Patent ID: 6049935
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: A46B,A47L

Abstract:
An ansate cleaning implement, the cleaning implement comprising a base and a handle attached to the base, the base having a face intended to be oriented toward a surface in need of cleaning, a socket formed in the base, the socket being open at the face, the socket having a geometric plan configuration, a scrubber element, the scrubber element having a cleansing medium, the scrubber element having a geometric plan configuration mating with that of the socket, the scrubber element being dimensioned to be received in the socket with the cleansing medium being exposed and facing the surface in need of cleaning, a boundary wall completely surrounding the socket, the base having a minimum thickness within the socket, the base having a thickness greater than the minimum thickness at the boundary wall, the base including a leading edge and a pair of side edges, the base having a thickness greater than the minimum thickness between the boundary wall and the leading edge, between the boundary wall and the side edges and between the boundary wall and the handle, the cleaning implement further including a fastener releasably securing the scrubber element in the socket, the fastener preventing inadvertent axial dislodgement of the scrubber element from the socket, whereby the scrubber element may be removed for cleaning or for replacement when worn.