Mop holding apparatus for holding a free end of a mop from turning when the mop is being wrung

An apparatus used in conjunction with a mop having a mop head made of a plurality of yarns, the mop head having loose ends held by the holding apparatus which prevent them from turning when the mop is being wrung, the apparatus comprising:

• a. a container for holding fluid therein and having a recess;
• b. a holding mechanism mounted on the top of said container and having a bottom plate, a first arm formed with the bottom plate and extending upwardly therefrom, and a second arm connected with the first arm at converging ends and located adjacent to the bottom plate, the bottom plate having perforations therethrough for allowing fluid to drain to the bottom of said container from said mop head when said mop is being wrung;
• c. a foot pedal disposed within said recess of said container;
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• d. means for operatively interconnecting said foot pedal to said second arm of said holding mechanism, where said foot pedal is operative on depression of said foot pedal to produce a closing movement of said second arm to move toward said first arm for holding said loose ends of said mop head;
• e. whereby said second arm is actuated by said foot pedal to move toward said first arm to hold said loose ends of said mop head therein from turning when said mop is being wrung, and thereby also allows the fluid from said mop head to drain through said perforations of said bottom plate of said holding mechanism and into said container, and when said foot pedal is released, said second arm springs back to its original position and releases said loose ends of said mop head.

An apparatus used in conjunction with a mop having a mop head made of a plurality of yarns, the mop head having loose ends held by the apparatus which prevent them from turning when the mop is being wrung, the apparatus comprising:

• a. fluid retaining means for holding fluid therein;
• b. holding means mounted on said fluid retaining means and having a fixed extending arm and a movable extending arm connected to the fixed extending arm at converging ends;
• c. actuating means mounted on said fluid retaining means;
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• d. means for operatively interconnecting said actuating means to said movable extending arm of said holding means to produce a closing movement of said holding means for holding said loose ends of said mop head;
• e. whereby said holding means is actuated by said actuating means to hold said loose ends of said mop head therein from turning when said mop is being wrung, and thereby also allows the fluid from said mop head to drain into said fluid retaining means, and when said actuating means is deactivated, said holding means releases said loose ends of said mop head.