Patent ID: 7364380

Claim:
A cleaning apparatus comprising: a support having a first end, an opposite second end, a longitudinal axis and an outer surface having an oval cross-sectional shape and being fixed to an extended handle at said first end; a removable flexible mat mounted peripherally on and wrapped around the circumference of said outer surface, said flexible mat having a first surface and an opposite second surface, the mat has one end with a notch or offset portion disposed on said opposite second surface, wherein said notch or offset portion allows overlapping of the other end of the flexible mat when the flexible mat is bent to conform to the shape of said support, and wherein the mat is formed with a border or edge with corresponding apertures formed at one end of the border or edge and projections formed at an opposite end of said border or edge; a plurality of bristles being disposed on and extending from said first surface of the flexible mat; a plurality of sheets or wipes disposed over said extending bristles and in a form selected from the group consisting of a stack of separable wipes and a roll of separable sheets or wipes, sheets or wipes being wrapped around said flexible mat starting from an outermost edge disposed in parallel to said longitudinal axis; wherein the support has a plurality of projecting resilient fingers attached to said opposite second end thereof for slidably facilitating mounting said flexible mat on said support; wherein each sheet or wipe is formed with a pull tab to enable separation of one sheet or wipe from the other, said pull tab being disposed on and extending transversally from said outermost edge; and wherein said support is formed with a plurality of apertures to enable dripping or oozing of cleaning fluid retained in said support and to said plurality of sheets or wipes.