Kenneth Paul Post

US Patent:

6523213, Feb 25, 2003

Filed:

Feb 14, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/503529

Inventors:

Kenneth P. Post - Lincoln Park MI

Assignee:

K R Industries, Inc. - Lincoln Park MI

International Classification:

A47L 106

US Classification:

152201, 1510494, 151441, 15145, 152091, 15232, 152442, 403316

Abstract:

A window cleaning apparatus includes a handle, a paddle and a cleaning element. The paddle is removably attachable to the handle. The cleaning element is one of a plurality of interchangeable bodies, each having one major surface engagable with one major surface of a paddle and side edges having elastic mounted thereon to draw the ends of the side edges of the body inward to form an opening smaller than the outer diameter of the paddle to releasably attach the cleaning element about the paddle. A first pair of receivers are mounted on each paddle and pivotally receive one end of the handle. A second pair of receivers, mounted in conjunction with the first pair of receivers on a paddle or as a separate element on a paddle, receive a second handle. In one aspect, the cleaning apparatus forms a cleaning system including a plurality of handles, a plurality of paddles and a plurality of cleaning elements releasably interconnectable into a cleaning apparatus formed of one handle, one cleaning element and one paddle.

US Patent:

6769153, Aug 3, 2004

Filed:

Jul 31, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/629721

Inventors:

Kenneth P. Post - Lincoln Park MI
Robert J. Laskos - Westland MI

Assignee:

KR Industries, Inc. - Lincoln Park MI
Consumer Solutions, Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

A47L 106

US Classification:

152201, 151441, 151442, 15232, 152442

Abstract:

A cleaning apparatus and system includes at least one handle, at least one paddle, and at least one cleaning element. The handle is a pivotally attachable to each paddle. The cleaning element is one of a plurality of interchangeable bodies, each having one major surface engagable with one major surface of a paddle and side edges having elastic to draw the side edges of the body inward to form an opening smaller than the outer diameter of the paddle to releasably attach the cleaning element about the paddle. A receiver is mounted on each paddle and pivotally receive one end of the handle. In one aspect, a ball element is mounted at the first end of the handle and is moveably mounted in the receiver. A plug carrying a ball seat is insertable into the receiver to lock the ball in the receiver. In another aspect, a wire shaped handle connector is pivotally attached at laterally extending ends to the receiver and has a second end with a nominal width greater than the diameter of a bore extending from the first end of the handle for a releasable compression fit connection to the handle.

US Patent:

6795999, Sep 28, 2004

Filed:

Feb 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/366774

Inventors:

Kenneth P. Post - Lincoln Park MI
Robert Laskos - Westland MI

Assignee:

Consumer Solutions, Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

A47L 106

US Classification:

152201, 1510494, 151441, 15232

Abstract:

A window cleaning apparatus includes a handle, a paddle and a cleaning element. The paddle is removably attachable to the handle. The paddle has a peripheral edge defined in part by opposed first and second ends. The paddle has an arcuate shape between the first and second ends. The cleaning element is one of a plurality of interchangeable bodies, each having one major surface engagable with one major surface of a paddle and side edges having elastic mounted thereon to draw the ends of the side edges of the body inward to form an opening smaller than the outer diameter of the paddle to releasably attach the cleaning element about the paddle. In one aspect, the cleaning apparatus forms a cleaning system including a plurality of handles, a plurality of paddles and a plurality of cleaning elements releasably interconnectable into a cleaning apparatus formed of one handle, one cleaning element and one paddle.

US Patent:

6928687, Aug 16, 2005

Filed:

Jul 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/887743

Inventors:

Kenneth P. Post - Lincoln Park MI, US
Robert Laskos - Westland MI, US

Assignee:

K & R Industries, Inc. - Lincoln Park MI
Consumer Solutions, Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

A47L001/06

US Classification:

152201, 151441, 15232

Abstract:

A cleaning apparatus and system includes at least one handle, at least one paddle, and at least one cleaning element. The handle is a pivotally attachable to each paddle. The cleaning element has elastic to draw the side edges of the body inward to form an opening smaller than the outer diameter of the paddle to releasably attach the cleaning element about the paddle. A receiver is mounted on each paddle and movably receives one end of the handle.

US Patent:

7231684, Jun 19, 2007

Filed:

Sep 23, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/948512

Inventors:

Kenneth P. Post - Lincoln Park MI, US

Assignee:

Consumer Solutions, Inc. - Houston TX
K & R Industries, Inc. - Redford MI

International Classification:

A47L 1/06

US Classification:

152201, 151441, 15232, 16900, 403150

Abstract:

A window cleaning apparatus includes a handle, a paddle and a cleaning element. The paddle is removably attachable to the handle. The handle includes oppositely extending end pins which are pivotally received in receivers carried on the paddle. At least one of the receivers has a bore which receives on of the handle end pins. At least one of the receivers is formed with separable members for forming a snap-connection with one of the handle end pins. The cleaning element has side edges with elastic to draw the ends of the side edges of the body inward to form an opening smaller than the outer diameter of the paddle to releasably attach the cleaning element about the paddle.

US Patent:

61785849, Jan 30, 2001

Filed:

Jun 25, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/104957

Inventors:

Kenneth P. Post - Lincoln Park MI

Assignee:

K & R Industries, Inc. - Lincoln Park MI

International Classification:

A47L 106

US Classification:

152201

Abstract:

A window cleaning apparatus includes a handle, a paddle and a cleaning element. The paddle is detachable and pivotally attachable to the handle. A spring biased slider carried on the handle has a pivot pin on one end releasibly engagable with a hinge receiver on the paddle. The cleaning element is one of a plurality of interchangeable bodies, each having one major surface engagable with one major surface of a paddle and side edges having elastic mounted thereon to draw the ends of the side edges of the body inward to form an opening smaller than the outer diameter of the paddle to releasibly attach the body of the cleaning element about the paddle. The bodies are formed of an absorbent material for use as a drying element and with an intermediate fluid carrying layer and a rough mesh layer for use as a scrubbing element.

US Patent:

20160332604, Nov 17, 2016

Filed:

Jul 28, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/222227

Inventors:

Kenneth Post - West Bloomfield MI, US

International Classification:

B60S 3/04
B60S 3/00
A47L 1/15

Abstract:

A cleaning apparatus includes different combinations of a reduced compressible material substrate and a thicker paddle head, and a reduced radius tip to clean sharp corners. A slide lock holds one pin end of the handle to the cleaning head. A small sized cleaning head with at least two reduced radius tips is also disclosed.

US Patent:

20160073849, Mar 17, 2016

Filed:

Sep 16, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/855562

Inventors:

Kenneth P. Post - Lincoln Park MI, US

International Classification:

A47L 13/16
A47L 13/42

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.