Patent ID: 6702497
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
In a cleaning device for smooth surfaces, particularly for cleaning windows, comprising the following components:(a) an elongate handgrip; (b) a contact element mounted on one end of the handgrip, and extending substantially perpendicular to the handgrip, said contact element having a front side and having an area behind the front side for the temporary storage and distribution of the cleaning fluid; and (c) a surface cleaning element, capable of being moistened with cleaning fluid, disposed on the front side of the contact element for making contact with the surface to be cleaned, (d) the handgrip being formed as a substantially cylindrical hollow body serving as a reservoir for at least a part of the cleaning fluid; the improvementwherein the area for the temporary storage and distribution of the cleaning fluid includes an at least partially-hollow, flat dirt-removing element with at least one capillary matrix distributing the cleaning fluid, wherein the surface cleaning element is attached to the dirt-removing element so that it may be removed, and wherein the contact element is provided with a pump, which is operative to transfer the cleaning fluid to the dirt-removing element, and a recess in the area where it connects with the handgrip, said recess at least partially accommodating an actuation lever for a the pump.