Bowl mop
AssigneeSECO Industries, Inc.
InventorsTheron C. Moss, Earl Boring, Irwin Tomm
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Abstract
A bowl mop for use in cleaning toilet bowls and the like including a disposable yarn head having a slide portion slidably received in a slot on a projecting end portion of a handle. The slide is releasably retained within the slot as by engagement of a cam projection on the slide in a recess in the handle end portion to permit the disposable yarn head to be snapped off for easy disposal and replaced with a replacement head. The handle end portion extends at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the handle to facilitate cleaning of difficult to reach areas. Also, the handle is adjustable to different lengths for safer, faster cleaning with less bending and stooping and less operator fatigue.
Claims20
A cleaning device for use in cleaning toilet bowls and the like comprising a handle having a projecting end portion, and a disposable cleaning head attached to said projecting end portion, said projecting end portion having a longitudinal slot in the outer end thereof, and said disposable cleaning head having a slide which is slidably received in said slot, one of said disposable cleaning head and said projecting end portion having a cam projection thereon, and the other of said disposable cleaning head and projecting end portion having a recess therein which is engaged by said cam projection to releasably secure said disposable cleaning head to said projecting end portion, said projecting end portion extending at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of said handle to facilitate cleaning of difficult to reach areas such as under fixture edges and the like, said projecting end portion being made separately from said handle, said projecting end portion having a stub shaft on the end opposite said slot, said stub shaft being angularly disposed relative to the longitudinal axis of said projecting end portion and extending into the outer end of said handle for attachment thereto.
A cleaning device for use in cleaning toilet bowls and the like comprising a handle having a projecting end portion, and a disposable cleaning head attached to said projecting end portion, said projecting end portion having a longitudinal slot in the outer end thereof, and said disposable cleaning head having a slide which is slidably received in said slot, one of said disposable cleaning head and said projecting end portion having a cam projection thereon, and the other of said disposable cleaning head and projecting end portion having a recess therein which is engaged by said cam projection to releasably secure said disposable cleaning head to said projecting end portion, said disposable cleaning head including a base member, and a plastic loop for securing a plurality of short strands of yarn-like material bunched together intermediate their ends to said base member.
A cleaning device for use in cleaning toilet bowls and the like comprising a handle having a projecting end portion, and a disposable cleaning head attached to said projecting end portion, said projecting end portion having a longitudinally extending dove-tail slot with parallel sides in the outer end thereof, and said disposable cleaning head having a slide which is slidably received in said slot, said slide having a shape corresponding to said dove-tail slot for sliding engagement therealong, the inner end of said slide being rounded to facilitate insertion of said slide into said slot, a shoulder at the inner end of said slot engageable by the inner end of said slide to limit the extent of axial inward movement of said slide along said slot, said slide having a cam projection extending perpendicular thereto adjacent the outer end thereof, and said projecting end portion having a recess adjacent the outer end of said slot which is engaged by said cam projection to releasably secure said disposable cleaning head to said projecting end portion, said projecting end portion extending at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of said handle to facilitate cleaning of difficult to reach areas such as under fixture edges and the like, said projecting end portion being made separately from said handle and having a stub shaft on the end opposite said slot, said stub shaft being angularly disposed relative to the longitudinal axis of said projecting end portion and extending into the outer end of said handle for attachment thereto.
A cleaning device for use in cleaning toilet bowls and the like comprising a handle having a projecting end portion, and a disposable cleaning head attached to said projecting end portion, said projecting end portion having a longitudinally extending dove-tail slot with parallel sides in the outer end thereof, and said disposable cleaning head having a slide which is slidably received in said slot, said slide having a shape corresponding to said dove-tail slot for sliding engagement therealong, the inner end of said slide being rounded to facilitate insertion of said slide into said slot, a shoulder at the inner end of said slot engageable by the inner end of said slide to limit the extent of axial inward movement of said slide along said slot, said slide having a cam projection extending perpendicular thereto adjacent the outer end thereof, and said projecting end portion having a recess adjacent the outer end of said slot which is engaged by said cam projection to releasably secure said disposable cleaning head to said projecting end portion, said disposable cleaning head including a base member, and a plastic loop for securing a plurality of short strands of yarn-like material bunched together intermediate their ends to said base member.
A cleaning device for use in cleaning toilet bowls and the like comprising a handle having a projecting end portion, and a disposable cleaning head attached to said projecting end portion, said projecting end portion having a longitudinally extending dove-tail slot with parallel sides in the outer end thereof, and said disposable cleaning head having a slide which is slidably received in said slot, said slide having a shape corresponding to said dove-tail slot for sliding engagement therealong, the inner end of said slide being rounded to facilitate insertion of said slide into said slot, a shoulder at the inner end of said slot engageable by the inner end of said slide to limit the extent of axial inward movement of said slide along said slot, said slide having a cam projection extending perpendicular thereto adjacent the outer end thereof, and said projecting end portion having a recess adjacent the outer end of said slot which is engaged by said cam projection to releasably secure said disposable cleaning head to said projecting end portion, said handle including inner and outer telescoping tubular members axially adjustably to different lengths, and lock means for releasably locking said tubular members in any desired adjusted position.
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