Sponge mop
US4831677A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 23, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L13/146
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A mop of the "butterfly" type has a flat sponge releasably secured to the lower faces of a pair of base plates mounted for pivotal movement relative to the mop handle, a slide is telescopically sleeved on the handle, a yoke-shaped compression member is pivoted to the slide and slidable relative to the handle and base plates in a camming motion as the slide is moved relative to the handle causing the base plates to pivot relative to the handle to force the sponge into a U-shaped, folded, or face-to-face position to compress the sponge and extract liquid therefrom.
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