Bottle Cleaning System

Abstract

A bottle cleaning system includes a bottle that has an outer wall, a bottom wall and an open end. The bottle has an inner surface and the open end has an edge. A cleaning unit is provided and the cleaning unit is removably coupled to a support surface. The baby bottle is selectively positioned on the cleaning unit and the cleaning unit scrubs the inner surface of the bottle and the edge of the open end. A shield is coupled around the cleaning unit to inhibit water related to cleaning the bottle from splashing onto the support surface.

1 . A bottle cleaning system comprising:
 a bottle having an outer wall, a bottom wall and an open end, said bottle having an inner surface, said open end having an edge;   a cleaning unit being configured to be removably coupled to a support surface having said cleaning unit being vertically oriented on the support surface, said baby bottle being selectively positioned on said cleaning unit, said cleaning unit scrubbing said inner surface of said bottle and said edge of said open end, said cleaning unit including a shaft having a first end, a second end and an outer surface extending therebetween, said second end having a well extending toward said first end, said well having a bounding surface, said bounding surface being threaded, said cleaning unit including a sleeve having a primary end, a secondary end and an exterior surface extending therebetween, said exterior surface being threaded adjacent to said primary end, said well in said shaft insertably receiving said primary end, said sleeve threadably engaging said bounding surface of said well to retain said sleeve on said shaft, said secondary end being open, said sleeve being substantially hollow, said sleeve having an interior surface, said interior surface being threaded adjacent to said secondary end, said cleaning unit including a brush being removably coupled to said sleeve wherein said brush is configured to be manipulated to clean the baby bottle, said brush including a disk having a top surface, a bottom surface and a peripheral edge extending therebetween, said peripheral edge being threaded, said peripheral edge threadably engaging said interior surface of said sleeve; and   a shield being coupled around said cleaning unit wherein said shield is configured to inhibit water related to cleaning said bottle from splashing onto the support surface.   
     
     
         2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of first bristles, each of said first bristles being coupled to and extending away from said outer surface of said shaft, said first bristles being distributed around said shaft, said first bristles being distributed between said first end and said second end, each of said first bristles frictionally engaging said inner surface corresponding to said outer wall of said bottle when said bottle is slid onto said shaft to clean said bottle. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of sponges, each of said sponges being coupled to and extending away from said first end of said shaft, said sponges being radiating outwardly from said first end, each of said sponges frictionally engaging said inner surface corresponding to said bottom wall of said bottle when said bottle is slid onto said shaft. 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of second bristles, each of said second bristles being coupled to and extending upwardly from said top surface such that each of said second bristles frictionally engages the bottle when said brush is manipulated to clean said bottle, said second bristles being positioned within said sleeve when said disk is threadably coupled to said sleeve. 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a nipple being coupled to and extending downwardly from said bottom surface. 
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 5 , further comprising a base being configured to engage the support surface, said sleeve being removably coupled to said base having said shaft extending upwardly from said base. 
     
     
         11 . A bottle cleaning system comprising:
 a bottle having an outer wall, a bottom wall and an open end, said bottle having an inner surface, said open end having an edge;   a cleaning unit being configured to be removably coupled to a support surface having said cleaning unit being vertically oriented on the support surface, said baby bottle being selectively positioned on said cleaning unit, said cleaning unit scrubbing said inner surface of said bottle and said edge of said open end, said cleaning unit including a shaft having a first end, a second end and an outer surface extending therebetween, said second end having a well extending toward said first end, said well having a bounding surface, said bounding surface being threaded, said cleaning unit including a sleeve having a primary end, a secondary end and an exterior surface extending therebetween, said exterior surface being threaded adjacent to said primary end, said well in said shaft insertably receiving said primary end, said sleeve threadably engaging said bounding surface of said well to retain said sleeve on said shaft, said secondary end being open, said sleeve being substantially hollow, said sleeve having an interior surface, said interior surface being threaded adjacent to said secondary end, said cleaning unit includes a brush, said brush having a nipple;   a base being configured to engage the support surface, said sleeve being removably coupled to said base having said shaft extending upwardly from said base, said base comprises a plate having an upper side and a lower side, said upper side having a well extending toward said lower side, said well corresponding to said plate insertably receiving said nipple; and   a mating member being coupled to said lower side of said plate wherein said mating member is configured to engage the support surface.   
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 3 , wherein said shield comprises a cone having a narrow end, a wide end and an exterior wall extending therebetween, said cone having an inner surface, said exterior wall tapering inwardly between said wide end and said narrow end, said wide end being open, said cone being substantially hollow, said second end of said shaft being coupled to said inner surface corresponding to said narrow end, said primary end of said sleeve extending through said narrow end to threadably engage said shaft. 
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein said inner surface angles inwardly between said exterior wall and said narrow end to define an engaging surface in said cone. 
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 13 , further comprising a plurality of second bristles, each of said second bristles being coupled to and extending away from said engaging surface of said cone, said second bristles being spaced apart and being distributed on said engaging surface, each of said second bristles frictionally engaging said edge of said bottle when said bottle is slid onto said shaft to clean said edge. 
     
