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EP0011055A1
EP0011055A1 EP79830041A EP79830041A EP0011055A1 EP 0011055 A1 EP0011055 A1 EP 0011055A1 EP 79830041 A EP79830041 A EP 79830041A EP 79830041 A EP79830041 A EP 79830041A EP 0011055 A1 EP0011055 A1 EP 0011055A1
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Margherita Casentini
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/11—Squeegees
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/42—Details
    • A47L13/44—Securing scouring-cloths to the brush or like body of the implement

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  • the present invention relates to an implement for washing the floor, which, according to a first utilization mode and along with a floor-cloth, serves to wash the floor and according to a second utilization mode, serves to wipe off the water which has been spilled on the floor or which can arrive thereon through windows or window- doors of balconies or due to other different reasons.
  • a first utilization mode and along with a floor-cloth serves to wash the floor
  • a second utilization mode serves to wipe off the water which has been spilled on the floor or which can arrive thereon through windows or window- doors of balconies or due to other different reasons.
  • big brushes of wood or of plastic are commonly used, the first ones having broomcorn bristles and the second ones having a plurality of fine plastic teeth.
  • the first ones have the drawback of being heavy and of great size so that they cannot pass under the furniture which is easily damaged in case of collision. Furthermore, they enable the washing of the floor only with the help of a wet floor-cloth.
  • the big brushes of plastic are lighter but less efficient and have a shorter useful life as well as sizes substantially equal to those of the wood brushes so that they suffer the same drawbacks as them.
  • the implement of the present invention eliminates the drawbacks of the known implements designed to the same purposes and provides for a large working area on the floor.
  • the implement is provided with a grip handle which is removably introduced at one end in a coupling seat formed in a shaped body having substantially triangular cross-sections and provided with a front blade edge;
  • this body is made of an elastomer or an elastically deformable plastic material, but it is provided at its central portion with an internal metallic reinforcement so that the main portion of the body is rigid, but the front blade edge thereof is elastically deformable and, according to the second above mentioned utilization mode, can slide on and wipe the floor by pression in order to remove the water thereform, whilst leaving practically dry surface after its passing.
  • the plane basis surface of the implement body is rough so that this roughness, in combination with two teeth or fins projecting from the sides of the handle, provides for firmly keeping the floor-cloth, while at the centre of the upper portion of the implement body a rugged sleeve projection is provided in which one end of a rod forming the grip handle can be inserted.
  • this projection includes a cylindrical cavity shaped so as to form the seat for fitting coupling means of the handle, that can be thus easily removed and fitted so as to reduce at a minimum the overall dimensions of the implement.
  • the dimensions of the implement can be varied according to the destination thereof. In the implements for domestic use, they can be less than those of the implement for the cleaning of schools, hospital and public places.
  • the implement is very fine so as to be easily passed under the furniture. It is made of an elastic material so as not to cause any damage even if it is handled without care. Furthermore, when the implement is used in the second utilization mode, it can clean with the help of a floor-cloth also the very narrow areas and those near the walls, while, when it is used without floor-cloth, it permits to quickly wipe away the water on the floor towards a collecting point, leaving practically dry surfaces after its passing.
  • a very important advantage of the implement is due to the fact that its cleaning is easy and complete and can be carried out by a simple washing only, since it is not provided with internal or hollow portions where the dirt can hide.
  • the implement comprises a handle 1 (Figs. 6 and 7) which can be provided with two diametrally opposed teeth 2 projecting radially from the end la thereof and adapted to be coupled to the implement body which generally is marked with 3. These teeth 2 provide for a bayonet joint with this body 3 so as to render demountable the implement.
  • handle 1 can also be arranged for a screw or pression connection to the implement 3.
  • the handle 1 could also be formed by a plurality of sections which can be releasably coupled to each other.
  • the body 3 is made of an elastomeric or plastic material such as vulcanized rubber or similar and includes an internal stiffening reinforcement 4.
  • the body 3 has a plan form of a very flattened pentagon and is provided at the front portion with a blade edge 5 which is rearwardly connected to a portion having a substantially triangular cross-section which is higher and stronger and is internally stiffened by the abovemen- tioned reinforcement 4.
  • the body 3 is provided with a tabular projection 6 which includes an internal cylindrical cavity 7 shaped so as to allow the insertion and the preferably releasable locking of the end la of the handle 1 which can be made of wood, plastic material or metal and possibly composed of single sections in order to be disassemblable.
  • the internal cavity 7 of the projection 6 is provided with two longitudinal slots 8 which are able to receive the teeth 2 and are connected to an annular slot 9.
  • the handle 1 has to be inserted so that the teeth 2 first are aligned with the slots 8 and then penetrate therein until the end la comes to the limit stop and the teeth 2 come to the slot 9.
  • the teeth 2 are restrained in this slot 9 where they are locked, due to the fact that the handle 1 is dimensioned so as to be frictionally introduced in the seat 7 causing a slight deformation of the elastic material of which the body 3 of the implement is made.
  • the body 3 is longitudinally formed with a rib 10 forwardly projecting with reinforcement memebers 11 and from which at least one tooth 12 projects at both sides of the projection 6. These teeth are provided for gripping the floor-cloth 14 (Fig. 6) which can be used along with this implement.
  • the body 3 has a large basis surface 13 provided with knurlings, ribs or hold members to grip the body of the floor-cloth.
  • the implement provides two utilization modes as illustrated in the Figs. 6 and 7.
  • a floor-cloth can be wound around the implement 3 (Fig. 7) by winding one of the end portions thereof around the projection 6 and locking it on the teeth 2 so that the floor-cloth 14 is astride of the implement.
  • the implement In this position the implement is used for washing the floor like a conventional brush but with the advantage of being very short so that it can easily be passed under the furniture, considering that the axis of the handle is inclined in respect of the surface plane 13.
  • the front blade edge 5 is considerably elastic and flexible so that in case of collision with the furniture it cannot cause any damage.
  • the floor-cloth 14 is wound around the implement 3 so that on lifting the latter, also the floor-cloth is raised. Therefore, passing from a working area to another one far enough, the floor-cloth does not need to be touched, but it is sufficient only to maintain the implement raised from the floor.

