US1685265A - Cleaning implement - Google Patents

Description

Sept. 25, 1928.-

w. J. BARBER CLEANING IMPLEMENT Filed sept. 19. 192,5

Patented Sept. 25, 1928.

This invention' relat nient and type in which a plurality 'res CLEANING IMPLEMENT. Y

`Application led, September 19, 1925. Serial No. 571.351.

es to a cleaning implemore particularly to adevice of the of di cleaning elements are mounte y 5 of a handle in such manner that said cleaning elements tively.

may be The invention lhas for its vide a simple mounting ments which will perini to be easilyl and qu handle.V More speci the invention to provi ments and the handle wi and interlock when assemble th pa d so as to secure fferent kinds of d upon the end used alternately or selecobject to profor the cleaning elet the said elements ickly removed fromthe cally it is the object of de the cleaning elerts that interfit the cleaning elements together and toV the handle and further to provide interchangeable holders carrying different kinds of cleaning elements so used for many d With the above and further i V which will appear as the description proceeds, the

the device as il invention .may

thatthe implements can be ilferent purposes.

objects in view,

be said to comprise lustrated in the accompanying hereinafter described and particuforth in the appended claims together with such variations an Jthereof as will be'apparent d modifications to one skilled in the art to which the invention a-ppertains.

Reference sh ing drawings in tion showing the handle with the cleani thereon; Fig. Q is a the attaching mein which Fig. 1

ould be had to theaccoinpanyis a rear elevaforward portion of the ng elements mounted transverse section through ber of the handle and the ,cleaning elements mounted thereon, showing the manner in gether and to the handle;

tive view handle and the cleaning el Fig which they are .secured to- 3l is a perspecshowing. the attaching end of the ements detached from'the handle. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a brush adapted t vgee and mounted in an identical'holder.; Fig.-

lternative construction erent form of interlock.

the accompanying drawings s a suitable ferrule 2 rigidly end thereof, the ferovi'ded with laterally extending 5 shows an a there is a diff Referring to the handle 1 ha secured to the forward rule being pr flanges 3 4 is rigidly attached by means le securing devices.

n the form of a sheet metal ortion to which the other suitab ing member 4 is i plate having a fiat body p flanges 3 to which a suitable of the ferrule are o replace the squeein whic4 attaching plate of rivets or rlhe attachattached. he

h v cured within the channell formed between "the holder 13 and as body portion 5 of the attaching member extends transversely a plane inclined with respect to the axis of the handle. The upper edge portion of the attaching member 4 is bent backto forma rearwardly inclined flange 6 as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. j

Theattaching member 4 forms the support for the cleaning elements and one vof these i cleaning elements is provided with a sheet metal holder 7 hich has a vflat body portion 8 of substantially the same size and shape as the body portion 5 of the attaching member. The holder 7 has a rearwardly inclined flange 9 at its upper edge which is adapted to lie upon the rearwardly inclined flange 6 of the attaching member 4, the flange Qbeing provided with inturned edge portions 10 which lare adapted to ,engage the opposite edges of the flange nenni-ros, omdassreivon rro Tian n. a N. MANUFACTURING onro, A Conroe-Arion or onro.

of the handle and lies inf holder 7 and this cleaning element may be in the form of a washing pad 12 which,"as shown herein, is of felt or other suitable material riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to the holder 7. l

A second 'holder 13 is formed from a strip of sheetvmetal which has yits opposite loiigitudinal edge portions .benty back upon them-- selves, the holder having'a central portion 14 and Vopposite edge portions forming innerand outerwiianges 15 and 16 which are bent back into substantialyparallelism with vthe central ortion 14v forming oppositely facing channels throughout the length of the holder.

A suitable cleaning element may be sethe outer flange 16 and the central portion 14 of cleaning element may be a squeegee consisting of ner strip 18 kbeing of less width than the. outer strip 17 to form a .secondg scraping edge. rIhe rubber strips 17 and 18 are' rigidly se'- cured within the channel means and as shown herein may be held in place by'indentations 19 formed in they outer flange 16; The channel which is formed be- 10o shown herein this secondf two flat rubber strips 17 and'18 the inl by any suitable tween the inner flange 15 and the central is retricted between the top and bottom thereof so that the holder 13 has africtional grip upon the overlying flanges 6 and 9 to secure the holder 7 firmly in place on the attaching' member 4 and to retain itself upon the overlying flanges 6 and 9. This restriction may `be formed by providing an inward bulge in the central portion 14 of the holderl 13 so that as the holder 13 is forced onto the overlying flanges 6 and 9 the flange 15 is sprung thek holder lying against the bodyl lwhile t-he device is being used.

