[54] WINDOW WASHING TOOLS WITH
VARIABLY POSITIONABLE HANDLES AND
REMOVABLE WASHING SLEEVES
[76] Inventor: Michael I. Bereza, 6 Sarah La.,
Hopewell Junction, N.Y. 12533
[21] Appl. No.: 214,437
[22] Filed: Mar. 18,1994
[51] Int. CL« A47L 1/06
[52] U.S. CI 15/220.1; 15/144.2;
15/232
[58] Field of Search 15/144.2, 147.1, 220.1,
15/228, 231, 232; 403/87, 90
[56] References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
869,842 10/1907 Hill 15/220.1
1,124,073 1/1915 Sullivan 15/144.2
1,470,014 10/1923 Kootz 15/228
3,214,779 11/1965 Wheeler 15/144.2
3,604,044 9/1971 Johnson 403/90
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
692667 11/1930 France 403/90
926785 4/1947 France 15/231
940465 5/1948 France 15/144.1
0614552 6/1935 Germany 15/220.1
25613 1/1932 Netherlands 15/231
28299 of 1907 United Kingdom 15/232
331623 7/1930 United Kingdom 15/228
Primary Examiner—David A. Scherbel
Assistant Examiner—Randall E. Chin
A window washing tool with variably positionable handles and removable washing sleeves comprising a head formed with a generally rectangular block having a front face, a rear face, front and rear edges and side edges therebetween, the head being formed with a plurality of centrally disposed apertures and four attachment apertures spaced laterally from the central apertures. A central plate formed with a planar lower section with a plurality of apertures and positionable on the upper rear face of the head with the apertures of the head in alignment of the apertures of the plate, the plate having an upstanding ball. Coupling bolts with associated nuts for releasably coupling the plate to the head. A pair of support sheets each with a pair of apertures extending therethrough, the support sheets being formed with a curved configuration and positionable over the sides of the head with the apertures of the sheets in alignment with the laterally disposed apertures of the head. A plurality of bolts with associated wing nuts positionable through the apertures on the opposite sides of the center of the head for coupling the sheets to the rear face of the head and a coupling component with a generally hemispherical recess adapted to receive the ball of the plate and with a threaded aperture extending through the coupling component and with a wing nut releasably secured therethrough for rigidly securing the coupling component with respect to the ball during operation and use, the coupling component including a threaded recess threads extending through a lateral face thereof.
4 Claims, 4 Drawing Sheets
