Reverse curvature windshield cleaning tool

Abstract

A cleaning tool includes a handle having first and second ends and upper and lower surfaces extending between the first and second ends. The major portion of the upper surface is convex and a major portion of the lower surface is concave. A cleaning head hingedly secures to the handle proximate the second end and is positioned above the upper surface of the handle. The upper surface of the cleaning surface adapted for removing dust and dirt. The point of hinged securement is eccentric such that the area of the cleaning surface extending away from the handle is greater than the area of the cleaning surface between the first and second ends of the handle. A layer of compressible material secures to the board portion between the board portion and the absorptive material. The compressible material has a radius of curvature chosen to conform to an automobile windshield.

1 . A cleaning tool comprising:
 a handle having first and second ends and upper and lower surfaces extending between the first and second ends, wherein a major portion of the upper surface is convex and a major portion of the lower surface is concave; and   a cleaning head secured to the handle proximate the second end positioned above the upper surface of the handle having an upper surface bearing an absorptive material and facing away from the upper surface.   
     
     
         2 . The cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning head comprises a board portion bearing the absorptive material, the edges of the board sloping upward to the board absorptive material. 
     
     
         3 . The cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the board comprises a beveled edge. 
     
     
         4 . The cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning head hingedly mounts to the convex upper surface. 
     
     
         5 . The cleaning tool of  claim 4 , wherein the handle secures to the cleaning head at a point of securement located eccentric from a center of area of the upper surface of the cleaning head. 
     
     
         6 . The cleaning tool of  claim 5 , wherein the upper surface of the cleaning head comprises first and second portions, the first portion being positioned between the first and second ends and the second portion extending away from the handle, the second portion being substantially larger than the first portion. 
     
     
         7 . The cleaning tool of  claim 5 , wherein the cleaning head bears first second and third projections and wherein the handle bears first and second projections positioned among the first second and third projections, a pin extending through the first, second, and third projections of the cleaning head and first and second projections of the handle. 
     
     
         8 . The cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the absorptive material comprises a border portion positionable proximate a lower surface of the cleaning head to retain the absorptive material over the cleaning head. 
     
     
         9 . The cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning head comprises a compressible material secured beneath the absorptive material. 
     
     
         10 . The cleaning tool of  claim 9 , wherein the compressible material has a curved upper surface. 
     
     
         11 . The cleaning tool of  claim 10 , wherein the first and second ends lie in a first plane, the curved upper surface is curved in a plane perpendicular to the first plane. 
     
     
         12 . A cleaning tool comprising:
 a handle having first and second ends and upper and lower surfaces extending between the first and second ends, the handle further comprising a grip portion positioned proximate the first end and a mount portion positioned proximate the second end, the grip portion having a longitudinal axis angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the mount portion, the portion of the lower surface proximate the grip and mount portions facing inwardly toward one another; and   a cleaning head secured to the handle proximate the second end positioned above the upper surface of the handle having an upper surface bearing an absorptive material and facing away from the upper surface.   
     
     
         13 . The cleaning tool of  claim 12 , wherein the cleaning head comprises a board portion bearing the absorptive material, the edges of the board sloping upward to the board absorptive material. 
     
     
         14 . The cleaning tool of  claim 12 , wherein the board comprises a beveled edge. 
     
     
         15 . The cleaning tool of  claim 12 , wherein the cleaning head hingedly mounts to the convex upper surface. 
     
     
         16 . The cleaning tool of  claim 15 , wherein the handle secures to the cleaning head at a point of securement located eccentric from a center of area of the upper surface of the cleaning head. 
     
     
         17 . The cleaning tool of  claim 16 , wherein the upper surface of the cleaning head comprises first and second portions, the first portion being positioned between the first and second ands and the second portion extending away from the handle, the second portion being substantially larger than the first portion. 
     
     
         18 . A method for cleaning a windshield comprising:
 providing a handle having first and second ends and upper and lower surfaces extending between the first and second ends, wherein the upper surface is convex and the lower surface is concave;   providing a cleaning head secured to the handle proximate the second end positioned above the upper surface of the handle having an upper surface bearing an absorptive material and facing away from the upper surface;   gripping the handle proximate the first end; and   urging the handle toward an automobile windshield to urge the absorptive material along an automobile windshield.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the cleaning head hingedly mounts to the convex upper surface, the method further comprises pivoting the cleaning head to maintain the absorptive material in contact with the windshield. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the cleaning head comprises a compressible material secured beneath the absorptive material, the compressible having a curved upper surface substantially conforming to a radius of curvature of the windshield, the method further comprising compressing the compressible material to further conform the compressible material to the windshield.