Extendable cleaning brush
View Patent ↗An extendable cleaning brush for use in cleaning hard to reach areas. The extendable cleaning brush includes an elongated handle having a first end and a second end. The elongated handle has a telescopic configuration such that it can be extended and shortened as desired. The first end includes a grip to be held by the user and one or more controls. The second end includes a housing having a rotating brush head thereon, wherein the brush head is driven by a motor disposed within the housing. A reservoir is further disposed within the housing and includes a dispensing mechanism for dispensing a cleaning solution onto the brush head. The one or more controls allow the user to actuate the motor and dispensing mechanism in a convenient manner.
1. An extendable cleaning brush, comprising:
an elongated handle having a first end and a second end, wherein the elongated handle has a telescopic construction;
the second end of the handle having a housing therein, wherein a brush head having a plurality of bristles is connected to the housing;
a reservoir operably connected to a dispensing mechanism adapted to selectively release a quantity of a cleaning solution stored within the reservoir;
wherein the dispensing mechanism comprises a tube that extends from the reservoir to a lower surface of the brush head such that the cleaning solution is dispensed onto the brush head;
wherein the elongated handle is affixed to the housing via a ball and socket joint at a center region, wherein the ball and socket joint is configured to freely rotate the housing thereabout;
wherein the housing is a hemisphere.
2. The extendable cleaning brush of claim 1 , wherein the elongated handle comprises a first section and a second section slidably disposed within the first section such that the second section can be extended from and retracted into the first section.
3. The extendable cleaning brush of claim 1 , wherein the handle comprises a pin-locking mechanism adapted to secure the handle at a fixed length.
4. The extendable cleaning brush of claim 1 , wherein the brush head is operably connected to a motor adapted to drive the brush head in a rotating motion, wherein the motor is enclosed within the housing.
5. The extendable cleaning brush of claim 4 , wherein the handle comprises a battery compartment configured to receive a battery, wherein the battery is operably connected to the motor.
6. The extendable cleaning brush of claim 1 , wherein the brush head comprises a disk having a plurality of bristles extending therefrom.
7. The extendable cleaning brush of claim 1 , further comprising one or more controls disposed on the handle that are operably connected to the dispensing mechanism.
8. The extendable cleaning brush of claim 1 , wherein an opening disposed on the housing is in fluid communication with the reservoir, wherein the opening is configured to fill the reservoir with a cleaning solution.
9. The extendable cleaning brush of claim 1 , wherein the reservoir is entirely disposed within the housing.