Wet mop with self-contained wringer
US5060338A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L13/14
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A wet mop with a mop handle having top and bottom ends; a plurality of fibrous strands comprising a mop body for cleaning a surface; the mop body being attached to the mop handle bottom end; a sleeve in the form of a tubular shell, for squeezing water from the mop body by sliding the shell downward along the handle and over and around the mop body, axially and slidably mounted on the mop handle upward of the mop body; the tubular shell having an open lower end and a closed upper end; the tubular shell including a frusto conical shell portion tapering inwardly from about the shell lower end portion for at least a major portion of the shell length; the frusto conical shell portion having a group of axially positioned inwardly directed grooves equally spaced apart around the shell periphery; each groove of the group having a bottom, with the bottom of most of the grooves being substantially straight and parallel to the shell axis; and each groove of the group extending for at least a substantial portion of the frusto conical shell portion.
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