Patent ID: 6669391
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A47L,B05B,B08B,C11D

Abstract:
A cleaning implement comprising:a handle; a mop head pivotably attached to said handle, said mop head having a leading edge and a trailing edge; a liquid delivery system comprising a container filled with a cleaning solution, said container being removably attached to a fitment, said fitment having a fluid transfer check valve, a vent valve and a tubular probe for engaging said fluid transfer check valve wherein said tubular probe is in fluid communication with a nozzle connected to said mop head adjacent to said leading edge of said mop head and wherein said cleaning solution flows by gravity through said transfer check valve and said tubular probe, when said fitment is attached to said container and said container is inverted and said tubular probe engages said transfer check valve; and a disposable cleaning pad comprising an absorbent layer having a lower surface and an upper surface, an attachment layer adjacent said lower surface of said absorbent layer for removably attaching said disposable cleaning pad about said mop head, wherein said attachment layer has a leading edge and a trailing edge, and wherein said attachment layer comprises at least one notch located on said leading edge such that said cleaning solution is dispensed from said nozzle without being obstructed by said attachment layer.