Charging System

A mop charging system comprising:

• a saturation tray formed as a single-piece polymeric body and defining a liquid reservoir configured to receive cleaning solution and one or more mop heads for pre-saturation thereof;
• a reclamation ledge integral with the saturation tray body and configured to receive a mop head and express excess liquid therefrom, the reclamation ledge channeling the expressed liquid back into the liquid reservoir;
• and
• a support structure configured to removably receive the saturation tray in an operative position, the saturation tray being removable from the support structure without tools;
• wherein the liquid reservoir both supplies cleaning solution for saturation of the one or more mop heads and receives the expressed excess liquid returned by the reclamation ledge, such that cleaning solution is reclaimed and reused within the same unitary tray body.

A method of pre-saturating mop heads using a mop charging system, the method comprising:

• providing a saturation tray formed as a single-piece polymeric body defining a liquid reservoir and having a reclamation ledge integral therewith, the saturation tray being removably supported without tools on a support structure;
• filling the liquid reservoir with a cleaning solution;
• immersing one or more mop heads in the cleaning solution within the liquid reservoir to pre-saturate the mop heads;
• removing the one or more mop heads from the liquid reservoir;
• and
• pressing at least one of the removed mop heads against the reclamation ledge to express excess liquid therefrom and return the expressed liquid to the liquid reservoir from which the mop heads were pre-saturated;
• whereby cleaning solution expressed from the mop heads is reclaimed into the same reservoir and is available to pre-saturate subsequent mop heads.

A mop charging system comprising:

• a single-piece polymeric saturation tray defining a liquid reservoir and having an integral reclamation ledge configured to express excess liquid from mop heads and return the expressed liquid to the liquid reservoir;
• and
• a freestanding frame having a plurality of legs and configured to support the saturation tray at a working height above a support surface, the saturation tray being removable from the freestanding frame without tools;
• wherein the freestanding frame is selectively configurable between a benchtop height configuration sized for placement on a work surface or within a hood-cleaning environment and a floor-stand height configuration sized for use at floor level by a standing operator.