Pool Cleaning Assembly Kit

Abstract

A pool cleaning assembly kit includes a utility connector, a handle base and one or more utility tool. The utility connector includes a connecting dock and two end connectors integrally provided at two ends of the connecting dock respectively. The handle base includes a handle frame detachably connected to the utility connector and configured to be detachably connected with a handle. The one or more utility tool is configured to be detachably connected to at least one of the end connectors so as to integrally assemble with the utility connector to form a cleaning tool.

Claims

1. A pool cleaning assembly, which comprises: a utility connector comprising a connecting dock and two end connectors integrally provided at two ends of the connecting dock respectively, wherein the connecting dock comprises a main brush body comprising an elongated brush frame having a first end and a second end and a plurality of brush elements outwardly extended from a brushing side thereof, and a replaceable arrangement which comprises at least one end connector configured at one of the first end and the second end of the brush frame of the main brush body; a handle base comprising a handle frame detachably connected to the utility connector and configured to be detachably connected with a handle; and one or more utility tools configured to be detachably connected to at least one of the end connectors so as to integrally assemble with the utility connector to form a cleaning tool, wherein the one or more utility tools is a brush head configured to be detachably connected to the end connector such that a width of each of the one or more brush heads is generally equal to a width of the elongated brush frame of the main brush body, wherein each of the one or more brush heads comprises a connector joint and a plurality of end brush elements outwardly extended therefrom.

2. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 1, wherein the replaceable arrangement further comprises a connecting dock provided between the first end and the second end of the brush frame and a handle frame detachably connected to the connecting dock for detachably connecting with the handle bar.

3. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 2, wherein each of the end connectors comprises a lock member configured to be detachably connected with the connector joint of the respective brush head and at least one locking hole formed on top of lock member, such that the end brush elements of the brush head form the end brush body of the main brush body.

4. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 3, wherein the connector joint of each of the brush head is a tubular body having a receiving socket and comprises at least one locking button provided on the connector joint and extended into the receiving socket, wherein each of the receiving socket is a socket having a U-shape bottom opening slot rendering the connector joint a resilient body to fittingly receive and grasp the respective lock member therein.

5. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 4, wherein a width of each of the joint arms of the two end connectors is smaller than a width of the connecting dock, such that after each of the joint arms is fittingly inserted into the receiving socket of the joint portion of the corresponding connector joint, the width of the connecting dock of the main brush body is equal to the width of the connector joint.

6. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 4, wherein the lock member of each of the end connectors comprises a joint arm extended from the respective first or second end of the main body, wherein each of the two joint arms has a shape and size configured to be fittingly inserted into the receiving socket of the respective connector joint of the brush head, such that to connect the brush head to the main brush body, the joint arm of the lock member of the end connector is inserted into the receiving socket until the locking button is inserted into the locking hole such that the brush head is locked and connected with the end connector of the main brush body, and that to detach the brush head from the main brush body, the locking button is detached from the receiving socket to release the locking of the lock member and the end connector, so that the brush head is able to be pulled out from the lock member and detached from the main brush body.

7. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 5, wherein the lock member of each of the end connectors comprises a joint arm extended from the respective first or second end of the main body, wherein each of the two joint arms has a shape and size configured to be fittingly inserted into the receiving socket of the respective connector joint of the brush head, such that to connect the brush head to the main brush body, the joint arm of the lock member of the end connector is inserted into the receiving socket until the locking button is inserted into the locking hole such that the brush head is locked and connected with the end connector of the main brush body, and that to detach the brush head from the main brush body, the locking button is detached from the receiving socket to release the locking of the lock member and the end connector, so that the brush head is able to be pulled out from the lock member and detached from the main brush body.

8. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 4, wherein the at least one locking button, which is a resilient locking button, comprises a button head and is configured to be clicked and locked in the locking hole until the resilient locking button is inserted into the locking hole so as to lock and connect the brush head with the end connector of the main brush body, such that to detach the brush head from the main brush body, the button head is pulled up to move the resilient locking button from the locking hole to release the locking of the lock member and the end connector, so that the brush head is able to be pulled out from the lock member and detached from the main brush body.

9. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 5, wherein the at least one locking button, which is a resilient locking button, comprises a button head and is configured to be clicked and locked in the locking hole until the resilient locking button is inserted into the locking hole so as to lock and connect the brush head with the end connector of the main brush body, such that to detach the brush head from the main brush body, the button head is pulled up to move the resilient locking button from the locking hole to release the locking of the lock member and the end connector, so that the brush head is able to be pulled out from the lock member and detached from the main brush body.

10. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 4, wherein the connector joint of each of the brush head has a button hole for the locking button extending from the button head into the receiving socket, wherein the button hole is a threaded hole and the locking button is a threaded rod extended from the button head and screwed through the button hole into the receiving socket, such that to connect the brush head to the main brush body, the joint arm of the lock member of the end connector is inserted into the receiving socket, locking button is rotated to screw down the locking button to insert into the locking hole such that the brush head is locked and connected with the end connector of the main brush body, such that to detach the brush head from the main brush body, the button head is rotated in an opposite direction to unscrew the locking button from the receiving socket to release the locking of the lock member and the end connector, so that the brush head is able to be pulled out from the lock member and detached from the replaceable handle and brush head arrangement.

11. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 5, wherein the connector joint of each of the brush head has a button hole for the locking button extending from the button head into the receiving socket, wherein the button hole is a threaded hole and the locking button is a threaded rod extended from the button head and screwed through the button hole into the receiving socket, such that to connect the brush head to the main brush body, the joint arm of the lock member of the end connector is inserted into the receiving socket, locking button is rotated to screw down the locking button to insert into the locking hole such that the brush head is locked and connected with the end connector of the main brush body, such that to detach the brush head from the main brush body, the button head is rotated in an opposite direction to unscrew the locking button from the receiving socket to release the locking of the lock member and the end connector, so that the brush head is able to be pulled out from the lock member and detached from the replaceable handle and brush head arrangement.

12. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 6, wherein a plurality of connector brush elements is outwardly extended from a bottom side of the lock member of each of the end connector such that the connector brush elements of the two lock member members increase a total length of the main brush body.

13. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 7, wherein a plurality of connector brush elements is outwardly extended from a bottom side of the lock member of each of the end connector such that the connector brush elements of the two lock member members increase a total length of the main brush body.

14. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 10, wherein the connector brush elements are extended out through the bottom opening slot of the receiving socket of the connector joint and extended between the plurality of brush elements of the main brush body and the end brush elements of the brush head when the two brush heads are connected to the two end connectors respectively.

15. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 11, wherein the connector brush elements are extended out through the bottom opening slot of the receiving socket of the connector joint and extended between the plurality of brush elements of the main brush body and the end brush elements of the brush head when the two brush heads are connected to the two end connectors respectively.

16. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 8, wherein a plurality of connector brush elements is outwardly extended from a bottom side of the lock member of each of the end connector such that the connector brush elements of the two lock member members increase a total length of the main brush body.

17. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 9, wherein a plurality of connector brush elements is outwardly extended from a bottom side of the lock member of each of the end connector such that the connector brush elements of the two lock member members increase a total length of the main brush body.

18. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 16, wherein the connector brush elements are extended out through the bottom opening slot of the receiving socket of the connector joint and extended between the plurality of brush elements of the main brush body and the end brush elements of the brush head when the two brush heads are connected to the two end connectors respectively.

19. The pool cleaning assembly, as recited in claim 17, wherein the connector brush elements are extended out through the bottom opening slot of the receiving socket of the connector joint and extended between the plurality of brush elements of the main brush body and the end brush elements of the brush head when the two brush heads are connected to the two end connectors respectively.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional pool floor scrub brush.

[0035] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a conventional pool wall, step and tile brush.

[0036] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a conventional pool corner brush.

[0037] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a pool cleaning assembly kit functioning as another pool brush assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0038] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main brush body of the pool brush assembly according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0039] FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view of the main brush body of the pool brush assembly according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0040] FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the main brush body connected with two brush heads of the pool brush assembly according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0041] FIG. 8 is perspective view of a brush head of the pool brush assembly according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0042] FIG. 9 is another perspective view of the brush head of the pool brush assembly according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0043] The following description is disclosed to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the present invention. Preferred embodiments are provided in the following description only as examples and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principles defined in the following description would be applied to other embodiments, alternatives, modifications, equivalents, and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0044] Please referring to FIG. 4 to FIG. 9, the present invention provides a pool cleaning assembly kit, which comprises: [0045] a utility connector 200 comprising a connecting dock 21 and two end connectors 23 integrally provided at two ends of the connecting dock 21 respectively; [0046] a handle base 220 comprising a handle frame 22 detachably connected to the utility connector 200 and configured to be detachably connected with a handle 40; and [0047] one or more utility tool 300 configured to be detachably connected to at least one of the end connectors 23 so as to integrally assemble with the utility connector 200 to form a cleaning tool.

