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A modularly designed cleaning tool such as a pool is provided with a reinforced neck area to substantially reduce breakage during use. The cleaning tool includes a brush head, a stem assembly, and a reinforcement fitting positioned at the joint area between the brush head and the stem assembly. The

A modularly designed cleaning tool such as a pool is provided with a reinforced neck area to substantially reduce breakage during use. The cleaning tool includes a brush head, a stem assembly, and a reinforcement fitting positioned at the joint area between the brush head and the stem assembly. The cleaning tool is adapted to mate with an elongated tubular pole or handle in a manner such that the pole or handle extends into the annular space defined by the reinforcement fitting and the stem assembly. The cleaning tool also includes a brush having an elongated frame and removable corner bristles extending therefrom. In some implementations, magnetic attachments are disposed on the brush frame and are adapted to pick up magnetic debris along a surface during cleaning.

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1. A modularly designed cleaning tool, comprising: a brush head comprising an elongate frame and bristles extending therefrom, said elongate frame having an upper surface, a lower surface, and two sidewalls extending therebetween, wherein the elongate frame comprises: a middle portion;a first distal

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A modularly designed cleaning tool, comprising: a brush head comprising an elongate frame and bristles extending therefrom, said elongate frame having an upper surface, a lower surface, and two sidewalls extending therebetween, wherein the elongate frame comprises: a middle portion;a first distal portion connected to the middle portion; anda second distal portion connected to the middle portion opposite the first distal portion,wherein the first distal portion and the second distal portion extend from the middle portion at a first angle and a second angle, respectively, such that the lower surface at the first and second distal portions are angled relative to the lower surface at the middle portion,wherein the distal ends of the bristles together form a cleaning surface along the middle portion and the first and second distal portions of the elongate frame;a stem assembly having a tubular configuration and extending outwardly from the brush head at an angle from the bristles, wherein the stem assembly and the brush head define a neck area,wherein the bristles extend from the lower surface at the middle portion such that the cleaning surface extends substantially perpendicular to the stem assembly along the middle portion, and wherein the bristles extend from the lower surface at the first and second distal portions such that the cleaning surface along the first and second distal portions is angled relative to the cleaning surface along the middle portion;removable corner brushes each having a proximal end and a distal end, an upwardly curved surface near the distal end, the removable corner brushes each configured to receive the first or second distal portion of the elongate frame so that the removable corner brushes are detachably connected to the elongate frame,wherein the removable corner brushes comprise bristles extending generally away from the upwardly curved surface of the removable corner brushes in a manner such that bristles adjacent the distal end of the removable corner brushes extend outwardly at an angle different from the angle which bristles disposed at the first and second distal portions of the elongate frame extend to form an additional cleaning surface at the removable corner brushes, with the removable corner brushes on the elongate frame, andwherein the upwardly curved surface is angled relative to the corresponding lower surface at the first or second distal portion of the elongate frame with the associated removable corner brush on the elongate frame, such that the lower surface at the middle portion extends at a first angle relative to the stem assembly, the lower surface at the first and second distal portions extends at a second angle relative to the stem assembly, and the upwardly curved surface extends a third angle relative to the stem assembly, wherein the first, second, and third angles are different angles relative to the stem assembly; andat least one magnetic component disposed on an exterior surface of the removable corner brushes such that the magnetic component is positioned adjacent a front of the brush head, said magnetic component positioned to pick up magnetic debris in water in a manner such that the magnetic debris does not adhere to the cleaning surface. 2. The modularly designed cleaning tool of claim 1 further comprising a reinforcement member, wherein the reinforcement member comprises a interior annular shoulder. 3. The modularly designed cleaning tool of claim 1, wherein the stem assembly comprises a buttoned clip positioned inside the stem assembly, wherein the clip comprises two diverging legs that extend along an axis perpendicular to the axis defined by the elongate frame of the brush head. 4. The modularly designed cleaning tool of claim 1, wherein the stem assembly comprises two separatable halves. 5. The modularly designed cleaning tool of claim 2, wherein the reinforcement member is disposed in place by the attachment of a tubular handle to the stem assembly. 6. The modularly designed cleaning tool of claim 2, wherein the reinforcement member extends from the brush head a shorter distance than the stem assembly. 7. The modularly designed cleaning tool of claim 1, wherein the stem assembly and brush head are integrally formed. 8. The modularly designed cleaning tool of claim 1, wherein the removable corner brushes receive the elongate frame into a cavity in the removable corner brushes. 9. The modularly designed cleaning tool of claim 1, wherein the removable corner brushes each have a generally flat bottom edge extending proximally towards the elongate frame and an upwardly curved edge extending distally away from the elongate frame, the upwardly curved edge located distal to the flat bottom edge, and the bristles on each of the removable corner brushes extending from both the flat bottom edge and the upwardly curved edge along a continuous surface from the flat bottom edge and the upwardly curved edge. 10. A modularly designed cleaning tool, comprising: a brush head comprising an elongate frame and bristles extending therefrom, said elongate frame having an upper surface, a lower surface, and two sidewalls extending therebetween; andremovable corner brushes each having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein each of the removable corner brushes comprises a U shaped track configured to slidably engage with a respective end of the elongate frame in a manner such that the respective removable corner brush fits over and covers the ends of the