Patent · US Expired

Cleaning implements having structures for retaining a sheet

US6305046A · kind A · utility

136Cited by
53References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 13, 1999
Grant dateOct 23, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 13, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L13/46
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cleaning implement, such as a floor mop, is provided. The cleaning implement includes a handle and a cleaning head attached to the handle. The cleaning head has at least one attachment structure for receiving and retaining a sheet about the cleaning head. The attachment structure includes a base triangle and a plurality of substantially pie-shaped sections whose apexes meet at a substantially common point adjacent the base triangle. Two sides of the base triangle and two sides of each of the pie-shaped sections are defined by slits passing through the flexible material forming the attachment structure such that the base triangle and each of the pie-shaped sections can be deflected to receive the sheet.

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