[0048] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pool cleaning assembly kit is embodied as a type of pool brush assembly, such as a pool wall, step and tile brush, which further comprises a main brush body 10 and the utility connector 200 is embodied as a replaceable handle and brush head arrangement 20.

[0049] The main brush body 10 comprises an elongated brush frame 11 having a first end 111 and a second end 112 and a plurality of brush elements 12 outwardly extended from a brushing side of the brush frame 11.

[0050] The replaceable handle and brush head arrangement 20 comprises the connecting dock 21 provided between the first end 111 and the second end 112 of the brush frame 11 and a handle frame 22. The handle frame 22 is detachably connected to the connecting dock 21 for detachably connecting with the handle which can be an elongated handle bar or configured to be detachably connected with elongated handle bars with different lengths or an extensible handle bar (not shown in the drawings). The two end connectors 23 are configured at the first end 111 and the second end 112 of the main brush body 10 respectively. The one or more utility tool 300 are embodied as one or more brush heads 30 configured to be detachably connected to the one end connector 23.

[0051] Each of the one or more brush heads 30 comprises a connector joint 31 and a plurality of end brush elements 32 outwardly extended therefrom. According to the second preferred embodiment, the two end connectors 23 are provided at the first end 111 and the second end 112 of the brush frame 11 of the main brush body 10 respectively and the two brush heads 30 are provided to detachably connect with the two end connectors 23 respectively, such that the end brush elements 32 of the two brush heads 30 form two end brush bodies 101, 102 extended from the first end 111 and the second end 112 of the main brush body 10 respectively.

[0052] As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, each of the end connectors 23 comprises a lock member 231 configured to be detachably connected with the connector joint 31 of the respective brush head 30 and at least one locking hole 2312 formed on top of lock member 231, as shown in FIG. 7, such that the end brush elements 32 of the brush head 30 forms the end brush body 101, 102 of the main brush body 10, as shown in FIG. 4.

[0053] According to the preferred embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the connector joint 31 of each of the brush head 30 is a tubular body having a receiving socket 311 and comprises at least one locking button 312 provided on the connector joint 31 and extended into the receiving socket 311, as shown in FIG. 8, wherein each of the receiving socket 311 is a rectangular socket having a U-shape bottom opening slot 3111 rendering the connector joint 31 a resilient body to fittingly receive and grasp the respective lock member 231 therein.

[0054] Correspondingly, referring to FIG. 6 to FIG. 7, according to the preferred embodiment, the lock member 231 of each of the end connectors 23 comprises a joint arm 2311 extended from the respective first or second end 111, 112 of the main body 11, wherein each of the two joint arms 2311 has a rectangular shape and size configured to be fittingly inserted into the receiving socket 311 of the respective connector joint 31 of the brush head 30. To connect the brush head 30 (utility pool 300) to the main brush body 20 (utility connector 200), the joint arm 2311 of the lock member 231 of the end connector 23 is fittingly inserted into the receiving socket 311 until the locking button 312 is inserted into the locking hole 2312 such that the brush head 30 is locked and connected with the end connector 23 of the main brush body 20. To detach the brush head 30 from the main brush body 20, simply detach the locking button 312 from the receiving socket 2312 to release the locking of the lock member 231 and the end connector 23. Then, the brush head 30 is able to be pulled out from the lock member 231 and detached from the main brush body 20.

[0055] In one embodiment, the at least one locking button 312, which can be a resilient locking button, comprises a button head 313 and is configured to be clicked and locked in the locking hole 2312 until the resilient locking button 312 is inserted into the locking hole 2312 so as to lock and connect the brush head 20 with the end connector 23 of the main brush body 20. To detach the brush head 30 from the main brush body 20, simply pull up the button head 313 to move the resilient locking button 312 from the locking hole 2312 to release the locking of the lock member 231 and the end connector 23. Then, the brush head 30 is able to be pulled out from the lock member 231 and detached from the main brush body 20.

