Adjustable cleaning wand with rotatable handle
View Patent ↗An adjustable carpet cleaning wand which has a rotating handle. The wand also has an axillary lower handle for holding the device while in a shortened state for cleaning furniture or stairs. The adjustment of the wand is made possible with an adjustment clamp that allows movement of the adjustment tube or fixes the adjustment tube in place.
1 . A cleaning wand comprising:
a handle tube, an adjustment tube and a fixed tube,
the handle tube is configured to be connected to a vacuum source,
the fixed tube is configured to be attached to a wand head,
a rotating handle is fixedly attached to the handle tube and is free to rotate about an axis of the handle tube and,
an adjustment tube clamp coupled to the fixed tube,
wherein the adjustment clamp allows the adjustment tube to telescopically slide into the fixed tube and be fixed at a desired position.
2 . The cleaning wand of claim 1 further comprising:
at least one tube collar configured to prevent the rotating handle from moving along the tube axis.
3 . The cleaning wand of claim 2 wherein,
the at least one tube collar is secured in place by a set screw that is tightened against the handle tube.
4 . The cleaning wand of claim 2 wherein,
the at least one tube collar limits axial motion of the rotating handle only and does not restrict rotation of the rotating handle.
5 . The cleaning wand of claim 1 further comprising:
an inner tube having an inner diameter larger in diameter than a handle tube outer diameter and forming a gap.
6 . The cleaning wand of claim 1 further comprising:
a fillet tube positioned on each end of the inner tube, and
a comfort grip covering an outer portion of the inner tube and the fillet tube and wherein the fillet tube and comfort grip are configured to prevent a user's hand slipping off the rotating handle during use.
7 . The cleaning wand of claim 1 further comprising:
a lower handle clamped to the cleaning wand,
the lower handle configured to hold a high-pressure tube in place.
8 . The cleaning wand of claim 1 further comprising:
a first clam shell clamp sleeve and a second clam shell clamp sleeve wherein,
the first and second clam shell clamp sleeves are configured to take up a space between a clam shell clamp ring and the different diameters in the fixed tube and the adjustment tube.
9 . The cleaning wand of claim 8 wherein,
the first and second clamshell clamp sleeves seal against the fixed tube and protrude over the fixed tube to clamp against the adjustment tube.
10 . The cleaning wand of claim 8 wherein,
the clamshell clamp ring comprises two ears that are configured to shrink the clamshell ring when a clamshell bolt or wing screw are tightened wherein,
shrinking the clam shell ring compresses a sleeve seal against the adjustment tube and prevents movement between the adjustment tube and the fixed tube.
11 . The cleaning wand of claim 10 wherein,
the sleeve seal is a flat surface further comprising,
suction cups configured to provide additional force to resist relative movement between the adjustment tube and the fixed tube.
12 . The cleaning wand of claim 8 wherein,
the second clamshell sleeve comprises an alignment nipple wherein,
the alignment nipple is configured to fits into a fixed tube aperture wherein,
the alignment nipple is further configured to prevent the second clamshell sleeve from rotating relative to the fixed tube.
13 . The cleaning wand of claim 12 wherein,
the fixed tube further comprises a notch wherein,
the notch is configured to align the second clamshell sleeve relative to the fixed tube allowing the alignment nipple to enter the fixed tube aperture.
14 . The cleaning wand of claim 1 further comprising:
an upper tube clamp fixedly attached to the handle tube, wherein
the upper tube clamp is configured to be secured to a cleaning implement, wherein
an auxiliary lower handle is attached to the handle tube to allow use of the cleaning wand without the fixed tube and adjustment tube.
15 . The cleaning wand of claim 14 wherein,
the auxiliary lower handle comprises,
a spherical ball, and
a spacer,
wherein the spherical ball and spacer are coupled to the upper tube clamp or the handle tube.
16 . A carpet cleaning system comprising,
a handle tube, an adjustment tube, a fixed tube and a vacuum source,
the vacuum source is attached to the handle tube and is configured to draw suction through a wand head attached to the fixed tube,
a rotating handle is fixedly attached to the handle tube and is free to rotate about an axis of the handle tube and,
an adjustment tube clamp coupled to the fixed tube,
wherein the adjustment clamp allows the adjustment tube to telescopically slide into the fixed tube and be fixed at a desired position wherein,
the adjustment clamp further comprises,
a first clam shell clamp sleeve and a second clam shell clamp sleeve wherein,
the first and second clam shell clamp sleeves are configured to take up a space between a clam shell clamp ring and different diameters in the fixed tube and the adjustment tube.
17 . The carpet cleaning system of claim 16 further comprising,
a sleeve seal wherein,
the sleeve seal is a flat surface further comprising,
suction cups configured to provide additional force to resist relative movement between the adjustment tube and the fixed tube wherein,
the second clamshell sleeve comprises an alignment nipple wherein,
the alignment nipple is configured to fits into a fixed tube aperture wherein,
the alignment nipple is further configured to prevent the second clamshell sleeve from rotating relative to the fixed tube.
18 . The carpet cleaning system of claim 16 further comprising,
an upper tube clamp fixedly attached to the handle tube, wherein
the upper tube clamp is configured to be secured to a cleaning implement, wherein
an auxiliary lower handle is attached to the handle tube to allow use of the cleaning wand without the fixed tube and adjustment tube, wherein
the auxiliary lower handle comprises,
a spherical ball, and
wherein the spherical ball is coupled to the upper tube clamp or the handle tube.
19 . A cleaning wand comprising:
a handle tube, an adjustment tube and a fixed tube,
the handle tube is configured to be connected to a vacuum source,
the fixed tube is configured to be attached to a wand head,
a rotating handle is fixedly attached to the handle tube and is free to rotate about an axis of the handle tube and,
an upper tube clamp fixedly attached to the handle tube, wherein
the upper tube clamp is configured to be secured to a cleaning implement, wherein
an auxiliary lower handle is attached to the handle tube to allow use of the cleaning wand without the fixed tube and adjustment tube.
20 . The cleaning wand of claim 19 wherein,
the auxiliary lower handle comprises,
a spherical ball and,
a spacer,
wherein the spherical ball and spacer are coupled to the upper tube clamp or the handle tube.