JP2000005097A - Toilet cleaning tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an easily handled toilet cleaning tool by which a cleaning sheet such as toilet paper is easily and quickly fitted. SOLUTION: The cleaning tool 1A is constituted of a handle 2 consisting of a pair of arms 2a and 2a being freely opened/closed and a head 3 consisting of a pair of pinching pieces 3a and 3a being freely opened/closed. Only the side of a tip part 3a of each pinching piece 3a is opened/closed with a restriction by mutually connecting base end parts 3b in a connecting part. The both end parts of the sheet 13 wound around the outer periphery of the head 3 are pinched between the both pinching pieces 3a and 3a so that the sheet 13 is fitted to the head 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet cleaning tool, and more particularly, to a toilet cleaning device using a disposable cleaning sheet such as toilet paper or tissue paper. It relates to cleaning tools.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a cleaning tool provided with a brush or a sweeping body made of a synthetic resin foam or the like at the tip of a handle is used for cleaning a toilet or the like. The dirt attached to the wiping body is hard to remove, and it takes time to wash the wiping body.

[0003] Further, even if the cleaning body is washed, it is difficult to completely remove the dirt, for example, it is difficult to remove dirt or the like from the brush fibers or the voids of the foam. There were also problems with hygiene.

[0004] In order to solve such a problem, the present applicant uses a disposable cleaning sheet such as toilet paper or tissue paper as disclosed in JP-A-9-154770. We have proposed a toilet bowl that can clean toilets hygienically. This has a configuration in which a soft body is attached to each end of a pair of arms that can be opened and closed in a scissors manner, and the toilet paper is softened while one end of the toilet paper is sandwiched between these soft bodies. The toilet paper, which is wrapped around the body in multiple layers and used, is broken by opening the arm after the water is supplied, and the toilet paper is separated from the soft body and discarded.

[0005] The above-mentioned toilet bowl washer uses a sheet of toilet paper or the like to wash the toilet, so that dirt does not easily adhere to the soft body, so that the soft body can be easily washed after use. Since it can be easily disposed of, there is an advantage that it can be used easily and is sanitary.

However, since the soft bodies are individually attached to the tips of a pair of arms, these soft bodies can be opened and closed greatly, but, on the contrary, the soft bodies are not opened much. In some cases, it is better to attach toilet paper, and in such a case, it may be rather difficult to perform the work.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is a main technical object of the present invention to provide an easy-to-handle toilet cleaning tool to which a cleaning sheet such as toilet paper can be easily and quickly attached. .

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided, in accordance with the present invention, a handle having a pair of openable and closable arms, and a pair of openable and closable holding portions respectively attached to tips of the arms. There is provided a toilet cleaning tool comprising a piece head. The pair of holding portions constituting the head are configured such that their base ends are connected to each other by a connecting portion having a hinge function so that the front end can be opened and closed with the base end as a fulcrum. And is rotatably attached to the arm at a position between the base end and the tip.

In the cleaning tool having the above structure, the water-disintegratable cleaning sheet is wound around the head from the base end side of the pair of holding parts, and both ends are sandwiched between the two holding parts. And the toilet is cleaned in this state.

In mounting the sheet, the base ends of a pair of holding parts constituting the head are connected to each other, and only the front end is opened and closed. The opening is regulated and the handle does not open unnecessarily large, so that the work of winding or nipping the sheet around the head can be performed easily and quickly.

When the cleaning is completed, the holding portion is opened to release the soiled sheet from the head, discarded in the toilet bowl, and washed with water.

According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the head has a disk shape, and has, on its outer periphery, an uneven mounting surface for winding a sheet into a cylindrical shape, and a pair of heads. Between the sandwiching pieces, each of the arms has a wavy holding portion that can be held in a state where the sheet is bent into a waveform, and at a position near the center of the head on the upper surface of each holding piece,
It is mounted at an angle to the axis of the head. By configuring the head in this manner, the cleaning sheet can be securely attached to a cylindrical shape that is easy to clean so as not to be displaced or fall off.

