Cleaning supplies caddy

Abstract

A cleaning supplies caddy for holding a number of cleaning supplies. The caddy includes a base for supporting the cleaning supplies and a cover adapted to fit on the base having one or more cover walls at least partially defining a cover cavity therein in which the cleaning supplies are receivable. The base includes one or more base securing elements, and the cover has one or more cover securing elements, for cooperating with the base securing element(s) to secure the base and the cover together.

1 . A cleaning supplies caddy for holding a plurality of cleaning supplies, the caddy comprising:
 a base for supporting the cleaning supplies;   a cover adapted to fit on the base comprising at least one cover wall at least partially defining a cover cavity therein in which the cleaning supplies are receivable;   the base comprising at least one base securing element; and   the cover comprising at least one cover securing element, for cooperating with said at least one base securing element to secure the base and the cover together.   
   
   
       2 . A cleaning supplies caddy according to  claim 1  in which said at least one cover wall is substantially continuous and additionally defines a support region for supporting the cover in an inverted position such that, when removed from the base, the cover is positionable on the support region to contain a liquid in the cover cavity. 
   
   
       3 . A cleaning supplies caddy according to  claim 2  in which the support region comprises a main surface and a plurality of buttons protruding therefrom for supporting the cover, when the cover is inverted. 
   
   
       4 . A cleaning supplies caddy according to  claim 1  in which:
 the base and the cover both extend between first and second ends thereof respectively;   cover securing elements are positioned at each of the first and second ends of the cover respectively; and   base securing elements are positioned at the first and second ends of the base for cooperation with the cover securing elements respectively.   
   
   
       5 . A cleaning supplies caddy according to  claim 1  in which:
 the base comprises at least one first aperture;   the cover comprises at least one second aperture positioned to register with said at least one first aperture when the cover is secured to the base; and   the caddy additionally comprises a locking element at least partially positionable in said at least one first aperture and said at least one second aperture when the cover is secured to the base, to permit the locking element to lock the base and the cover together.   
   
   
       6 . A cleaning supplies caddy according to  claim 1  additionally comprising at least one label for providing point of purchase information. 
   
   
       7 . A cleaning supplies caddy according to  claim 1  in which the base additionally comprises:
 at least one base wall at least partially defining a base cavity; and   a plurality of interior walls connected with said at least one base wall, the interior walls at least partially extending into the base cavity to define a plurality of compartments in which the cleaning supplies are respectively receivable.   
   
   
       8 . A cleaning supplies caddy according to  claim 1  additionally comprising:
 a latch element mounted on selected one of said at least one cover securing element and said at least one base securing element movable between an engaged position, in which the latch element engages the other of said at least one cover securing element and said at least one base securing element to connect the base and the cover together, and a disengaged position, in which the latch element and the other of said at least one cover securing element and said at least one base securing element are disengaged from each other to permit removal of the cover from the base.   
   
   
       9 . A cleaning supplies caddy according to  claim 8  in which:
 the latch element comprises a tab with a mating surface thereon;   the other of said at least one cover securing element and said at least one base securing element comprises a lip;   when the cover is mounted on the base, the tab is movable to an engaged condition in which the mating surface is engaged with the lip, to connect the cover and the base together; and   the tab is movable between the engaged condition and a disengaged condition, in which the mating surface and the lip are disengaged to permit removal of the cover from the base.   
   
   
       10 . A cleaning supplies caddy according to  claim 1  in which the cover is at least partially non-opaque, to permit at least partial observation of the cover cavity. 
   
   
       11 . A cleaning supplies caddy according to  claim 1  in which:
 the base and the cover both extend between first and second ends respectively;   the cleaning supplies caddy additionally comprises a handle, the handle comprising an elongate body portion extending between first and second ends thereof;   cover securing elements are positioned at the first and second ends of the cover, and base securing elements are positioned on the base at the first and second ends thereof for cooperation with the cover securing elements when the cover is on the base;   the handle includes mounting elements positioned at the first and second ends of the body portion, for securing the first and second ends of the body portion to the cover securing elements at the first and second ends of the cover respectively; and   when the cover is on the base, the body portion is movable between a locked condition, in which latch elements disposed at each of the first and second ends of the body portion engage the base securing elements at the first and second ends of the base respectively, to hold the cover securing element and the base securing element together at each said end respectively for securing the cover and the base together, and an unlocked condition, in which the latch elements are disengaged from the base securing elements respectively, to permit removal of the cover from the base.   
   
