Patent Application
20240101076
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The disclosure relates to washing devices and more particularly pertains to a new washing device for cleaning a vehicle. The present invention discloses a washing device comprising an elongate handle with a handgrip and a switch actuated pump that motivates a cleaning solution from a reservoir to a brush head, allowing a user to clean surfaces without bending at the waist.
The prior art relates to washing devices, which may comprise handled brushes, which may have attached reservoirs or wherein the handles serve as reservoirs, spray head with cleaning fluid regulators, hollow shafts with hose attachments at one end and rotating brushes on the other and a reservoir in between, and brushes with reservoirs and pumps. What is lacking in the prior art is a washing device comprising an elongate handle with a handgrip and a switch actuated pump that motivates a cleaning solution from a reservoir to a brush head.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a handgrip, which is hollow and attached to a first end of an elongate handle. A reservoir is attached to the handgrip and is configured to contain a cleaning solution. A pump is attached to and is positioned in the handgrip. The pump is in fluidic communication with the reservoir. Each of a plurality of brush heads is selectively attachable to a second end of the elongate handle so that the brush head is in fluidic communication with the pump. A battery is selectively attachable to the handgrip to selectively power the pump to motivate the cleaning solution from the reservoir to the brush head. A switch is attached to the handgrip and is operationally engaged to the battery and the pump. The handgrip is configured to be grasped in a hand of a user, positioning the user to manipulate the brush head on a surface and to switch the switch to actuate the pump so that the cleaning solution is applied to the surface.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A reservoir 22 is attached to the handgrip 12 and is configured to contain a cleaning solution, such as a soap solution. The reservoir 22 has a neck 24, which is externally threaded and complementary to a cap 26, which is attached to the handgrip 12. The cap 26 is internally threaded so that the cap 26 is positioned for selective threaded insertion of the neck 24 to removably attach the reservoir 22 to the handgrip 12. A straw 28 is attached to the cap 26 and extends into the reservoir 22 so that a lower end 30 of the straw 28 is positioned proximate to a bottom 32 of the reservoir 22.
A pump 34 is attached to and is positioned in the handgrip 12. The pump 34 is in fluidic communication with the reservoir 22. A first tube 36 extends from an upper end 38 of the straw 28 through the handgrip 12 to an inlet port 40 of the pump 34. A first connector 42 is attached to the handgrip 12 proximate to the first end 14 of the elongate handle 16. A second tube 44 extends between an outlet port 46 of the pump 34 and the first connector 42.
Each of a plurality of brush heads 48 is selectively attachable to a second end 50 of the elongate handle 16 so that the brush head 48 is in fluidic communication with the pump 34. The brush head 48 comprises a stem 52, which is selectively insertable into the second end 50 of the elongate handle 16 so that the brush head 48 is removably attached to the elongate handle 16. A shell 54 is attached to the stem 52 and may be elongated so that the shell 54 extends bidirectionally from the second end 50 of the elongate handle 16. A second connector 56 is attached to the shell 54. A coiled hose 58 is selectively attachable to the first connector 42 and the second connector 56 to fluidically engage the shell 54 to the pump 34.
A plurality of bristles 60 is attached to and extends from a facet 62 of the shell 54. The bristles 60 of the plurality of bristles 60 have a respective stiffness so that the plurality of brush heads 48 comprises brush heads 48 having pluralities of bristles 60 having a variety of stiffnesses. For example, a brush head 48 with bristles 60 that are stiff would be useful in cleaning tires and rims of a vehicle, while a brush head 48 with softer bristles 60 would be useful in cleaning painted surfaces and windows of the vehicle. A plurality of holes 64 is positioned in the facet 62 and is configured for passage of the cleaning solution from the shell 54 to the bristles 60 and the surface.
A battery 66 is selectively attachable to the handgrip 12 to selectively power the pump 34 to motivate the cleaning solution from the reservoir 22 to the brush head 48. A switch 68 is attached to the handle and is operationally engaged to the battery 66 and the pump 34. The switch 68 may comprise a trigger 70. The handgrip 12 is configured to be grasped in a hand of a user, positioning the user to manipulate the brush head 48 on the surface and to switch the switch 68 to actuate the pump 34 so that the cleaning solution is applied to the surface.
A controller 84 may be attached to the elongate handle 16 and operationally engaged to the pump 34. The controller 84 is configured to set the pump 34 to a variety of operational speeds. For example, the controller 84 may comprise a depressible button 86, which can be dressed a first time, a second time, and a third time to set the pump to slow, medium, and high levels of operational speeds, respectively.
A drying pad 72 is selectively attachable to the second end 50 of the elongate handle 16. The handgrip 12 is configured to be grasped in the hand of the user, positioning the user to manipulate the drying pad 72 on a surface to dry the surface. The handgrip 12 also may be detached from the elongate handle 16, allowing the user to dry the surface without dealing with the mass of the handgrip 12, the reservoir 22, and the battery 66.
The drying pad 72 may comprise a first stub 74, which is attached to a plate 76. A second stub 78 is hingedly attached to the first stub 74 so that the plate 76 is selectively hingable relative to the elongate handle 16. The second stub 78 is selectively insertable into the second end 50 of the elongate handle 16 so that the drying pad 72 is removably attached to the elongate handle 16. A cloth 80 is selectively attachable to the plate 76 by means know to those skilled in the art of drying pads such as elastic bands 82, as shown in
The vehicle washing device 10 also may comprise a backpack 88 from which a connector hose 90 extends. The backpack 88 is substantially impermeable and is configured to contain a cleaning solution. The backpack 88 may be sized to contain 2.00 to 6.00 L of cleaning solution. The backpack 88 may be sized to contain 3.75 to 4.25 L of cleaning solution. A female hose connector 92, which is attached to the connector hose 90 distal from the backpack 88, is complementary to a male hose connector 94 attached to the cap 26 and positioned around the straw 28. The backpack 88 can be employed when the reservoir 22 is not sufficient to supply an adequate amount of cleaning solution for a particular cleaning job.
In use, a cleaning solution is added to the reservoir 22, which then is attached to the handgrip 12. The handgrip 12 is grasped in a hand of a user, positioning the user to manipulate the brush head 48 on a surface and to actuate the pump 34 so that the cleaning solution is applied to the surface.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
