Classifications

• • 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
  • A47L4/00—Cleaning window shades, window screens, venetian blinds
  • A47L4/02—Hand implements for cleaning venetian blinds

Definitions

• the invention deals with the field of accessories for cleaning shutters.
• top side refers to surfaces (50) of the slat facing upward when the shutter slats are open.
• lower side refers to surfaces (60) of the slats face downward when the shutter slats are open.
• the invention relates to a simple safe and convenient cleaning tool, for manual cleaning, that is efficient, simple and quick for a variety of shutter slat types having a complex profile.
• the invention includes various configurations of a cleaning glove and a modular system of various cleaning accessories that can be connected the glove and easily disconnected therefrom, easily, simply and conveniently.
• the accessories can be made of various and diverse materials and cloth. These accessories are adapted in their structure to complex profiles such as the profile of non-electric shutters.
• extension rod there is a unique mechanism which allows closure of the glove for cleaning the surface through the release handles and not by pressure thereon. This mechanism allows for a wide range of people to make use of the glove with very little physical effort.
• the surface of the elongated object can include multiple external surfaces.
• the shutter slat having an upper portion and a lower portion.
• the object is a shutter slat, with two areas designed to clean by a slat cleaning accessory of the shutter, a top surface and a bottom surface.
• the cleaning accessory body is generally C-shaped consisting of a top portion and a bottom portion, where the top portion includes a bottom cleaning surface adapted to clean the top surface of the slat, the bottom includes an upper cleaning surface adapted to clean the bottom surface of the slat, the top portion and the bottom portion connected as a single unit by a connecting part, and the bottom portion and the top portion separated by a space created between them and a cross-sectional profile corresponding to the transverse profile of the slat. While cleaning the surfaces the cleaners come in contact, respectively, with the main surfaces of the slat over the entire width of the slat. The user of the cleaning accessory can clean the exterior surfaces intended for cleaning by moving the accessory on the shutter over its entire length.
• the bottom portion, top portion and connecting portion are made from one unit.
• areas of the accessory that are not touching surfaces include grip points for convenient grasp by the user's hand.
• the gripping loops fixed on the top surface of the upper portion of the accessory and the bottom surface of the lower part of the accessory, respectively correspond to the user's fingers, which allow a stable grip on the accessory.
• the gripping points are elongated recesses created generally parallel to the top surface of the upper portion and starting from the high portion of the rear surface of the connecting member, which is adapted to accommodate therein the user's fingers, and an elongated recess starting at the low portion of the rear surface of the connecting member, adapted to accommodate therein the user's thumb, which enables a stable gripping of the accessory.
• the cleaning accessory also includes a anchoring accessory, that is generally C-shaped, built from a bottom, top and connecting portions having elastic properties, where the bottom portion and the top portion of the anchoring accessory are separated by a space created between them and where the cut profile corresponds to the external profile of the cleaning accessory compatible with it, and when the cleaning accessory is operated the cleaning accessory is fixed to the inner portion of the anchoring accessory.
• a anchoring accessory that is generally C-shaped, built from a bottom, top and connecting portions having elastic properties, where the bottom portion and the top portion of the anchoring accessory are separated by a space created between them and where the cut profile corresponds to the external profile of the cleaning accessory compatible with it, and when the cleaning accessory is operated the cleaning accessory is fixed to the inner portion of the anchoring accessory.
• the elasticity of the connecting member enables the user to distance the top portion from the bottom portion of the anchoring accessory, and thus to distance the bottom surface at the top of cleaning accessory from the top surface at the bottom of the cleaning accessory that is fixed inside the anchoring accessory, and to wrap a selected area of the shutter slat, over the width of the shutter slat.
• the fixing means can be selected from the group including glue, hook and loop fastener, snaps and so on.
• the anchoring accessory includes loops fixed on the top surface of the top portion of the anchoring accessory and the bottom surface of the lower portion of the anchoring accessory, respectively, adapted to the user's fingers, which allow a stable grip accessory.
• the cleaning accessory also includes an extension arm consisting of a top portion, a bottom portion, the top portion and a rod that connects between them enabling reaching high places, with the top portion consisting of a gripping surface allowing gripping of the body of the cleaning accessory and operation, and wherein the lower portion includes a mechanism to operate the gripping surfaces.