   
       12 . A cleaning supplies caddy for holding a plurality of cleaning supplies, the caddy comprising:
 a base for supporting the cleaning supplies;   a cover adapted to fit on the base comprising at least one cover wall at least partially defining a cover cavity therein in which the cleaning supplies are receivable;   the base comprising at least one base securing element;   the cover comprising at least one cover securing element, for cooperating with said at least one base securing element to secure the base and the cover together; and   said at least one cover wall being substantially continuous and additionally defining a support region for supporting the cover in an inverted position such that, when removed from the base, the cover is positionable on the support region to contain a liquid in the cover cavity.   
   
   
       13 . A cleaning supplies caddy according to  claim 12  in which the support region comprises a main surface and a plurality of buttons protruding therefrom for supporting the cover, when the cover is inverted. 
   
   
       14 . A cleaning supplies caddy comprising:
 a plurality of cleaning supplies;   a base for supporting the cleaning supplies;   a cover adapted to fit on the base comprising at least one cover wall at least partially defining a cover cavity therein, the cleaning supplies being receivable in the cover cavity;   the base comprising at least one base securing element; and   the cover comprising at least one cover securing element, for cooperating with said at least one base securing element to secure the base and the cover together.   
   
   
       15 . A cleaning supplies caddy for holding a plurality of cleaning supplies, the caddy comprising:
 a base comprising at least one base wall defining a base cavity therein, the base extending between first and second ends thereof;   a cover adapted to fit on the base comprising at least one cover wall defining a cover cavity therein, the cover extending between first and second ends thereof, and the base cavity and the cover cavity being in communication when the cover is on the base such that the cleaning supplies are receivable therein;   the base comprising base securing elements positioned at the first and second ends of the base respectively;   the cover comprising cover securing elements positioned at the first and second ends of the cover respectively;   a handle comprising:
 an elongate body portion extending between first and second ends thereof; 
 mounting elements positioned at the first and second ends respectively of the body portion, for securing the first and second ends of the body portion to the respective cover securing elements; 
   the body portion comprising latch elements at the first and second ends thereof respectively; and   when the cover is on the base, the body portion is movable between a locked condition, in which the latch elements disposed at each of the first and second ends of the body portion engage the base securing elements at the first and second ends of the base respectively, to hold the cover securing elements and the base securing elements together for securing the cover and the base together, and an unlocked condition, in which the latch elements are disengaged from the base securing elements, to permit removal of the cover from the base.   
   
   
       16 . A cleaning supplies caddy according to  claim 15  in which:
 the base comprises at least one first aperture;   the cover comprises at least one second aperture positioned to register with said at least one first aperture when the cover is mounted on the base; and   the caddy additionally comprises a locking element at least partially positionable in said at least one first aperture and said at least one second aperture when the cover is mounted on the base, to permit the locking element to lock the base and the cover together.   
   
   
       17 . A cleaning supplies caddy according to  claim 15  in which the base additionally comprises a plurality of interior walls connected with said at least one base wall, the interior walls at least partially extending into the base cavity to define a plurality of compartments in which the cleaning supplies are respectively receivable. 
   
   
       18 . A cleaning supplies caddy according to  claim 15  in which the cover is at least partially non-opaque, to permit at least partial observation of the base cavity and the lower cavity when the cover is mounted on the base. 
   
   
       19 . A cleaning supplies caddy according to  claim 18  in which the base additionally comprises a plurality of interior walls connected with said at least one base wall, the interior walls at least partially extending into the base cavity to define a plurality of compartments in which the cleaning supplies are respectively receivable. 
   
   
       20 . A cleaning supplies caddy according to  claim 19  additionally comprising at least one label for providing point of purchase information.