Patent ID: 7591040
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A cleaning tool for use in cleaning a surface to be cleaned, comprising: a frame a primary cleaning member carried by the frame and defining a main contacting surface, the primary cleaning member being configured for removing generally smaller sized particles from the surface to be cleaned, the primary cleaning member defining a leading side spaced apart from a trailing side in a lateral direction; a secondary cleaning member carried by the frame which includes protrusions for engaging and removing generally larger sized particles from the surface to be cleaned; at least one cavity extending upward from the main contacting surface of the primary cleaning member and extending from the leading side of the primary cleaning member to the trailing side of the primary cleaning member; wherein the secondary cleaning member is located at least inside the cavity and is attached to the primary cleaning member; wherein the at least one cavity occupies less than an entire leading or trailing side of the primary cleaning member; and wherein a length of either the leading and trailing sides is greater than the distance the leading and trailing sides are spaced apart in the lateral direction.