Unger Marketing International, LLC

An ergonomic pole for a floor cleaning implement is provided. In an embodiment, the ergonomic pole comprising a pole having a first end and a second end, the pole further having a first segment adjacent the first end, a third segment adjacent the second end and a second segment disposed between the first segment and third segment. A cleaning implement is coupled to the first end. Wherein the third segment is disposed on an angle of about 25 degrees to 40 degrees relative to the surface when in an operating position. Wherein the second end is positioned about 630-1400 mm from the surface when in the operating position.

Telescoping pole systems, glides, and clamps thereof are described. The telescoping pole system includes a plurality of nested poles. The glides include a body having one or more projections. The projections lock the glides into a pole. The glide contacts a flange of the clamp, thereby prevent a pole from being fully removed from a pole it is nested within. The poles of such systems may be multi-lobed.

A reaching and grabbing tool is provided. The tool includes a trigger assembly having at least one trigger and a handle. A jaw assembly is provided having at least one jaw operably connected to the at least one trigger to move the at least one jaw. A hinge assembly is disposed between the trigger assembly and the jaw assembly, the hinge assembly being selectively lockable between an operating position and a folded position.

A cleaning device includes a handle having a longitudinal axis and a wiper connected to the handle. The wiper includes a plurality of ridges arranged along the longitudinal axis to form a hollow member. The plurality of ridges have a plurality of contact surfaces for contacting a surface to be cleaned.

A cleaning system is provided that includes a trolley, a bucket assembly, a tray member, and a pole. In an embodiment, the bucket assembly comprises a bucket, a handle rotatably coupled to the bucket, a cover adapted to engage an open end of the bucket, and a kneeling pad. The bucket includes a plurality of walls having a first and second end walls. The trolley includes a first area where the bucket assembly may be stored, a second area, and a plurality of wheels. The pole extends from the trolley system. The cleaning system is moved on the plurality of wheels and manipulation of the pole.

A device and system for purifying a fluid is provided. The system includes a tank having an interior space and a media container disposed within the interior space. A valve is provided that cooperates with an element within the interior, the valve being movable between an open and a closed position. The valve being biased to the open position when the element is not positioned within the interior space, wherein the interior space is fluidly coupled to the atmosphere in the open position. The valve further being configured to move to a closed position when the element is positioned within the interior space.