CA2657828A1 - Dust mop cleaner - Google Patents
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- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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Abstract
A dust mop cleaner is provided which has especial utility in cleaning all types of dust mops. One embodiment of the cleaner has a container, cleaning ladder 3 mounted therein, and a T slotted lid 2. Wheels 9 are mounted beneath the container on one end and a lifting handle 8 attached to the side of the opposite end.
Non skid feet are mounted beneath the lifting end.
Non skid feet are mounted beneath the lifting end.
Description
Patent Application of Anita J. Struck For TITLE: DUST MOP CLEANER
BACKGROUND - FIELD
This application relates to cleaning devices for dust mops.
BACKGROUND - PRIOR ART
After a dust mop is used it is filled with dust, lint and other debris and needs to be cleaned. Cleaning of dust mops is usually carried out by vigorously shaking them. When carried out in a home setting it is usually shaken outdoors. In industrial settings it is very often shaken indoors raising dust, causing discomfort and possible health problems to people in the building. As well, the dust resettles in the building again.
This shaking of dust mops still leaves the mops dirty resulting in the mop heads being changed and laundered. This is particularly the case in an industrial setting increasing the expense of maintenance.
Several types of dust mop cleaners have been designed for the most part in such a way as to only clean small mops. These mops are inserted in small rounded containers or small rectangular boxes and subsequently shaken inside the containers, or a vertical or sometimes sideways motion applied to rid the mop of dust. Canadian Patent to Harry L Brown (1969), Canadian Patent 399142 to William Woollard (1941) and US
Patents 2526485 to L. R. Kortich (1950), 2724856 to C.C. Conkey (1955), and to L. B. Reid (1950) are examples of designs for smaller mops. All of these designs suffer from the limitation of only being able to clean relatively small mops and cannot accommodate long wide flat mops commonly used today in industrial settings.
The use of rather complicated cleaning racks detracts from the cheap manufacture of these devices as well as causing excess wear and tear on the mops.
Several other types of dust mop cleaners were designed to accommodate different types of mops but these also suffer a number of disadvantages. US Patent 2058772 to F. G.
Clipper (1936) would be relatively expensive to manufacture due to its round construction of the container, cleaning rack and doors. The doors employ strips of material that are bulbous on one side. These are inserted in an intricate holding mechanism. As well, the rack within is not of simple construction in that it must be rounded in order to fit the rounded container. In addition it would be difficult to carry a large container by the means shown. US patent 2461189 to Leo Stanley Thiel (1945) suffers from a complicated structure in that it is triangular with a grill of many cross pieces. US patent 1768277 to Ann M. White (1930) employs a complicated system of slots for cleaning. In addition the mop can only be swiveled to provide the cleaning action required within the container. Holes in a two-lid configuration are the cause of this limitation. US patent 1253264 to Retta L. McKay (1918) employs a complicated rack for cleaning. The doors are split with space for the mop handle and do not seal to prevent dust from sifting up through this space. No means for moving the container from place to place is shown. US patent 2031374 to Raymond C. Liedtke, Hankin Son, and Carl 0.
Welen (1936) is not suitable for large industrial mops. The cleaner would be comparatively expensive to produce due to its complexity. US patent 1795416 to William H. Wiel (1931) employs a complicated rack for cleaning the mops. It suffers from the necessity of using a vertical motion in cleaning mops and would not be suitable for cleaning long wide flat mops.
All dust mop cleaners heretofore known suffer from a number of disadvantages:
a) The use of complicated cleaning screens increases the cost of production as well as wear and tear on the mop heads.
b) The size and shape of the containers prohibits the cleaning of wide, flat, long dust mops.
c) Vertical motions are required in cleaning dust mops.
d) Complicated construction of containers and doors increases the cost of production.
BACKGROUND - FIELD
This application relates to cleaning devices for dust mops.
BACKGROUND - PRIOR ART
After a dust mop is used it is filled with dust, lint and other debris and needs to be cleaned. Cleaning of dust mops is usually carried out by vigorously shaking them. When carried out in a home setting it is usually shaken outdoors. In industrial settings it is very often shaken indoors raising dust, causing discomfort and possible health problems to people in the building. As well, the dust resettles in the building again.
This shaking of dust mops still leaves the mops dirty resulting in the mop heads being changed and laundered. This is particularly the case in an industrial setting increasing the expense of maintenance.
