Patent ID: 6944904

Claim:
An apparatus for cleaning a chalkboard, wherein the chalkboard is substantially upright standing, said chalkboard having first and second opposing ends, and top and bottom opposing edges, said apparatus comprising; a) a rail disposed on said top edge of said chalkboard, said rail extending from said first end to said second end of said chalkboard, said rail having a channel therein, said rail having end caps on said first and second ends thereof; and, b) a chalkboard cleaning member being removably disposed on said rail whereby the chalkboard cleaning member cleans the chalkboard while moving along the rail from the first end to the second end of the chalkboard, wherein said chalkboard cleaning member comprises; i) a support bracket having upper and lower opposing ends, a front and rear edge, and a top and bottom side wherein said bottom side is oriented toward said chalkboard; ii) a wheel being disposed on said upper end of said support bracket, wherein said wheel is inserted into said channel of said rail to permit the support bracket to move along the rail from the first end to the second end of the chalkboard; iii) a reservoir containing fluid being removably disposed on said top side of said support bracket, said reservoir having upper and lower ends; iv) a sponge being fixed on said bottom side of said support bracket to permit the sponge to make contact with the chalkboard so that the sponge can clean the chalkboard, said sponge extending from said upper to the lower end of said support bracket; v) a plurality of spray nozzles being disposed on said bottom side of said support bracket in a spaced apart manner, wherein fluid from said spray nozzles are directed toward said sponge to permit the chalkboard to be cleaned; vi) a pump being disposed on said reservoir for pumping fluid from said reservoir to said spray nozzles to permit fluid from the reservoir to be sprayed into the sponge; and vii) a handle being disposed on said reservoir to permit a user to grasp the handle and thereby move the support bracket.