Mop head and self-wringing mop apparatus and assembly and method of wringing a mop
AssigneeMicronova Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsPhillip LeCompte, Kristin Stewart
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Abstract
Flat mops and self-wringing flat mops can include a wringing configuration for applying a linear wringing motion to a mop head assembly, such as may occur along an axis coaxial with a handle. Four-point self wringing configurations may include four-point guide surfaces and/or four-point pressure points for wringing a mop head assembly.
Claims27
A mop head element comprising a lower surface for receiving a cleaning material for mopping a surface, an upper surface on an opposite side of the mop head element from the lower surface, a first end portion configured to be supported by a mop wherein the first end portion extends in first and second substantially opposite directions, first and second side portions extending outward from the first end portion to a second end portion wherein the first and second side portions are opposite each other, wherein at least one side portion includes a surface convex in a direction substantially perpendicular to the lower surface and wherein the first and second side portions include upper surfaces configured to be contacted by wringing surfaces on a mop for wringing the cleaning material on the lower surface of the mop head element.
A mop head element comprising an upper surface and a lower surface and first and second side portions on opposite sides of the mop head element, wherein the mop head element extends between the first and second side portions from a proximal portion configured to be supported by a mop to a distal portion, wherein the lower surface is configured for supporting a cleaning material for mopping a surface, wherein the first and second side portions include respective first and second side upper surfaces and wherein the first side portion includes a surface convex in a direction substantially perpendicular to the lower surface of the mop head element and extending from adjacent the first side upper surface to a position adjacent the lower surface of the mop head element.
A mop head element comprising an upper surface and a lower surface and first and second side portions on opposite sides of the mop head element, wherein the mop head element extends between the first and second side portions from a proximal portion configured to be supported by a mop to a distal portion, wherein the lower surface is configured for receiving a cleaning material for mopping a surface, wherein the first and second side portions include respective first and second side upper surfaces and wherein the first side portion includes a convex surface extending from adjacent the first side upper surface to a position adjacent the lower surface of the mop head element wherein the first side portion includes a plurality of convex surfaces extending outward from the first side portion and substantially perpendicular to the first side portion.
A mop head element comprising an upper surface and a lower surface and first and second side portions on opposite sides of the mop head element, wherein the mop head element extends between the first and second side portions from a proximal portion configured to be supported by a mop to a distal portion, wherein the lower surface is configured for receiving a cleaning material for mopping a surface, wherein the first and second side portions include respective first and second side upper surfaces and wherein the first side portion includes a convex surface extending from adjacent the first side upper surface to a position adjacent the lower surface of the mop head element wherein the first side portion includes a plurality of convex surfaces each having a respective size, and wherein a first convex surface in the plurality of convex surfaces is closer to the proximal portion than a second convex surface in the plurality of convex surfaces and smaller than the second convex surface.
A mop head element comprising a pivot portion and a distal portion opposite the pivot portion, an upper surface and a lower surface extending from the pivot portion to the distal portion and wherein the lower surface is configured for receiving a cleaning material for use in mopping a surface, first and second side portions extending from adjacent the lower surface in a direction of the upper surface and wherein the first side portion extends to an upper side surface and wherein the upper side surface is spaced from the lower surface a distance that increases with distance from the pivot portion toward the distal portion, wherein the first side portion includes at least one surface convex in a direction substantially perpendicular to the lower surface of the mop head element, and wherein the mop head element further includes a ramp surface on the upper surface of the mop head element positioned between the first and second side portions.
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