Patent ID: 6065890
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A cleaning apparatus comprising:a hollow elongate tubular handle portion wherein the handle portion is a liquid reservoir;a housing having a first end and a second end, including a manually operated liquid delivery means within the housing, the housing first end being releasably connected to the handle portion and the manually-operated liquid delivery means being in fluid communication with the liquid reservoir in the handle portion;a support portion including a first portion and a second portion adjacent the first portion wherein the first and second portions merge to form a Y-shape configuration with a base portion of the support portion, and the base portion of the support portion being secured to the housing second end;a washing element secured to an end of the first portion of the support portion and extending horizontally across and beyond said end of the first portion wherein the washing element is selected from the group consisting of brushes, natural sponges, synthetic sponges, cloth materials and scrubber pads;a liquid distribution means longitudinally enclosed within the washing element, the liquid distribution means being in fluid communication with the manually-operated liquid delivery means wherein the liquid distribution means is capable of dispensing fluid in a uniform manner within the washing element; anda wiping element secured to an end of the second portion of the Y-shape support portion and extending horizontally across and beyond said end of the second portion, the wiping element having a length at least as long as the washing element and being secured to said end of the second portion of the Y-shape support portion such that said wiping element is positioned parallel to the washing element,wherein when the washing element is positioned in effective relation to a surface to be cleaned, the wiping element is coincidentally positioned in effective relation to the surface so that washing and wiping can be accomplished in a single synchronized motion.