EP0011055A1 - A floor wiping implement - Google Patents
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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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- 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
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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
- A47L13/42—Details
- A47L13/44—Securing scouring-cloths to the brush or like body of the implement
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Abstract
Description
- Implement for washing the floor and for picking up water therefrom.
- 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. For cleaning works 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.
- Furthermore, the grip of the pastic teeth on the floor-cloth is much worse than that exerted by the broomcorn bristles so that the operation is less efficient. Other implements with metallic pincers have been provided, which clamp the floor-cloth by means of two metallic rod grip members. This type of implements,however, are heavy, expensive and have a very reduced working area on the floor so that a brief strip of cloth only works on the floor when using this type of implements. Furthermore, with this type of implements, much time is required for opening and clamping the pincers grip members, for taking off the floor-cloth and for the rinse thereof.
- 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. To this purpose 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 adavantage 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.
- These and other features and advantages of the present invention will appear more apparently in the following description of an embodiment thereof with reference to the annexed drawings, wherein:
- Fig. 1 is a plan view of the implement; Fig. 2 is a front view of the implement; Figs. 4 and 5 are cross-sections taken along the lines A-A, B-B and C-C, respectively, of Fig. 1 and 2; Fig. 6 shows the cross-section X-X of the implement along the axis of the handle when the implement is used to wipe off the water; and Fig. 7 is a side view of the implement in the second position with the floor-cloth applied thereon.
- 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. - Obviously the handle 1 can also be arranged for a screw or pression connection to the
implement 3. - Furthermore 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 stiffeningreinforcement 4. - The
body 3 has a plan form of a very flattened pentagon and is provided at the front portion with ablade 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- tionedreinforcement 4. - At the upper central portion the
body 3 is provided with atabular 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. - To this purpose, in case of a bayonet joint 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. - Therefore 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. By rotating the handle 1 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 arib 10 forwardly projecting withreinforcement memebers 11 and from which at least onetooth 12 projects at both sides of theprojection 6. These teeth are provided for gripping the floor-cloth 14 (Fig. 6) which can be used along with this implement. Thebody 3 has alarge 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. 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 thesurface plane 13. Furthermore thefront blade edge 5 is considerably elastic and flexible so that in case of collision with the furniture it cannot cause any damage. As already mentioned, the floor-cloth 14 is wound around theimplement 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. - In the position illustrated in Fig. 6, which is provoded to convey the water towards a collecting area, the implement without floor-cloth rests on the floor through the
blade edge 5 and acts like an elastic blade which wipes away the water from the floor exerting a pression thereon so that the floor is practically wiped by the passing of the implement. In this position the implement can also be used for wiping away rain drops from each smooth surface. It is apparent that in order to increase the endurance of the implement and to simplify the construction thereof a metallic reinforcement including the coupling seat could be provided within theprojection 6, this reinforcement being embedded in thebody 3 during the molding.
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Priority Applications (1)
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AT79830041T ATE4855T1 (en) | 1978-10-31 | 1979-10-26 | FLOOR Mop. |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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IT3614378 | 1978-10-31 | ||
IT3614378 | 1978-10-31 |
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EP0011055A1 true EP0011055A1 (en) | 1980-05-14 |
EP0011055B1 EP0011055B1 (en) | 1983-10-05 |
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EP79830041A Expired EP0011055B1 (en) | 1978-10-31 | 1979-10-26 | A floor wiping implement |
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AT (1) | ATE4855T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE2966273D1 (en) |
Cited By (5)
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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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CH63532A (en) * | 1913-01-13 | 1914-02-02 | Benz Schoenenberger G | Handle holder for brooms, scrubbers and the like. |
DE426506C (en) * | 1926-03-12 | Walter Brandt | Wooden mop body | |
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 (en) * | 1956-09-24 | 1956-11-22 | Nikolaus Stark | SCRUBBERS MADE OF RUBBER OR SIMILAR FABRIC. |
DE7105390U (en) * | 1971-09-16 | Friedberger L | Cleaning device | |
DE7319209U (en) * | 1973-08-09 | Dietsche R Kg | Scrubber | |
DE2311463B2 (en) * | 1973-03-08 | 1975-02-27 | Hermann 6000 Frankfurt Gerdes | Brooms, mops, or the like |
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- 1979-10-26 AT AT79830041T patent/ATE4855T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1979-10-26 EP EP79830041A patent/EP0011055B1/en not_active Expired
- 1979-10-26 DE DE7979830041T patent/DE2966273D1/en not_active Expired
Patent Citations (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE426506C (en) * | 1926-03-12 | Walter Brandt | Wooden mop body | |
DE7105390U (en) * | 1971-09-16 | Friedberger L | Cleaning device | |
DE7319209U (en) * | 1973-08-09 | Dietsche R Kg | Scrubber | |
CH63532A (en) * | 1913-01-13 | 1914-02-02 | Benz Schoenenberger G | Handle holder for brooms, scrubbers and the like. |
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 (en) * | 1956-09-24 | 1956-11-22 | Nikolaus Stark | SCRUBBERS MADE OF RUBBER OR SIMILAR FABRIC. |
DE2311463B2 (en) * | 1973-03-08 | 1975-02-27 | Hermann 6000 Frankfurt Gerdes | Brooms, mops, or the like |
Cited By (6)
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 |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0011055B1 (en) | 1983-10-05 |
ATE4855T1 (en) | 1983-10-15 |
DE2966273D1 (en) | 1983-11-10 |
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