Bold brush

Abstract

The present invention relates to a new and useful cleaning device particularly adapted for cleaning a toilet bowl and rim and for removing human waste there from. The cleaning device of the present invention generally consists of a cleaning head and a handle characterized in that the cleaning head consists of a compressible inner core and surrounds a flexible tip of said handle, and wherein said inner core is surrounded by a non-porous outer membrane.

1 . A cleaning device having a handle and a cleaning head, said cleaning device characterized in that the cleaning head consists of a compressible inner core and surrounds a flexible tip of said handle, and wherein said inner core has an non-porous outer membrane, said outer membrane being free of bristles. 
     
     
         2 . The cleaning device according to  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning head is ovoid or drop-shaped. 
     
     
         3 . The cleaning device according to  claim 1 , wherein the non-porous outer membrane comprises a plurality of integrally formed resilient deformable protrusions. 
     
     
         4 . The cleaning device according to  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of integrally formed resilient deformable protrusions are each and independently selected from cones; cylinders; or from dots having a convex top surface. 
     
     
         5 . The cleaning device according to  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of integrally formed resilient deformable protrusions are spaced from one another from about 0.5 to 3.0 units/cm 2 . 
     
     
         6 . The cleaning device according to  claim 2 , wherein the upper hemisphere of said ovoid or drop-shaped cleaning head has at most five integrally formed resilient deformable protrusions. 
     
     
         7 . The cleaning device according to  claim 1 , wherein the non-porous outer membrane consists of a water-repellent material. 
     
     
         8 . The cleaning device according to  claim 1 , wherein the flexible tip consists of one or more flexible extensions at one end of the handle. 
     
     
         9 . The cleaning device according to  claim 8 , wherein the one or more flexible extensions are spoon shaped. 
     
     
         10 . The cleaning device according to  claim 8 , wherein the one or more flexible extensions are an integral part of the handle. 
     
     
         11 . The cleaning device according to  claim 8 , wherein the flexible tip extends into the lower half of the handle. 
     
     
         12 . The cleaning device according to  claim 1 , wherein the handle is formed from a first rigid thermosetting plastic backbone, the flexible tip additionally being formed at least partially from a resilient elastomer. 
     
     
         13 . The cleaning device according to  claim 12 , wherein the elastomer is a polyolefin selected from the group consisting of styrene-butadiene-styrene, styrene-isoprenestyrene, styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene, polypropylene and related copolymers. 
     
     
         14 . The cleaning device according to  claim 1 , wherein said compressible inner core is formed of resilient or semi-resilient porous, non-porous or partially porous materials and/or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The cleaning device according to  claim 14 , wherein the compressible inner core is composed of resilient foam material,  or a similar material. 
     
     
         16 . The cleaning device according to  claim 1 , wherein the compressible inner core consist of an open structure with a plurality of ribs and edges from a resilient or semi-resilient material. 
     
     
         17 . The cleaning device according to  claim 16 , further characterized in that a plurality of said edges or ribs engage with the flexible extensions of the tip of the handle, to connect the cleaning head to the handle. 
     
     
         18 . The cleaning device according to  claim 1 , wherein the non-porous outer membrane and the compressible inner core are made of the same material.