Dishwashing apparatus with plural sponges

Claim 1

A dishwashing apparatus, comprising a hand grip provided with water supply means and liquid detergent supply means and having an upper end, said liquid detergent supply means having a storage facility formed in said grip; a tongue-like hollow working head mountable on said upper end of said grip so that said upper end of said grip extends into the interior of said hollow working head, said working head having an axis, said working head including a plurality of portions integrally arranged circumferentially around said axis and formed as contiguous sponges having different degrees of softness so as to apply to dishes different actions, said working head having a water outlet provided in one of said portions and communicating with said water supply means so that said water supply means supply water to be discharged through said water outlet, and said working head also having a liquid detergent outlet provided in another of said portions and communicating with said liquid detergent supply means so that said liquid detergent supply means supply detergent to be discharged through said liquid detergent outlet, whereby during rotation of said working head about said axis the discharged liquid detergent and said another portion act on a dish and then the discharged water and said one portion act on the same dish successively; passage means including a passage communicating said liquid detergent supply means with said liquid detergent outlet and also a passage communicating said water supply means with said water outlet; manually actuatable valve means cooperating with said passages so as to allow the liquid detergent and the water to flow selectively through the respective passages successively and to said liquid detergent outlet and water outlet successively so as to first wash and then rinse the dish; and an adapter arranged to connect said grip with a faucet of water system.