US 5,167,045 AGranted

Device for facilitating cleaning a dry mop head

OwnerOsualdo Rodriguezinventor

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Abstract

A device is provided for facilitating cleaning a dry mop head which consists of a dry mop assembly with a removable dry mop head and an interlocking holding member which will grip the dry mop head in an inverted stationary position, so that a person using a vacuum cleaner can clean the dry mop head.

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A device for facilitating cleaning a dry mop head which comprises:

A) a dry mop assembly with a removable dry mop head, wherein said dry mop assembly includes:
i) a rectangular flat base member;
ii) an elongated handle pivotally connected to the center of said base member;
and
iii) means for removably attaching said base member to the back of said dry mop head, and wherein said dry mop head includes:
iv) a rectangular flat plate;
v) a rectangular frame member affixed to one side of said flat plate, so that said base member can fit into said frame member against said flat plate to be retained by said removably attaching means;
and
vi) a loop yarn fabric affixed to an opposite side of said flat plate;
and
B) an interlocking holding member which will grip said dry mop head, when said dry mop head has been separated from said dry mop assembly, in an inverted stationary position, so that a person using a vacuum cleaner can clean said dry mop head, wherein said interlocking holding member includes:
i) a rectangular base;
ii) a plurality of non-skid feet mounted to the underside of said base;
iii) a retaining track structure mounted to the top side of said base, said retaining track structure having a pair of spaced apart elongated side tracks, a closed end plate and an open end, so that said inverted mop head can be inserted within the opened end of said side tracks to butt against said closed end plate;
and
iv) means for blocking the opened end of said retaining track structure after said inverted mop head is inserted therein so as to prevent inadvertent removal of said mop head, and wherein said blocking means includes:
a) a pair of magnets mounted to said base in the opened end between said side tracks of said retaining track structure;
b) a magnetic stopper to be removably placed against said magnets and said inverted mop head;
and
c) a pair of retainer pins to be inserted through said magnetic stopper and said base after said magnetic stopper is placed against magnets and said inverted mop head to better hold said magnetic stopper against said inverted mop head.

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Abstract

A device for facilitating cleaning a dry mop head which comprises:

A) a dry mop assembly with a removable dry mop head, wherein said dry mop assembly includes:
i) a rectangular flat base member;
ii) an elongated handle pivotally connected to the center of said base member;
and
iii) means for removably attaching said base member to the back of said dry mop head, and wherein said dry mop head includes:
iv) a rectangular flat plate;
v) a rectangular frame member affixed to one side of said flat plate, so that said base member can fit into said frame member against said flat plate to be retained by said removably attaching means;
and
vi) a loop yarn fabric affixed to an opposite side of said flat plate;
and
B) an interlocking holding member which will grip said dry mop head, when said dry mop head has been separated from said dry mop assembly, in an inverted stationary position, so that a person using a vacuum cleaner can clean said dry mop head, wherein said interlocking holding member includes:
i) a rectangular base;
ii) a plurality of non-skid feet mounted to the underside of said base;
iii) a retaining track structure mounted to the top side of said base, said retaining track structure having a pair of spaced apart elongated side tracks, a closed end plate and an open end, so that said inverted mop head can be inserted within the opened end of said side tracks to butt against said closed end plate;
and
iv) means for blocking the opened end of said retaining track structure after said inverted mop head is inserted therein so as to prevent inadvertent removal of said mop head, and wherein said blocking means includes:
a) a pair of magnets mounted to said base in the opened end between said side tracks of said retaining track structure;
b) a magnetic stopper to be removably placed against said magnets and said inverted mop head;
and
c) a pair of retainer pins to be inserted through said magnetic stopper and said base after said magnetic stopper is placed against magnets and said inverted mop head to better hold said magnetic stopper against said inverted mop head.

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