Patent Publication Number: US-11028566-B2

Title: Bathroom cleaning assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     The disclosure relates to cleaning devices and more particularly pertains to a new cleaning device for cleaning a bathroom. 
     (2) Description of Related Art including information disclosed under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98. 
     The prior art relates to cleaning devices. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a housing. A handle is slidably coupled to the housing for gripping. A pair of wheels is each rotatably coupled to the housing for rolling along a support surface. A plurality of dispensing units is provided and each of the dispensing units is positioned in the housing. Moreover, each of the dispensing units contains a fluid. A plurality of brushes is provided and a selected one of the brushes is selectively and fluidly coupled to a selected one of the dispensing units. The selected brush dispenses the fluid from the selected dispensing unit for cleaning the bathroom. A vacuum unit is positioned in the housing for vacuuming debris from the bathroom. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of a bathroom cleaning assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a back perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a front phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a cross sectional view taken along line  4 - 4  of  FIG. 3  of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a cross sectional view taken along line  5 - 5  of  FIG. 4  of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new cleaning device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the bathroom cleaning assembly  10  generally comprises a housing  12  that has a back wall  14  and a perimeter wall  16 . The perimeter wall  16  has a top side  18  and a bottom side  20  and the housing  12  has a plurality of chambers  22  therein. Each of the chambers  22  extends between the top side  18  and the bottom side  20  and the back wall  14  has an aperture  24  extending into an interior of the housing  12 . The plurality of chambers  22  includes a vacuum chamber  26  and a plurality of reservoir chambers  28  and the aperture  24  is aligned with the vacuum  78  chamber  26 . The perimeter wall  16  has a vent  30  extending into an interior of the housing  12  to pass air therethrough and the vent  30  is aligned with the vacuum  78  chamber  26 . 
     A handle  32  is slidably coupled to the housing  12  for transporting the housing  12 . The handle  32  is selectively positioned between a deployed position and a stored position. The handle  32  includes a central member  34  extending between a pair of outward members  36 . Each of the outward members  36  is slidably positioned on the back side of the housing  12 . The central member  34  is spaced from the top side  18  of the housing  12  when the handle  32  is positioned in the deployed position thereby facilitating the central member  34  to be gripped. The central member  34  is aligned with the top side  18  of the housing  12  when the handle  32  is positioned in the stored position. 
     A pair of wheels  38  is each rotatably coupled to the housing  12  and each of the wheels  38  may roll along a support surface such as a floor or the like. Each of the wheels  38  is positioned on the back wall  14  and each of the wheels  38  is aligned with the bottom side  20  of the housing  12 . The handle  32  is positioned in the deployed position, the central member  34  is gripped and the housing  12  is rocked backwardly onto the wheels  38  to transport the housing  12 . 
     A plurality of dispensing units  40  is provided and each of the dispensing units  40  is positioned in the housing  12 . Each of the dispensing units  40  contains a fluid  42 . The fluid  42  in each of the dispensing units  40  may comprise a cleaning solution, including, but not being limited to, clean water, a mixture of water and soap, and a liquid disinfectant such as chlorine bleach or the like. Additionally, each of the dispensing units  40  selectively dispenses the fluid  42  contained therein for cleaning and disinfecting a bathroom. 
     Each of the dispensing units  40  comprises a reservoir  44  that is positioned within an associated one of the reservoir chambers  28  in the housing  12  and the reservoir  44  contains the fluid  42 . The reservoir  44  extends substantially between the top side  18  and the bottom side  20  of the perimeter wall  16  of the housing  12 . The reservoir  44  includes a fill port  46  and the fill port  46  extends upwardly through the top side  18  of the perimeter wall  16  of the housing  12 . In this way the fill port  46  facilitates the reservoir  44  to be filled with the fluid  42 . The reservoir  44  includes an outlet  48  and the outlet  48  extends upwardly through the top side  18  of the perimeter wall  16  of the housing  12 . 
