ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,050, issued on Aug. 12.
"Cleaning tool having selectively deployable auxiliary cleaning element" was invented by Jesse D. Brennan (Brentwood, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cleaning tool for cleaning a surface includes an elongated handle having a working end, a user end opposite the working end, and a hollow interior extending to the working end. The cleaning tool includes a principal cleaning head mounted on the working end of the handle. The tool includes an elongated shaft slidably received in the hollow interior of the handle. The elongated shaft has a top end positioned inside the hollow interior between the working end a...