Mop handle with sight window

Abstract

A hollow mop handle adapted to be filled with, contain, and dispense a fluid wherein the handle includes at least one sight window positioned adjacent the upper end of the handle

1 . A cleaning tool comprising 
 a. a mop head;    b. a handle attached to the mop head, the handle having an upper portion wherein the handle is adapted to be filled with, contain, and dispense a fluid; and    c. at least one sight window disposed in the upper portion of the handle.    
   
   
       2 . The cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the mop head is selected from the group consisting of a string mop, flat mop, sponge, squeegee, and broom.  
   
   
       3 . The tool of  claim 1  wherein, the handle has a length-to-width ratio of at least 40:1.  
   
   
       4 . The tool of  claim 1 , wherein the handle comprises an upper end and a lower end, the mop head being attached at the lower end and the at least one sight window being disposed adjacent the upper end of the handle.  
   
   
       5 . The tool of  claim 1 , further comprising sight windows disposed on opposite sides of the handle.  
   
   
       6 . The tool of  claim 5 , wherein the sight windows are disposed on diametrically opposite sides of the handle.  
   
   
       7 . A cleaning tool comprising, 
 a. a mop head;    b. a handle having an upper portion and a length-to-width ratio of at least 40:1, the handle being adapted to be filled with, contain, and dispense a fluid attached to the mop head; and,    c. at least one sight window disposed in the upper portion of the handle.    
   
   
       8 . The tool of  claim 7 , further comprising sight windows disposed on opposite sides of the handle.  
   
   
       9 . The tool of  claim 8 , wherein the sight windows are disposed on diametrically opposite sides of the handle.  
   
   
       10 . The cleaning tool of  claim 7 , wherein the mop head is selected from the group consisting of string mop, flat mop, sponge, squeegee, and broom.  
   
   
       11 . The tool of  claim 7 , wherein the handle comprises an upper end and a lower end, the mop head being attached at the lower end and the at least one sight window being disposed adjacent the upper end of the handle.  
   
   
       12 . A liquid dispensing handle for a cleaning implement chosen from a mop, a squeegee, and a broom comprising: 
 a. a tubular shaft defining an internal chamber and including a top portion and a bottom portion;    b. means for connecting the floor cleaning implement to the bottom portion;    c. an upper valve assembly sealably disposed in the top portion;    d. means for actuating the upper valve assembly to allow air into the tubular shaft coupled to the upper valve assembly;    e. a rod longitudinally disposed in the tubular shaft, the rod defining an internal rod chamber, and including a bottom portion, the bottom portion defining holes;    f. a lower valve assembly sealably disposed in the bottom portion including an assembly outlet that allows a liquid to pass out from the internal chamber directly onto a surface to be cleaned when the actuating means is manually activated by a user; and,    g. at least one sight window disposed in the top portion of the handle.    
   
   
       13 . The tool of  claim 1  wherein the at least one sight window is sealed with one of tape and heat-shrink material or a combination thereof.