[0056] In one embodiment, the connector joint 31 of each of the brush head 30 has a button hole 310, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, for the locking button 312 extending from the button head 313 into the receiving socket 311. The button hole 310 can be embodied as a threaded hole and the locking button 312 is embodied as a threaded rod extended from the button head 313 and screwed through the button hole 31 into the receiving socket 311, such that to connect the brush head 30 (utility pool 300) to the main brush body 20 (utility connector 200), fittingly insert the joint arm 2311 of the lock member 231 of the end connector 23 into the receiving socket 311, rotate locking button 312 to screw down the locking button 312 to insert into the locking hole 2312 such that the brush head 30 is locked and connected with the end connector 23 of the main brush body 20. To detach the brush head 30 from the main brush body 20, simply rotate the button head 313 in an opposite direction to unscrew the locking button 312 from the receiving socket 2312 to release the locking of the lock member 231 and the end connector 23. Then, the brush head 30 is able to be pulled out from the lock member 231 and detached from the replaceable handle and brush head arrangement 20.

[0057] It is appreciated that a plurality of connector brush elements 121 is outwardly extended from a bottom side of the lock member 231 of each of the end connector 23 such that the connector brush elements 121 of the two lock member members 231 substantially increase a total length of the main brush body 10. In addition, the connector brush elements 121 can be extended out through the bottom opening slot 3111 of the receiving socket 311 of the connector joint 31 and extended between the plurality of brush elements 12 of the main brush body 10 and the end brush elements 32 of the brush head 30 when the two brush heads 30 are connected to the two end connectors 23 respectively.

[0058] Referring to FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, in order to ensure a secure and rigid connection between the main brush body 20 and the brush head 30 through the corresponding end connector 23 and the connector joint 31, it is preferred that the width of the connecting dock 21 of the main brush body 20 is equal to the width of the connector joint 31, wherein the brushing force applied to the main brush body 20 can be securely applied to the left and right brush heads 30 respectively connected to the two lock members 231 of the two connectors 23 formed at the two left and right ends 111, 112 of the brush frame 11 of the main brush body 20. According to the preferred embodiment, the width of each of the joint arms 2311 of the two end connectors 23 is smaller than the width of the connecting dock 21, such that after the joint arms 2311 are fittingly inserted into the receiving sockets 311 of the joint portions 311 of the connector joints 31 and locked by the locking buttons 312 respectively, the main brush body 20 and the brush heads 30 are integrally connected to form the pool cleaning assembly with the same width.

[0059] It is appreciated that the size of the joint arm 2311 is made fitting with the size of the receiving socket 311 of the lock member 231, such that when the joint arm 2311 is fittingly inserted into the receiving socket 311, the joint arm 2311 and the lock member 231 form an interconnecting configuration that not only rigidly connected the brush head 30 to the replaceable handle and brush head arrangement 20, but also the walls of the joint arm 2311 and the lock member 231 substantially thicken and strengthen the first or second end 111, 112 of the brush frame 11 while securely connecting the two brush heads 30 with replaceable handle and brush head arrangement 20 to form the pool brush assembly.

[0060] Referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, two or more connection holes 211 are spacedly formed in the connecting dock 21, such that the handle frame 22 can be detachably mounted to the connecting dock 21 by means of screwing, buckling, or other connecting means.

[0061] Referring to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, each of the brush head 30 comprises head frame 33 and the end brush elements 32 are downwardly extended from a bottom of the head frame 33. The head frame 33 can be a straight body such that the brush heads 30 can be used to further lengthen the main brush body 10. According to the second preferred embodiment, the head frame 33 comprises a joint portion 331 to configure the connector joint 31 and a curved portion 332 and the end brush elements 32 are at least downwardly extended from the curved portion 332 to form a curved brush body for brushing corners area.

[0062] It should be understood that the joint portion 331 can be made to have an elongated shape so that additional end brush elements 32 can also be extended downwardly from the joint portion 331 to lengthen the main brush body 10 for brushing larger area of the pool walls and the pool bottom.

[0063] Like the above first preferred embodiment, the detached brush head 30 as shown in FIG. 8 can be worked as an independent curved pool corner brush, wherein the pool brush assembly according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention further comprises at least one brush head handle 50 configured to be detachably connected to the connector joint 31 of the brush head 30. The brush head handle 50 is an elongated handle bar having an end configured like the lock member 231 of the end connector 23 for detachably connecting with the connector joint 31.

[0064] One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting.

[0065] It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and is subject to change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.