Frame for a wipe mop cover and wiping system

#The invention relates to a frame for a wipe mop cover and a wipe system as used for cleaning floor coverings.

#Smooth floor coverings are usual cleaned with the aid of a wipe mop. Belonging to one such wipe mop is a frame for a mop cover, the frame requiring to be secured to a handle so that it can be manually negotiated with the mop cover held in place. The frame serves to reliably hold the mop cover tensioned to the required degree so that the mop cover forms a surface area with which the floor can be cleaned. The mop cover is made of a fabric suitable for cleaning the floor concerned.

#In addition to holding the mop cover, the frame for the wipe mop cover also serves to maintain the mop cover in good contact with the surface area being cleaned for implementing reliable cleaning, the frame thereby being guided on the handle in keeping with the manual negotiation thereof.

#The invention will now be detained purely by way of example with reference to the FIGS. in which:

#FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of a frame for a wipe mop cover, not showing the end caps to make for a better overview; and

#FIG. 2 is a view in perspective of a frame for a wipe mop cover showing the end caps mounted on the profile element.

#Referring now to FIG. 1 there is illustrated a view in perspective of a frame 2 in accordance with the invention for a wipe mop cover 3. In this arrangement, part of the frame (on the left as shown in FIG. 1) is illustrated without the wipe mop cover 3 applied, the other side of the frame 2 being shown including the wipe mop cover 3. It is to be noted that end caps are not shown in FIG. 1.

#Referring now to FIG. 2 there is illustrated a view of the frame 2 in accordance with the invention for a mop cover without the mop cover being affixed, but showing the end caps 7 applied.

#In the embodiment as shown, the frame 2 in accordance with the invention comprises substantially one profile element 13. This profile element 13 may be made for example of aluminum or of some other suitable material, such as a plastics material. The profile element is usually fabricated as an endless profile which is subsequently cut to the desired lengths for the frame.