Cleaning apparatus

Abstract

A cleaning system includes a base element, a cleaning element coupled to the base element, wherein a surface of the cleaning element includes an adhesive material, and a removable cover having a first position and a second position. In the first position, the removable cover covers the cleaning element and is engaged with a first end of the base element. In the second position, the removable cover does not cover the cleaning element and is engaged with a second end of the base element.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cleaning system comprising:
 a base element;   a cleaning element coupled to the base element, a surface of the cleaning element comprising an adhesive material; and   a removable cover having a first position and a second position, wherein:   in the first position, the removable cover covers the cleaning element and is engaged with a first end of the base element; and   in the second position, the removable cover does not cover the cleaning element and is engaged with a second end of the base element.   
     
     
         2 . The cleaning system of  claim 1 , further comprising a stick element disposed between the base element and the cleaning element, wherein a first end of the stick element is attached to the base element and a second end of the stick element is coupled to the cleaning element. 
     
     
         3 . The cleaning system of  claim 1 , wherein the housing and the removable cover comprise a plastic material. 
     
     
         4 . The cleaning system of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive material comprises an elastomeric material. 
     
     
         5 . The cleaning system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a length of the cleaning system is between approximately 2 and 4 inches, when the removable cover is in the first position, measured from an end of the base element to an end of the removable cover;   a width of the cleaning system is between approximately 0.5 to 1.5 inches;   a length of the cleaning element is between approximately 1.0 to 2.0 inches; and   a width of the cleaning element is approximately 0.5 inches.   
     
     
         6 . The cleaning system of  claim 2 , wherein the cleaning element is rotatably attached to the stick element. 
     
     
         7 . The cleaning system of  claim 2 , wherein the stick element is rotatably attached to the base element. 
     
     
         8 . The cleaning system of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning element comprises a truncated ellipsoid. 
     
     
         9 . The cleaning system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a rod element is coupled to the base element, the rod element having a cylindrical portion having a first width and an end portion having a second width greater than the first width;   the cleaning element comprises a channel having a first channel portion and a second channel portion, the second channel portion being wider than the first channel portion;   the cylindrical portion fits within the first channel portion; and   the end portion fits within the second channel portion.   
     
     
         10 . The cleaning system of  claim 9 , wherein the second channel portion further comprises a hollow space defining a hole at a third end of the cleaning element. 
     
     
         11 . A system for cleaning a surface, comprising:
 a housing comprising an opening at an end and a slot on a side;   a stick element disposed within the housing;   a cleaning element attached to the stick element, a surface of the cleaning element comprising an adhesive material; and   an actuator disposed on an exterior of the housing, the actuator joined to the stick element, the actuator adapted to move within the slot from a first position to a second position;   wherein movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position causes a portion of the cleaning element to exit from the housing, via the opening, and protrude from the opening.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising a rotatable cap adapted to cover the opening when the actuator is in the first position and rotate away from the opening to allow the portion of the cleaning element to exit from the housing when the actuator is in the second position. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the housing, the stick element, and the actuator comprise a plastic material. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the adhesive material comprises an elastomeric material. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein:
 a length of the cleaning system is between approximately 2 and 4 inches, measured from a first end to a second end of the housing;   a width of the cleaning system is between approximately 0.5 to 1.5 inches;   a length of the cleaning element is between approximately 0.5 to 1.5 inches; and   a width of the cleaning element is approximately 0.5 inches.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the cleaning element is rotatably attached to the stick element. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the cleaning element comprises a truncated ellipsoid.