US 12,318,048 B2
Scrubbing tool having a movable two-section handle and a dissolvable cleaning head
John Edward Lee O'Brien, Pennsauken, NJ (US); Aaron C. Krause, Pennsauken, NJ (US); Aleksandrs Titovs, Pennsauken, NJ (US); and Joe M. Vaccaro, Pennsauken, NJ (US)
Assigned to SCRUB DADDY, INC., Pennsauken, NJ (US)
Filed by Scrub Daddy, Inc., Pennsauken, NJ (US)
Filed on Apr. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/642,110.
Application 18/642,110 is a continuation of application No. 18/371,811, filed on Sep. 22, 2023, granted, now 11,963,643.
Application 18/371,811 is a continuation of application No. 16/997,848, filed on Aug. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,779,171, issued on Oct. 10, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/888,680, filed on Aug. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0349958 A1, Oct. 24, 2024
Int. Cl. A47L 25/00 (2006.01); A46B 9/00 (2006.01); A47K 17/00 (2006.01); B08B 1/12 (2024.01); B08B 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC A47K 17/00 (2013.01) [A46B 9/005 (2013.01); A47L 25/00 (2013.01); B08B 1/12 (2024.01); B08B 3/08 (2013.01); A46B 2200/304 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A scrubbing kit, comprising:
a dissolvable cleaning tablet; and
a scrubbing tool for cleaning a surface, comprising:
a shell extending between a first section and a second section,
a rod positioned at least partially in the shell, the rod having a button end comprising a button accessible at the first section of the shell and a release end comprising a release element, wherein the rod can be selectively moved from a retracted position in which the release element is positioned within the shell and an extended position in which at least a portion of the release element is positioned outside of the shell by moving the button end of the rod, and
a connection mechanism attached to the second section of the shell, the connection mechanism comprising a first connector including one or more flexible rings and configured to mate with a second connector of the dissolvable cleaning tablet,
wherein moving the rod to the extended position causes the release element to contact and apply force to the dissolvable cleaning tablet to separate the dissolvable cleaning tablet from the connection mechanism.