Duster

Abstract

Provided is a duster having a body attachable to a handle and a cleaning head attached to the body. The cleaning head is an elongate tubular member that is resiliently flexible to conform to a surface when pressed against the surface. In this way, the cleaning head can conform to a floor, corners, and/or walls and increase a surface area coming in contact with the surfaces.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A duster including:
 a body; and   a cleaning head attached to the body and configured to be covered by a cleaning cover, the cleaning head being an elongate tubular member and resiliently flexible to conform to a surface when pressed against the surface.   
     
     
         2 . The duster according to  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning head includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced longitudinally extending peaks on an outer surface of the cleaning head that are spaced from one another by circumferentially spaced longitudinally extending valleys, and wherein the peaks and valleys allow the cleaning head to flex to conform to the surface. 
     
     
         3 . The duster according to  claim 2 , wherein the peaks and valleys alternate over a majority of the outer surface of the cleaning head. 
     
     
         4 . The duster according to  claim 1 , further including a pivot attached to the body and configured to be coupled to a handle, wherein the pivot is movable relative to the body in first and second directions opposite one another along a longitudinal axis of the body to move the handle in the first and second directions, and wherein an interaction between the pivot and the body prevents movement of the handle in directions perpendicular to the first and second directions. 
     
     
         5 . The duster according to  claim 4 , wherein the body includes a projection extending in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the pivot is attached to the projection such that the pivot is movable relative to the projection. 
     
     
         6 . The duster according to  claim 1 , further including first and second wings pivotably attached to the body, wherein the first and second wings are each biased in a first position against the body by a respective biasing member, and wherein the first and second wings are each movable to a second position away from the body to allow insertion of the cleaning cover between the respective wing and the body, and movable back to the first position by the biasing member to trap the cleaning cover between the respective wing and the body. 
     
     
         7 . The duster according to  claim 6 , wherein the body includes a plurality of grooves and each wing includes at least one tongue projecting downward from a bottom surface of the respective wing that is configured to be received in one of the plurality of grooves when the respective wing is in the respective first position, and wherein the tongues are configured to urge the cleaning cover into the respective grooves. 
     
     
         8 . The duster according to  claim 7 , wherein each groove includes a plurality of teeth configured to bite into the cleaning cover. 
     
     
         9 . The duster according to  claim 8 , wherein the teeth extend in each groove in a direction away from a top surface of the body such that contact with the top surface of the body does not result in contact with the teeth. 
     
     
         10 . A duster including:
 a body; and   a cleaning head attached to the body and configured to be covered by a cleaning cover, the cleaning head being an elongate tubular member and including a plurality of circumferentially spaced longitudinally extending peaks on an outer surface of the cleaning head that are spaced from one another by circumferentially spaced longitudinally extending valleys that allow the cleaning head to flex to conform to a surface when pressed against the surface.   
     
     
         11 . The duster according to  claim 10 , wherein the peaks and valleys extend an entire length of the cleaning head. 
     
     
         12 . The duster according to  claim 10 , wherein the peaks and valleys alternate over a majority of the outer surface of the cleaning head. 
     
     
         13 . The duster according to  claim 10 , wherein the cleaning head has an opening at a top thereof, and wherein the opening is closed by the body. 
     
     
         14 . The duster according to  claim 10 , further including first and second wings pivotably attached to the body, wherein the first and second wings are each movable from a respective first position abutting the body a respective second position away from the body to allow insertion of the cleaning cover between the respective wing and the body. 
     
     
         15 . The duster according to  claim 10 , further including a pivot attached to the body and configured to be coupled to a handle, wherein the pivot is movable relative to the body in first and second directions opposite one another along a longitudinal axis of the body, and wherein the pivot is prevented from movement relative to the body in directions perpendicular to the first and second directions. 
     
     
         16 . A duster including:
 a body;   a cleaning head attached to the body and configured to be covered by a cleaning cover; and   first and second wings pivotably attached to the body,   wherein the first and second wings are each biased in a first position against the body by a respective biasing member, and   wherein the first and second wings are each movable to a second position away from the body to allow insertion of the cleaning cover between the respective wing and the body, and movable back to the first position by the biasing member to trap the cleaning cover between the respective wing and the body.   
     
     
         17 . The duster according to  claim 16 , wherein the body includes a plurality of grooves and each wing includes at least one tongue projecting downward from a bottom surface of the respective wing that is configured to be received in one of the plurality of grooves when the respective wing is in the respective first position, and wherein the tongues are configured to urge the cleaning cover into the respective grooves when the wings are in the first positions. 
     
     
         18 . The duster according to  17 , wherein each groove includes a plurality of teeth configured to bite into the cleaning cover. 
     
     
         19 . The duster according to  claim 18 , wherein the teeth extend in each groove in a direction away from a top surface of the body such that contact with the top surface of the body does not result in contact with the teeth. 
     
     
         20 . The duster according to  claim 16 , wherein the body has a longitudinal axis and wherein each wing pivots about a respective axis parallel to the longitudinal axis.