Handle for a floor cleaning implement
US7581274B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25G1/046
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A handle for an implement for cleaning a surface, such as a floor, includes an elongated pole, an end cap and a hang cap. The elongated pole has a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end of the elongated pole is adapted to be coupled to a cleaning head on the implement. The end cap is fixedly mounted over the top end of the pole and the hang cap is movably mounted over the end cap. The end cap and hang cap are constructed so that when the hang cap is mounted in place on the end cap, the hang cap can rotate relative to the end cap but cannot move up or down relative to the end cap. This construction includes a pair of lateral grooves on the outer surface of the end cap and a pair of lateral ribs on the inner surface of the hang cap which are in registration with the lateral grooves on the end cap when the hang cap is mounted over the end cap. The hang cap has a hole for removably mounting the implement on a hook attached to a wall. In one version of the handle, the hang cap is shaped straight while in another version of the implement the hang cap is angled (i.e. bent). Since the hang cap can be rotated relative to the end cap and the end cap is fixed relative to the elongated pole,…
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