Several types of dust mop cleaners have been designed for the most part in such a way as to only clean small mops. These mops are inserted in small rounded containers or small rectangular boxes and subsequently shaken inside the containers, or a vertical or sometimes sideways motion applied to rid the mop of dust. Canadian Patent to Harry L Brown (1969), Canadian Patent 399142 to William Woollard (1941) and US
Patents 2526485 to L. R. Kortich (1950), 2724856 to C.C. Conkey (1955), and to L. B. Reid (1950) are examples of designs for smaller mops. All of these designs suffer from the limitation of only being able to clean relatively small mops and cannot accommodate long wide flat mops commonly used today in industrial settings.
The use of rather complicated cleaning racks detracts from the cheap manufacture of these devices as well as causing excess wear and tear on the mops.
Several other types of dust mop cleaners were designed to accommodate different types of mops but these also suffer a number of disadvantages. US Patent 2058772 to F. G.
Clipper (1936) would be relatively expensive to manufacture due to its round construction of the container, cleaning rack and doors. The doors employ strips of material that are bulbous on one side. These are inserted in an intricate holding mechanism. As well, the rack within is not of simple construction in that it must be rounded in order to fit the rounded container. In addition it would be difficult to carry a large container by the means shown. US patent 2461189 to Leo Stanley Thiel (1945) suffers from a complicated structure in that it is triangular with a grill of many cross pieces. US patent 1768277 to Ann M. White (1930) employs a complicated system of slots for cleaning. In addition the mop can only be swiveled to provide the cleaning action required within the container. Holes in a two-lid configuration are the cause of this limitation. US patent 1253264 to Retta L. McKay (1918) employs a complicated rack for cleaning. The doors are split with space for the mop handle and do not seal to prevent dust from sifting up through this space. No means for moving the container from place to place is shown. US patent 2031374 to Raymond C. Liedtke, Hankin Son, and Carl 0.
Welen (1936) is not suitable for large industrial mops. The cleaner would be comparatively expensive to produce due to its complexity. US patent 1795416 to William H. Wiel (1931) employs a complicated rack for cleaning the mops. It suffers from the necessity of using a vertical motion in cleaning mops and would not be suitable for cleaning long wide flat mops.
All dust mop cleaners heretofore known suffer from a number of disadvantages:
a) The use of complicated cleaning screens increases the cost of production as well as wear and tear on the mop heads.
b) The size and shape of the containers prohibits the cleaning of wide, flat, long dust mops.
c) Vertical motions are required in cleaning dust mops.
d) Complicated construction of containers and doors increases the cost of production.
e) The use of split doors increases the costs of production as well as complicates the use of and sealing of openings.
SUMMARY
My dust mop cleaner consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and combination of parts as illustrated in one of the embodiments particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
DRAWINGS - Figures Referring to the drawings forming a part of this specification.
Fig 1 is a perspective illustration of a device embodying my invention Fig 2 is a perspective view of the lid.
Fig 3 is a perspective view of the cleaning ladder.
Fig 4 is a side view of the lifting end of the device.
Fig 5 is a sectional view on line 1-1 of Figure 1.
Fig 6 is a partial perspective in accordance with other embodiment Fig 7 is an end view in accordance with other embodiment DRAWINGS - Reference Numerals 1 sides, ends and bottom 2 lid 3 cleaning ladder rails 3a cleaning ladder dowels 4 support rails door hinge 6 lid handles 7 closure material 8 lifting handle 9 wheels support legs 11 vacuum attachment 12 foot lever 13 lid chain 14 vacuum attachment cap DETAILED DESCRIPTION - FIGS 1,2,3,4 and 5 - FIRST EMBODIMENT
One embodiment of the dust mop cleaner is illustrated in Fig 1 (perspective view), Fig 2 (perspective view of lid), Fig 3 (perspective view of cleaning ladder), and Fig 4 (lifting end side view of device) and Fig 5 (sectional view on line 1-1 of Fig 1. The embodiment has sides 1, ends 1 and bottom 1 forming a container. Support rails 4 for the cleaning ladder 3 to rest on are mounted on the inside walls of the container. Mounted on the underside of one end of the container are wheels 9 and on the underside of the opposite side are support legs 10. The legs 10 are preferably made of non-skid material to prevent movement of the container while in use. Attached to the end face opposite the wheels 9 is a lifting handle 8.
