Multiuse cleaning tool handle

Abstract

A multiuse cleaning tool is provided that includes a head assembly and a cleaning sleeve removably attached to the head assembly. The cleaning sleeve has a first side and a second side. The first side includes a material sufficient for a first cleaning function and the second side includes a material sufficient for a second cleaning function. The head assembly moves between a first position so as to present the first side to a surface to be cleaned and a second position so as to present the second side to the surface to be cleaned.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A multiuse cleaning tool, comprising:
 a head assembly; and   a cleaning sleeve removably attached to the head assembly, the cleaning sleeve having a first side and a second side, the first side including a material sufficient for a first cleaning function and the second side including a material sufficient for a second cleaning function,   wherein the head assembly is configured to move between a first position so as to present the first side to a surface to be cleaned and a second position so as to present the second side to the surface to be cleaned.   
     
     
         2 . The multiuse cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the first cleaning function is different than the second cleaning function. 
     
     
         3 . The multiuse cleaning tool of  claim 2 , wherein the first cleaning function is a mopping or wiping function where the material on the first side is sufficient for mopping or wiping and the second cleaning function is a dusting function where the material on the second side is sufficient for dusting. 
     
     
         4 . The multiuse cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the first cleaning function is the same as the second cleaning function. 
     
     
         5 . The multiuse cleaning tool of  claim 1 , further comprising a pole extending from the head assembly. 
     
     
         6 . The multiuse cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the pole is integral to the head assembly. 
     
     
         7 . The multiuse cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the pole is removably secured to the head assembly. 
     
     
         8 . A multiuse cleaning tool, comprising:
 a housing;   a central region;   a plurality of cleaning arms each having a first end secured to the central region by a hinge;   a cleaning sleeve removably attached to the plurality of cleaning arms, the cleaning sleeve having a first side and a second side; and   a drive link having a plurality of drive arms that correspond in number to the number of cleaning arms with each drive arm being rotatably secured to a respective one of the cleaning arms by a pin, the drive link being disposed in the housing so that the drive link is moveable movement between upward position and a lower position, the central region being secured to the housing so that the central region does not move relative to the housing,   wherein movement of the drive link to the upward position causes the plurality of cleaning arms to rotate about the hinges to a first position presenting the first side of the cleaning sleeve to a surface to be cleaned and movement of the portion of the drive link to the lower position causes the plurality of cleaning arms to rotate about the hinges to a second position presenting the second side of the cleaning sleeve to the surface to be cleaned.   
     
     
         9 . The multiuse cleaning tool of  claim 8 , wherein the first side of the cleaning sleeve comprises a material sufficient for a first cleaning function and the second side of the cleaning sleeve comprises a material sufficient for a second cleaning function. 
     
     
         10 . The multiuse cleaning tool of  claim 9 , wherein the first cleaning function is different than the second cleaning function. 
     
     
         11 . The multiuse cleaning tool of  claim 10 , wherein the first cleaning function is a mopping or wiping function where the material on the first side is sufficient for mopping or wiping and the second cleaning function is a dusting function where the material on the second side is sufficient for dusting. 
     
     
         12 . The multiuse cleaning tool of  claim 9 , wherein the first cleaning function is the same as the second cleaning function. 
     
     
         13 . The multiuse cleaning tool of  claim 8 , wherein the outer housing has a slot and the drive link has a portion that extends out of the outer housing through the slot so that a user can grasp the portion to move the drive link between the upper and lower positions. 
     
     
         14 . The multiuse cleaning tool of  claim 8 , further comprising a biasing member configured to bias the drive link to a position selected from the group consisting of the upward position, the downward position, and any position therebetween. 
     
     
         15 . The multiuse cleaning tool of  claim 14 , wherein the biasing member is selected from the group consisting of a spring, a foam member, and a rubber band. 
     
     
         16 . The multiuse cleaning tool of  claim 8 , further comprising a securing device configured to hold the drive link in a position selected from the group consisting of the upward position, the downward position, and any position therebetween. 
     
     
         17 . The multiuse cleaning tool of  claim 8 , further comprising a securing device on one or more of the plurality of cleaning arms, the securing device being configured to secure the cleaning sleeve to the plurality of cleaning arms. 
     
     
         18 . The multiuse cleaning tool of  claim 17 , wherein the securing device comprises a hook side of a hook-and-loop connector securable to an inner surface of the cleaning sleeve. 
     
     
         19 . The multiuse cleaning tool of  claim 8 , wherein the hinges securing the plurality of cleaning arms to the central region comprise living hinges.