Methods and apparatus for cleaning a surface with a cleaning device having a body with a handle, a connector, and one or more cleaning heads that are removably attached to the cleaning device. Each cleaning head include a lower surface arranged to contact a surface to be cleaned and a dirt collection chamber permanently attached to the cleaning head. The cleaning head may include a support structure to support the dirt collection chamber and a cleaning sheet. The cleaning head also may include a suction nozzle. At least a portion of the dirt collection chamber may be made of a filter material.

Methods and apparatus for cleaning a surface with a cleaning device having a body with a handle, a connector, and one or more cleaning heads that are removably attached to the cleaning device. Each cleaning head include a lower surface arranged to contact a surface to be cleaned and a dirt collection chamber permanently attached to the cleaning head. The cleaning head may include a support structure to support the dirt collection chamber and a cleaning sheet. The cleaning head also may include a suction nozzle. At least a portion of the dirt collection chamber may be made of a filter material.

A cleaning cloth has on each of its transverse sides a tab designed to be automatically connected to and retained by a coupling device on a mop base.

A cleaning cloth has on each of its transverse sides a tab designed to be automatically connected to and retained by a coupling device on a mop base.

The present invention a user can bring the base plate to which a cleaning cloth is attached into close contact with a floor, a wall, a ceiling, or the like, using a small force, and when the user moves the base plate to which the cleaning cloth is attached from a boundary portion between a floor and a wall or between a wall and a ceiling to the floor, wall, or ceiling, the base plate can be rotated by the elastic restoration force of the elastic member to instantly come into close contact with the floor, wall, or ceiling, thereby allowing the user to conveniently move the base plate from the boundary portion of the floor, the wall, the ceiling, or the like, without detaching the base plate therefrom.

The present invention a user can bring the base plate to which a cleaning cloth is attached into close contact with a floor, a wall, a ceiling, or the like, using a small force, and when the user moves the base plate to which the cleaning cloth is attached from a boundary portion between a floor and a wall or between a wall and a ceiling to the floor, wall, or ceiling, the base plate can be rotated by the elastic restoration force of the elastic member to instantly come into close contact with the floor, wall, or ceiling, thereby allowing the user to conveniently move the base plate from the boundary portion of the floor, the wall, the ceiling, or the like, without detaching the base plate therefrom.

An absorbent pad for attachment to a handle assembly of a floor brush, broom or mop comprises a floor-engaging surface of an absorbent material, there being provided channels extending from the leading edge of the pad toward the rear edge but terminating in the bulk of the absorbent pad. The implement is useful for collecting liquid spills while avoiding a snowplow effect on the liquid.

A multi-purpose cleaning tool includes a frame having a first plate pivotally attached to a second plate. A biasing member is mounted between the first and second plates and urges the first plate and the second plate into a first position wherein the first plate and the second plate are co-planar. The frame is movable between the first position and a second position wherein the first and second plates are positioned at about a 90 degree angle from each other.

A multi-purpose cleaning tool includes a frame having a first plate pivotally attached to a second plate. A biasing member is mounted between the first and second plates and urges the first plate and the second plate into a first position wherein the first plate and the second plate are co-planar. The frame is movable between the first position and a second position wherein the first and second plates are positioned at about a 90 degree angle from each other.

A squeeze flat mop cleaning tool having an adjustable squeeze opening is provided. The squeeze flat mop cleaning tool comprises a mop bucket and a flat mop; the flat mop comprises a mop stick and a flat mop head, and a wiper is provided on the flat mop head; the mop bucket has an independent squeezing area and an independent cleaning area, and a squeeze device is mounted on the mop bucket; the squeeze device comprises a scraper plate and a support member, and a squeeze opening is formed between the scraper plate and the support member. The scraper plate is rotatably provided on the mop bucket, and the size of the squeeze opening can be changed by the rotation of the scraper plate.