S. C. Johnson Son, Inc.

Amway Corporation

Keith H Gausmann

Dale Aberegg

Marissa A Schultz

Steven A Zach

Peter M Neumann

Padma Prabodh Varanasi

Cathal L Fahy

Brian Kenneth Linstedt

Luke Christopher Stonis

Michael C Fryan

Terry M Kovara

Craig F Shiesley

Clifford Krapfl

Martin Rathgeber

Heath A Doty

James A Woodard, Jr

Marc Hunter

Howard R Dittmer

Daniel K Childs

Douglas Elsie

Jerome A Henry

Denise Gamblin

Anthony S Culbreth

Douglas R Elsie

William K Arnold

Scott E Liddle

Maitreyee Mittal

The invention relates to an automated sprayer for spraying the walls of a bath and shower enclosure with a cleanser. The sprayer has a housing that can be mounted inside the shower enclosure and that defines a tray in which an inverted bottle of cleanser is stored. The bottom of the tray has a tube extending downwardly along a longitudinal axis through which the cleanser can pass. A motorized head disposed beneath the tube can be rotated about the axis for metering cleanser from the bottle and spraying cleanser outward. The sprayer includes timer circuitry that delays commencement of a spray for a set time and automatically stops spraying after a predetermined period. The sprayer also includes a system for signaling the beginning of a spray cycle including audio and visual alarms. The invention focuses on methods of using such equipment, as well as a container for supplying such equipment.

Automated cleansing sprayer

The invention is an automated sprayer for spraying the walls of a bath and shower enclosure with a cleanser. The sprayer has a housing that can be mounted inside the shower enclosure and that defines a tray in which an inverted bottle of cleanser is stored. The bottom of the tray has a tube extending downwardly along a longitudinal axis through which the cleanser can pass. A motorized head disposed beneath the tube can be rotated about the axis for metering cleanser from the bottle and spraying cleanser outward. The sprayer includes timer circuitry that delays commencement of a spray for a set time and automatically stops spraying after a predetermined period. The sprayer also includes a system for signaling the beginning of a spray cycle including audio and visual alarms. An automated method of cleaning the shower enclosure is also disclosed.

A cleaning implement provides a spray head for a cleanser spray bottle. It also mounts on its forehead a removable cleaning pad. The spray head threads onto a conventional spray bottle. The cleaning pad is mounted immediately above the spray outlet. It has a slot to engage the spray head. There can be a living hinge to allow the pad to flex, and the forehead can be rounded to permit the pad to rotate on the spray head without being removed to change orientations. A single hand can be used to spray and rub a hard surface, without the need for a spray bottle to be put down while wiping the surface.

Cleaning implement

Bottle

Block filter

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Delaware, OH, United States of America

Keith H Gausmann