ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,765, issued on Oct. 21.
"Toilet plunger caddy with cleaning mechanism" was invented by Elaine Augusta Steele (Arlington, Va.) and Pierre Malko (Arlington, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plunger caddy and cleaning assembly includes a housing that accommodates a plunger; a fluid reservoir mounted within the housing; tubing extending from an interior of the fluid reservoir; and a fluid dispersing assembly in connected to the fluid reservoir by way of the tubing. The fluid dispersing assembly has a spray wand with a handle and is removably mounted to the housing."
The patent was filed on Oct. 17, 2023, under Application No. 18/488...