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Cleaning tool

US8596896B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 23, 2009
Grant dateDec 3, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 19, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L13/312
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cleaning tool (10) includes a cleaning head (11) and a handle (12) and is to be used with a cleaning sheet attached to the cleaning head (11). The cleaning head (11) has a gradual-liquid-release mechanism (16) including a liquid reservoir (14) and a gradual-liquid-release portion (15) that, by the action of hydrostatic pressure from above, gradually releases a liquid agent supplied to the liquid reservoir (14) to a cleaning face (17a) provided by a cleaning cushion (17) of the cleaning head (11) while causing the liquid agent to pass through a multitude of fine flow paths. The gradual-liquid-release portion (15) is provided continuously across substantially the entire width in the length direction of the substantially rectangular cleaning head (11) as viewed along the short-side direction of the cleaning head (11), the portion (15) provided facing the cleaning face (17a) of the cleaning head (11).

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