Floor cleaning system
AssigneeUnger Marketing International, LLC
InventorsRobert F. Smith, Joseph K. Patterson, William Harrington, Paul H. Adams
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Abstract
A floor cleaning system having a flat headed mop is provided. The system includes a bucket having a plurality of compartments. At least one compartment is provided for cleaning the flat headed mop to remove dirt and debris accumulated during use. A second compartment is provided for recharging the mop pad with water or a cleaning solution. At least one wringing device is operably coupled to one of the plurality of compartments. The at least one wringing device having an extractor element to remove at least a portion of water or cleaning solution from the mop pad.
Claims14
A bucket for a floor cleaning system having a flat headed mop having a pole with a mop head disposed on one end, the mop head having a mop pad, the mop head movable between an operating position and a folded position, a plane of the mop pad being substantially parallel to the pole in the folded position, the bucket comprising:
- at least one compartment;
- and
- a wringing assembly in fluid communication with the at least one compartment, the wringing assembly comprising at least one roller movable to a first position when the mop head is being inserted to a second position when the mop head is being withdrawn, a housing having a slot sized to receive the mop head, the at least one roller being movably coupled to the housing and is at least partially disposed within the slot, and a blade positioned to compress the mop pad as the mop head is inserted into the slot to extract fluid from the mop pad, the at least one roller being configured to move from the second position to the first position under the influence of gravity in response to the mop head being removed from the bucket.
A bucket for a floor cleaning system having a flat headed mop having a pole with a mop head disposed on one end, the mop head having a mop pad, the mop head movable between an operating position and a folded position, a plane of the mop pad being substantially parallel to the pole in the folded position, the bucket comprising:
- at least one compartment;
- and
- a wringing assembly in fluid communication with the at least one compartment, the wringing assembly comprising at least one roller movable to a first position when the mop head is being inserted to a second position when the mop head is being withdrawn, a housing having a slot sized to receive the mop head, the at least one roller being movably coupled to the housing and is at least partially disposed within the slot, and a blade positioned to compress the mop pad as the mop head is inserted into the slot to extract fluid from the mop pad;
- wherein the wringing assembly further includes a roller holder, the at least one roller being movably coupled to the roller holder;
- and
- wherein the roller holder includes a pair of slots and the at least one roller includes a pair of axles disposed within the pair of slots, each slot having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion arranged to position the at least one roller in the first position, the second portion arranged to position the at least one roller in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.