Mop with a tape of rags taking up mechanism
OwnerJih-Shun Liaoinventor
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A mop including a telescopic sleeve, a handle grip coupled to one end of the telescopic sleeve, a mophead holder coupled to one end of the telescopic sleeve remote from the handle grip, a retractable handle mounted in the telescopic sleeve and having a top end inserted into a hole in the handle grip and a bottom end inserted into a hole in the mophead holder, a lever pivoted to the handle grip and coupled to the top end of the retractable handle, a mophead turned about a pivot on the mophead holder a ratchet transmission mechanism mounted in the mophead holder and coupled to the bottom end of the retractable handle by a steel cable and driven by the lever through the retractable handle and the steel cable to turn the mophead, a tape of rags having a fixed end fixedly secured to the mophead holder and a free end detachably connected to the mophead by a tape of loop and hook materials, the mophead holder being turned by the ratchet transmission mechanism to take up the tape of rags when the lever is pulled.
A mop comprising a telescopic sleeve, a handle grip coupled to one end of said telescopic sleeve, a mophead holder coupled to one end of said telescopic sleeve remote from said handle grip, a retractable handle mounted in said telescopic sleeve and having a top end inserted into a hole in said handle grip and a bottom end inserted into a hole in said mophead holder, a lever pivoted to said handle grip and coupled to the top end of said retractable handle, a mophead turned about a pivot on said mophead holder, a ratchet transmission mechanism mounted in said mophead holder and coupled to the bottom end of said retractable handle by a steel cable and driven by said lever through said retractable handle and said steel cable to turn said mophead, a tape of rags having a fixed end fixedly secured to said mophead holder and a free end detachably connected to said mophead by a tape of loop and hook materials, said mophead being turned by said ratchet transmission mechanism to take up said tape of rags when said lever is pulled, said ratchet transmission mechanism comprised of a pull arm, a holder frame, a double-end pawl, a ratchet wheel, a first tensile spring, and a second tensile spring, said double-end pawl being turned about a pivot in said mophead holder and having one end supported on said second tensile spring inside a holder frame and an opposite end meshed with said ratchet wheel, said pull arm having a top end inserted through a hole on a transverse rod in one arm of said mophead holder and coupled to said steel cable and a bottom end connected to said holder frame, said first tensile spring being mounted around said pull arm and stopped between said transverse rod and said holder frame.
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