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US 9,307,883 B2Granted
Double-sided mop
AssigneeDiversey, Inc.
InventorsAndrew M. Bober, Alfred A. Widmer, Thomas Tement, Pedro Manuel Esteves Lopes, Mehmet Avci
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Abstract
A mop includes a first section having a first side, a second section having a second side, and an embedded, semi-permeable layer disposed between the first and second sections to manage an amount of liquid flowing from the first side to the second side.
Claims17
A mop comprising:
- a first section having a first exterior side engageable with a surface, the first section including a first outer layer and a first middle layer;
- a second section on a reverse side of the mop and having a second exterior side engageable with the surface, the second section including a second outer layer and a second middle layer;
- and
- an embedded semi-permeable mesh layer disposed between the first and second sections to limit permeability of liquid flowing from the first side to the second side;
- wherein the first middle layer is disposed between the first outer layer and the semi-permeable layer,
- wherein the second middle layer is disposed between the second outer layer and the semi-permeable layer, and
- wherein each of the first middle layer and the second middle layer defines a reservoir configured to receive, retain, and discharge liquid received by the mop.
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A mop comprising:
- a plurality of layers including an embedded, semi-permeable mesh layer that limits liquid transfer from a first side of the mop having a first outer layer and a first middle layer to a second side of the mop having a second outer layer and a second middle layer for controlled wetting of sides of the mop, wherein the embedded semi-permeable layer is substantially non-absorbent;
- wherein the first middle layer is disposed between the first outer layer and the semi-permeable layer,
- wherein the second middle layer is disposed between the second outer layer and the semi-permeable layer, and
- wherein each of the first middle layer and the second middle layer defines a reservoir configured to receive, retain, and discharge liquid received by the mop.
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A floor tool comprising:
- a handle;
- a tool head coupled the handle, the tool head including an engagement panel disposed along a bottom of the tool head, the engagement panel including engagement members and movable between a first position and a second position;
- a tool release mechanism operably coupled to the engagement panel to move the engagement panel between the first position and the second position;
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- a mop releasably coupled to the tool head via the engagement members, the mop including an embedded semi-permeable mesh layer that divides the mop into two sections to limit an amount of liquid flowing from a first side of the mop having a first outer layer and a first middle layer to a second side of the mop having a second outer layer and a second middle layer;
- wherein the first middle layer is disposed between the first outer layer and the semi-permeable layer,
- wherein the second middle layer is disposed between the second outer layer and the semi-permeable layer, and
- wherein each of the first middle layer and the second middle layer defines a reservoir configured to receive, retain, and discharge liquid received by the mop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.