1. A screw comprising:
an elongated shank having a plurality of threads over at least a portion of the shank, the threads terminating in a pointed tip at a first end of the shank, the tip and the threads being adapted to penetrate into a material;
a head disposed at a second end of the shank, the head having an underside surrounding the shank for bearing against a surface of the material into which the screw is inserted; and
wherein the underside is entirely planar except for at least one material-receiving pocket formed in the underside of the head, the at least one pocket being adapted to receive at least some of the material when the head of the screw bears against the surface of the material, wherein the at least one pocket is spaced apart from the shank and also spaced apart from a periphery of the head.
2. The screw as claimed in claim 1 comprising a plurality of pockets disposed around the shank.
3. The screw as claimed in claim 1 comprising a plurality of pockets disposed symmetrically around the shank.
4. The screw as claimed in claim 1 comprising a plurality of substantially circular pockets.
5. The screw as claimed in claim 1 comprising a plurality of substantially non-circular pockets.
6. The screw as claimed in claim 1 comprising seven circular pockets symmetrically disposed around the shank.
7. The screw as claimed in claim 1 comprising five circular pockets symmetrically disposed around the shank.
8. The screw as claimed in claim 1 comprising six non-circular pockets symmetrically disposed around the shank.
9. The screw as claimed in claim 1 wherein the screw is a self-tapping screw.
10. A method of fastening a screw to a piece of material, the method comprising:
positioning a pointed tip of the screw against a surface of the material; and
applying torque to the screw to cause the screw to thread into the material until a substantially flat underside of a head of the screw that surrounds a shank of the screw bears against the surface of the material, the underside being entirely planar except for one or more pockets formed in the underside of the head of the screw, the torque being applied until some of the material at least partially enters the one or more pockets formed in the underside of the head of the screw, wherein the one or more pockets are spaced apart from the shank and also spaced apart from a periphery of the head.
11. The method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the material at least partially enters a plurality of circular pockets formed in the underside of the head.
12. The method as claimed in claim 10 wherein material at least partially enters a plurality of non-circular pockets formed in the underside of the head.
13. The method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the screw is a self-tapping screw.
14. A threaded fastener comprising:
a shank having threads and having a pointed tip; and
a head at one end of the shank, the head having a substantially flat underside that acts as a washer for bearing against a surface of a material, the underside of the head being entirely planar except for a plurality of pockets disposed around, and spaced apart from, the shank to receive some of the material when the underside of the head of the fastener bears against the surface of the material, wherein the pockets are also spaced apart from a periphery of the head.
15. The fastener as claimed in claim 14 wherein the plurality of pockets are circular pockets disposed symmetrically around the shank.
16. The fastener as claimed in claim 14 wherein the plurality of pockets are non-circular pockets disposed symmetrically around the shank.
17. The fastener as claimed in claim 14 comprising seven pockets.
18. The fastener as claimed in claim 14 wherein the fastener is a self-tapping screw.
19. A self-tapping screw comprising:
an elongated shank having a plurality of threads over at least a portion of the shank, the threads terminating in a pointed tip at a first end of the shank, the tip and the threads being adapted to penetrate into a material;
a head disposed at a second end of the shank, the head having an underside that surrounds the shank for bearing against a surface of the material into which the screw is inserted; and
wherein the underside is entirely planar except for at least one material-receiving pocket formed in the underside of the head, the at least one pocket being adapted to receive at least some of the material when the head of the screw bears against the surface of the material, wherein the at least one pocket is spaced apart from the shank and also spaced apart from a periphery of the head.
20. The self-tapping screw as claimed in claim 19 comprising a plurality of circular pockets disposed around the shank.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A container for attaching to a measuring implement and for applying a cleaning composition to a surface, said container comprising:
(A) an applicator;
(B) a hollow body member operatively joined to the applicator; and
(C) an attachment portion joined to the hollow body member;
wherein the attachment portion removably attaches to the measuring implement, and wherein when the applicator is in a dispensing position and when the hollow body member comprises therein the cleaning composition, the cleaning composition is dispensed by the applicator to the surface.
2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the applicator is selected from the group consisting of a brush, a ball-type applicator, a pump-sprayer, rubbing nubsbumpsridges and a combination thereof.
3. The container according to claim 1, further comprising an applicator cover removably attached to the hollow body member.
4. A cleaning kit comprising:
(A) a detergent container comprising therein a cleaning composition;
(B) a measuring implement; and
(C) a container according to claim 1.
5. A cleaning kit according to claim 4, wherein the attachment portion is selected from the group consisting of an elastic fitment, a lock, a screw, a snap, and a combination thereof.
6. A cleaning kit according to claim 4, wherein the attachment portion and the measuring implement form a seal, wherein the seal is impermeable to the cleaning composition.
7. A cleaning kit according to claim 4, further comprising an instruction set comprising a recommendation to treat at least a portion of the surface with the applicator.
8. A cleaning kit according to claim 4, wherein the cleaning composition is a liquid or a gel detergent composition.
9. A method for cleaning a surface comprising the steps of:
(A) measuring a predetermined amount of a cleaning composition in a measuring implement;
(B) attaching a container according to claim 1 to the measuring implement;
(C) dispensing the cleaning composition to the surface via the applicator; and
(D) rinsing the surface with water to remove the cleaning composition.
10. A container for attaching to a measuring implement and for applying a liquid detergent composition to a surface comprising:
(A) an applicator selected from the group consisting of a brush, a ball-type applicator, a pump-sprayer, rubbing nubsbumpsridges and a combination thereof;
(B) a hollow body member operatively joined to the applicator;
(C) an applicator cover removably attached to the hollow body member; and
(D) an attachment portion joined to the hollow body member, therein the attachment portion is selected from the group consisting of an elastic fitment, a lock, a screw, a snap, and a combination thereof;
wherein the attachment portion removably attaches to the measuring implement to form a seal, wherein the seal is impermeable to the cleaning composition, and wherein when the applicator is in a dispensing position and when the hollow body member comprises therein the liquid detergent composition, the cleaning composition is dispensed by the applicator to the surface.