Cleaning device

1. A cleaning device including a cleaning head, a handle, and a locking mechanism for the removable attachment of the cleaning head to the handle, the locking mechanism including:

a female attachment portion affixed to the cleaning head and having a first axially extending cavity extending longitudinally in an insertion direction, and a receptacle extending through a wall of the female attachment portion, wherein an axis extends through the receptacle perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;

a male attachment portion having a first end adapted to be received in the first axially extending cavity, a second end, a second axially extending cavity, an inner wall in the second axially extending cavity forming a non-communicating portion that closes an inner end of the second axially extending cavity and serves as a stop, one or more bores extending substantially along a length of the second axially extending cavity from the second end to the inner wall parallel to the second axially extending cavity and opening into the cavity to provide a tolerance for handles having a diameter larger than a diameter of the axially extending cavity, and a locking projection engageable with the receptacle to releaseably lock the male attachment portion to the female attachment portion; and

a cap secured to the male attachment portion,

wherein the handle is disposed in the second axially extending cavity and has an end abutting the stop to prevent over insertion of the handle,

wherein the male attachment portion has a cross-section corresponding to a cross-section of the first axially extending cavity of the female attachment portion that prevents rotation of the handle relative to the cleaning head when engaged, and

wherein the male attachment portion has a first portion configured to be received in the first axially extending cavity, a second portion received in a third axially extending cavity of the cap, and a ledge with a first side configured to abut an end of the female attachment portion when received in the first axially extending cavity and a second side abutted by the cap.

2. The cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the cap has a first end with a cross-section matching a cross-section of the handle and a second end with a cross-section matching the cross-section of the male attachment portion.

3. The cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the female and male attachment portions each have corresponding alignment members such that when the alignment members mate, the female and male attachment portions are aligned and relative rotation of the male attachment portion relative to the female attachment portion is restricted.

4. The cleaning device according to claim 3 , wherein the alignment member of the female attachment portion is a groove and the alignment member of the male attachment portion is a projection.

5. The cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the female attachment portion includes a stop for preventing over insertion of the male attachment portion.

6. A cleaning device including a cleaning head, a handle, and a locking mechanism for the removable attachment of the cleaning head to the handle, the locking mechanism including:

a female attachment portion affixed to the cleaning head and having a first axially extending cavity extending longitudinally in an insertion direction, and a receptacle extending through a wall of the female attachment portion, wherein an axis extends through the receptacle perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;

a male attachment portion having a first end adapted to be received in the first axially extending cavity, a second end, a second axially extending cavity, an inner wall in the second axially extending cavity forming a non-communicating portion that closes an inner end of the second axially extending cavity and serves as a stop, one or more bores extending substantially along a length of the second axially extending cavity from the second end to the inner wall parallel to the second axially extending cavity and opening into the cavity to provide a tolerance for handles having a diameter larger than a diameter of the axially extending cavity, and a locking projection engageable with the receptacle to releaseably lock the male attachment portion to the female attachment portion; and

a cap secured to the male attachment portion,

wherein the handle is disposed in the second axially extending cavity and has an end abutting the stop to prevent over insertion of the handle,

wherein the male attachment portion has a cross-section corresponding to a cross-section of the first axially extending cavity of the female attachment portion that prevents rotation of the handle relative to the cleaning head when engaged, and

wherein the cap is removably secured to the male attachment portion, and wherein the male attachment portion includes an opening for receiving a fastener to secure the handle and the cap to the male attachment portion.

7. The cleaning device according to claim 6 , wherein the cap has a first end with a cross-section matching a cross-section of the handle and a second end with a cross-section matching the cross-section of the male attachment portion.

8. The cleaning device according to claim 6 , wherein the female and male attachment portions each have corresponding alignment members such that when the alignment members mate, the female and male attachment portions are aligned and relative rotation of the male attachment portion relative to the female attachment portion is restricted.

9. The cleaning device according to claim 8 , wherein the alignment member of the female attachment portion is a groove and the alignment member of the male attachment portion is a projection.

10. The cleaning device according to claim 6 , wherein the female attachment portion includes a stop for preventing over insertion of the male attachment portion.