slightly away from the central. portion 14 of the holder and Vby reason of its resiliency compresses Ythe flanges 6 and 9 against the bulge 20. f

In assembling the cleaning elements upon Vthe attaching plate 4 the'holder 7 is first slipped into place with the lower edge of the attaching plate 4 in the channel formed by the inturnedflange 11, the body portion 8 of portion 5 of the attaching plate and the flange 9 of the holder'overlying the flange 46 of the attaching plate. The channel between the flange 11 and body portion 8 of the holder7 being slightly Wider at the top than at the bottom to permit the holder 7 torbe readily slipped into place on the attaching plate 4. The holder 13 is then slipped onto the overlying flanges 6 and 9, securing these flanges together and firmly retaining the holder 7 on the attaching plate. The cleaning elements with their sheet metal holders may be manufactured and sold separately and whenever one of the cleaning elements becomes worn out it may be quickly replaced by a new ele- Vment. f

y A4 further advantageous feature of the invention is that either holder with its attached cleaning element may bevery quickly replaced vwith another holder provided with the same or adifferent kind of cleaning element For'instance, the pad might become Vtoo dirty to function properly, in which case it could be quickly replaced with a clean pad. For some cleanvto ing operations aV different combination of cleaning elements may be desirable and such separate interchangeable holders. As anv illustration of theidea of interchangeable cleaning elements there is shown, in Fig. 4, a hold- `-er v13in which there is a brush 21 mounted in thechannel formed between the flange 16 and the central portion 14 thereof, the brush me replaced with the holder 131l ver 7a is held upon the flange 6 21 with its holder being adapted to replace the squeegee. The bristles of the brush 21 may be held by asuitable fabric binder 22 which encloses thel bristles along-the inner edge of the brush and `which may be secured in place by sewing through the bristles. The specific manner of securing the bristles is, however, immaterial to the present invention and the brush itself may be formed in various ways well known in the art. To replace the squeegee with the brush or vi ce versa the holder 13 can be stripped ofi1 the attaching member of the handle byy a single movement and replaced with another holder 13 carrying a brush or squeegee as the ease may be.

In Fig. 5 of the drawing there is shown a slightly modified construction in which the sheet metal holders have a different form of interlock with. each other and with the flange 6 of the attaching member. In this modification the holder 7a has a flange 1.1:L at its lower edge which corresponds to the flange l1 in the modification first 'described but at its upper edge the holder 71 has a fiangeflawhich is bent outwardly instead of inwardly, the flange 9afbeingat` an inclination such that, when the holder7a is in place on the attaching member 4, it will lie substantially in the plane of the flange 6. The holder 13 is similar to the holder 13 above described except l that when in place the channel which holds the cleaning element lies to the inner side'of the flange 6 and the outer flange 16a extends beyond the holding channel for the cleaning element and has a return bend 23 along its outer edge forming a channel to receive the flange 9a of the holder 7 a. When the holder 7a is in place in the attaching member 4 the holder 13a may be slipped endwise over the flanges and 9a to secure the two holders together and to the attaching plate 4. In this modification the holder 7a may be removed independently of the holder 13a by clipi'iin-g the same endwise on the attaching member 4 and the same or a counterpart holder may properly engaging its flanges with the plate 4 and with the flange 16a and sliding it endwise on the attaching plate 4. Also the holdwhen the holder 7aL is removed with suicient security-to permit use of' the cleaning element carried thereby so that .it is not necessary to mount the second cleaning element until said second cleaning element is needed. y

Having described my invention what I claim is:

1. In a device of thecharacter described7 a handler having an attaching member provided with a projecting edge portion, aholder adapted to fit upon said attaching member and havinO' a projecting edge portion adapted to lie aon'gside the projecting edge portion of the attaching' member, a second holder having a portieri adapted to grip projectlle in place by Y vthe end thereof, said platehaving a flat body Y handle having taching plate thereof, a holder formed gether and to the attaching member, and a lcleaning element carried by one vof said hold- 2. In a device of the character described, a

handle having an attaching member secured thereto, a pair of holders .provided with interlitting portions formedto interlock with each other and with said attaching member to detachably secure the. same together and to said member, and a cleaning element carried by one of said holders. c

