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20080253826 | Mop Head Including Contoured Tubular Fluid Retaining Strand Elements - An edgeless mop utilizing a relatively narrow diameter, knit tubular material to form the strands of a mop head wherein the tubular material incorporates an arrangement of elongate depressed channels and raised profile segments extending along its surface in the length direction. This construction increases the overall fluid retaining or sorbency capacity of the mop even while lowering the overall mass of the mop head. | 10-16-2008 |
20090269124 | FLUID DISPENSER FOR FLOORS - The fluid dispenser for application of solutions applied to floors, includes a frame for supporting a container, the frame includes at least three legs supported by wheels mounted on a bottom end of each leg such that the frame can roll along the surface of a floor. The container is for holding solutions. A mop assembly is for fluidly communicating by gravity feed, the solution from the container to the mop head and bristles and for manually manipulating the mop head. The dispenser further includes a harness attached to the frame for securely attaching the fluid dispenser to the back side of a person such that the frame is always positioned behind the person. | 10-29-2009 |
20090269125 | CLEANING TOOL WITH FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE - A fluid delivery system for a cleaning tool. In one embodiment, the fluid delivery system includes a reservoir, a first conduit and a second conduit coupled to the reservoir and adapted to selectively dispense fluid from the reservoir, wherein an end of the second conduit is moveable relative to the first conduit to dispense fluid in a plurality of directions. In another embodiment, the fluid delivery system includes a reservoir adapted to contain at least one fluid, a first conduit coupled to the reservoir adapted to selectively dispense fluid from the reservoir, and a second conduit coupled to the reservoir adapted to selectively dispense fluid from the reservoir independent of the first conduit. In another embodiment, the fluid delivery system has a reservoir with a first and second outlet wherein the second outlet selectively dispenses fluid from the reservoir independent of the first outlet. | 10-29-2009 |
20090279938 | Universal Connector for a Fluid Mop - A universal connector for connecting a mop frame to a fluid source is provided. The universal connector includes an upper connector piece with a proximal end for connection to a mop housing and a distal end with a pair of pivot arms. A fluid distributor having a hollow nipple portion connects to the fluid source and has a pair of pivot plates for pivotal connection to the of upper connection piece for side to side pivot. Fluid distributor also has a pair of opposed elongated hollow arms for coupling to a mop frame. The end of the distributor arms is adapted to slip into a key slot in the mop frame and provide an axis to pivot the joint in an up and down direction. A fluid conduit passing through the upper connector piece from the fluid source and connected to the nipple portion of the distributor for distribution of fluid to the mop frame through the hollow distributor arms. Fabric mop pockets with opening to permit rotation of the mop frame about the distributor are also disclosed. | 11-12-2009 |
20100014909 | DEVICE APPLIED IN THE TOOTHBRUSH WITH DISPOSABLE BRISTLES AND TOOTHPASTE INJECTOR RESERVOIR - This model belongs to the technical field of products for buccal hygiene, more particularly to a device applied in the toothbrush with disposable bristles and toothpaste injector reservoir, which is designed to combine the toothbrush with the toothpaste in one single product, as well as the gradual dispensing of toothpaste in the bristles. | 01-21-2010 |
20100014910 | CLEANING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus, in particular to a portable hand-held cleaner, to which a working fluid can be supplied and which has a plurality of cleaning members, in particular brush-type cleaning members, which can be driven to make a cleaning movement, wherein the cleaning members are adjustable relative to one another. | 01-21-2010 |
20100092231 | Shower Nozzle having a Brush - A shower nozzle having a brush for bathing includes a shower nozzle body and a brush head which is driven by a power member disposed in the shower nozzle body. The power member is supplied power by an internal battery or an external power supply. Thereby, when the user takes a bath, the combination of the shower nozzle and the brush is able to supply water for cleaning and has a brushing function, enhancing the cleaning effect. | 04-15-2010 |
20100092232 | PAINT TRIMMER - The paint trimmer includes a rigid base and a handle removably attachable to the base. The handle includes a bladder for storing paint. A paint applicator is associated with the base and fluidly coupled to the bladder via a manifold. Accordingly, a user may selectively dispense paint from the bladder to the paint applicator via the manifold for application to a surface to be painted. A paint mask associated with the base and offset from the paint applicator prevents paint from dispensing to undesired locations of the surface. | 04-15-2010 |
