section 28 which provides space for avalve 26.Peripheral wall sections 32b are provided as tabs to provide means for locating thecover section 14 as mentioned above. - In a particular
embodiment cover section 14 engages by snap-fit action with thebody section 12 by means of an inter-engaging mechanism located on the dividingwalls 32 a/b of the cover section and inter-engages by a snap-fit with matching protrusions on the applicator situated concentrically with thevalve 26. An advantage of this mechanism is that it retains thecover section 14 more efficiently whilst at the same time protecting the valve opening 27 from being activated during transport or storage of the applicator device. - The
body section 12 measures approximately 220mm across each side of the triangular shape. Thereservoir 18 has a height of approximately 30mm and has a volume providing space for approximately 500ml of polish material. The cover section has a height of approximately 25mm. Thus, the height of thefloor polish applicator 10, with the cover removed is approximately 55mm. - Given that the
floor polish applicator 10 has a generally triangular shape and given that the pivot joint 20 is centrally located within thebody section 12 of the distance from the pivot joint 20 to the middle of one side of the body section is approximately 80mm i.e. for a forward stroke. The distance from the middle to one of the vertices, i.e. for a backward stroke, is approximately 100mm. - The area presented by the
applicator sponge section 28 to a surface to be cleaned is approximately 250cm2. - The floor polish applicator is provided to end users with the
reservoir 18 filled with a polish material. Thefilling point 16 is not removable but is permanently fixed to thereservoir 18 after filling of thereservoir 18 during manufacture. - In use, the user would remove the
cover section 14 from thefloor polish applicator 10 to expose theapplicator sponge section 28. A user would then place theapplicator sponge 28 on a surface to be polished by holding on to thehandle section 34 as described above. The user applies pressure to the handle and thus to thefloor polish applicator 10 which pressure causes thevalve 26 to contact the surface and push avalve seat 27 to an open position against a force of aspring element 29. The opening of thevalve 26 allows polish material held within thereservoir 18 to exit down on to the surface on which thefloor polish applicator 10 is located. The central opening within theapplicator sponge section 28 forms an enclosure in which the polish material is received. Thesponge section 28 typically compresses about 10mm when pressure is applied. - A user then moves the
applicator 10 around the surface to be cleaned or polished. This causes the floor polish material to be spread across the surface by theapplicator sponge section 28. Thechannels 30a, b, c allow the floor polish to propagate more quickly and effectively through thesponge section 28 to achieve a good spread of polish material. The spread of material across thesponge section 28 allows the greater surface area of thesponge section 28 to be used to apply the polish material to the surface. - When moving the
applicator 10 across the surface it has been found that friction can occur between the surface and theapplicator 10, causing greater difficulty in pushing thefloor polish applicator 10 across the surface. It is a realisation of the invention embodied in the floor polish applicators described herein that the friction between the surface and the movement of the floor polish applicator creates a moment about the leading edge or leading vertex of the applicator. When pushing thepolish applicator 10 forwards there will be a tendency of theapplicator body section 12 to rotate about the leading edge or vertex.Figure 4 is a schematic diagram indicating this tendency. InFigure 4 the leading edge of theapplicator 10 is marked A. The pivot joint 20 is marked at B. It is assumed that ahandle 34 is pushed from right to left as seen inFigure 4 there will be a tendency for the pivot joint at the point marked B to rotate along the line marked C about point A. As mentioned above the moment is about the point A, but results from force exerted along thehandle 34. - It has been advantageously realised that by increasing the horizontal separation between the points marked A and B in
Figure 4 and/or decreasing the vertical separation between the points marked A and B then the rolling or tipping effect discussed above can be reduced. The effect of the horizontal separation and the vertical separation of points A and B can be combined into the ratio of horizontal separation (X) to vertical separation (Y) of the points A and B. A reduced rolling effect is observed as the ratio X/Y increases. Thus, a ratio of 1 is thought to still provide a pronounced rolling/tipping effect. However, a ratio of X over Y of 2 has advantageously reduced rolling. The ratio in the embodiment shown inFigures 1 to 3 is approximately 2.75. Thus, a ratio of X over Y greater than approximately 1.75 is thought to have a beneficial reduced rolling effect. - When a vertex is forwardmost as the head section is moved along the surface the measurement of X should be taken from the vertex to the joint. The rolling/tipping effect is also observed on a backward stroke, in which case the measurement X would be taken as the horizontal distance between points B and D on
