Inventors:
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
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. - Neenah WI
International Classification:
A47K 11/10
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.