• Gripping surfaces can be finger-like components that correspondingly enter the respective loops of the cleaning accessory.
• the gripping surfaces can also be finger-like components that correspondingly entering the respective recesses of the cleaning accessory.
• the gripping surfaces can be finger-like components that enter the respective loops of the anchoring accessory.
• Figure 1 shows the structure of the glove, when the surface cleaning accessories are attached thereto.
• Figure 2 shows the glove when it is attached to the arm grip.
• Figure 3 shows a further configuration of the glove, according to the division of the fingers.
• Figure 4A shows a typical example of a profile of the slat of the shutter.
• Figure 4B shows an example of the cleaning accessory adapted for the slat shown in Figure 4A.
• Figure 5A is a rear isometric view of an accessory adapted for use with the cleaning accessory shown in 4A.
• Figure 5B is a front view of the accessory depicted in Figure 5A.
• Figure 1 shows an adjacent glove (100), which can reach a number of sizes and dimensions.
• the glove is made of a flexible material and can be made of various types of materials, such as: cotton, micro fiber cloth, towel cloth, rubber, thin plastic, disposable material and so on.
• the glove (100) can also be made of disposable materials such as thick paper or thin plastic.
• the rear portion (106) of the glove that reaches the beginning of the user's arm is closed on the hand and/or seals the glove on the hand via various mechanisms or materials such as snaps, hook and loop fasteners, string, shrink fabric, rubber, two metal strips which are opened by pressing simultaneously on their edges, two wires in opposite directions wherein pulling them closes the glove, many magnet pieces which enable closing the glove on the hand but will retain flexibility so that the glove can be squeezed, or any other appropriate manner.
• the rear portion (106) of the glove which reaches the beginning of the user's arm is made of absorbent fabric on its inside and there is an optional indicium (112) separating the portion (106) and the rest of the glove body (108).
• the rear portion (106) can also be stretched (106), wherein it will have a long enough length, and to wrap the glove body (108) such that the interior of the rear portion 106) is on the outside and can be cleaned or to dry the surface therewith.
• the rear portion (106) is made of elastic fabric, or contains rubber at its end, wherein turning the glove inside out, the glove is closed inward and can be washed, squeezed, cleaned and dried with the glove without fear of the glove returning to its original state.
• the glove In one configuration of the glove, it is without a division for the fingers and it is constructed from two main areas: the fingers area (103) and the back of the hand area (107).
• the outer surfaces (104) of the fingers area (103) are connected by an external-rear surface (108) of the back of the hand area (107) which is constitutes the hinge of the glove.
• the inner surfaces of the fingers area (102) of the fingers area (103) are connected by an internal-rear surface (114) of the back of the hand area (107).
• the outer surfaces (104) of the fingers area (103) and inner surfaces of the fingers area (102) of the fingers area (103) are connected, creating a uniform surface.
• the inside surface of the fingers area (102) can be connected to various cleaning accessories, such as an accessory to clean slats of shutters (400), their structures adapted to the profiles of various surfaces that can be connected and disconnected in a simple and convenient manner, as described below with reference to figure 4B.
• various cleaning accessories such as an accessory to clean slats of shutters (400)
• the internal part of the glove accessory (400) made of sponge or any other cleaning material such as hook and loop fasteners, fiber paper and so on, wherein the linkage is made for example via mechanisms or different materials such as snaps, hook and loop fasteners and so on.
• the accessory such as an accessory to clean the slats of the shutters (400), usually, without limitation, composed of one part.
• the accessory is designed for cleaning objects with two surfaces, such as shutter slats, a first surface and a second surface, while the first surface is cleaned by control of the thumb and the second surface is cleaned by control of the other fingers.
• one part of the cleaning accessory which is adapted to the top portion of the object, connects to the upper inner surface (102a) and the second part, adapted to the bottom surface of the object, connects to the bottom inner surface (102b).
• the shape of these two parts is adapted to the profile of the object for which the accessory is designed, in the present example, the shape of the accessory (400) adapted to the profile (45) common with shutter slat (40), as discussed below with reference to the figure 4B.
• the cleaning is performed by closing one's hand and thus closing the glove over both sides of the slat, so that the glove covers the surface or both sides of the slat profile.