figure 4 . In other respects the ratio and tipping effect apply as described above. - The ball and joint socket.joint 20 may advantageously be recessed into the
body section 12 to reduce the value of Y, where Y is measured from the point at which thehandle 34 exerts pressure on thebody section section 12 to the lower face of thesponge section 28. - When a user has spread sufficient polish material over the surface then the
cover section 14 is replaced in order to maintain the quality of thesponge section 28, which may otherwise dry out and harden. The hardening is typically caused by evaporation of elements of the polish material, which evaporation is prevented or significantly reduced by thecover section 14 having a snap fit closure with thebody section 12. -
Figure 5 shows a second embodiment of floor polish applicator. This embodiment has many features in common with the first embodiment and like reference numerals have been used for like parts. - The second embodiment differs mainly in the construction of the joint to the
handle 34 and the construction of thevalve 26. - The joint comprises a flattened ring-shaped
base section 60 from which a cone 62 extends upwards. The cone 62 has a linearupper ridge 64 that provides alinear hinge 66 in the form of a web connected to aninverted cone 68 having a corresponding linear ridge. Theinverted cone 68 opens out to the internally threadedsleeve 22. - The
hinge 66 allows flexure of thesleeve 22 and handle 34 relative to thebody section 12. The relative flexure is allowed in a forwards and backwards direction, whereas sideways flexure is deterred. Thishinge 66 has the benefit of low manufacture and production costs compared to the ball andsocket joint 20 of the first embodiment. Also, the joint has been found to be sufficiently durable to allow exhaustion of thereservoir 18 before failing. Thereservoir 18 is not intended to be refilled. Typically, three normal-sized rooms could be treated with polish before thereservoir 18 is exhausted. - The
base section 60, thesponge section 28 and thevalve 26 are secured in position with adhesive. - In the second embodiment the
valve 26 has acylindrical collar 70 that extends up into thereservoir 18 and has at least oneside opening 72. Thevalve seat 27 and thespring element 29 are different to the first embodiment in that thevalve seat 27 extends further downwards towards a floor to be cleaned, so that less pressure is required on thesponge section 28 to cause actuation of the valve. Thevalve seat 27 is approximately 8mm long, but it will be appreciated that the length should be matched to the thickness of thesponge section 28, so that compression thereof causes activation of thevalve seat 27. - The shape, size and material composition of the
linear hinge 66 have been found to influence the performance of the device in use, in particular with respect it its tendency to tip and the level and ease of manoeuvrability. In a lateral direction hinge 66 is formed at the junction of core 62 (which extends from the base section 60) andcone 68 which connects to handle 34. This is shown in detail inFigures 7 to 10 . Whilst in this embodiment hinge 66 as shown is substantially linear, it may also have a slight curvature. - The width 'a' of the hinge is preferably between 10 and 50mm, more preferably between 15 and 35 mm. In a preferred embodiment, the width is between 25 and 30 mm. In a further embodiment, the width is between 15 and 20 mm.
- The thickness 'b' of the hinge is preferably between 0.5 and 2.0 mm, more preferably between 0.9 and 1.5 mm, especially between 1.0 and 1.4 mm. Typically this thickness results from the thickness of the mould used to form the whole
joint component 70. It has been found that a further benefit is conferred if thecomponent 70 is subjected to one or more flexes immediately following forming and prior to the component fully setting. -
Component 70, and particularly hinge 66, are preferably formed from a resilient plastics material, preferably a polyolefin, especially polypropylene. Differing grades and types of polypropylene may be used forcomponent 70. Three primary types of polypropylene commonly used are - Homopolymer (isotactic) which is made in a single reactor with propylene and catalyst.
- Random copolymer (homophasic copolymer) which is made in a single reactor with a small amount of ethylene (<5%) added which disrupts the crystallinity of the polymer
- Impact copolymer (heterophasic copolymer) which is made in a two reactor system where the homopolymer matrix is made in the first reactor and then transferred to the second where ethylene and propylene are polymerized to create ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) in the form of microscopic nodules dispersed in the homopolymer matrix phase.