     
         15 . A bottle cleaning system comprising:
 a bottle having an outer wall, a bottom wall and an open end, said bottle having an inner surface, said open end having an edge;   a cleaning unit being configured to be removably coupled to a support surface having said cleaning unit being vertically oriented on the support surface, said baby bottle being selectively positioned on said cleaning unit, said cleaning unit scrubbing said inner surface of said bottle and said edge of said open end, said cleaning unit comprising:
 a shaft having a first end, a second end and an outer surface extending therebetween, said second end having a well extending toward said first end, said well having a bounding surface, said bounding surface being threaded, 
 a plurality of first bristles, each of said first bristles being coupled to and extending away from said outer surface of said shaft, said first bristles being distributed around said shaft, said first bristles being distributed between said first end and said second end, each of said first bristles frictionally engaging said inner surface corresponding to said outer wall of said bottle when said bottle is slid onto said shaft to clean said bottle, 
 a plurality of sponges, each of said sponges being coupled to and extending away from said first end of said shaft, said sponges being radiating outwardly from said first end, each of said sponges frictionally engaging said inner surface corresponding to said bottom wall of said bottle when said bottle is slid onto said shaft, 
 a sleeve having a primary end, a secondary end and an exterior surface extending therebetween, said exterior surface being threaded adjacent to said primary end, said well in said shaft insertably receiving said primary end, said sleeve threadably engaging said bounding surface of said well to retain said sleeve on said shaft, said secondary end being open, said sleeve being substantially hollow, said sleeve having an interior surface, said interior surface being threaded adjacent to said secondary end, 
 a brush being removably coupled to said sleeve wherein said brush is configured to be manipulated to clean the baby bottle, said brush comprising:
 a disk having a top surface, a bottom surface and a peripheral edge extending therebetween, said peripheral edge being threaded, said peripheral edge threadably engaging said interior surface of said sleeve, 
 a plurality of second bristles, each of said second bristles being coupled to and extending upwardly from said top surface such that each of said second bristles frictionally engages the bottle when said brush is manipulated to clean said bottle, said second bristles being positioned within said sleeve when said disk is threadably coupled to said sleeve, and 
 a nipple being coupled to and extending downwardly from said bottom surface; 
 
 a base being configured to engage the support surface, said sleeve being removably coupled to said base having said shaft extending upwardly from said base, said base comprising:
 a plate having an upper side and a lower side, said upper side having a well extending toward said lower side, said well corresponding to said plate insertably receiving said nipple, and 
 a mating member being coupled to said lower side of said plate wherein said mating member is configured to engage the support surface; and 
 
   a shield being coupled around said cleaning unit wherein said shield is configured to inhibit water related to cleaning said bottle from splashing onto the support surface, said shield comprising:
 a cone having a narrow end, a wide end and an exterior wall extending therebetween, said cone having an inner surface, said exterior wall tapering inwardly between said wide end and said narrow end, said wide end being open, said cone being substantially hollow, said second end of said shaft being coupled to said inner surface corresponding to said narrow end, said primary end of said sleeve extending through said narrow end to threadably engage said shaft, said inner surface angling inwardly between said exterior wall and said narrow end to define an engaging surface in said cone, and 
 a plurality of second bristles, each of said second bristles being coupled to and extending away from said engaging surface of said cone, said second bristles being spaced apart and being distributed on said engaging surface, each of said second bristles frictionally engaging said edge of said bottle when said bottle is slid onto said shaft to clean said edge.