CA2135808A1

CA2135808A1 - Rub-a-dub-dub

Info

Publication number: CA2135808A1
Application number: CA 2135808
Authority: CA
Inventors: Lilian Audrey Taylor
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1995-01-11
Filing date: 1995-01-11
Publication date: 1996-07-12

Abstract

This invention relates to an extendible cleaning device for bathtubs, jacuzzies, showers, hot tubs, tiled areas, walls, corners and swimming pools. A 5" cube sponge end fitting is chamfered at one corner giving it multiple sides. The sponge is fitted with an internal protective sleeve and a female screw insert. This allows the sponge end to be attached to an extendible pole with a compatible male screw end. The combination of these two items will eliminate the users need to bend, stretch, kneel or climb in order to clean difficult areas and is particularly designed for the physically challenged.

Description

213~808 ~FECIFIOATION
~ub-a-dub-dub The f,-,~m clf the list and the desc~ipti,-,n is illust~ated by the fl~~ll~win~:

In drawin~s which illust~ate the inventicln, Fi~u~e l is the aluminum e~;tensi,-,n pc,le. Fi~u~e ~ is the hand ~ip.
Fi~u~e 3 is the threaded inse~t sleeve. Fi~u~e 4 is the ~ubbe~
,_"nne,-t,-,r shell. Fi~u~e 5 is the sp,-,n~e cleanin~ atta,-hment.
Fi~u~e ~ is the atta,_hment sequence.
The device illust~ated in 1 is cl,mprised ,_,f a 31-1~" lc,n~ ~,; 3/4"
aluminum e~,;tensic,n pl~le. ~t ~ne end ,-,f this p~,le is inse~ted a lclc~in~ device which allclws the 31-1/~" l,-,n~ ~,; 7/8"
diameter p,~le t,-, be slid ,-,ver this device and lrlc~ int,-, the desired e~tendible len~th. ~t the distal end ,-,f the 3/4" p"le is a th~eaded male plastic end.
The hand ~ip ~ attaches tcl the ,-,pen end clf the 7/3" diamete~
pc,le f,-,~ secu~ity ,-,f ~ip.
The female threaded sleeve 3 has an inside diamete~ ,-,f 3/4" and an ,-,utside diamete~ ,_,f 7/3".
This is inse~ted int,_, 4 which is a 4" lc,n~ ~ubber tubula~
c,_,nnect,-,r shell, 3/4" inside diamete~. One end is cl,-,sed and a ~"
diamete~ flan~e enci~cles the c,pen end.
The cleanin~ sp,-,n~e 5 is a 5" ~~ubé shape with ,~ne ,-,_,~ne~
chamfered ~esultin~ in a ~-1/4" wide flat surface. Oent~ed in this flat surface is d~illed an 11/1~" ~ 4" hclle t" seru~ely a,~ -,mm~-,date 3 and 4. This allclws 4 tc, be ~lued bclth inte~nally and e~;te~nally. The ~esult is a multiple sided cleanin~ device with fin~e~ e ~i~idity within the sp,-,n~e fl~ deep cleanin~ and cc,rne~s .

Claims

1. A manually operable device for cleaning bathtubs, showers, jacuzzies, hot tubs, tiles, walls, corners and pools, comprising a 5" cubed sponge head with chamfered corner centrally drilled to embrace and secure a hollow sleeve, within which is a female threaded adapter suitable for connecting with an extention rod.

2. A device as claimed in 1, in which the sponge has six angles of cleaning surface and a centrally drilled hole for direction and an access for the insertion of a hollow sleeve.

3. A device as claimed in 1 or claim 2 in which the inserted hollow sleeve accepts a threaded adapter permitting the sponge head to be attached to an extendible rod.