Patent ID: 7469703

Claim:
A method of cleaning an inanimate surface comprising: a) providing a motorized stain-removal brush having a cleaning efficiency angle of from between about 0 degrees to 100 degrees, wherein the motorized stain-removal brush comprises: i) a handle having a motor disposed therein; ii) a head having a longitudinal axis; iii) a neck disposed between the handle and the head; iv) a tilted bristle holder associated with the head which oscillates or rotates; v) a set of bristles associated with the bristle holder wherein the motor is operatively connected to bristle holder; vi) a shaft at least partially disposed within the neck, the shaft being operatively connected to the motor and to the bristle holder, wherein the terminal end of the shaft disposed in the neck does not lie in the same plane as the motor shaft disposed in the handle; b) putting a solution in contact with an inanimate surface; and c) contacting the motorized stain-removal brush to the inanimate surface so as to brush the solution on the inanimate surface.