Patent ID: 6061862
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: A21B,A46B,A47J,B25G

Abstract:
A cleaning apparatus comprising:a cleaning apparatus including a cleaning head having a cleaning element thereon for being wiped across a surface for cleaning the surface, and an elongated handle rigidly attached to the cleaning head and extending away therefrom, said elongated handle having a grip portion for being gripped by a user while the user manipulates the cleaning head to wipe the cleaning element across the surface; anda hand shield for being attached to and detached from the cleaning tool, said hand shield, when attached to said cleaning tool, extending between the grip portion of said handle and a surface being wiped by the cleaning element, said hand shield including an attachment for attaching said hand shield to said cleaning tool with said elongated handle, including said grip portion, remaining rigidly attached to said cleaning head;wherein an axis of elongation of the grip portion of the elongated handle and a surface of the cleaning head to which the cleaning element is attached respectively lie in plane segments which are laterally spaced from one another, the grip portion being rigidly joined to the cleaning head by a transverse portion of the elongated handle which extends between these two plane segments; andwherein the attachment is for attaching the hand shield to the transverse portion of the elongated handle.