IP Library Granted Patent US 8,407,847
Granted Patent B1
US 8,407,847 · App. 13/474,164 · Granted Apr 2, 2013

Wet and dry disposable cloth sweeper

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Patent No.
US 8,407,847
App. No.
13/474,164
Granted
Apr 2, 2013
Kind
B1
Abstract

Disclosed is a wet and dry disposable cloth sweeper that has a cleaning head with a cleaning body and a ridged substrate, push fit zippers for securing a cleaning pad, an annular universal joint with a handle connector for pivotally securing the cleaning head to a handle, and a handle connected to the cleaning head. The wet and dry disposable cloth sweeper may be a cleaning kit having a cleaning head, a handle, and optionally cleaning pads.

Claims (29)

1. A wet and dry disposable cloth sweeper comprising:

a cleaning head comprising a cleaning head body and a substrate joined to the cleaning head body, the substrate having a plurality of ridges, a first push fit zipper and a second push fit zipper coupled to the cleaning head body; and

a handle attached to the cleaning head with an annular universal joint having a handle connector.

2. The wet and dry disposable cloth sweeper of claim 1 , wherein the annular universal joint comprises an inner annular joint and an outer annular joint.

3. The wet and dry disposable cloth sweeper of claim 2 , wherein the annular universal joint comprises an inner annular joint having an annulus connected to a pivot bar, a first pivot pin connected to the pivot bar, and a second pivot pin connected to the pivot bar.

4. The wet and dry disposable cloth sweeper of claim 3 , further comprising a first pivot pin receiver and a second pivot pin receiver for pivotally retaining the first pivot pin in the first pivot pin receiver and the second pivot pin in the second pivot pin receiver, whereas the first pivot pin receiver and the second pivot pin receiver are coupled to the cleaning head body.

5. The wet and dry disposable cloth sweeper of claim 2 , wherein the annular universal joint comprises an outer annular joint having a split annulus.

6. The wet and dry disposable cloth sweeper of claim 2 , wherein the annular universal joint comprises an outer annular joint having a split annulus and a handle connector stub attached to the split annulus.

7. The wet and dry disposable cloth sweeper of claim 1 , wherein the first push fit zipper has a curvilinear opening.

8. The wet and dry disposable cloth sweeper of claim 1 , wherein the second push fit zipper has a curvilinear opening.

9. The wet and dry disposable cloth sweeper of claim 1 , further comprising a disposable cleaning pad.

10. The wet and dry disposable cloth sweeper of claim 1 , further comprising a disposable cleaning pad impregnated with a cleaning solution.

11. The wet and dry disposable cloth sweeper of claim 1 , wherein each ridge on the substrate is of a generally tubular shape.

12. The wet and dry disposable cloth sweeper of claim 1 , wherein each ridge on the substrate is hollow.

13. A cleaning head comprising:

a cleaning head body and a substrate joined to the cleaning head body;

the substrate having a plurality of ridges;

a first push fit zipper and a second push fit zipper coupled to the cleaning head body; and

an annular universal joint comprising an inner annular joint having an annulus connected to a pivot bar, a first pivot pin connected to the pivot bar, and a second pivot pin connected to the pivot bar, and an outer annular joint having a split annulus and a handle connector stub attached to the split annulus.

14. The cleaning head of claim 13 , wherein the first push fit zipper has a curvilinear opening.

15. The cleaning head of claim 13 , wherein the second push fit zipper has a curvilinear opening.

16. The cleaning head of claim 13 , further comprising a disposable cleaning pad.

17. The cleaning head of claim 13 , further comprising a disposable cleaning pad impregnated with a cleaning solution.

18. The cleaning head of claim 13 , wherein each ridge on the substrate is of a generally tubular shape.

19. The cleaning head of claim 13 , wherein each ridge on the substrate is hollow.

20. A cleaning kit comprising:

A cleaning head comprising a cleaning head body and a substrate joined to the cleaning head body, the substrate having a plurality of ridges, a first push fit zipper and a second push fit zipper coupled to the cleaning head body, and an annular universal joint comprising an inner annular joint having an annulus connected to a pivot bar, a first pivot pin connected to the pivot bar, and a second pivot pin connected to the pivot bar, and an outer annular joint having a split annulus and a handle connector stub attached to the split annulus;

a handle comprising a handle connector; and

a disposable cleaning pad.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: ANTARES CAPITAL LP
To: CASABELLA HOLDINGS L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 058645/0136 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2021
From: BRADSHAW INTERNATIONAL, INC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 057889/0814 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2018
From: CASABELLA HOLDINGS L.L.C.
To: BRADSHAW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 046126/0101 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2017
From: CASABELLA HOLDINGS L.L.C.
To: ANTARES CAPITAL LP, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 044000/0319 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2012
From: LI, QUAN
To: CASABELLA HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 028232/0342 →