• closing of the glove on the slat face one can easily clean the surfaces by sliding the glove left and right on the surfaces.
• the structure of the accessory (400) will bring about a very thorough cleaning of the slat, including all the various grooves.
• the inside of the glove where the hand goes, and when wearing the glove the user's skin touches the glove, there is an additional layer (not shown in Figures), that can be made from any fabric, and with the goal of preventing slipping of the hand, stability of the hand, preventing sweating, it is possible to connect it to the glove wherein a hand in glove is smaller and thus reduce the dimension of the glove and more.
• the extra layer is impermeable to water, and protects the user hands wearing the glove from detergent or water used to clean the surface.
• the inside of the glove is adapted to integrate with the gripping accessory, for example the rod described below in Figure 2 or any other accompanying that can be used by putting on a glove enabling comfortable grabbing and gripping, strong and stable inside his glove.
• Cleaning accessories such as accessory (400), connected to the inner parts of the glove are modular and can connect glove or disconnect therefrom in a simple, easy and convenient by a variety of mechanisms and different materials such as glue, rubber bands, snaps, hook and loop fasteners and more.
• the accessory (110) can also be replaced by another accessory, where its shape is adapted to the profile of the object, however made of a different for various uses, such as a sponge that absorbs liquids for cleaning the surface, drying the surface or a material that absorbs dust and dirt to dry clean the surface, or its shape adapted to a different profile surface.
• Figure 2 shows a side view of the extension arm (200) which can connect to the glove as an accompanying accessory.
• the arm (200) At the top portion (202) of the arm (200) there is a mechanism built of two flat plates (204) or any other structure having a grip inside grip the glove, which enters the glove, instead of the hand.
• the glove is adapted to prevent slipping of the rod inside the glove.
• the lower part of the arm (200) includes a mechanism (208) which consists of two gripping handles (210) intended for opening and closing of the rod as shown below.
• the handles can be in various forms, such as rods, bars with bumps corresponding to hands and fingers for comfortable gripping and more.
• the handles can be made from a variety of rigid materials such as metal, silicon, rubber, plastic and so on and can be coated with a variety of materials for comfortable gripping such as rubber, silicone, towel fabric and more.
• the two parts of the arm (200), top (202) and the mechanism (208) are connected by a rigid rod 212), which can be made from any rigid material such as metal, plastic, and so on and covered by any material such as fabric, silicone and so on.
• the rod is modular and its length can be adjusted to its length as required, for example, telescopically (214).
• the closing and bringing of the plates (204) close together is performed by light pressure on the handles ( 210) and bringing them close together.
• the locking mechanism also has a simple and convenient release mechanism, such as a button or projection that releases the lock.
• the rod at its top (202) and its bottom (208) can revolve around the axis
• the top part contains broad and fiat plates having gripping means such as adhesive, to which thereto can be connected, directly, the surface cleaning accessory as described below in Figure 4B.
• the locking mechanism of the plates (204) is built like a spring which is located at the junction of two plates (204) at the top of the rod (203) that connects the plates to the rigid rod (212), via the axis (220).
• the rigid rod (212) In the interior space of the rigid rod (212) passes a part connecting the upper mechanism, and the spring contained therein, to the mechanism (208) at the bottom portion.
• the inside part is connected to the projection, which controls the opening and closing of the plates.
• FIG. 3 shows another configuration of the glove (300). In this configuration there is a division to four fingers (302), except for the thumb, where the thumb has a separate part (306).
• the connection of the thumb part (306) to glove (300) is flexible and can be made from any flexible cloth or any mechanism for extending and shortening or stretching of that part of the body of the glove (304) such as rubber, accordion or elastic fabric, so that the thumb part (306) can to move freely to the right or left to serve right-handed or left-handed people.
• the place for the fingers intended for the pinky and forefinger has the same length, so that use can be made of the glove for both hands.
• various cleaning accessories 310
• adhesive material such as the hook and loop fasteners built into the glove and permanently connected to the finger of the glove (310).
• these accessories are adapted in their structure to the profiles of various surfaces.
• These accessories can be made of any material such as sponges, cloths, metal wires, hook and loop fasteners and more. These accessories are modular and can also detach easily and simply.
