Wet mop
AssigneeThe Tuway American Group, Inc.
InventorsJohn Feeny, Doug Koester, Grover Nuding
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Abstract
A mop device composed of a handle, a mop head configured to connect to the handle and a mop strand bundle connected to the mop head. The mop strand bundle is composed of a plurality of strand members disposed in parallel relation to one another and connected to one another in at least one location. The mop strand bundle also includes a head band. The head band is positioned at a location between first and second ends of the mop strands other than medial between the first and second ends of the strand bundle. The mop head engages the mop strand bundle at a location defined by the head band.
Claims13
A mop device comprising:
- a handle;
- a mop head configured to connect to the handle;
- and
- a mop strand bundle connected to the mop head, the mop strand bundle having a first end and an second end the mop strand bundle having a plurality of individual strands oriented in parallel relationship to one another and connected to one another in at least one location to form a flat planar bundle, the mop strand bundle further having a head band positioned in overlying connected relationship to the strands at the connection location, the head band positioned at an offset location between the first and second ends of the mop strand bundle and has at least one outwardly oriented face and at least one tail band positioned in overlying connected relationship to the individual strands at a location proximate to the second end of the mop strand bundle;
- wherein the mop head includes at least one member configured to releasibly contact the at least one outwardly oriented face of the headband.
A mop device comprising:
- a handle;
- a mop strand bundle connected to the handle, the mop strand bundle having a first end and a second end, the mop strand bundle having a plurality of individual strands oriented in planar parallel relationship to one another and connected to one another in at least one location, the mop strand bundle further having a head band positioned in overlying relationship to the strands at the connection location and connected thereto, the head band positioned at an offset location between the first and second ends of the mop strand bundle and having at least one outwardly oriented face, the strand bundle has a fringe region proximate to the first end of the strand bundle and an elongated region proximate to the second end of the strand bundle;
- a mop head having a central body, a handle connector attached to the central body at a first location and a head band engaging member defined in the central body at a second location, wherein the outer face of the head band of the mop strand has at least one region configured for releasable connection to the head band engaging member of the mop head, and wherein the mop head further includes at least one member configured to releasibly engage the outer face of the head band;
- and
- at least one scrubbing member affixed to the mop head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.