20100104352 | TOOTH- AND GINGIVA-CLEANING CONSTRUCTION OPERATING WITH CARBON DIOXIDE ORIGINATING IN SITU - The invention relates to a tooth- and gingiva-cleaning construction which functions by the use of carbon dioxide; the construction consists of a tooth- and gingival-cleaning tool as well as of a container tool ordered to the cleaning tool at least before the application and fitting to the cleaning tool. Typical character of the construction is that the headpiece is divided into two elastic chambers ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100150640 | Indoor/outdoor cleaning system - An indoor/outdoor cleaning system includes a portable pressurized housing for containing cleaning fluids (water, chemicals, and mixtures thereof). Multiple hoses connect the interior of the housing with a cleaning wand. The wand includes a handle, a hollow trunk portion and a cleaning head. The multiple hoses have outlets adjacent the cleaning head for feeding water, cleaning chemicals, or surface treating fluids thereto. The outlets open adjacent a cleaning pad, which pad, which pad is attached to the cleaning head via a mechanism that allows the pad to move either in a linear or sinusoidal (rocking) motion or the combination of both motions thereof. A variety of cleaning pad accessories (brush, sponge, sanding pad, buffing pad, etc.) can be optionally attached to the cleaning pad based on the type of surface to be cleaned or treated. A suction conduit, disposed in the cleaning head, functions to draw used fluids away from the surface for safe disposal thereof. | 06-17-2010 |
20100239358 | BRUSH HEAD FOR USE ON A CONTAINER FOR DISPENSING A COMPOSITION - A brush for providing a composition to a surface comprising: a base; a plurality of bristles, said plurality of bristles having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein said distal end is functionally attached to the base; wherein the distal end has a greater bristle density than the proximal end wherein said plurality of bristles forms at least one flow path from said distal end towards said proximal end. | 09-23-2010 |
20100284727 | BRUSH WITH INTERNAL COMPARTMENT - A brush including a handle and a head attached to the handle. The head has an upper surface and at least one protuberance positioned on the upper surface of the head. A plurality of bristle elements extend from the upper surface of the head and are positioned around the protuberance such that bristle elements positioned closest to the protuberance define a cup-shaped clearance space around the protuberance. | 11-11-2010 |
20100296859 | Microbes Detecting and Treating Toothbrush - A microbe detecting and/or treating toothbrush that includes a handle that comprises a head portion, a neck portion and a grasping portion, an upper surface and a lower surface; a plurality of bristles, positioned on and attached to the upper surface of the head portion of the handle and a dental hygiene device being parts of the handle, which comprises a dispensing aperture from which an effective amount of a disclosing and/or treating agent is dispensed and a dispensing mechanism comprising an actuator, which upon actuation, enables the dispensing aperture to provide an effective amount of a disclosing and/or treating agent, wherein the dispensing aperture and the dispensing mechanism of the dental hygiene devices are situated in the neck portion or the grasping portion of the handle. | 11-25-2010 |
20100310301 | POWER TOOTHBRUSH USING A SHEAR THICKENING FLUID - The combination of a power toothbrush and an oral fluid, in which the oral fluid has the characteristic of changing viscosity, depending upon the action of a workpiece element portion, such as a flexible membrane, of the power toothbrush. The power toothbrush has two operating conditions. In one condition, the membrane moves toward and away from the teeth at a speed such that the fluid is liquid and flows easily to and around the teeth, including the interproximal regions. In the second condition, the membrane is moved at a significantly higher speed, in response to which the viscosity of the fluid increases substantially, having a shear rate at least as great as necessary to remove biofilm from the teeth. | 12-09-2010 |
20100316433 | POWERED PAINTING SYSTEM - A painting system comprises a pressurized paint canister and a pressure fed paint brush or powered paint roller connectable to the pressurized paint canister. The canister includes a paint reservoir, a self-sealing gas pressure fitting in fluid communication with the paint reservoir and configured to be connected to a gas pressure source, a paint outlet in fluid communication with the paint reservoir, and a removable cap for filling the paint reservoir with paint. The brush assembly includes a main body having a handle and a brush stock and a bristle bundle secured in the brush stock. A plurality of fluid distribution members extend into the bristle assembly and are multidirectionally flexible such that the distribution members flex substantially freely with the flex of the bristles in any direction. The fluid distribution members prevent paint flow when in an unflexed state and allow flow onto the bristles only when flexed. | 12-16-2010 |
