Cleaning apparatus for domestic use

Abstract

A cleaning apparatus for domestic use having: a bucket intended to contain water; a support mounted in the bucket and intended to support a water absorbing element for floor cleaning; a tank intended to contain water and provided with a nozzle intended to distribute the water contained inside the tank; and a support means fixed to the bucket to support the tank, in such a way that the nozzle of the tank is situated above the support in order to rinse the water absorbing element disposed on the support of the bucket with clean water.

1 . Cleaning apparatus for domestic use comprising:
 a bucket intended to contain water;   a support mounted in the bucket and intended to support a water absorbing element for floor cleaning;   a tank intended to contain water and provided with a nozzle intended to distribute the water contained inside the tank; and   support means fixed to said bucket to support said tank, in such a way that the nozzle of the tank is situated above said support in order to rinse said water absorbing element disposed on said support of the bucket with clean water.   
     
     
         2 . The cleaning apparatus of  claim 1 , also comprising actuation means intended to actuate said nozzle in order to open/close the nozzle. 
     
     
         3 . The cleaning apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein said nozzle comprises a valve with shutter and said actuation means comprise a rod having a lower end connected to said shutter of the valve of the nozzle and an upper end connected to a handle that can be manually operated. 
     
     
         4 . The cleaning apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said support means are rods fixed to a back portion of said bucket. 
     
     
         5 . The cleaning apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein said support means comprise a telescopic system comprising two lower rods fixed to the bucket and two upper rods telescopically sliding inside the lower rods in such a way as to adjust the height of the support means. 
     
     
         6 . The cleaning apparatus of  claim 4 , comprising at least one strap connected to said rods of the support means and surrounding said tank. 
     
     
         7 . The cleaning apparatus of  claim 1 , any one of wherein said bucket comprises a lid where said support of the water absorbing element is mounted, and a wall that extends in upper position with respect to said lid, and said support means of the tank comprise a base connected to said wall of the bucket whereon said tank is supported. 
     
     
         8 . The cleaning apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein said tank comprises pins that are engaged into slots of the base of the bucket in bayonet or click-in coupling mode. 
     
     
         9 . The cleaning apparatus of  claim 1 , comprising swiveling wheels mounted under a bottom wall of said bucket and a handle connected to said bucket in order to push the bucket. 
     
     
         10 . The cleaning apparatus of  claim 1 , comprising a broom-cleaning device comprising a box wherein a wheel with a plurality of radial blades or brushes is revolvingly mounted; the wheel being connected to a shaft connected to a crank that can be manually operated by the user in order to make the wheel rotate.