Apparatus for cleaning vertical blinds

Abstract

An apparatus for cleaning vertical blinds comprising a basket for receiving a rolled vertical blind, the basket comprising a lid, at least one of the basket and lid comprising an aperture to allow ingress of water; and, a core within the basket and adapted to move freely within the basket.

1 . An apparatus for cleaning vertical blinds comprising:
 a basket for receiving a rolled vertical blind, the basket comprising a lid, at least one of the basket and the lid comprising an aperture to allow ingress of water; and   a core within the basket and adapted to move freely within the basket.   
     
     
         2 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the basket is cylindrical. 
     
     
         3 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the basket comprises a base and at least one side wall extending between the base and the lid, at least a portion of the at least one side wall comprising a mesh having a plurality of apertures to allow the ingress of water. 
     
     
         4 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the core is an open spiral. 
     
     
         5 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the core is cylindrical. 
     
     
         6 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the core comprises at least one weight. 
     
     
         7 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the at least one weight is fixedly connected to a remainder of the core. 
     
     
         8 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the core comprises a hollow portion. 
     
     
         9 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein at least one weight is arranged within the hollow portion. 
     
     
         10 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the at least one weight is a ball. 
     
     
         11 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the at least one weight comprises a plurality of balls. 
     
     
         12 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein a wall of the hollow portion comprises a slot for receiving an end of a blind. 
     
     
         13 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising at least one tilting arm extending outwardly from the basket. 
     
     
         14 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising an outer casing containing the basket. 
     
     
         15 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the outer casing is any of cubic, rhomboid, pyramidal or star shaped. 
     
     
         16 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the outer casing is spherical. 
     
     
         17 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 16 , further comprising at least one tilting arm extending outwardly from the outer casing. 
     
     
         18 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising a fixing means for fixing a blind to the core, preferably a 
     
     
         19 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the fixing means is arranged in a hollow portion of the core. 
     
     
         20 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the fixing means is a clip.