IP Library Granted Patent US 6,976,802
Granted Patent B2
US 6,976,802 · App. 10/233,773 · Granted Dec 20, 2005

Fluid distribution nozzle and stream pattern

Assignee: The Clorox Company
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Patent No.
US 6,976,802
App. No.
10/233,773
Granted
Dec 20, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

An advanced cleaning system having a handle portion with a proximal end and a distal end, a cleaning head portion, the cleaning head portion adapted for use with a removable cleaning pad, and a cleaning fluid reservoir fluidically coupled to the cleaning head portion such that cleaning fluid is controllably allowed to flow via gravity onto the surface to be cleaned adjacent the cleaning head portion.

Claims (14)

1. A liquid distribution nozzle detachably snap-mounted onto a head portion of a gravity-fed cleaning system having a (i) a handle portion, (ii) a liquid reservoir held within a housing on the handle portion and (iii) a head portion pivotally coupled to the handle portion, the nozzle comprising:

an inlet for liquid passing through the nozzle;

a central liquid chamber; and

a plurality of liquid outlet orifices, the plurality of liquid outlet orifices each in fluid communication with the central liquid chamber, the plurality of liquid outlet orifices each having a predetermined shape and orientation within the nozzle, wherein discharge of liquid from the nozzle under the force of gravity results in liquid uniformly distributed in a predetermined pattern in front of the head portion of the cleaning system.

2. The liquid distribution nozzle of claim 1 in which the nozzle is constructed integrally with the head portion.

3. The liquid distribution nozzle of claim 1 in which the nozzle is permanently mounted to the head portion.

4. A liquid distribution nozzle detachably mounted to a head portion of a gravity-fed cleaning system with a bayonet-type mounting, the cleaning system having a (i) a handle portion, (ii) a liquid reservoir held within a housing on the handle portion and (iii) a head portion pivotally coupled to the handle portion, the nozzle comprising:

an inlet for liquid passing through the nozzle;

a central liquid chamber; and

a plurality of liquid outlet orifices, the plurality of liquid outlet orifices each in fluid communication with the central liquid chamber, the plurality of liquid outlet orifices each having a predetermined shape and orientation thin the nozzle, wherein discharge of liquid from the nozzle under the force of gravity results in liquid uniformly distributed in a predetermined pattern in front of the head portion of the cleaning system.

5. A liquid distribution nozzle detachably and slide mounted to a head portion of a gravity-fed cleaning system having a (i) a handle portion, (ii) a liquid reservoir held within a housing on th handle portion and (iii) a head portion pivotally coupled to the handle portion, the nozzle comprising:

an inlet for liquid passing through the nozzle;

a central liquid chamber; and

a plurality of liquid outlet orifices, the plurality of liquid outlet orifices each in fluid communication with the central liquid chamber, the plurality of liquid outlet orifices each having a predetermined shape and orientation within the nozzle, wherein discharge of liquid from the nozzle under the force of gravity results in liquid uniformly distributed in a predetermined pattern in front of the head portion of the cleaning system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2002
From: HALL, MICHAEL J.; COUTTS, DANIELLE J.; MITRA, SHUMANTA; MINKLER, DOUGLAS J.; CHOW, KATIE K.
To: CLOROX COMPANY, THE
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Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 0968943300 · Oct 11, 2000
Related Publication 20040076463A1 · Apr 22, 2004