Cleaning container

Abstract

A description is provided of a cleaning container ( 1 ) for a cleaning apparatus ( 4 ) that presents a handle ( 6 ) and a cleaning head ( 5 ), particularly for a toilet brush, where the cleaning container ( 1 ) comprises a main chamber ( 3 ) for the cleaning and the storage of the cleaning apparatus ( 4 ) as well as a secondary chamber ( 13 ) that is connected to the main chamber ( 3 ) via a passage opening ( 16 ), with a device for supplying the cleaning apparatus ( 4 ) in the main chamber ( 3 ) with a cleaning fluid. To ensure a clean and simple handling, particularly during the draining and cleaning of the cleaning container ( 1 ), the invention provides for the main chamber ( 3 ) and the secondary chamber ( 13 ) to be designed as separate container elements ( 2, 12 ) that are connected to each other detachably.

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         12 . A cleaning container for a cleaning apparatus that includes a handle and a cleaning head, the cleaning container comprising a main chamber for storing and cleaning of the cleaning apparatus, a secondary chamber connected to the main chamber via a passage opening, and a supply device for supplying the cleaning apparatus in the main chamber with a cleaning fluid, wherein the main chamber and the secondary chamber are designed as separate container elements that are connected to each other detachably. 
     
     
         13 . The cleaning container according to  claim 12 , wherein the two container elements are connected to each other detachably via a plug connection. 
     
     
         14 . The cleaning container according to  claim 12 , wherein the container element with the supply device comprises a base body on which the container element with the main chamber can be installed. 
     
     
         15 . The cleaning container according to  claim 12 , wherein the main chamber is sealable. 
     
     
         16 . The cleaning container according to  claim 12 , wherein the container element with the main chamber is sealable by a cover element, the cover element being located on the handle of the cleaning apparatus and which can be arrangeable, during the insertion of the cleaning apparatus into the main chamber, on an edge area of the main chamber. 
     
     
         17 . The cleaning container according to  claim 15 , wherein the main chamber is sealable by two half shell elements that are articulated to an upper peripheral area of the base body so as to be pivotable against each other. 
     
     
         18 . The cleaning container according to  claim 17 , wherein sealing devices are provided that lead to an automatic sealing of the main chamber by the two half shells which pivot against each other during introduction of the cleaning apparatus. 
     
     
         19 . The cleaning container according to  claim 12 , wherein the supply device comprises a spray bottle, a cartridge or a dispenser with cleaning fluid. 
     
     
         20 . The cleaning container according to  claim 19 , further including an actuation mechanism for actuating the supply device which is triggerable by the introduction of the cleaning apparatus into the cleaning container. 
     
     
         21 . The cleaning container according to  claim 19 , further including a resetting mechanism for closing the supply device after a brief discharge of cleaning fluid. 
     
     
         22 . The cleaning container according to  claim 21 , wherein the resetting mechanism uses spring force.