Embodiments of apparatus for reusable drinking straw cleaning include a flexible central brush and a plurality of external brushes supported by a hand-held handle. The flexible central brush is passed into one end of a drinking straw and the drinking straw is drawn down into concentrically disposed external brushes. The drinking straw is withdrawn, reversed and the process is repeated. A handle or central bore provides external brush pressure onto the straw when it has been drawn into contact with the external brushes. After both ends of the reusable drinking straw are cleaned, the reusable drinking straw is withdrawn from the assembly and placed in a sterilizing solution or dishwasher, and dried. The flexible central brush is replaced without disassembly of the apparatus. Embodiments provide a support stand to receive and hold the assembly in a vertical position from the bottom of a wash sink.

Embodiments of apparatus for reusable drinking straw cleaning include a flexible central brush and a plurality of external brushes supported by a hand-held handle. The flexible central brush is passed into one end of a drinking straw and the drinking straw is drawn down into concentrically disposed external brushes. The drinking straw is withdrawn, reversed and the process is repeated. A handle or central bore provides external brush pressure onto the straw when it has been drawn into contact with the external brushes. After both ends of the reusable drinking straw are cleaned, the reusable drinking straw is withdrawn from the assembly and placed in a sterilizing solution or dishwasher, and dried. The flexible central brush is replaced without disassembly of the apparatus. Embodiments provide a support stand to receive and hold the assembly in a vertical position from the bottom of a wash sink.

A cleaning tool, use thereof, and a method for cleaning a hot grill is provided. The cleaning tool comprises a hollow handle for holding a liquid, the handle having a first coupling mechanism fixed to said handle. The cleaning tool also includes a brush head having a second coupling mechanism fixed to the brush head, the second coupling mechanism releasably securable to the first coupling mechanism, a heat resistant scrubbing pad extending therefrom, and an outlet in fluid communication with the hollow handle. The outlet is positioned proximate the scrubbing pad to expel the liquid therefrom. The scrubbing pad is adapted to withstand temperatures of at least 100 degrees Celsius, such that when liquid flows through the outlet onto the heated grill, the heat of the grill vaporizes the liquid into steam, which helps to clean the grill in combination with the scrubbing pad.

A cleaning tool, use thereof, and a method for cleaning a hot grill is provided. The cleaning tool comprises a hollow handle for holding a liquid, the handle having a first coupling mechanism fixed to said handle. The cleaning tool also includes a brush head having a second coupling mechanism fixed to the brush head, the second coupling mechanism releasably securable to the first coupling mechanism, a heat resistant scrubbing pad extending therefrom, and an outlet in fluid communication with the hollow handle. The outlet is positioned proximate the scrubbing pad to expel the liquid therefrom. The scrubbing pad is adapted to withstand temperatures of at least 100 degrees Celsius, such that when liquid flows through the outlet onto the heated grill, the heat of the grill vaporizes the liquid into steam, which helps to clean the grill in combination with the scrubbing pad.

An ultraviolet (UV) sterilization lighting system includes a plurality of arrays of UV sterilization lighting and a power source. The arrays of UV sterilization lighting are configured in a modular arrangement in electrical communication with the power source and enable plug-in type completion of electrical communication within the arrays. The arrays are configured in a pattern to effect desired sterilization via the UV sterilization lighting. The array formations include straight and/or curved lines, circles, triangles, squares, rectangles, pentagons, hexagons and other similar polygonal or other geometrical arrangements, whether in an ordered or disordered pattern, that are deemed most suitable to affect the desired sterilization.

A protective cleaning sleeve is provided which substantially encloses a portable electronic device and which is configured with a narrowed stretchable cuff/opening made from a material that contacts and cleans the portable electronic device when it is being inserted into and removed from the sleeve. The stretchable cuff/opening is configured with a customized width or diameter narrower than a width of the portable electronic device so that it substantially closes around the portable electronic device and provides sufficient friction and contact with a display screen on the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is being inserted into the sleeve and removed from the sleeve. In this manner, the narrowed stretchable cuff/opening cleans the display screen to remove fingerprints, smudges, oils, dirt and other particles simply by inserting the device into, and removing the device from the protective cleaning sleeve.

A method of cleaning and/or sanitizing jewelry and other small parts includes the steps of adding a microwavable fluid into a microwavable container and placing the container into a microwave oven. The microwavable fluid is heated in the microwave oven to a temperature of at least 170 F. The container is removed from the microwave oven when the desired temperature has been reached the jewelry and/or small parts are placed into the container to submerse the jewelry and/or small parts within the heated fluid and agitated, such as by spinning the container to mechanically remove contaminants from the surface of the items being cleaned and chemically cleaned with the use of a fluid that is a cleaning fluid.

A method of cleaning and/or sanitizing jewelry and other small parts includes the steps of adding a microwavable fluid into a microwavable container and placing the container into a microwave oven. The microwavable fluid is heated in the microwave oven to a temperature of at least 170 F. The container is removed from the microwave oven when the desired temperature has been reached the jewelry and/or small parts are placed into the container to submerse the jewelry and/or small parts within the heated fluid and agitated, such as by spinning the container to mechanically remove contaminants from the surface of the items being cleaned and chemically cleaned with the use of a fluid that is a cleaning fluid.

An electronic device cleaning case and method for construction thereof is provided. A housing includes four corners. Each corner includes top and bottom edges and a rounded edge formed between the top and bottom edges to form a void configured to receive a portable electronic device. Each corner of the housing is shaped to wrap around a corner of the portable electronic device. The housing also includes two walls. Each wall includes top and bottom edges and a rounded edge formed between the top and bottom edges to form a void configured to receive the portable electronic device. Each wall is affixed to two of the four corners. A cleaning component includes a backing and a cleaning cloth affixed to a top surface of the backing. The cleaning component is placed upon a top surface of the bottom edge of the corners and walls.

An electronic device cleaning case and method for construction thereof is provided. A housing includes four corners. Each corner includes top and bottom edges and a rounded edge formed between the top and bottom edges to form a void configured to receive a portable electronic device. Each corner of the housing is shaped to wrap around a corner of the portable electronic device. The housing also includes two walls. Each wall includes top and bottom edges and a rounded edge formed between the top and bottom edges to form a void configured to receive the portable electronic device. Each wall is affixed to two of the four corners. A cleaning component includes a backing and a cleaning cloth affixed to a top surface of the backing. The cleaning component is placed upon a top surface of the bottom edge of the corners and walls.