Lint roller/brush assembly
A lint/pet hair roller assembly includes a body supporting a tubular adhesive lint remover roller and/or a stationary directional lint brush fabric. The assembly includes a handle section and a roller support section. The support section has an outer diameter less than the diameter of the adhesive lint roll or a directional fabric wrapped about the support section. The elongated handle section receives a separate rubber cushion and an optional decorative top including a hanger. Alternately, an arm projects from the body and receives an additional cleaning element. Alternately, a dispenser is carried on the handle for dispensing fluid from a storage chamber carried in the handle. Alternately, a squeegee is alternately carried in the support.
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12 . A lint/roller brush apparatus comprising:
a body having a handle and a support, the support adapted for receiving a particle removing material;
an arm extending from and spaced from the body; and
a cleaning element carried on the arm.
13 . The apparatus of claim 12 wherein:
the arm is spaced from and extends along substantially the entire length of the support portion of the body.
14 . The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the arm further comprises:
opposed inner and outer surfaces, the outer surface having an arcuate shape.
15 . The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the cleaning element comprises:
a plurality of bristles carried on the arm.
16 . The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the cleaning element comprises:
a directional fabric carried on the arm.
17 . the apparatus of claim 12 wherein the cleaning element comprises:
a sponge material.
18 . The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the arm further comprises:
a recess formed in the arm, the recess receiving the cleaning element.
19 . The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the cleaning element comprises:
a substrate; and
a debris removal surface carried on the substrate.
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26 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
a liquid storage chamber carried on in the body; and
fluid dispenser means disposed in fluid communication with the liquid storage chamber for dispensing fluid.
27 . The apparatus of claim 26 wherein:
the liquid storage chamber is disposed within the handle of the body.
28 . The apparatus of claim 26 wherein:
the body includes an open ended bore extending from one end; and
the liquid storage chamber is carried in a member mountable in the bore in the body, the member carrying the dispenser means.
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30 . A lint roller/brush apparatus comprising:
a body having a handle portion and a support portion, the support portion adapted for receiving a particle removing material;
a hood coupled to the body and adapted for surrounding at least a portion of the particle removing material carried on the support portion; and
a cleaning element mounted on the hood.
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55 . The apparatus of claim 26 , wherein the fluid dispensing means includes a depressable head and a nozzle.
56 . The apparatus of claim 26 , wherein said dispensing means is disposed externally of said body.
57 . A lint/roller brush apparatus comprising:
a body having a handle and a support, the support adapted for receiving a particle removing material;
a liquid storage chamber carried in the body; and
fluid dispensing means disposed in fluid communication with the liquid storage chamber.
58 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a transition portion connects the arm to the handle of the body.
59 . The apparatus of claim 57 , the liquid storage chamber is disposed within the handle of the body.
60 . The apparatus of claim 57 , wherein:
the body includes an open ended bore extending from one end; and
the liquid storage chamber is carried in a member mountable in the bore in the body, the member carrying the dispenser means.
61 . The apparatus of claim 57 , wherein the fluid dispensing means includes a depressable head and a nozzle.
62 . The apparatus of claim 57 , wherein said dispensing means is disposed externally of said body.