Patent ID: 6305042
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A cleaning device comprising:an elongated handle;a cleaning head attached to the distal end of the handle, the cleaning head comprising:a sponge; anda pair of rollers spaced apart from one another straddling the sponge;a connecting rod connected to the sponge;an actuator connected to the connecting rod, the actuator being operable between first and second positions, whereby displacing the actuator from the first position to the second position displaces the connecting rod thereby drawing the sponge upwardly between the rollers to wring the sponge;an absorbent pad pivotally connected to the cleaning head, the absorbent pad being formed of a material having a greater absorbency than the cleaning head sponge; anda base connected to the absorbent pad and in operable engagement with the cleaning head sponge;wherein displacing the actuator from the first position to the second position pivots the absorbent pad from a retracted position to an extended position.