3. In a device of the character described, a

a transversely disposed attaching plate secured to the end thereof, said plate having a flange extending along an edge thereof, a holder formed of sheet metal and adapted to overlie said plate, said holder having edge portions bent to engage with edge portions of said plate to hold the same to the plate and against lateral movements on the plate, and a holder in the form a sheet metal clip engageable with the Vflange of the atand with an adjacent edge of the first holder to secure the saine against removal from the plate and a cleaning element carried by said second holder. l

4c. ln a device ofthe character described, a handle having a transversely disposed attaching plate secured to the end thereof, said plate having a ange extending along anedge of sheet metal and adapted to overlie said plate,fsaid holder having an edge flange adapted to lie alongside the edge flange of the attaching plate and having another edge flange engageablewith an edge portion of said attaching plate, aholder embracing the adjacent edge flanges of t-he first'holder and of the attaching pla-te to secure the holders together and to the attaching plate, and a cleaning element Acarried by one of said holders.

5. In a device of the character described, a handle having a transversely disposed attaching plate secured to the end thereof, said plate having a flan ge extending along an edge thereof, a sheet metal holder adapted to overlie said attachingfplate, said holder having a reverseljy7 bent flange' forming a channel to receive the edge of the attaching plate opposite the flange thereof and a flange on the lopposite edge adapted to overlie the flange of the attaching plate, a sheet-,metal holder provided with a portion bent back upon itself to form a channel adapted to receive the flange of the attaching plate and the overlying flange of the rst holder, and a cleaning element carried by one of said holders.

6. lin a device of the character described, a handle having an attaching p late secured to portion extending across the end of the handle and lying'in a plane inclined to the axis of the handle, said plate having a rearwardly inclined flange along its upper edge, a sheet metal holder having a. fiat body portion adapted to lie upon the outer face of said attaching plate and a rearwardly inclined flange along its upper edge adapted to of the attac-hing plate, said holder having a flange at its lower edge bent inwardly and baclr'into parallelism with the body to form a channel to receivegthe lower edge of the attaching plate, a second sheet metal holder having a central portion and o'ppositelongi-A tudinal edgey portionsbent back into parallelism with the central portion to form oppositely facing channels, the inner of which is adapted to receive the overlying flanges of said attaching plate and said first mentioned holder, and a cleaning element carried by one of said holders.

7. ln a device of the character described, ay handle having an attaching plate secured tov the end thereof, said plate having a flat body portion extending across the end of the handle and lying in a lie upon the flange plane inclined to the l wardly inclined flange along its upper edge, a sheet metal holder having a flat body portion adapted to lie upon thel outer face' of said attaching plate and a rearwardly inclined flange along its upper edge adapted to klie upon the flange of the attaching plate, said flange having end portions bent inwardly to engage opposite ends ofthe flange Yof the attaching plate, said holderrhaving a flange at its lower edge bent inwardly and back into parallelism with the body to form a channel to receive. the lower edge of the attaching plate, a second sheet metal holder having a central portion and opposite longitudinal edge portions bent-back into parallelism with the central portion to form oppositelyv facing channels, the inner of which is adapted to receive the overlying flanges of said attaching plate and said first mentioned holder, said inner channel having a restricted portion adapted to frictionally grip the overlying` flanges of the attaching plate ,and first mentioned holder, and a cleaning element carried by one. of'said holders.

8. In a device of the character described, ahandle having a transversely disposedv attaching plate attached to the end thereof, said plate having a .flange extending along the edge thereof, a cleaning element holder formed of sheet metal said plate, said holderhaving edge portions bentto engage with edge portions of sai plate to hold the sameto the plate and against lateral movement on the'plate, and a retaining Vmember in the form of a sheet metal. clip engageable with the flange ofthe attaching plate and with an adjacent edge of said holderv to secure the same against removal from the plate. i

9. In a device ofthe character edescribed, a handle having a transversely disposed attaching plate secured to the end thereof,l said v plate having a flange extending along the edge thereof, a. cleaning element holder formed of sheetmetal and adapted to overlie said plate, said holder having Van edge 5 flange adapted to lie alongside the edge fiange of the attaching plate and an edge lange'en-- Y 'gageable with the edge of `said attaching plate opposite the lla nge thereof, and a retaining member adapted to embrace the adjacent edge flanges of said holder and attaching plate to secure said holder to the attaching plate.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto arlliX my signature.

WILLIAM J. BARBER.

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