Sanitary Cleaning Device and Holder Therefore

Abstract

A cleaning system comprising a cleaning implement and a storage means is disclosed. The cleaning system advantageously allows the cleaning implement to dry suspended within the storage means, and provides for air circulation throughout. The cleaning implement comprises a volume of cleaning material, such as a sponge material in a nylon netting. The cleaning implement includes a hanging means at a top end thereof, such as an apertured tab. The storage means comprises a base having at least one upright wall extending upwardly therefrom. Each wall has a plurality of air slots therethrough for allowing air to more freely circulate throughout the storage means. One of the walls of the storage means includes a suspension means that is adapted to cooperate with the hanging means of the cleaning implement so that when the cleaning implement is engaged with the suspension means the cleaning implement is suspended above the base without contacting any of the sides of the storage means. The base, each wall and the suspension means are each made from a dishwasher-safe and microwave-safe material, and the cleaning system is sized to fit into most microwave ovens, whereby the storage means, cleaning implement, or both may be sanitized by microwave energy to eradicate any bacterial growth thereon, either before or after each use.

1 . A cleaning system comprising:
 a cleaning implement comprising a cleaning material having at a top end thereof a hanging means;   a storage means comprising a base having at least one upright wall extending upwardly therefrom, each wall having a plurality of air slots therein, at least one of the upright walls including at least one suspension means projecting outwardly over the base, the base suitable for collecting liquid dripping from the cleaning implement therein;   whereby the cleaning implement may be suspended from the suspension means of the storage means, the air slots allowing air flow through the storage means for drying the cleaning implement, the at least one wall adapted for shielding the cleaning implement from view from at least one direction.   
   
   
       2 . The cleaning system of  claim 1  wherein each air slot is louvered. 
   
   
       3 . The cleaning system of  claim 1  wherein the cleaning implement is made from a microwave safe material. 
   
   
       4 . The cleaning system of  claim 1  wherein the storage means is made from a microwave safe material. 
   
   
       5 . The cleaning system of  claim 1  wherein at least one wall of the storage means slants over the base of the storage means. 
   
   
       6 . The cleaning system of  claim 1  wherein the suspension means is a plastic hook.