Multipurpose cleaning tool having an interchangable head

Abstract

An interchangeable cleaning tool has a pole member and a plurality of tool heads. Each tool had is removably coupled to the pole member. A locking device is attached to one end of the pole member to removably attach one of the plurality of tool heads to the telescoping pole member. The locking device comprises: a locking housing having a tapered interior section; an aperture formed in a side of the locking housing; a lever kingly coupled to the locking housing; and a protrusion formed on the lever, wherein movement of the lever causes the protrusion to move in and out of the aperture causing the locking device to move between a locked and an unlocked position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An interchangeable cleaning tool comprising:
 a pole member;   a plurality of tool heads, wherein each tool head is removably coupled to the pole member; and   a locking device attached to one end of the pole member to removably attach one of the plurality of tool heads to the telescoping pole member, wherein the locking device comprises:   a locking housing having a tapered interior section;   an aperture formed in a side of the locking housing;   a lever hingly coupled to the locking housing; and   a protrusion formed on the lever, wherein movement of the lever causes the protrusion to move in and out of the aperture causing the locking device to move between a locked and an unlocked position.   
     
     
         2 . The interchangeable cleaning tool of  claim 1 , further comprising the locking housing having a substantially tubular outer body. 
     
     
         3 . The interchangeable cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of tool heads comprises:
 a tool head adapter shaped in a substantially conical shape and having an inner perimeter corresponding to the shape of the locking housing; and   a body member integral to the tool head adapter.   
     
     
         4 . The interchangeable cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of tool heads comprises:
 a tool head adapter having an inner perimeter corresponding to the shape of the locking housing;   a locking indention formed in the tool head adapter; and   a body member integral to the tool head adapter.   
     
     
         5 . The interchangeable cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the pole member is a telescoping handle. 
     
     
         6 . The interchangeable cleaning tool of  claim 5 , wherein the telescoping handle comprises:
 a first segment; and   a second segment, wherein the first segment slides inside the second segment, a portion of the first segment disposed inside the second segment.   
     
     
         7 . The interchangeable cleaning tool of  claim 5 , further comprising a handle locking apparatus attached to the second segment, the handle locking apparatus locking the position of the first segment with respect to the second segment. 
     
     
         8 . An interchangeable cleaning tool comprising:
 a pole member, wherein the pole member is a telescoping pole member;   a plurality of tool heads, wherein each tool head is removably coupled to the pole member; and   a locking device attached to one end of the pole member to removably attach one of the plurality of tool heads to the telescoping pole member, wherein the locking device comprises:   a locking housing having a tapered interior section and a substantially tubular outer body;   an aperture formed in a side of the locking housing;   a lever kingly coupled to the locking housing; and   a protrusion formed on the lever, wherein movement of the lever causes the protrusion to move in and out of the aperture causing the locking device to move between a locked and an unlocked position.   
     
     
         9 . The interchangeable cleaning tool of  claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of tool heads comprises:
 a tool head adapter shaped having an inner perimeter corresponding to the shape of the locking housing; and   a body member integral to the tool head adapter.   
     
     
         10 . The interchangeable cleaning tool of  claim 8 , wherein the telescoping handle comprises:
 a first segment; and   a second segment, wherein the first segment slides inside the second segment, a portion of the first segment disposed inside the second segment.   
     
     
         11 . The interchangeable cleaning tool of  claim 8 , further comprising a handle locking apparatus attached to the second segment, the handle locking apparatus locking the position of the first segment with respect to the second segment. 
     
     
         12 . An interchangeable cleaning tool comprising:
 a pole member;   a tool head removably coupled to the pole member; and   a locking device attached to one end of the pole member to removably attach the tool head to the telescoping pole member, wherein the locking device comprises:   a locking housing;   an aperture formed in a side of the locking housing;   a lever hingly coupled to the locking housing; and   a protrusion formed on the lever, wherein movement of the lever causes the protrusion to move in and out of the aperture causing the locking device to move between a locked and an unlocked position.   
     
     
         12 . The interchangeable cleaning tool of  claim 11 , further comprising the locking housing having a substantially tubular outer body. 
     
     
         13 . The interchangeable cleaning tool of  claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of tool heads, wherein each of the plurality of tool heads comprises:
 a tool head adapter having an inner perimeter corresponding to the shape of the locking housing; and   a body member integral to the tool head adapter.   
     
     
         14 . The interchangeable cleaning tool of  claim 11 , wherein the each of the plurality of tool heads further comprises a locking indention formed in the tool head adapter, the locking indention receiving the protrusion. 
     
     
         15 . The interchangeable cleaning tool of  claim 11 , wherein the pole member is a telescoping handle. 
     
     
         16 . The interchangeable cleaning tool of  claim 15 , wherein the telescoping handle comprises:
 a first segment; and   a second segment, wherein the first segment slides inside the second segment, a portion of the first segment disposed inside the second segment.   
     
     
         17 . The interchangeable cleaning tool of  claim 16 , further comprising a handle locking apparatus attached to the second segment, the handle locking apparatus locking the position of the first segment with respect to the second segment. 
     
     
         18 . The interchangeable cleaning tool of  claim 17 , further comprising a plurality of handle locking indentions formed in the second segment.