IP Library Granted Patent US 8,032,974
Granted Patent B2
US 8,032,974 · App. 11/833,824 · Granted Oct 11, 2011

Grill cleaning apparatus

Assignee: Bradford R. Carpenter
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,032,974
App. No.
11/833,824
Granted
Oct 11, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A handle assembly includes a handle having a front end and a back end and a receptacle mounted to the front end, wherein the receptacle defines a recess. A projection extends into the recess and a removable fastener also extends into the recess. The projection and the removable fastener are adapted to be inserted into an abrasive member to retain the abrasive member in the recess.

Claims (15)

1. A grill cleaning device comprising:

a handle having a front end and back end;

a dome shaped receptacle mounted to the front end, wherein the receptacle defines

a continuous side wall having an interior side and an exterior side, with a dome shaped recess located on the interior side;

a plurality of protrusions extending from the interior side into the recess;

a hole between the exterior and interior side of the receptacle;

a removable fastener including a grip end and a pin end, wherein

the grip end is attached to a connector securing the fastener to the handle,

the pin end extending through the hole from the exterior side of the side wall into the recess; and

a scrubbing member received in the dome shaped recess; wherein

the projections and the removable fastener are adapted to be inserted into the scrubbing member to retain the scrubbing member in the recess.

2. The grill cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the scrubbing element is a hand-formed element made of a heat-resistant material formed into a spherical or round shape.

3. The grill cleaning device of claim 2 , wherein the scrubbing element is made from a mass of aluminum foil.

4. The grill cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the protrusions secure a first axis of rotation of the scrubbing element and the removable fastener is adapted to secure a second axis of rotation of the scrubbing member.

5. The grill cleaning device of claim 4 , wherein the first axis of rotation is angularly divergent from the second axis of rotation.

Continuity (1)
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