Wringer mop with removable mop head
OwnerRobert J. Libman, Enzo Berti +2inventors
InventorsRobert J. Libman, Enzo Berti, Roberto Pellacini, Maraco Bizzotto
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Abstract
A mop has an angled handle and a working end with a pair of opposed rollers. An actuator on the mop can be moved between a replacement position, a wringing position, and an intermediate use position. When in the replacement position, a mop head can be removably attached to the working end of the handle by sliding the mop head sideways so an arm on a connector passes between a shoulder and a bridge on the mop head. The connector has a loop at its upper end, and is connected to a slotted mounting stem on an actuator. The mop head is also provided with a threaded aperture and slots, allowing it to be used in other mops.
Claims23
A mop comprising:
- a handle with a working end;
- a pair of opposed rollers extending perpendicularly to the handle;
- a mop head comprising a sponge and a sponge holder;
- an actuator on the handle, the actuator being movable between a wringing position, an intermediate position, and a replacement position;
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- a connector linking the actuator to the sponge holder so that the sponge element is between the rollers when the actuator is in the wringing position, and the sponge head is free of the rollers when the actuator is in the replacement position.
A mop head comprising a sponge element and a sponge holder, the sponge holder comprising a shoulder, a bridge disposed above the shoulder, and a threaded aperture in the bridge.
A mop head comprising a sponge element and a sponge holder, the sponge holder comprising a bridge, a threaded aperture in the bridge, a pair of spaced-apart slots, each slot having a circular section adjoining a narrower passage, and a pair of removable tabs that fit within the slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.