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Cleaning device including a pivot joint

US7640617B2 · kind B2 · utility

41Cited by

24References

19Claims

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Assignee

HELEN OF TROY LIMITED · BB

Inventors

Brook Kennedy · Glen Ridge, US
Richard Whitehall · New York, US
Davin Stowell · New York, US
Boris Kontorvich · Brooklyn, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 9, 2007
Grant date	Jan 5, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 4, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T403/32631
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cleaning device including a cleaning member and a handle connected to the cleaning member. The handle includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a ball member and the second member includes a socket. The ball member being disposed in the socket to couple the first member and the second member and enable the second member to pivot with respect to the first member.

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