Patent ID: 11944186
Assignee: BURNS BROTHERS LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A method of using a flexible cleaner comprising:
supplying a flexible cleaning device comprising:
a handle assembly, wherein the handle assembly comprises:
an outer wall, wherein the outer wall has a distal end and a proximal end,
a liquid storage reservoir defined by an interior of the outer wall,
a button, wherein the button is disposed within the outer wall,
a dispensing port,
a footing having a central depression, wherein the depression defines an upper lip and a lower lip, wherein the upper lip is disposed on the distal end of the outer wall; and

a cleaning head, wherein the cleaning head comprises:
a body wherein the body is comprised of a flexible non-porous material, the body having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a sidewall,
an opening in the upper portion structured and configured to connect to the lower lip of the footing,
and at least one aperture, wherein the at least one aperture is in fluidic communication with an exterior area of the cleaning head,
an emulsion cavity disposed between the upper portion and lower portion within the body, wherein the emulsion cavity is in fluidic communication with the reservoir and the aperture;

filling the reservoir with a miscible cleaning fluid;
depressing the button to increase an internal pressure within the reservoir, thereby forcing the miscible cleaning fluid through the dispensing port into the emulsion cavity;
introducing the cleaning head to an external water source;
applying pressure to the cleaning head repeatedly, thereby forcing water through the aperture into the emulsion cavity;
forming an emulsion with the miscible cleaning fluid and the water within the emulsion cavity;
introducing the cleaning head onto an unclean surface;
applying pressure to the cleaning head repeatedly, thereby forcing the emulsion onto the unclean surface; and
scrubbing the unclean surface with the cleaning head.