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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Susan M. Trefethren, Appleton, WI (US);
Craig M. Thoms, Appleton, WI (US);
Brian James Ludka, Neenah, WI (US);
Maggie Vanderheiden Berger, Appleton, WI (US);
Christopher James Uecker, Appleton, WI (US);
Carl Gerard Rippl, Appleton, WI (US);
Peter Laurence, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Susan M. Trefethren, Appleton, WI (US);
Craig M. Thoms, Appleton, WI (US);
Brian James Ludka, Neenah, WI (US);
Maggie VanderHeiden Berger, Appleton, WI (US);
Christopher James Uecker, Appleton, WI (US);
Carl Gerard Rippl, Appleton, WI (US);
Peter Laurence, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A cleaning tool is disclosed for cleaning adjacent surfaces. In one embodiment, for instance, the cleaning tool may be used as a toilet bowl brush. The cleaning tool includes a handle comprised of a first handle member pivotally attached to a second handle member. Each handle member terminates in a clamping plate. The clamping plates move towards and away from each other as the handle members are likewise moved towards and away from each other. The handle can include a locking member that engages the first handle member with the second handle member in order to clamp or hold a cleaning pad in between the clamping plates. The clamping plates can include raised wave-like protrusions that further assist in gripping a cleaning pad.