Fig 3 shows a cleaning ladder constructed of rails 3 and dowels 3a fitted into the sides of the rails 3.The cleaning ladder rests on the support rails 4 which are fastened to the inside sides of the container.
Fig 2 shows a lid 2 with a T shaped slot. The lid 2 is attached to the container by a hinge 5 that runs the length of the lid 2 and the container. Handles 6 are attached to the top of the lid 2. The slotted material 7 is attached to the underside of the lid 2 and can be made of any suitable material resistant to wear and flexible enough to allow a mop handle to be inserted and moved from side to side.
Operation - Fig 1 The use of the device is both easy and simple. Lift the lid 2 with one hand and place the dust mop in the container with the other and close the lid 2. The lid is not opened completely when inserting the dust mop thus allowing the lid 2 to close by gravity. Once the lid 2 is closed the dust mop is vigorously moved from side to side on the cleaning ladder Fig 3. After the dust mop is cleaned, allow a second or two for the dust to settle, then open the lid 2 and remove the mop.
Emptying the container of dust and debris is accomplished by completely opening the lid 2 Remove the cleaning ladder, scoop up the dust with a dustpan and brush or by use of a vacuum cleaner. A chain 13 prevents the lid from completely flopping open and damaging lid 2.
Figs 6 and 7 - Additional Embodiments Additional embodiments are shown in Figs 6 and 7. Fig 6 shows a vacuum attachment 11 with dust cap 14 mounted on the lifting end of the container. A vacuum device is connected to the attachment 11 and turned on before inserting the dust mop.
This will remove fine dust as the dust mop is being cleaned. When not in use the dust cap 14 is placed over the opening of the vacuum attachment. Dust cap 14 may be left in place and the dust mop cleaner used without a vacuum attached if so desired. An embodiment shown in Fig 7 features a foot operated leaver 12. Depressing leaver 12 will open the lid 2. Lid 2 dose not open completely thus allowing the lid 2 to close by gravity when the downward force is removed from leaver 12.
Advantages From the description above, a number of advantages of some embodiments of my dust mop cleaner become evident.
(a) The extreme simplicity translates into inexpensive manufacturing costs and ease of use. Only three components plus a few pieces of hardware are required.
(b) A simple and improved cleaning ladder provides extremely clean dust mops resulting in longer periods of use between washing cycles.
(c) All types of dust mops can be cleaned.
(d) The dust mop cleaner can be easily moved from place to place.
(e) Simple side to side lengthwise motion of dust mops is all that is required. No vertical motion or shaking is needed.
SUMMARY
My dust mop cleaner consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and combination of parts as illustrated in one of the embodiments particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
DRAWINGS - Figures Referring to the drawings forming a part of this specification.
Fig 1 is a perspective illustration of a device embodying my invention Fig 2 is a perspective view of the lid.
Fig 3 is a perspective view of the cleaning ladder.
Fig 4 is a side view of the lifting end of the device.
Fig 5 is a sectional view on line 1-1 of Figure 1.
Fig 6 is a partial perspective in accordance with other embodiment Fig 7 is an end view in accordance with other embodiment DRAWINGS - Reference Numerals 1 sides, ends and bottom 2 lid 3 cleaning ladder rails 3a cleaning ladder dowels 4 support rails door hinge 6 lid handles 7 closure material 8 lifting handle 9 wheels support legs 11 vacuum attachment 12 foot lever 13 lid chain 14 vacuum attachment cap DETAILED DESCRIPTION - FIGS 1,2,3,4 and 5 - FIRST EMBODIMENT
One embodiment of the dust mop cleaner is illustrated in Fig 1 (perspective view), Fig 2 (perspective view of lid), Fig 3 (perspective view of cleaning ladder), and Fig 4 (lifting end side view of device) and Fig 5 (sectional view on line 1-1 of Fig 1. The embodiment has sides 1, ends 1 and bottom 1 forming a container. Support rails 4 for the cleaning ladder 3 to rest on are mounted on the inside walls of the container. Mounted on the underside of one end of the container are wheels 9 and on the underside of the opposite side are support legs 10. The legs 10 are preferably made of non-skid material to prevent movement of the container while in use. Attached to the end face opposite the wheels 9 is a lifting handle 8.
