Versatile Tools

Abstract

A hand held device for cleaning surfaces and driving fasteners is disclosed. The device can include a housing, a drive disposed within the housing, a dusting brush coupled to the drive, and a conduit extending from a first end of the housing along the dusting brush. The conduit can have an inlet disposed generally in line with the brush. A reduction drive arrangement can be provided for reductively coupling the drive motor to the dusting brush. The housing can have a generally planar surface extending from the housing and in frictional contact with the dusting brush. The conduit can be coupled to a source of vacuum to draw dust from the brush. Also described is a kit for driving fasteners and cleaning surfaces comprising a drive unit and one or more driven implements. One or more implements may include a scrubbing surface, a backing plate which supports the scrubbing surface, a hexagonal shaft interface for coupling the backing plate to the drive unit. The device can include a locking feature, so the scrubbing tool may be rotationally held to the power unit by the hexagonal shaft interface and slideably affixed to the drive unit by the locking feature.

1 . A hand held device for cleaning surfaces, the device comprising; a) a housing, having a first end, a second end, and a center section; b) a drive disposed within said housing; c) a dusting brush having a first end and a second end, its first end being coupled to said drive; d) a conduit extending from said first end of said housing to said second end of said dusting brush, wherein said conduit has an inlet and an outlet.  
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1 , where the dusting brush has a first end and a second end and is coupled at either the first or second ends to said drive.  
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said center section of said housing defines a hand grip.  
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 3  wherein said handgrip further includes a drive control.  
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said drive is an air turbine motor.  
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said drive is an electric motor.  
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 6 , further comprising a reduction drive arrangement, actively coupling said drive motor to said dusting brush.  
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said inlet is disposed generally in a collinear relationship with said brush.  
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein said inlet is configured to have a tapered air flow pattern.  
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 1  further including a battery compartment.  
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said dusting brush is made from highly flexible nylon fibers.  
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said dusting brush is made from feathers.  
   
   
       13 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said dusting brush is made from lambs wool.  
   
   
       14 . A hand held device for cleaning surfaces, the device comprising; a) a housing, having a first end, a second end, and a center section; b) a drive associated with said housing; c) a dusting brush; d) a conduit extending from said first end of said housing to said second end of said dusting brush, wherein said conduit has an inlet and an outlet, wherein said inlet is disposed generally in line with said brush; e) a reduction drive arrangement, reductively coupling said drive motor to said dusting brush.  
   
   
       15 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein said inlet is configured to have a tapered air flow pattern.  
   
   
       16 . A hand held device for cleaning the dust from surfaces, the device comprising; a) a housing; b) a motive drive disposed within said housing; c) a dusting brush coupled to said motive drive; f) a generally planer surface extending from said housing and in frictional contact with said dusting brush; g) a vacuum port; f) and a reduction drive arrangement, whereby said drive motor is reductively coupled to said dusting brush.  
   
   
       17 . A cleaning tool intended to be used in conjunction with a power unit comprising: a) a cleaning surface; b) a hexagonal shaft interface for coupling said backing plate to said power unit; c) a section proximate to said hexagonal shafting; d) a locking feature located on said proximate section; e) whereby said scrubbing tool may be rotationally held to said power unit by said hexagonal shafting and slide ably affixed to said power unit by said locking feature.  
   
   
       18 . The tool of  claim 17  wherein said backing plate and said hexagonal shaft interface are made of a homogeneous material.  
   
   
       19 . The tool of  claim 18  wherein said homogeneous material is plastic.  
   
   
       20 . A kit for driving fasteners and cleaning surfaces comprising: a) a powered drive unit; b) a variety of driven implements; b) wherein some of such implements include a scrubbing surface; c) a backing plate which supports said scrubbing surface; d) a hexagonal shaft interface for coupling said backing plate to said power unit; e) wherein said backing plate and said hexagonal shaft interface are made of a homogeneous material such as plastic.