Sponge mop
US5483720A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L13/258
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A sponge mop including a mount connected to a handle, the mount including at least one elongate support element designed to receive a spongy layer. The spongy layer is fixed to the support by a releasable fixing element including at least two fixing slides secured to the support, and at least one hooking slab secured to the spongy layer and designed to co-operate with the fixing slides. The slides are slidably mounted in slideway-forming element. The sponge mop also includes two lateral wings that are pivotally mounted and capable of being moved by a control element between a mopping position and a wringing-out position. A socket device may be provided for connecting the handle to the mount.
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