20100322700 | HINGED SOAP DISPENSING FOOT CLEANING DEVICE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE AND REPLACEABLE CARTRIDGES - A hinged soap dispensing foot cleaning device with interchangeable and replaceable cartridges comprising inter alia, a hinged fool cleaning chassis assembly, a plurality of interchangeable and replaceable bristle cartridges sized and configured to be removably attached to the chassis assembly, a pump means for pumping a liquid sized and configured to be removably and operatively connected to the chassis assembly, and a liquid filled bladder sized and configured to be housed in the chassis assembly and operatively connected to the pump means and chassis assembly. | 12-23-2010 |
20110020051 | FLOOR MOPPING APPARATUS - In the exemplary embodiment, a floor mopping apparatus has a handle portion, a mopping head, and an elongate pole portion. The elongate pole portion connects the handle portion to the mopping head. The mopping head has an equilaterally triangular shape for accessing into corners and has notches in each side of the head for accessing around furniture legs and such. The handle includes a fluid spraying mechanism that allows for spraying a fluid ahead of the mop head during mopping. The handle is otherwise removable from the pole portion for use as a portable pistol for spraying the fluid directly there-from apart from the remainder of the apparatus. | 01-27-2011 |
20110027004 | SPRAY BRUSH - A direction-free spray brush includes an applicator body, which defines an accommodation chamber and holds a brush at the front side and a spray tube in the brush, an accumulation tube connected to the spray tube and having an accumulation chamber and a side hole in communication between the accumulation chamber and the accommodation chamber for guiding a powder substance from the accommodation chamber into the accumulation chamber, and an air inflator, which has an air guide connected to the accumulation chamber of the accumulation tube and an inflation bulb fastened to the air guide for pumping air through the air passage in the air guide into the accumulation chamber to force the powder substance from the accumulation chamber through the spray tube into the brush for application. | 02-03-2011 |
20110044750 | FLUID-POWERED BATH BRUSH - A fluid-powered bath brush that uses the kinetic energy of moving water to operate skin-cleaning attachments. In one embodiment, the bath brush comprises a brush head member having at least one brush head housing, a water wheel, a first drive gear, a second drive gear and a brush element rotatably mounted thereon, an adaptor with an outlet side adapted to be connected to a showerhead and an inlet side adapted to be connected to a first fluid-dispensing means that carries water to the showerhead and contains a diverter which diverts the flow of water from the first fluid-dispensing means to the showerhead to the flow of water from the first fluid-dispensing means to the brush head member and a flexible second fluid-dispensing means containing at least two tubes for carrying water connecting the brush head member and the adaptor. | 02-24-2011 |
20110058891 | DENTAL CLEANSER AND STAIN PREVENTION APPARATUS - Several embodiments of a dental cleanser and stain prevention apparatus for portable use are described. In each embodiment an apparatus for use in on-the-go dental cleansing is described. In one series of embodiments, disposable dental cleaning devices are described. In another series of embodiments, reusable and refillable dental cleaning devices are described. Packaging of various types is also disclosed for use in housing the dental cleanser and stain prevention apparatus. | 03-10-2011 |
20110064513 | MOP HANDLE GRIP AND THUMB TRIGGER MECHANISM - A mop comprises a mop head and a handle connected to the mop head at a pivot. The mop head and handle have a front and a back. A fluid reservoir for spraying a fluid at the front of the mop head. A trigger is disposed on the handle remote from the mop head, where the trigger controls the spraying of the fluid from the reservoir. The trigger is movable between a non-actuated position and an actuated position where the trigger moves toward the back as it moves from the non-actuated position to the actuated position. A method of using the mop is also provided. | 03-17-2011 |
20110085845 | Water powered brush/sprayer system - A water powered brush/sprayer system is described to include a handle section having a first end coupled to a water source and a second end. The system includes a sprayer nozzle attachment removably attached to the second end. The sprayer nozzle attachment is configured to spray water from the handle section into a plurality of streams. The system also includes a brush and sprayer cleaning attachment removable attached to the second end. The brush and sprayer cleaning attachment includes a spinnable brush and water powered turbine assembly. The brush and sprayer attachment is configured to automatically rotate the spinnable brush while simultaneously spraying water communicated through said handle section in the direction of the spinnable brush. | 04-14-2011 |
