US Patent 7386913 Cleaning device with releasable, disposable head

A cleaning brush includes a handle member and a brush member that are connected in a locking/unlocking fashion and wherein they may be separated from one another by a locking mechanism component that is located on the handle member remotely from the brush member. The handle member has a first end handle portion and a second end having a mechanism for removably attaching the brush member. The brush member has one of a male and female fittage and the second end of the handle member has the other of the male fittage and the female fittage so the one slides into the other. These fittages are functionally positioned perpendicular to the elongated length of the handle.