Patent ID: 8157466
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: A46B,A47L

Abstract:
1. A cleaning device comprising: a handle comprising a first end, the first end comprising a coupling for a fluid input line, and a second end, the second end comprising a nozzle for spraying fluid out of the nozzle in a spray path that is aligned with the second end of the handle and the second end further comprising a finger to each side of the nozzle, such fingers extending generally perpendicularly to and away from the handle; a valve disposed within the handle, the valve being operable to block the flow of fluid from the first end of the handle and alternatively to permit flow from the first end of the handle to the nozzle at the second end of the handle; a pad holder pivotally attached to the second end of the handle, the pad holder comprising a pair of opposing and raised arch sections, each arch section disposed generally perpendicularly relative to the fingers at the second end of the handle and each arch section further having a cavity for receiving one of the fingers at the second end of the handle, and the pad holder further comprising a base section disposed between the arch sections and disposed generally perpendicularly relative to the arch sections, the arch sections and the base section forming a generally U-shaped structure, and the base section further comprising a plurality of apertures defined within it, the pad holder being permitted to pivot about the second end of the handle between a first position where the second end of the handle is substantially perpendicular to the pad holder base section and wherein fluid can be directed through the plurality of apertures in the pad holder and a second position; and a removably attachable pad assembly, the pad assembly comprising a pad backer and a cleaning pad attached to the pad backer, the pad backer comprising at least one attachment point for removably attaching the pad assembly to the pad holder and the pad backer further comprising a central aperture that is generally aligned with the plurality of apertures of the pad holder, the central aperture exposing a portion of the cleaning pad when the pad assembly is attached to the pad holder, and the nozzle and the fluid spray path from the nozzle being generally aligned with the plurality of apertures of the pad holder, the central aperture of the pad backer and the exposed portion of the cleaning pad when the pad holder is in the first position.