20110135379 | ORAL CARE SYSTEM, KIT AND METHOD - An oral care system and method wherein a dispenser is mounted to the handle of an oral care implement, such as a toothbrush. The dispenser holds an oral care material and is alterable between a storage state wherein a dispending end of the dispenser nests within the handle and an application state wherein the dispensing end of the dispenser is un-nested and exposed for oral care use. In one aspect, the invention is an oral care system comprising: an oral care implement comprising a head, a handle having a longitudinal axis, and one or more oral surface engaging elements; a dispenser having a reservoir containing an oral care material and an applicator for dispensing the oral care material from the reservoir; the dispenser alterable between: (i) a storage state wherein the applicator or the dispensing end of the dispenser is nested within the handle; and (ii) an application state wherein the applicator or the dispensing end is un-nested from the handle and exposed for oral care use. | 06-09-2011 |
20110142529 | AUTOMATIC BATHING APPARATUS - An automatic bathing apparatus that can automatically bath a body, and more particularly to, an automatic bathing apparatus that can automatically and easily soap massage and take a bath when a bathing device contacts with a body by generating a rotation motion using electricity, transferring the rotation motion to a flexible shaft, and automatically rotating a bathing device, is provided. The automatic bathing apparatus includes: a motor ( | 06-16-2011 |
20110150559 | ARRANGEMENT FOR APPLYING A LIQUID - The invention relates to a device for applying a fluid, comprising an application container ( | 06-23-2011 |
20110158739 | Oral cavity cleaning device - An oral cavity cleaning device includes a stem having a mainly longitudinal extension and a pointed profile at a first end; a fluid channel enclosed within the stem and extending along such stem; a fluid reservoir operably connected to the second end of the stem to establish a hydraulic connection with the channel; and a tip having bristles and designed to be removably associated with the first end of the stem, the tip having a plurality of through holes for the passage of fluids from the channel to the area external to the tip, at the bristles. | 06-30-2011 |
20110170940 | Drop Away Toothpaste Tube/Brush - A dispensing toothbrush includes a removable insert tooth paste tube for self application. This One for All design allows easy storage of tooth paste within the brush itself. It is simpler and different than other dispensing designs in that the tooth paste is not traveling through the length of a hollow tube to the bristles. The user simply unscrews the tube by twisting the cap off the bottom allowing self application. The user squeezes the flexing tube applying the toothpaste to the bristles. Storage of the toothpaste in the brush for subsequent self application is the major difference from other U.S. Patents. Again as in the other design, safety is a major concern with any dispensing toothbrush and this design allows for cleaning the brush the same as with any non-dispensing toothbrush. | 07-14-2011 |
20110182653 | Variable Pressure Brush/Pad - A brush for cleaning a workpiece is provided. The brush includes a rigid core having first and second portions affixed to each other. The rigid core has an aperture defined around an axis of rotation of the rigid core. A fluid channel is defined between opposing surfaces of the first and second portions. The fluid channel extends radially from a surface defining the aperture. First and second membranes are affixed to outer surfaces of the first and second portions, wherein movement of the first and second membranes is controlled through introduction of a fluid through the fluid channel. In one embodiment, the membrane is porous and the fluid is a cleaning fluid that contacts the workpiece, such as a magnetic disc or semiconductor substrate for cleaning. | 07-28-2011 |
20110299912 | Foot Brush - A brush for use while bathing having a handle and a brush head fixed to the distal end of the handle. A plurality of sole bristles are fixed to the upper surface of the brush head. A plurality of instep bristles are fixed to the lower surface of the brush head at the proximal end. A plurality of toe bristles are fixed to the lower surface of the brush head at the distal end. The toe bristles have a length different than the instep bristles. A liquid soap dispenser is integrated into the handle. The soap dispenser has an actuator button on the handle proximate the hand grip, a reservoir in fluid communication with the brush head, and a dispense valve connected to the actuator for controlling transfer of the liquid soap from the reservoir to at least one of the plurality of bristles. | 12-08-2011 |
20110299913 | Partially Extendable Hair Brush - A grooming device comprising a grooming element. The grooming element may be elongated along a longitudinal axis. The grooming device has a first portion and a second portion separateable from the first portion and capable of moving independently from the first portion along the longitudinal axis. The first and/or second portions of the grooming element include means engaging keratin fibers or for improving the aesthetic appearance of keratin fibers. | 12-08-2011 |
