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US 6,654,980 B2Granted
Sliding collar mop head retainer
OwnerBlyth S. Biggsinventor
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Abstract
This is a jaws type mop head closure means and method in which a collar slides against inclined arms on mop head jaws in such manner that the jaws are brought together to grip a yarn type mop by sliding the collar in one direction and are allowed to open to release the mop by sliding in a different direction.
Claims1
A closure for a jaws type mop head comprising:
- a pair of customary mop head jaws pivotally connected to one another through inclined arms mounted to a holding stem having an axis;
- a collar with a leading edge which flares outwardly from a main body surrounding said stem slid-ably along said axis;
- and releasable means to hold said collar in position when the jaws are closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.