• Figure 4B shows an example of an accessory (400) that can be manually operated independently and that can be connected to the glove (100, 300) and disconnection therefrom as shown in Figure 1.
• any cleaning accessory can connect to the glove (100, 300), including accessories adapted in their structure to the wide or narrow surface, to a smooth or rough surface or to a surface with a unique structure such as shutters.
• Figure 4B shows an accessory (400) for cleaning shutter slats that are non-electric shutters.
• the accessory (400) has a generally C-shaped body built from a bottom portion (401), an upper portion (403) and connector portion (405).
• the lower portion (401) and upper portion (403) are separated by a space (407) there-between and profile cross-section corresponds to the slat intended for cleaning, exemplified in the Figures, the profile space (407) form matches the profile (45) of the slat (40), with reference to Figure 4A.
• the upper surface (402) at the bottom portion (401) and the bottom surface (404) at the top portion (401) are adapted in their structure to the slat surfaces by way of bumps and recesses that match the slat (40), so that they can close on the slat (40) in a precise manner with the profiles without leaving spaces between the shutter itself , resulting in rigorous and efficient cleaning of all parts of the shutter including small grooves slits that are difficult to reach according to each profile.
• the accessories can be any cleaning material such as hook and loop fasteners, sponge, hairs, straight or variably flexible thin silicon hairs, silicon and so on.
• the accessories can also be made of disposable materials such as paper, paper towels, cardboard, disposable cloth and so on in the shape of the profile.
• the bottom portion (401), the top portion (403) and connecting portion (405) are made from one unit.
• the connector (406) between the two parts of the accessory (402, 404) may be of any material such as glue, rubber, wire, silicone wire and so on.
• elongated recesses (420) beginning on the high part of the rear surface (408) of the connector (405), that are adapted to accommodate the user's fingers, with reference to Figure 4B.
• a similar elongated recess (421) enters the lower part of the rear surface (408) of the connector (405), adapted to accommodate therein the user's thumb.
• a firm grip of the cleaning accessory (400) by the user allows him to press and abut the upper portion (403) and the bottom portion (401) of the cleaning accessory (400) to the slat (40) there-within.
• the top portion consists of finger-like gripping items used as a gripping means of the surface cleaning accessory (400) as shown below in Figure 4B. These items enter for example to respective loops (410) or elongated recesses (420).
• Figure 5A presents a rear isometric view of anchoring accessory (500) adapted for use with the cleaning accessory (400) shown in Figure 4A.
• Figure 5B is a front view of the anchoring accessory (500) shown in Figure 5A.
• Anchoring accessory (500) has, generally, a C-shaped form constructed from a lower portion (501), an upper portion (503) and connector (505), which has elastic properties. Lower portion (501) and upper portion (503) are separated by a space (507) between them and the cross-section of its profile is adapted to the outer profile of the cleaning accessory (400) corresponding to it, with reference to Figure 4B.
• arcs/loops 510) adapted to accommodate therein the user's fingers, with reference to Figures 5 A and 5B.
• a similar arc is fixed to the bottom surface of the lower portion (501), adapted to accommodate there -within the user's thumb.
• cleaning accessory (400) rests within the interval (507) in anchoring accessory (500) it is connected by at least one attachment means such as glue, hook and loop fasteners, snaps and so on. It is noted that when an accessory such as cleaning accessory 400 is used with an anchoring accessory (500), cleaning accessory 400 is not connected on the top surface (409) of the upper portion (403) loops (410) or other devices, rather, if necessary, means to abut the inner surfaces of the top portions (503) and/or the bottom portion (501) of the anchoring accessory (500), such as hook and loop fasteners 555, with reference to Figures 5A.
• attachment means such as glue, hook and loop fasteners, snaps and so on.
• the user can distance the upper portion (503) from the lower portion (501) and thereby distance the lower surface (404) of the upper portion (401) from the top surface (402) of the lower portion (401 ) of the cleaning accessory (400), resting therein.
• the user moves the anchoring accessory (500), while the cleaning accessory (400) is placed inside, so slat (40) is in the space (407) enlarged within the cleaning accessory (400).
• the user allows the anchoring accessory (500) to return to its resting position and applies pressure, according to the need, pushing the upper portion (503) and the lower (501) toward each other, thereby abutting the upper portion (403) and the lower portion (401 of the cleaning accessory (400) to the slat (40) disposed therein.
