Cleaning apparatuses and methods
View Patent ↗New and novel structure(s) for cleaning surfaces have been disclosed. The device may include; a wiping surface, which may be disposable; a brush roll/larger debris gathering mechanism; a local debris storage and/or staging area, and a larger remote debris storage structure. Additionally, there are mechanisms and structures disclosed for powering the brush roll, activating the brush roll from an out of use position to an in use position, waste from one area to another. The invention at hand uniquely and inventively improves upon the known devices in this field.
1. A device for cleaning surfaces comprising:
a block shaped structure for holding a wiping cloth, where said wiping cloth wraps around said block shaped structure on at least one side;
a handle connected to said block shaped structure;
a brush roll structure; and
an interconnection between said block shaped structure and said brush roll structure;
wherein rotation of said handle from a first orientation relative to said block shaped structure to a second orientation relative to said block shaped structure brings said brush roll from a first position to a second position relative to the surface to be cleaned;
wherein in the first orientation the handle is on a same side of the block shaped structure as the brush roll structure; and
wherein in the second orientation the handle is on an opposite side of the block shaped structure as the brush roll structure.
2. The device of 1 further including a motor and a drive connecting said motor to said brush roll structure.
3. The device of 2 where said interconnection includes a linkage.
4. The device of 3 where said linkage includes a cam.
5. The device of 3 further including a switch associated with said linkage.
6. The device of 1 further including a steam generating mechanism.
7. The device of 1 further including at least a first debris box.
8. The device of 7 further including a second removable debris box, disposed generally within said first debris box.
9. The device of 3 where linkage includes a pivot and said motor share at least one common center.
10. A device for cleaning surfaces comprising:
a head;
a handle connected to the head; and
a rotating cleaner disposed on a first side of said head;
wherein rotation of said handle from a first configuration relative to the head to a second configuration relative to the head causes movement between said head and said rotating cleaner, bringing said rotating cleaner from a first position relative to the surface to be cleaned to a second, lower position relative to the surface to be cleaned;
wherein in the first configuration the handle is on the first side of the head; and
wherein in the second configuration the handle is on a second side of the head.
11. The device of 10 further including a motor, and a drive, said drive connecting said motor to said rotating cleaner.
12. The device of 10 where said interconnection between said head and said rotating cleaner comprises a linkage.
13. The device of 12 where said linkage further includes a cam.
14. The device of 11 further including a switch.
15. The device of 10 further including a steam generating mechanism.
16. The device of 10 further including at least a first debris box.
17. The device of 16 further including a second removable debris box, disposed generally within said first debris box.
18. The device of 12 where the linkage includes a least one pivot and said motor and said pivot share a common center.
19. The device of 14 , where said switch activates said motor when the rotating cleaner moves from the first position to the second position.