Mop bucket with a planar platform
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorKarim Rashid
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Abstract
A mop bucket is disclosed that includes an effectively planar platform for allowing a user to squeeze excess fluid from a flat mop by pressing the flat mop against the working surface of the planar platform. The mop bucket comprises a receptacle, a platform, and an access connection. The receptacle comprises a base and upward surrounding outer wall. The platform is raised from the base and entirely within the outer walls of the receptacle. The platform comprises a working surface that is opposite from the base of the receptacle. The access connection connects the working surface of the platform to the receptacle for fluid to pass from the platform into the receptacle. The platform is effectively planar, and the platform is inclined relative to the base.
Claims15
A mop bucket comprising:
- a receptacle comprising a base and upward surrounding outer wall;
- a platform raised from the base and entirely within the outer walls of the receptacle, wherein the platform comprises a working surface that is opposite from the base of the receptacle;
- an access connection connecting the working surface of the platform to the receptacle for fluid to pass from the platform into the receptacle;
- wherein the platform is effectively planar;
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- wherein the platform is inclined relative to the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.