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Title: US7533436: Multifunction cleaning device for large vehicles such as recreational vehicles and trucks
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Country: US United States of America

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Inventor: Vaartjes, Kornelis; North East, MD, United States of America 21901
Vaartjes, Margaret Carrol; North East, MD, United States of America 21901

Assignee: None

Published / Filed: 2009-05-19 / 2007-01-08

Application Number: US2007000650823

IPC Code: Advanced: A47L 13/12;

ECLA Code: A47L13/11; A46B15/00C; A46B15/00C11; A47L13/12; A47L13/257; K46B200/30G;

U.S. Class: 015/114; 015/117; 015/121; 015/160;

Field of Search: 015/114,117,121,159.1,160 0D4/116,130,132 D32/042

Priority Number:
2007-01-08  US2007000650823

Abstract:     A multifunction cleaning device configured to brush, scrub, and squeegee a surface is provided. The cleaning device includes an elongate handle having an axis oriented along a plane. The device also includes a brush coupled to the handle. The brush includes bristles positioned on a side of the plane. A squeegee is coupled to the handle, with the squeegee having a contact edge positioned on an opposite side of the plane. A scrubber is coupled to the handle and adjacent the squeegee. A contact surface of the scrubber is also being positioned on the opposite side of the plane. Products according to the invention may provide any of several benefits, including cleaning corners and preventing damage to surfaces such as painted surfaces in particular inside corners as seen on todays motorcoaches, RV's, large trucks (hood and fenders).

Attorney, Agent or Firm: RatnerPrestia ;

Primary / Asst. Examiners: Spisich, Mark;

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    1. A multifunction cleaning device configured to scrub, brush, and squeegee a surface, the device comprising:

an elongate handle having a handle axis oriented along a plane;

an elongated support disposed at an end of said handle and disposed transverse with respect to the handle axis;

a brush coupled to said support, said brush comprising a first plurality of bristles extending from a first side of said support and positioned on a side of the plane, said brush further comprising a second plurality of bristles extending from a leading edge of said support with the second plurality of bristles extending from the support in a direction generally parallel to the handle axis and angled with respect to the first plurality of bristles;

a squeegee coupled to the second side of said support, said squeegee having a contact edge positioned on an opposite side of the plane, said squeegee being fixed to extend along a squeegee axis in a direction substantially parallel to the second plurality of bristles, the contact edge of the squeegee extending beyond the free ends of the second plurality of bristles in the direction of the handle axis; and

a scrubber coupled to said second side of said support between the squeegee and the handle and disposed on the opposite side of the plane, the scrubber having a scrubber axis defining an acute angle a between it and the squeegee axis, the scrubber axis further defining an obtuse angle μ between it and the handle axis.



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US2007000650823 2007-01-08  is a related to the prior publication
     US20080163442A1 issued 2008-07-10  Multifunction cleaning device for large vehicles such as recreational vehicles and trucks


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