20120219350 | Brush head - An interproximal squirt brush, includes a solution container having a solution chamber for containing a solution and a hollow nozzle head having an opening communicating with the solution chamber; and a brush head having an elongated retention portion replaceably coupling at the opening of the nozzle head and a brush portion extended from the retention portion, wherein a clearance is formed between the opening and the retention portion of the brush head for enabling the solution from the solution chamber being discharged to the brush portion of the brush head along the retention portion. | 08-30-2012 |
20120230754 | Washing Attachment and System - Disclosed is a washing attachment and washing system wherein the washing attachment includes a main body having a wall that at least partially circumscribes and defines a main conduit. A plurality of teeth extends from the wall of the main body. Each of at least some of the teeth defines therein an extending conduit being in communication with the main conduit. A plurality of openings along such teeth provides communication between the extending conduit and an external area. A plurality of bristle extensions also extend from the wall of the main body and align along the base of the teeth. In use, fluid passes from a connected hose, through the main conduit, through the extending conduits, and through the openings in the teeth to the external area to wash an object. | 09-13-2012 |
20120275843 | ORAL CARE SYSTEM, KIT AND METHOD - An oral care system and method comprising an oral care implement such as a toothbrush having a plurality of tooth engaging elements and a cavity adapted to detachably house a dispenser containing an oral care agent. In one embodiment, the dispenser may be configured as a dispensing pen having an applicator on one end. A user may dismount the dispenser from the toothbrush, apply the agent to the oral surface, and re -mount the dispenser in the toothbrush for storage. | 11-01-2012 |
20120301210 | BRUSH FOR USE WITH A COMPOSITION - A brush suitable for use as part of a product dispensing container which includes various characteristics which provide desirable product performance during use. | 11-29-2012 |
20120315077 | INGESTIBLE ORAL CARE COMPOSITION AND METHOD THEREFOR - An ingestible oral care product includes a composition with xylitol, glycerin, carboxymethylcellulose, sodium bicarbonate and at least one flavoring agent. | 12-13-2012 |
20130287474 | Refillable Toothpaste Dispensing System - A refillable toothpaste dispensing toothbrush has a toothpaste containing capsule for dispensing toothpaste through the bristle head of the toothbrush. The toothpaste capsule can be filled using any standard toothpaste tube. Grooves in the toothpaste passageway prevent clogging of toothpaste in the toothbrush. In an alternate embodiment, the dispensing toothbrush also contains a sonic vibrating device. | 10-31-2013 |
20140056636 | DEVICE FOR APPLYING A COMPOSITION TO KERATINOUS FIBERS - A device for applying a cosmetic composition to keratinous fibers, for example the hair, the eyelashes, or the eyebrows, the device including: a support; and teeth that extend from the support; at least one tooth, or at least half of the teeth, including a longitudinal through slot that extends over a major fraction of the length of the tooth, the slot not opening out at a free end of the tooth, remote from the support. | 02-27-2014 |
20140140753 | PAINT BRUSH AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A paint brush and method include a ferrule extending around and in contact with a plurality of bristles and a spacer apparatus positioned to space apart the plurality of bristles to provide at least one reservoir within the plurality of bristles. The spacer apparatus defines at least one opening extending through the spacer apparatus that allows fluid passage therethrough to the at least one reservoir to assist in removal of paint from the plurality of bristles when fluid is provided therein. | 05-22-2014 |
20150023722 | Device and Method for Mixing Hair Coloring Chemicals - A device and method for mixing and applying hair coloring chemicals to a user's hair. The device comprises a brush applicator, a first compartment capable of holding the brush applicator, a second compartment containing a first hair coloring chemical, a third compartment containing a second hair coloring chemical, and a membrane. The brush applicator is movable toward the membrane to puncture the membrane and cause the hair coloring chemicals to be mixed together. In another embodiment, the device contains two or more hair coloring chemicals, at least one in at least one receptacle within the device. The device further comprises a cutting member in the form of a cursor, pull-member, rotatable element, or push-member to cut open the receptacle(s) within the device to release and thereby mix the hair coloring chemicals. The device can include an applicator removably attached to the housing to apply the mixed hair coloring chemicals. | 01-22-2015 |