[0013] The head has at least a portion corresponding to a base end and a front end of both holding portions on the outer periphery thereof.
It is desirable to provide an upright wall that rises upward from the head. Thereby, even if the head has a flat disk shape, it becomes easy to wind the sheet into a cylindrical shape.

[0014] In the present invention, preferably, the pair of holding portions of the head are integrally formed of a soft material such that the base ends are connected to each other.

[0015]

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of a cleaning tool according to the present invention. This cleaning tool 1A comprises a handle 2 comprising a pair of arms 2a, 2a which can be freely closed. The handle 2 is composed of a pair of holding portions 3a, 3a, which are attached to the tips of the arms 2a, 2a, respectively.

A pair of arms 2a, 2 constituting the handle 2
a is openably and closably connected at a base end by a shaft 5, and a middle portion is provided with a gap for facilitating the opening and closing operation by slightly bending both arms 2a, 2a in a direction away from each other. , A grip portion 2b is formed. The distal end portions 2c of the arms 2a, 2a are bent at an angle of θ (preferably about 60 degrees) with respect to the base end portions. 3a, 3a are respectively attached. In the figure, reference numeral 6 denotes a projection that defines the closed position of the arms 2a.

On the other hand, as can be seen from FIGS. 4 to 6, the head 3 has a pair of semicircular holding portions 3a, 3a.
Is formed in a circular disk shape having a thickness smaller than the diameter as a whole, and the base ends 3b of the two holding portions 3a are connected to each other by a connecting portion 10 having a hinge function. Thus, the distal end 3c side is configured to open and close with the base end 3b as a fulcrum. Each of the holding portions 3a, 3a has a mounting hole 11 formed at a position near the center of the head 3, and the distal end portion 2c of each arm 2a, 2a is rotatably inserted into the mounting 11 hole. By being stopped, the handle 2 is attached at an angle to the axis of the head 3.

The head 3 is formed by winding a cleaning sheet 13 such as toilet paper having a suitable number of layers on the outer periphery of the head 3 in a cylindrical shape, as shown by chain lines in FIGS. Is sandwiched between the holding portions 3d of the holding portion pieces 3a. At this time, in order to prevent the wound sheet 13 from slipping or falling off, the sheet mounting surface 3e on the outer periphery of the head 3 is provided with a saw-toothed unevenness, and each of the holding portions 3
In d, a convex portion 14a and a concave portion 14b that mesh with each other are formed. In addition, each of the holding portions 3d is a sheet 1
3 is formed in a corrugated form so as to increase the sense of volume and increase the effective use area by being sandwiched in a state of being bent in a corrugated form.

Further, the head 3 is provided with both holding portions 3
From the base end 3b of the members a and 3a to the holding portion 3d and the tip end 3c, there is provided an upright wall portion 16 rising upward from the head 3. The upright wall portion 16 is provided so that the sheet 13 can be easily wound in a tubular shape even when the head 3 has a thin plate shape. In particular,
At the front end 3c of the two holding portions 3a, 3a, when the sheet 13 wound around the outer periphery is bent between the holding portions 3d, 3d, the sheet 13 is deformed at the corners and the tubular shape is easily collapsed. By providing the standing wall portion 16 as described above, such a problem can be solved. In addition, the base end 3
The b-side standing wall portion 16 also serves as the connection portion 10 for connecting the two holding portion pieces 3a, 3a. It is not always necessary to provide the upright wall portion 16 in the holding portion 3d.

The head 3 is made of a soft material such as rubber, synthetic rubber, or synthetic resin.
The base portions 3b of the first and second a, 3a are integrally formed so as to be connected to each other at the connecting portion 10, but the two holding portion pieces 3a, 3a are formed.
May be formed individually and connected by hinges.

The cleaning tool 1A having the above-described structure is provided with a water-disintegrable sheet 13 such as toilet paper laminated in multiple layers.
As shown in FIG. 6, the arms 2 a of the handle 2 are opened to open the pair of sandwiching pieces 3 a, 3 a, and wound around the mounting surface 3 e on the outer periphery of the head 3 so as to surround the head 3. The both ends are folded back and held between the holding portions 3d, 3d, so that the head 3 is mounted in a cylindrical shape as shown in FIGS. In this case, the base ends 3b of the pair of holding parts 3a, 3a are connected to each other by the connecting part 10, and only the front end 3c is opened and closed.
The arms 2a, 2a of the handle 2 are not opened more than necessary because the opening is restricted by the holding pieces 3a, 3a.
For this reason, the work of winding and holding the sheet 13 around the head 3 can be easily performed.