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reservoir 18 in both embodiments is preferably made by a blow moulding procedure. Thereservoir 18 may be made of any suitable plastic material, such as polyethylene, in particular high density polyethylene. Thevalve 26 is suitably made of any plastics material, such as polyethylene. The handle and/or hinge may be made up of any suitable plastics material, preferably polyethylene or polypropylene. - Floor polish formulations that may be used with the device include aqueous styrene acrylic emulsion floor polishes, cleaning compositions, polishing compositions, liquid coatings for gloss finishes all of which should be free-flowing liquids.
- In view of the above tendency towards rolling the height of the
reservoir 18 has been minimised and its lateral extent maximised in order to provide a broad thin reservoir that provides a beneficial X over Y ratio as defined above. - The invention has been described in relation to floor polish applicators. The invention could equally apply to a cleaning fluid applicator, or a fluid applicator generally. The fluid applicator could apply other protective coverings, such as a varnish or paint.
Hinge Torque Testing | |||
Version | Torque To Break | Comments | |
1 | 19mm wide hinge; Homopolymer/0.5mm thick | Not tested | Easily broken by hand. |
2 | 19mm wide hinge; Homopolymer/9.7mm thick | 1.4-1.5Nm | Easily broken by hand. |
3 | 19mm wide hinge; Radius to side of hinge; Homopolymer/0.7mm thick | 1.9-2.1 Nm | Strong enough to function in-use but still easily broken |
1.4-1.6 Nm | by hand. | ||
4 | 27mm hinge homopolymer /1.2mm nominal copolymer/1.2mm nominal | 4.4-4.9 Nm | Cannot break by hand. |
3.1-3.6 Nm | |||
5 | As 4 Post mould flexed (by hand) Homopolymer/1.2mm Nomimal Copolymer /1.2mm Normal | 4.6-5.0 Nm | Variation in hinge thickness post flexing. Improvement found with post mould flexing. |
3.6-4.0 Nm | |||
6 | As 4 | ||
impact copolymer | 3.9-4.4 Nm |
Claims (15)
- A fluid applicator 10 comprising a head section 12 and a handle section 34, wherein the head section incorporates an integral fluid store 18, a fluid dispensing section and a fluid dispersing section, wherein the fluid dispensing section is operable to release fluid into the fluid dispersing section upon application of pressure, in which the fluid dispersal section includes a pliable dispersing member, the latter incorporating at least one dispersal channel 30 characterised in that the or each dispersal channel 30 extends towards an edge or vertex of the dispersing member and terminates before reaching said edge or vertex of the dispersing member.
- A fluid applicator as claimed in claim 1, in which the or each dispersal channel 30 has an open bottom.
- A fluid applicator as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the fluid store extends over substantially the full horizontal extent of the head section 12.
- A fluid applicator as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, in which the head section 12 is triangular in plan view.
- A fluid applicator as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the handle section 34 is joined to the head section 12 at an upper face of the head section 12.
- A fluid applicator as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the fluid dispensing section is located in a lower face of the fluid store 18.
- A fluid applicator as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the fluid dispensing section incorporates a fluid release valve 26 biased to a closed position, which is operable to be opened by a downward pressure on the head section 12.
- A fluid applicator as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the fluid dispensing section is operable to release fluid into an opening in the fluid dispersal section.
- A fluid applicator as claimed in claim 8, in which the opening, in use, leads to a surface on which the fluid applicator is to be used.
- A fluid applicator as claimed in claim 8 or claim 9, in which the dispersing member surrounds the opening in the fluid dispersing section.
- A fluid applicator as claimed in any one of claims 8 to 10, in which the or each dispersal channel 30 extends from the opening towards an edge of the dispersing member.
- A fluid applicator as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the fluid applicator 10 is a floor treatment fluid applicator.
- A fluid applicator as claimed in any preceding claim, in which a horizontal distance from a leading edge or vertex of the head section 12 to a joint with the handle section 34 is given by X, a vertical distance from a base of the fluid dispersing section to an upper face of the fluid store 18 is given by Y and the ratio X:Y is greater than approximately 1.25.
- A fluid applicator as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the head section 12 includes a cover section 14, operable to be placed over the dispersing section.
- A fluid applicator as claimed in claim 14, in which the cover section 14 includes a wall section 32 adapted to abut the opening in the dispersing section, wherein the wall 32 defines a cavity in the cover section 14 operable to receive drips or leaks of fluid from the fluid dispensing section.
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