Fig 3 shows a cleaning ladder constructed of rails 3 and dowels 3a fitted into the sides of the rails 3.The cleaning ladder rests on the support rails 4 which are fastened to the inside sides of the container.
Fig 2 shows a lid 2 with a T shaped slot. The lid 2 is attached to the container by a hinge 5 that runs the length of the lid 2 and the container. Handles 6 are attached to the top of the lid 2. The slotted material 7 is attached to the underside of the lid 2 and can be made of any suitable material resistant to wear and flexible enough to allow a mop handle to be inserted and moved from side to side.
Operation - Fig 1 The use of the device is both easy and simple. Lift the lid 2 with one hand and place the dust mop in the container with the other and close the lid 2. The lid is not opened completely when inserting the dust mop thus allowing the lid 2 to close by gravity. Once the lid 2 is closed the dust mop is vigorously moved from side to side on the cleaning ladder Fig 3. After the dust mop is cleaned, allow a second or two for the dust to settle, then open the lid 2 and remove the mop.
Emptying the container of dust and debris is accomplished by completely opening the lid 2 Remove the cleaning ladder, scoop up the dust with a dustpan and brush or by use of a vacuum cleaner. A chain 13 prevents the lid from completely flopping open and damaging lid 2.
Figs 6 and 7 - Additional Embodiments Additional embodiments are shown in Figs 6 and 7. Fig 6 shows a vacuum attachment 11 with dust cap 14 mounted on the lifting end of the container. A vacuum device is connected to the attachment 11 and turned on before inserting the dust mop.
This will remove fine dust as the dust mop is being cleaned. When not in use the dust cap 14 is placed over the opening of the vacuum attachment. Dust cap 14 may be left in place and the dust mop cleaner used without a vacuum attached if so desired. An embodiment shown in Fig 7 features a foot operated leaver 12. Depressing leaver 12 will open the lid 2. Lid 2 dose not open completely thus allowing the lid 2 to close by gravity when the downward force is removed from leaver 12.
Advantages From the description above, a number of advantages of some embodiments of my dust mop cleaner become evident.
(a) The extreme simplicity translates into inexpensive manufacturing costs and ease of use. Only three components plus a few pieces of hardware are required.
(b) A simple and improved cleaning ladder provides extremely clean dust mops resulting in longer periods of use between washing cycles.
(c) All types of dust mops can be cleaned.
(d) The dust mop cleaner can be easily moved from place to place.
(e) Simple side to side lengthwise motion of dust mops is all that is required. No vertical motion or shaking is needed.
Conclusion, Ramifications, and Scope Accordingly the reader will see that the dust mop cleaner of the various embodiments can be used to easily and effectively clean dust mops of various sizes.
Furthermore the dust mop cleaner has additional advantages in that;
= it has a novel container, cleaning ladder and T slotted lid = it permits the cleaning of all types of dust mops = it can be economically manufactured = it is very easey to use.
Although the description above contains many specifics, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments but as merely providing illustrations of some of the presently preferred embodiments. For example the cleaning ladder can be removed from the container and used on its own outdoors by placing a foot on an edge to hold the cleaning ladder steady.
Thus the scope of the embodiments should be determined by the claims rather than by example.
Furthermore the dust mop cleaner has additional advantages in that;
= it has a novel container, cleaning ladder and T slotted lid = it permits the cleaning of all types of dust mops = it can be economically manufactured = it is very easey to use.
Although the description above contains many specifics, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments but as merely providing illustrations of some of the presently preferred embodiments. For example the cleaning ladder can be removed from the container and used on its own outdoors by placing a foot on an edge to hold the cleaning ladder steady.
Thus the scope of the embodiments should be determined by the claims rather than by example.
Claims (13)
1. A dust mop cleaning device.
2. a cleaning device of claim 1 comprising
3. a container
4. a cleaning ladder
5. a T slotted lid
6. a means for joining the lid to the said container
7. a means for the said cleaning ladder to rest upon inside the said container
8. wheels attached to said container
9. means of lifting one end of said container
10. a means to open said T slotted lid
11. a cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a device mounted on one end of said container to which a vacuum device may be attached
12. a cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a foot operated lid opening mechanism attached to said container
13. a cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a device mounted on one end of said container to which a vacuum device and foot operated lid opening mechanism are attached to said container.
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