Global Patent Index - EP 1489940 A1

EP 1489940 A1 20041229 - CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME

Title (en)

CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME

Title (de)

REINIGUNGSGERÄT UND VERFAHREN ZU DESSEN VERWENDUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE NETTOYAGE ET METHODE D'UTILISATION DE CE DISPOSITIF

Publication

EP 1489940 A1 20041229 (EN)

Application

EP 03715119 A 20030403

Priority

  • GB 0301449 W 20030403
  • GB 0207710 A 20020403
  • GB 0223509 A 20021010

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03082048A1] A combination cleaning device useful in the cleaning of hard surfaces, or soft surfaces which combination cleaning device includes a cleaning means particularly an abrasive cleaning means such as a brush, abrasive pad or other physical means which is used to contact a surface requiring cleaning and/or disinfecting treatment, and which combination cleaning device further includes a chemical cleaning composition which may optionally also provide a sanitizing benefit, which combination cleaning device is manually graspable by a consumer. In preferred embodiments the chemical cleaning composition is provided in a pressurized or pressurizable vessel which is at least partially enclosed within the said combination cleaning device wherein the user of the device dispenses the cleaning composition which is expelled from the vessel and then to the cleaning means. Methods relating to the use of the device as well as methods or manufacturing the device are also disclosed.

IPC 1-7

A46B 11/00

IPC 8 full level

A46B 11/00 (2006.01); A46B 11/02 (2006.01); A46B 11/04 (2006.01); A47K 11/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A46B 11/001 (2013.01 - EP US); A47K 11/10 (2013.01 - EP US); A46B 2200/304 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03082048A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03082048 A1 20031009; AU 2003219311 A1 20031013; BR 0308943 A 20050104; CA 2480999 A1 20031009; CN 1646041 A 20050727; EP 1489940 A1 20041229; MX PA04009596 A 20041213; PL 372424 A1 20050725; US 2005158116 A1 20050721

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 0301449 W 20030403; AU 2003219311 A 20030403; BR 0308943 A 20030403; CA 2480999 A 20030403; CN 03807794 A 20030403; EP 03715119 A 20030403; MX PA04009596 A 20030403; PL 37242403 A 20030403; US 50955504 A 20040929