Bonnet installation for cleaning apparatus

Abstract

A cleaning element mountable over a cleaning head pivotally coupled to a handle includes at least one visible distinguishable guide marker carried on the cleaning element to indicate a mounting position of the portion of the cleaning element carrying the guide marker on a particular location of the cleaning head, such as a tip or corner of a polygonal shaped cleaning head. The guide marker can take a variety of different forms so as to be easily visible to assist in proper attachment of the cleaning element to the cleaning head.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cleaning element for a cleaning apparatus including a cleaning head with at least one visually identifiable portion, the cleaning element comprising:
 a flexible body removably affixable to a cleaning head; and   a visible distinguishable guide marker located on the body to indicate a mounting position of the body on the cleaning head by alignment of the guide marker with the at least one identifiable portion of the cleaning head.   
     
     
         2 . The cleaning element of  claim 1  wherein the cleaning element is configured for a cleaning head having a plurality of corners, the cleaning element comprising:
 a plurality of guide markers on the body to indicate a mounting position of the body over at least two identifiable portions of the cleaning head. 
 
     
     
         3 . The cleaning element of  claim 1  wherein:
 the body is reversibly mountable on the cleaning head; and 
 the guide marker is carried on the body and visible from both opposed surfaces of the body. 
 
     
     
         4 . The cleaning element of  claim 1  wherein the guide marker comprises:
 separate guide markers mounted on each opposed surface of the body. 
 
     
     
         5 . The cleaning element of  claim 1  wherein the visible distinguishable guide marker comprises;
 at least one of an inked mark, a tape of paper, plastic, rubber, or metal, a sewn in mark, a sewn thread mark, a transfer printing, a button, a negative space, a different color from the body, and a different texture from the body. 
 
     
     
         6 . The cleaning element of  claim 1  further comprising:
 an elastic strip affixed to a peripheral edge of the body, the elastic strip forming an expandable and retractable flexible band to assist in mounting the body over the cleaning head. 
 
     
     
         7 . The cleaning element of  claim 6  wherein:
 the guide marker is attached to the body adjacent to the elastic strip. 
 
     
     
         8 . The cleaning element of  claim 6  wherein:
 the elastic strip is attached to only one side of the peripheral edge of the body. 
 
     
     
         9 . The cleaning element of  claim 6  wherein:
 the guide marker is attached to the body in a position over and around the elastic strip. 
 
     
     
         10 . The cleaning element of  claim 1  further comprising:
 the at least one visually identifiable portion of the cleaning head is a corner on the cleaning head. 
 
     
     
         11 . A method for mounting a cleaning element on a cleaning head of a cleaning apparatus in a desired orientation, the method comprises providing a cleaning element as a flexible body removably affixable to the cleaning head via an expandable and retractable elastic strip affixed to a peripheral edge of the body; and
 providing a visible, distinguishable guide marker on the body to indicate a mounting position of the body on the cleaning head via alignment of the guide marker with one at least identifiable portion of the cleaning head.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising:
 providing the guide marker on the body such that the guide marker is visible from either opposed surface of the body. 
 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11  comprising:
 attaching the guide marker to the body adjacent to the elastic strip. 
 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11  comprising:
 providing the guide marker as separate guide markers mounted on each opposed surface of the body. 
 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11  comprising:
 attaching the elastic strip to only one side of the peripheral edge of the body. 
 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11  wherein:
 attaching the guide marker to the body in a position over and around the elastic strip.