     A cap  50  is removably coupled to the fill port  46  to close the fill port  46 . A pump  54  is positioned within an associated one of the chambers  22  and the pump  54  is fluidly coupled to the reservoir  44 . The pump  54  urges the fluid  42  in the reservoir  44  outwardly through the outlet  48  when the pump  54  is turned on. The pump  54  may be an electric fluid pump for mechanically urging the fluid  42  outwardly from the outlet  48 , an electric air pump for pressurizing an interior of the reservoir  44  and any other type of pump. A switch  56  is coupled to the housing  12  and the switch  56  is electrically coupled to the pump  54  such that the switch  56  turns the pump  54  on and off. 
     A hot water tank  55  is provided in the hot water tank  55  is positioned within the housing. The hot water tank  55  is fluidly coupled the reservoir  44  corresponding to each of the dispensing units  40  and the hot water tank  55  is selectively filled with hot water. In this way the hot water may be selectively mixed with the fluid  42  in each of the dispensing units  40  to enhance cleaning the bathroom. The hot water tank  55  has a fill spout  57  extending through the top side  18  of the housing  12  for filling the hot water tank  55 . 
     A plurality of brushes  58  is provided and a selected one of the brushes  58  is selectively and fluidly coupled to a selected one of the dispensing units  40 . The selected brush  58  dispenses the fluid  42  from the selected dispensing unit for cleaning the bathroom. Each of the brushes  58  comprises a hose  60  that has a first end  62  and a second end  64 . A fitting  66  is coupled to the first end  62  and the fitting  66  is selectively and fluidly coupled to the outlet  48  on the reservoir  44  of the selected dispensing unit. In this way the hose  60  receives the fluid  42  in the reservoir  44  when the pump  54  is turned on. 
     Each of the brushes  58  includes a tube  68  that is selectively gripped and the tube  68  has a first end  70  and a second end  72 . The second end  64  of the hose  60  is fluidly coupled to the first end  70  of the tube  68  to receive the fluid  42  from the hose  60 . A scrubber  74  is fluidly coupled to the second end  64  of the tube  68  to frictionally engage a surface in the bathroom to clean the surface. The scrubber  74  is comprised of a fluid permeable material to dispense the fluid  42  onto the surface thereby enhancing cleaning the surface. The tube  68  may have a first section that is slidably coupled to a second section such that the tube  68  has a telescopically adjustable length. The scrubber  74  may comprise a plurality of bristles, an abrasive sponge and any other scrubbing material. 
     A vacuum  78  is removably positioned in the vacuum chamber  26 . The vacuum  78  is selectively removable through the aperture  24  for emptying the vacuum  78 . The vacuum  78  has a suction port  80  extending upwardly through the top side  18  of the housing  12  to suck air therethrough. Additionally, the vacuum  78  has an exhaust port  82  that is aligned with the vent  30  to blow air outwardly through the vent  30 . The vacuum  78  may be an electric canister vacuum or the like. 
     A vacuum hose  84  is selectively and fluidly coupled to the suction port  80  for vacuum  78 ing the debris. A cover  86  is provided and the cover  86  is removably coupled to the back wall  14  of the housing  12 . The cover  86  closes the aperture  24  to retain the vacuum  78  within the vacuum  78  chamber  26 . 
     A power supply  88  is coupled to the housing  12  and the power supply  88  is electrically coupled to the pump  54  corresponding to each of the dispensing units  40  and the vacuum  78 . The power supply  88  comprising a power cord  90  extending outwardly from the housing  12 . The power cord  90  has a distal end  92  with respect to the housing  12  and a plug  94  is electrically coupled to the distal end  92 . The plug  94  is selectively and electrically coupled to a power source  96  such as a female electrical outlet or the like. 
     In use, the reservoir  44  corresponding to each of the dispensing units  40  is filled with the selected fluid  42 . The handle  32  is urged into the deployed position and the housing  12  is rolled into the bathroom. A selected one of the brushes  58  is fluidly coupled the outlet  48  on the reservoir  44  of a selected dispensing unit. The switch  56  corresponding to the selected dispensing unit is manipulated to turn on the pump  54  corresponding to the selected dispensing unit. Thus, the fluid  42  in the selected dispensing unit is urged outwardly through the selected brush  58  for cleaning the bathroom. The vacuum hose  84  is selectively coupled to the suction port  80  for vacuum  78 ing the bathroom. Moreover, the vacuum  78  is selectively removed through the aperture  24  to empty the vacuum  78 . 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.