Patent ID: 7690069
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A cleaning tool for use in cleaning a surface, comprising: a cleaning head having an application face with a plurality of projections extending therefrom; a pad removably attached to said cleaning head application face by engagement with said projections, said pad formed of a first compressible material that frictionally engages with said projections and having a thickness such that said projections penetrate through said pad and extend beyond an outer planar surface of said first material; wherein said projections provide an abrasive scrubbing functionality in addition to a cleaning functionality of said pad; said projections defined in a plurality of discrete regions on said application face, wherein said projections in a first discrete region differ from said projections in a second discrete region in at least one of the characteristics of (a) height relative to said application face, (b) number projections per surface area, (c) hardness, or (d) resiliency such that said different discrete regions provide different cleaning functionalities; and said pad further comprising a second material disposed over at least a portion of said first material, said second material selected to provide said cleaning tool with a desired cleaning functionality different than that of said first material.