• the upper portion (503) and the lower portion (501) are of a rigid material and therefore the tight pressure exerted on the upper portion (403) and the lower portion (401) of the cleaning accessory (400) toward the slat is uniform.
• Fixing the cleaning accessory (400) in a anchoring accessory (500) is usually temporary. This allows the replacement of the cleaning accessory (400) in the anchoring accessory (500) when cleaning accessory 400) is wears out or when there is a need for a cleaning accessory corresponding to an elongated object different from the profile of slat (40).
• These accessories (400) can also be formed as single units, as described with reference to Figure 4B above, or by separate parts, narrower, which can be adapted to a portion of the glove (300) adapted to the fingers (302, 306).
• narrower which can be adapted to a portion of the glove (300) adapted to the fingers (302, 306).
• an accessory of the hook and loop type which is narrow in its structure and can connect to one finger (302) for cleaning a closed narrow surface such as a glass, a bottle, a narrow distance between furniture, and more.
• it is also possible to clean a narrow surface by inserting the finger (302) with the accessory to the side area of the surface and rotating the finger within the narrow surface.
• the cleaning accessories are adapted to a profile of complex surfaces provided separately from the glove and contain various grip points for connecting to the glove, for suitable grip surfaces, or to a rod or for direct gripping by the user's hand without a glove or rod.
• various grip points for connecting to the glove, for suitable grip surfaces, or to a rod or for direct gripping by the user's hand without a glove or rod.
• the accessory for cleaning shutter tracks is manufactured separately from the glove with gripping points for connecting to the glove such as hook and loop fasteners or gripping points for gripping directly to the user's hand such as recesses designed for the fingers, either on the back of the accessory (400) or on the side of the accessory, for example in order to hold the accessory with the thumb.
• Various accessories are made of materials that allow wringing out and washing of the accessories and/or of the glove without disconnecting the accessory from the glove, even with one hand. Also, it is possible to wring out or wash the accessory on the glove when it is still worn on the hand, there is no need to remove it in order to hand washing and wringing it out. It is also possible to wring out the accessory with one hand together with the glove.
• the glove (100, 300) can be easily and conveniently washed, wringed out and dried in a bucket of water or tap water.
• the glove (100, 300) and also the accessories (such as 400) can be rigid or soft, allowing for washing and wringing out easily, flexible, dirt absorbent and so on. All the accessories are modular and can attach to the glove (100, 300) and detach therefrom easily, simply, quickly, efficiently, and conveniently, however they are also stable and strongly reinforced and stable during cleaning.
• the invention enables quick, thorough and effective of a wide variety of surfaces, having a complex profile or a straight profile, such as walls, sinks, pots, marble, bottles, windows, cabinets, plates, shutters, shutter tracks, showcases and more.
• the invention enables fast, thorough and effective cleaning of a wide variety of surfaces at low cost.
• the invention allows for one-handed cleaning and cleaning using either the right hand or left (for those who are left-handed).
• the inner layer (not shown in a figure) of the glove (100, 300) which comes in contact with the hand is modular, can be easily attached and detached, creates a glove (100, 300) that is pleasant to the touch, prevents contact between the hand and detergents, has the possibility of matching the size of the hand, prevents slippage of the hand or rod (212), and enhances the stability of the hand in the glove (100, 300),
• closure that closes the glove on the hand allows closure and sealing of the glove (100, 300) on hand in a strong, stable and secure manner, and in a manner that seals the glove (100, 300) to prevent the penetration of detergents to the hand.
• the part of the glove (300) intended for the thumb (306) and its flexible attachment (304) to the center of the glove (300) allows equal use of the glove (300) with either hand.
• the system is modular and allows attaching and detaching a wide variety of accessories (such as 400) to the glove (100, 300) adapted to various surfaces that are different in surface structure, materials from which they are made, their location and their width.
• the flexible structure of the glove (100, 300) allows cleaning of surfaces that are straight, curved, and narrow.
• a variety of widths of cleaning accessories can be manufactured for manual use, without attachment to the glove, adapted to surfaces that have different in their structure, materials from which they are produced, in their location and their width.

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