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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1995
Frederick M Bores, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Dan Venard, Littleton, CO (US);
Michael Guest, Denver, CO (US);
Windsor Industries, Inc., Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
A cleaning tool is disclosed that includes a brush unit having bristles that is positionable in each of a selected one of a cleaning position and a storage position. In the cleaning position, the brush bristles contact the surface being cleaned using the tool. In the storage position, the brush bristles face in a different direction from the cleaning position and do not contact any surface being cleaned. The tool includes an attachment member for receiving the brush unit. In order to change the position of the brush unit, it is removed from remaining parts of the tool and rotated or otherwise changed in position before re-joining it to the attachment member. In changing between cleaning and storage positions, the ends of the brush unit are disposed at opposite ends of the attachment member. Preferably, the cleaning tool includes a spray control assembly for controlling the spraying of a liquid cleaner during use of the cleaning tool. The spray control assembly includes first and second locking assemblies for selectively preventing and enabling, respectively, such spraying while the tool is being used.