Toilet brush

Abstract

The toilet brush includes a handle and a brush head, wherein the brush head is detachably connectable to the handle and includes bristles that are soluble or disintegrable in water.

1 . A toilet brush, comprising:
 a handle; and   a brush head,   
       wherein said brush head is detachably connectable to said handle and comprises flexible bristles formed from a gel, said gel being soluble in water. 
     
     
         2 . The toilet brush as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the bristles comprise a chemical cleaning agent. 
     
     
         3 . The toilet brush as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the bristles have tips spaced from one another by at least 10 mm. 
     
     
         4 . The toilet brush as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a majority of the bristles extend from said brush head at an angle of greater than 90 degrees with respect to a longitudinal axis of said handle. 
     
     
         5 . The toilet brush as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a majority of the bristles extend from said brush head at an angle of 135 degrees or more with respect to a longitudinal axis of said handle. 
     
     
         6 . The toilet brush as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said handle is provided with a flexible joint, said brush head having a main axis in axial alignment with an axis of said handle and at an angle to said axis of said handle. 
     
     
         7 . The toilet brush as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said handle is comprised of a plunging element. 
     
     
         8 . The toilet brush as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said plunging element comprises a flexible disc, said flexible disc extending radially outwardly from said handle. 
     
     
         9 . The toilet brush as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said plunging element is substantially planar. 
     
     
         10 . The toilet brush as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said handle is comprised of a resiliently biased attachment head, said resiliently biased attachment head being arranged to detachably engage a core element of said brush head. 
     
     
         11 . The toilet brush as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the attachment head is provided with at least one detent, said at least on detent being ordinarily urged radially outwardly. 
     
     
         12 . The toilet brush as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said core element of said brush head comprises a substantially cylindrical member axially aligned with said axis of the handle when said brush head is attached to said handle and is provided with at least one opening for receiving the detents. 
     
     
         13 . The toilet brush as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein said handle comprises a substantially cylindrical shaft having a greater diameter than the cylindrical member and being arranged to receive the cylindrical member when a cleaning head is attached to said handle.