Patent ID: 6085381
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A liquid remover from circular containers for scraping the liquid residue from a container comprising, in combination:a frame fabricated of an essentially rigid plastic material with an enlarged cylindrical handle at its inboard end and a coupling portion at its outboard end and with an elongated connector therebetween, the connector and handle being between about 10 and 12 inches in length, the connector and handle having a common axis;a support being coupled to the coupling portion of the frame, the support being in an arcuate configuration and being between about 3 and 5 inches in length, the arcuate support being located in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the connector and handle with a radius of curvature between about 6.0 and 7.0 inches and with a rectangular housing and a slot formed in an interior face along the length of the support and facing its center of curvature;an A-shaped brace with diagonal legs coupling the ends of the support with the connector at a central extent thereof and with a cross-leg coupling the connector with central extents of the diagonal legs; andan elastomeric squeegee insert of a length essentially equal to the length of the radius of curvature of the support with an enlarged rectangular interior end removably received within the housing and extending through the slot with a free exterior end adapted to be slid with respect to the interior of the container for cleaning the container through a scraping motion.