Ceiling fan cleaning article

Abstract

A cleaning article specifically adapted for the cleaning of ceiling fans generally and especially the blades thereof is comprised of an elongated dust-attractive sleeve sized and shaped to receive a conventional ceiling fan blade therein and having both interior and exterior surfaces especially adapted for removal and trapping of dust. The sleeve includes an opening through which fan blades are received, and the opening includes means for maintaining the opening in the desired shape to mitigate against prematurely dislodging dust from fan blade surfaces which would otherwise occur if the opening were collapsed during insertion of the sleeve over the blade. Closure means are provided for sealing the open end of the sleeve upon completion of the cleaning task to permanently trap dust inside.

What is claimed as being new, useful and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows: 
     
         1 . An article for cleaning ceiling fans having a housing and a plurality of fan blades, the article comprising: a) an elongated sleeve having an open end, a closed end, at least one exterior cleaning surface, and at least one interior cleaning surface, said sleeve being sized to receive therein a ceiling fan blade, and b) closure means for closing said open end of said sleeve to prevent dust removed from the fan blades from escaping from said sleeve. 
     
     
         2 . An article for cleaning ceiling fans having a housing and a plurality of fan blades, the article comprising: a) an elongated sleeve comprising a top panel partially joined to a bottom panel to form an open end, a closed end, and a void therebetween, said void being sized to receive therein a ceiling fan blade, said top panel and said bottom panel each having an inner facing surface for cleaning fan blades and an outer facing surface for cleaning the remaining exposed surface areas of ceiling fans, and b) closure means for closing said open end of said sleeve to prevent dust removed from the fan blades from escaping from said sleeve. 
     
     
         3 . The ceiling fan cleaning article of  claim 1 , wherein said open end of said sleeve includes an opening sized to receive therethrough a ceiling fan blade in non-contacting fashion. 
     
     
         4 . The ceiling fan cleaning article of  claim 2 , wherein said open end of said sleeve includes an opening sized to receive therethrough a ceiling fan blade in non-contacting fashion. 
     
     
         5 . The ceiling fan cleaning article of  claim 3 , wherein said open end further includes a flange extending a distance from said sleeve below said opening. 
     
     
         6 . The ceiling fan cleaning article of  claim 4 , wherein said open end further includes a flange extending a distance from said sleeve below said opening. 
     
     
         7 . The ceiling fan, cleaning article of  claim 3 , further including opening support means for retaining said o peeing in a desired shape. 
     
     
         8 . The ceiling fan cleaning article of  claim 4 , further including opening support means for retaining said opening in a desired shape. 
     
     
         9 . The ceiling fan cleaning article of  claim 5 , further including opening support means for retaining said opening in a desired shape. 
     
     
         10 . The ceiling fan cleaning article of  claim 6 , further including opening support means for retaining said opening in a desired shape. 
     
     
         11 . The ceiling fan cleaning article of  claim 1 , further including longitudinal support means attached to or incorporated into said sleeve along a longitudinal axis for retaining said sleeve in a relatively planar shape. 
     
     
         12 . The ceiling fan cleaning article of  claim 2 , further including longitudinal support means attached to or incorporated into said sleeve along a longitudinal axis for retaining said sleeve in a relatively planar shape. 
     
     
         13 . The ceiling fan cleaning article of  claim 3 , further including longitudinal support means attached to or incorporated into said sleeve along a longitudinal axis for retaining said sleeve in a relatively planar shape. 
     
     
         14 . The ceiling fan cleaning article of  claim 4 , further including longitudinal support means attached to or incorporated into said sleeve along a longitudinal axis for retaining said sleeve in a relatively planar shape. 
     
     
         15 . The ceiling fan cleaning article of  claim 5 , further including longitudinal support means attached to or incorporated into said sleeve along a longitudinal axis for retaining said sleeve in a relatively planar shape. 
     
     
         16 . The ceiling fan cleaning article of  claim 6 , further including longitudinal support means attached to or incorporated into said sleeve along a longitudinal axis for retaining said sleeve in a relatively planar shape. 
     
     
         17 . The ceiling fan cleaning article of  claim 7 , further including longitudinal support means attached to or incorporated into said sleeve along a longitudinal axis for retaining said sleeve in a relatively planar shape. 
     
     
         18 . The ceiling fan cleaning article of  claim 8 , further including longitudinal support means attached to or incorporated into said sleeve along a longitudinal axis for retaining said sleeve in a relatively planar shape. 
     
     
         19 . The ceiling fan cleaning article of  claim 9 , further including longitudinal support means attached to or incorporated into said sleeve along a longtudinal axis for retaining said sleeve in a relatively planar shape. 
     
     
         20 . The ceiling fan cleaning article of  claim 10 , further including longitudinal support means attached to or incorporated into said sleeve along a longitudinal axis for retaining said sleeve in a relatively planar shape.