The cleaning tool to which the sheet 13 is attached presses the lower end portion and the outer peripheral surface of the sheet 13 which are suspended in a cylindrical shape, and wipes off dirt by pressing the sheet 13 against a toilet or the like. In this case, since the arms 2a, 2a of the handle 2 are attached to the center of the holding pieces 3a, 3a from above, not only is it easy to apply force to the head 3 during cleaning, but also the disk-shaped head 3 The entire circumference can be effectively used for cleaning, and, for example, dirt on the return portion of the toilet bowl can be rubbed cleanly on the rear side of the head 3 (on the base end portion 3b side of the sandwiching pieces 3a, 3a). it can.

Further, since the holding portions 3d of the head 3 are formed in a corrugated shape, the sheet 13 is formed by the holding portions 3d, 3d.
As a result, the sheet 13 is automatically folded in a corrugated state, and as a result, the volume of the sheet 13 is increased and the usability is improved, and at the same time, the effective use area is increased and the cleaning efficiency is increased. .

When the cleaning is completed, the arms 2a, 2a are opened to open the holding portions 3a, 3a to release the soiled sheet 13 from the head 3, and are discarded in the toilet bowl and washed with water.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show a second embodiment of the cleaning tool according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows a main part of the embodiment, and shows a head 3 of the cleaning tool 1B.
Is formed in an elliptical shape as a whole, and a pair of semi-elliptical sandwiching pieces 3a, 3a is provided with an upright wall portion 16 so as to surround the entire circumference thereof. In the second embodiment,
The outer peripheral surface of the head 3 is not formed in an uneven shape as in the first embodiment, and the holding portions 3d, 3d are not formed with the concave and projecting portions that mesh with each other. It may be formed in the same manner as in the embodiment. The configuration other than the above is substantially the same as the first embodiment.

[0026]

As described in detail above, according to the cleaning tool of the present invention, the base ends of the pair of holding portions constituting the head are connected to each other, and only the front end opens and closes. The opening is regulated by these holding parts so that the handle does not open more than necessary, so that it is easy to handle, and the work of winding and holding the sheet around the head can be done. It can be done easily and quickly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a first embodiment of a cleaning tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state where a head of the cleaning tool of FIG. 2 is opened.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of a head in the cleaning tool of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a state where the head of FIG. 4 is opened.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a main part of a cleaning tool according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1A, 1B Cleaning tool 2 Handle 2a Arm 2c Tip 3 Head 3a Nipping piece 3b Base 3c Tip 3d Nipping 3e Mounting surface 10 Connection 13 Sheet 16 Upright wall

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A head for holding and holding a cleaning sheet, comprising a handle composed of a pair of openable and closable arms, and a pair of openable and closable holding pieces attached to the tip of each arm in the handle. The pair of sandwiching pieces constituting the head are connected to each other at the base ends by a connection part having a hinge function, so that the front end side can be opened and closed with the base end as a fulcrum. A cleaning tool for a toilet, wherein the cleaning tool is configured to be rotatably mounted on the arm at an intermediate position between the base end and the distal end. 2. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the head has a disk shape, has a sheet mounting surface formed in an uneven shape on the outer periphery, and has a pair of holding portions facing each other. It has a wave-shaped holding part that can hold the sheet in a state where the sheet is deformed into a wave form, and each of the above arms is attached at a position near the center of the head on the upper surface of each holding part piece at an angle inclined to the axis of the head Characterized by the fact that 3. The cleaning tool according to claim 2, wherein at least portions of the outer periphery of the head corresponding to the base end and the front end of the two holding portions are raised upward from the head. Characterized by having. 4. A cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein the pair of holding portions of the head are integrally formed of a soft material such that base ends thereof are connected to each other. Characterized by being performed.