Mop scrubber adapter
AssigneeNational Metal Specialist Corporation
InventorLarry I. Lewis
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Abstract
A scrubber adapter for attachment to a butterfly mop presents a brush surface for performing scrubbing operations on the surface to be cleaned. The brush provides a familiar tool to the typical mop user and therefore is more likely to be used in the appropriate manner. Furthermore, the brush is less abrasive than other scrubber strip type materials and therefore is less likely to damage the surface. In an alternative embodiment, the brush is attached to a base to form a brush head which may be removed from the remainder of the adapter. As a result, the brush may be quickly and easily replaced without replacing the entire scrubber adapter.
Claims4
A butterfly mop comprising in combination:
- a butterfly mop head attached to a handle;
- a scrubber attachment having an attachment structure including arms adapted to overlie a squeeze assembly on the butterfly mop and detent tabs for fitting into apertures on the mop head;
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- the mop having a mopping surface, and the scrubber attachment when mounted by means of the detent tabs having a scrubbing surface generally at a right angle to the mopping surface;
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- bristles affixed to the scrubbing surface and engageable with a floor to be scrubbed when the mop is rotated to bring the mopping surface out of contact and the scrubbing surface into contact with the floor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.