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  • Cleaning Implements For Floors, Carpets, Furniture, Walls, And The Like (AREA)
EP79830041A 1978-10-31 1979-10-26 Bodenwischgerät Expired EP0011055B1 (de)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2005067778A1 (en) * 2003-12-22 2005-07-28 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Mop with disposable wipe and squeegee blade
US7185388B2 (en) * 2002-08-06 2007-03-06 Harper Brush Works, Inc. Power wave floor squeegee and handle connector
US7331087B2 (en) 2003-12-22 2008-02-19 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Activatable fastening system and web having elevated regions and functional material members
US7591040B2 (en) 2003-12-18 2009-09-22 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Cleaning tool for removing larger and smaller sized particles
US7629043B2 (en) 2003-12-22 2009-12-08 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Multi purpose cleaning product including a foam and a web

Citations (8)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CH63532A (de) * 1913-01-13 1914-02-02 Benz Schoenenberger G Stielhalter für Besen, Schrubber und dergl.
DE426506C (de) * 1926-03-12 Walter Brandt Schrubberkoerper aus Holz
US2527256A (en) * 1947-11-07 1950-10-24 Earle R Jackson Connector for brushes, brooms, and the like
US2586472A (en) * 1949-02-08 1952-02-19 Mckown Sherman Scraping and wiping tool
DE1734326U (de) * 1956-09-24 1956-11-22 Nikolaus Stark Schrubber aus gummi oder aehnlichem stoff.
DE7105390U (de) * 1971-09-16 Friedberger L Putzgerät
DE7319209U (de) * 1973-08-09 Dietsche R Kg Schrubber
DE2311463B2 (de) * 1973-03-08 1975-02-27 Hermann 6000 Frankfurt Gerdes Besen, Schrubber oder dergleichen

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE426506C (de) * 1926-03-12 Walter Brandt Schrubberkoerper aus Holz
DE7105390U (de) * 1971-09-16 Friedberger L Putzgerät
DE7319209U (de) * 1973-08-09 Dietsche R Kg Schrubber
CH63532A (de) * 1913-01-13 1914-02-02 Benz Schoenenberger G Stielhalter für Besen, Schrubber und dergl.
US2527256A (en) * 1947-11-07 1950-10-24 Earle R Jackson Connector for brushes, brooms, and the like
US2586472A (en) * 1949-02-08 1952-02-19 Mckown Sherman Scraping and wiping tool
DE1734326U (de) * 1956-09-24 1956-11-22 Nikolaus Stark Schrubber aus gummi oder aehnlichem stoff.
DE2311463B2 (de) * 1973-03-08 1975-02-27 Hermann 6000 Frankfurt Gerdes Besen, Schrubber oder dergleichen

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7185388B2 (en) * 2002-08-06 2007-03-06 Harper Brush Works, Inc. Power wave floor squeegee and handle connector
US7591040B2 (en) 2003-12-18 2009-09-22 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Cleaning tool for removing larger and smaller sized particles
WO2005067778A1 (en) * 2003-12-22 2005-07-28 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Mop with disposable wipe and squeegee blade
US7331087B2 (en) 2003-12-22 2008-02-19 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Activatable fastening system and web having elevated regions and functional material members
US7621026B2 (en) 2003-12-22 2009-11-24 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Activatable fastening system and web having elevated regions and functional material members
US7629043B2 (en) 2003-12-22 2009-12-08 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Multi purpose cleaning product including a foam and a web

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DE2966273D1 (en) 1983-11-10
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