Patent ID: 7958590

Claim:
A cleaning tool handle for engaging a cleaning instrument comprising: a first handle member pivotally connected about a hinge to a second handle member, the first and second handle members cooperatively engaging with each other to form the handle, each handle member including a first end and a second and opposite end, the second end of the first handle member including a first clamping plate and the second end of the second handle member including a second clamping plate; a locking member extending from the first handle member and into an opening defined by the second handle member, the locking member defining at least one locking element that is configured to engage the second handle member when the first end of the first handle member is brought together with the first end of the second handle member, forcing the first end of the first handle member together with the first end of the second handle member also causing the clamping plates to move together for holding a cleaning instrument, the locking member being moveable for disengaging the locking element from the second handle member; wherein the first clamping plate defines a first surface that faces the second clamping plate and the second clamping plate defines a first surface that faces the first clamping plate, the first surface of the first clamping plate and the first surface of the second clamping plate including protrusions that assist in gripping a cleaning instrument; and wherein the protrusions comprise rows of wave-like elements, the handle defining a lengthwise direction, the rows of wave-like elements being substantially perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the handle, the clamping plates each including a front edge and a back edge, the front edge comprising the outer most edge of the second end of each respective handle member, and wherein the rows of wave-like elements having a descending height from the front edge to the back edge.