Wet mop with self-contained wringer
US5577290A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L13/142
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A mop has a self-contained wringer, a handle, a sleeve frictional movably disposed on the handle such that the sleeve is self supporting along a number of positions of the mop handle, a retainer member connected to an end of the handle and having a receiving surface, mop head material having one end connected to the sleeve and another end of the mop head material positionable adjacent the receiving surface of the retainer member, a resilient scrub pad material having an open surface defined therein disposed adjacent the another end of the mop head material and the receiving surface, and an insert having a portion configured to fit through the open surface of the scrub pad material and be connectably received into the receiving surface in a manner such that the insert and scrub pad material bind and lock the another end of the mop head material against the receiving surface.
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