elongate frame such that the respective removable corner brush is not coplanar with the elongate frame,wherein the removable corner brushes are detachably connected to the elongate frame, wherein the removable corner brushes each comprises bristles extending generally away from a bristle surface of the removable corner brushes in a manner such that bristles adjacent the distal end of the removable corner brushes extend outwardly at an angle different from the angle which bristles disposed at the distal end of the elongate frame extend, andwherein the bristle surface of each removable corner brush is angled upwardly relative to the lower surface at the respective end of the elongate frame with the respective end of the elongate frame in the U shaped track such that the different angle of the bristles adjacent the distal end of the removable corner brushes corresponds to the bristle surface being angled upwardly relative to the lower surface of the brush head,wherein the bristles disposed at the respective end of the elongate frame extend from the respective end at the proximal end of the respective removable corner brush with the respective end of the elongate frame in the U shaped track, andwherein the bristles at the distal end extending from the bristle surface of the respective removable corner brush are at a different angle relative to the bristles disposed at the respective end of the elongate frame extending at the proximal end of the respective removable corner brush to provide bristles at two different angles along an extent from the proximal end to the distal end of the respective removable corner brush. 11. The modularly designed cleaning tool of claim 10, wherein each of the removable corner brushes comprises a location indicator along the U shaped track, said location indicator configured to engage with a corresponding location indicator on the elongate frame to secure the removable corner brush to the elongate frame at a desired location. 12. The modularly designed cleaning tool of claim 11, wherein the location indicator comprises a notch. 13. The modularly designed cleaning tool of claim 10, wherein an upper surface of the removable corner brush protrudes upwardly from the upper surface of the elongate frame so as to form a step. 14. The modularly designed cleaning tool of claim 10, wherein, with the respective end of the elongate frame in the U shaped track, a proximal portion of an upper surface of the respective removable corner brush at the proximal end extends substantially at the same angle as the upper surface of the respective end of the elongate frame, and wherein, with the respective end of the elongate frame in the U shaped track, a distal portion of the upper surface of the respective removable corner brush at the distal end extends at a different angle upwardly from the upper surface of the respective end of the elongate frame to accommodate the different angle of the bristle surface. 15. The modularly designed cleaning tool of claim 10, wherein the bristle surface extends from an end of the U shaped track and outside the U shaped track. 16. A cleaning tool with a removable corner brush, comprising: a brush head comprising an elongate frame and bristles extending therefrom, said elongate frame having an upper surface, a lower surface, and two sidewalls extending therebetween, wherein the elongate frame comprises: a middle portion;a first distal portion connected to the middle portion; anda second distal portion connected to the middle portion opposite the first distal portion,wherein the first distal portion and the second distal portion extend from the middle portion at an angle, respectively, such that the first and second distal portions are angled relative to the middle portion,wherein the distal ends of the bristles together form a cleaning surface along the middle portion and the first and second distal portions of the elongate frame;a stem assembly extending outwardly from the brush head,wherein the bristles extend from the lower surface at the middle portion such that the cleaning surface extends substantially perpendicular to the stem assembly along the middle portion, and wherein the bristles extend from the lower surface at the first and second distal portions such that the cleaning surface along the first and second distal portions is angled relative to the cleaning surface along the middle portion; anda removable corner brush having a proximal end and a distal end, the removable corner brush comprising a bristle surface near the distal end, the removable corner brush configured to receive the first or second distal portion of the elongate frame so that the removable corner brushes are detachably connected to the elongate frame,wherein the removable corner brush comprise bristles extending from the bristle surface of the removable corner brush at an angle different from the angle which bristles disposed at the first and second distal portions of the elongate frame extend to form an additional cleaning surface along the removable corner brush, with the removable corner brush on the elongate frame,wherein the bristle surface is angled relative to the corresponding lower surface at the first or second distal portion of the elongate frame with the removable corner brush on the elongate frame, such that the lower surface at the middle portion extends at a first angle relative to the stem assembly, the lower surface at the first and second distal portions extends at a second angle relative to the stem assembly, and the bristle surface of the removable corner brush extends a third angle relative to the stem assembly, wherein the first, second, and third angles are different angles relative to the stem assembly. 17. The cleaning tool of claim 16, wherein the bristle surface is curved such that the angle of the bristles and corresponding angle of the additional cleaning surface changes along the bristle surface. 18. The cleaning tool of claim 17, wherein the bristle surface continually curves toward the distal end of the removable corner brush such that a density of bristles extending from the bristle surface is less dense at the additional cleaning surface relative to the density of bristles at the cleaning surface of the elongate frame. 19. The cleaning tool of claim 16, wherein, with the removable corner brush on the elongate frame, a proximal portion of an upper surface of the removable corner brush at the proximal end extends substantially at the same angle as the upper surface of the first and second distal portions of the elongate frame, and wherein, with the removable corner brush on the elongate frame, a distal portion of the upper surface of the removable corner brush at the distal end extends upwardly at a different angle from the upper surface of the first and second distal portions of the elongate frame to accommodate the different angle of the bristle surface. 20. The cleaning tool of claim 16, wherein the removable corner brush is configured to rigidly connect to the elongate frame.