Cleaning apparatus and method of cleaning

Abstract

A cleaning apparatus and method of cleaning. The cleaning apparatus comprises a housing having a base, a neck and a handle disposed between the base and neck. The base includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion further has a first section and a second section, which are angled with respect to each other. The neck has a top, a bottom, opposing sides wherein one side of the opposing sides includes an access aperture defined therethrough and another side of the opposing sides includes a discharge aperture defined therethrough. The access aperture and the discharge aperture define a channel through the neck wherein the neck removeably attaches to the top of the spray bottle to position the spray nozzle within the channel. A user accesses and activates the spray nozzle through the access aperture of the neck and the spray nozzle in response discharges the cleaning solution through and beyond the discharge aperture of the neck onto the contaminated surface.

1 . In a conventional spray bottle having a spray nozzle extending from a top of the spray bottle such that the spray nozzle discharges cleaning solution onto a contaminated surface, the improvement being a cleaning apparatus which removeably attaches to the spray bottle, the improvement, comprising: 
 a housing having a base, a neck and a handle disposed between the base and neck, the base having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion further having a first section and a second section which are angled with respect to each other, the neck having a top, a bottom and opposing sides wherein one side of the opposing sides includes an access aperture defined therethrough and another side of the opposing sides includes a discharge aperture defined therethrough, the access aperture and the discharge aperture defining a channel through the neck wherein the neck removeably attaches to the top of the spray bottle to position the spray nozzle within the channel such that a user accesses and activates the spray nozzle through the access aperture of the neck and the spray nozzle in response discharges the cleaning solution through and beyond the discharge aperture of the neck onto the contaminated surface.    
   
   
       2 . The improvement of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of cleaning surfaces which attach to the base.  
   
   
       3 . The improvement of  claim 2  wherein the plurality of cleaning surfaces comprises a first cleaning surface, a second cleaning surface and a third cleaning surface.  
   
   
       4 . The improvement of  claim 3  wherein the first cleaning surface removeably attaches to the first section of the first portion.  
   
   
       5 . The improvement of  claim 3  wherein the second cleaning surface removeably attaches to the second section of the first portion.  
   
   
       6 . The improvement of  claim 3  wherein the third cleaning surface attaches to the second portion of the base.  
   
   
       7 . The improvement of  claim 3  further comprising a pad wherein the first cleaning surface and the second cleaning surface are integrated with the pad such that the pad attaches to the first portion of the base.  
   
   
       8 . The improvement of  claim 1  wherein the first section and the second section are angularly positioned with respect to the handle to form a curved surface.  
   
   
       9 . The improvement of  claim 1  wherein the second portion is planarly positioned with respect to the neck.  
   
   
       10 . The improvement of  claim 1  wherein the access aperture is sized larger than the discharge aperture.  
   
   
       11 . The improvement of  claim 10  wherein the channel chamfers within the neck.  
   
   
       12 . The improvement of  claim 1  wherein the neck further comprises a fastener that removeably attaches to the top of the spray bottle.  
   
   
       13 . A cleaning apparatus that removeably fastens with a conventional spray bottle that has a spray nozzle which discharges cleaning solution onto a contaminated surface, the cleaning apparatus, comprising: 
 a housing having a base, a neck and a handle disposed between the base and the neck, the base having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion further having a first section and a second section which are angled with respect to each other, the neck having a top, a bottom and opposing sides wherein one side of the opposing sides includes an access aperture defined therethrough and another side of the opposing sides includes a discharge aperture defined therethrough, the access aperture and the discharge aperture defining a channel through the neck wherein the neck removeably attaches to the top of the spray bottle to position the spray nozzle within the channel such that a user accesses and activates the spray nozzle through the access aperture of the neck and the spray nozzle in response discharges the cleaning solution through and beyond the discharge aperture of the neck onto the contaminated surface; and    a plurality of cleaning surfaces which attach to the base wherein a first cleaning surface removeably attaches to the first section of the first portion, a second cleaning surface removeably attaches to the second section of the first portion and third cleaning surface attaches to the second portion of the base such that the user applies the plurality of cleaning surfaces to the contaminated surface.    
   
   
       14 . The cleaning apparatus of  claim 13  wherein the first section and the second section are angularly positioned with respect to the handle to form a curved surface.  
   
   
       15 . The cleaning apparatus of  claim 13  wherein the second portion is planarly positioned with respect to the neck.  
   
   
       16 . The cleaning apparatus of  claim 13  wherein the access aperture is sized larger than the discharge aperture.  
   
   
       17 . The cleaning apparatus of  claim 16  wherein the channel chamfers within the neck.  
   
   
       18 . The cleaning apparatus of  claim 13  wherein the neck further comprises a fastener that removeably attaches to the top of the spray bottle.  
   
   
       19 . A method of cleaning a surface with a cleaning apparatus that interacts with cleaning solution that has been discharged from a spray bottle, comprising: 
 attaching a plurality of cleaning surfaces to a housing of the cleaning apparatus;    removeably attaching the housing to the spray bottle;    positioning a spray nozzle of the spray bottle within a channel of the housing;    accessing the spray nozzle through the channel;    activating the spray nozzle to discharge the cleaning solution from the spray nozzle to apply the cleaning solution to the contaminated surface; and    applying the plurality of cleaning surfaces to the contaminated surface while the housing remains attached to the spray bottle.    
   
   
       20 . The method according to  claim 19  further comprising replacing the plurality of cleaning surfaces with another plurality of cleaning surfaces.