EP0161232A2 - Reinigungsvorrichtung und Verfahren - Google Patents

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EP0161232A2
EP0161232A2 EP85850156A EP85850156A EP0161232A2 EP 0161232 A2 EP0161232 A2 EP 0161232A2 EP 85850156 A EP85850156 A EP 85850156A EP 85850156 A EP85850156 A EP 85850156A EP 0161232 A2 EP0161232 A2 EP 0161232A2
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Sten Relke
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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
    • A47L13/20—Mops
    • A47L13/24—Frames for mops; Mop heads
    • A47L13/25—Wire frames
    • A47L13/253—Wire frames of adjustable or foldable type

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  • This invention relates to a method at cleaning by means of a cleaning utensil especially intended for cleaning of floor surfaces comprising a support means of a member operative at the cleaning and having a dirt collecting surface, said support means being intended to be carried by a stick.
  • the invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method.
  • This invention provides a method at cleaning, in which a motion pattern more lenient to the cleaning operator's body can be used.
  • the invention also offers a cleaning utensil for carrying out said method.
  • One advantage of the invention is that the dirt collecting surface of the cleaning utensil at cleaning need only be moved over the floor surface in a rectilinear reciprocating movement and that a very efficient collection of dirt particles lying on the floor is obtained despite this uncomplicated motion pattern.
  • Another advantage of the invention is that the active part of the cleaning utensil collecting dirt particles can be wider than what has previously been considered practical and can thus at a sweeping movement sweep a larger area than before, and in spite of this the whole active part of the cleaning utensil can be immersed in one single moment e.g. in a usual scouring-pail filled with water and be rinsed.
  • the liquid absorbed by the cleaning utensil at said rinsing can thereafter be removed by using a conventional so-called swab press or similar squeezing means.
  • a cleaning utensil according to the invention allows of good accessibility under furniture and the like without it being necessary to bend one's back to any great extent.
  • Figs. 1 and 2 are lateral views of the cleaning utensil when moved in different directions along a floor surface.
  • Fig.3 is a front view of the cleaning utensil.
  • Fig.4 is a front view of the cleaning utensil in a position lifted from floor
  • Fig.S is a front view of the cleaning utensil in connection with rinsing liquid being pressed out
  • Fig.6 is a view from above of a section of the cleaning utensil
  • Fig.7 is a lateral view of the section according to Fig.6
  • Fig.8 is a view from above of the section of the cleaning utensil shown in Fig.6, which is now supplemented with a so-called yarn holder simultaneously as the stick of the cleaning utensil is in another turning position
  • Fig.9 is a lateral view of parts of the cleaning utensil in a non-assembled state
  • Fig. 10 is a view taken on the line X-X in Fig. 9
  • Fig. 11 is a view taken on the line XI-XI in Fig.9.
  • the cleaning utensil comprises support means 1 of a member 2 with a dirt collecting surface 3 and operative at cleaning, which support means 1 is connected with a stick 4. Between the support means 1 and the stick 4 there is arranged an articulate member 5, and the flexible area 6 of the articulate means 5 is located outside a region defined by the lateral edges of the dirt collecting surface 3, as is apparent from Fig.l.
  • a stop means 7 is oriented between the flexible area 6 of the articulate member 5 and the dirt collecting surface 3, the lower limiting surface 8 of said stop means 7 being located in another plane than the dirt collecting surface 3.
  • the cleaning utensil is shown in Fig.1 in a cleaning moment where it is moved along a floor surface 9 in a direction shown by an arrow A.
  • Fig.2 the cleaning utensil is shown in a working moment where it is moved along the floor surface 9 in a direction opposite to the arrow A, which direction is shown by an arrow B.
  • the support means 1 comprises a connection means in the form of a block 11 which has four recesses 12. Moreover, it comprises two articulatedly arranged support means in the form of clamps 13, the end sections 14 of which project into said recesses 12. Thus, the clamps 13 are articulatedly connected with the block 11. Moreover, the block 11 has a recess 15 in which a pin 16 of the articulate member 5 is insertable. The pin 16 is locked axially relative to the block 11 by a locking means, e.g. in the form of a clamp 18, engaging an annular groove 17 of the pin 16. Thus, the pin 16 is axially fixed to the block 11, but it can be rotated relative to said block.
  • a locking means e.g. in the form of a clamp 18, engaging an annular groove 17 of the pin 16.
  • the articulate member 5 comprises two parts 19 and 20 articulatedly connected to each other.
  • the part 19 has at one of its ends a pin 21, at which the stick 4 can be mounted.
  • the part 19 has a tongue 22 at its other end and a shoulder 23 in its central area.
  • the part 20 has at one of its ends a recess 24 corresponding to the tongue 22, and consequently the part 20 will have two tongues 25 at this end.
  • the part 20 has a shoulder 26.
  • the part 20 has the aforesaid pin 16 and a bend 40 in its central area.
  • the part 20 has a stop means in the form of a downwardly projecting shoulder 7, the object of which will be explained later more in detail.
  • the parts 19 and 20 are articulatedy connected to each other by means of a pin 27 extending through the tongues 25 and the tongue 22, and therefore a flexibility controlled in one direction is obtained between said two articulate parts.
  • the flexible region 6 of the articulate member 5, i.e. the region of the parts 19 and 20 adjacent the tongues 25 and the tongue 22, is surrounded by an elastic means in the form of a spring 28, the end portions of which bear against the shoulders 23 and 26 of the articulate parts 19 and 20. Thanks to the spring 28 the articulate member 5 will return to the neutral position shown e.g. in Figures 2 and 9 when an outer force deflecting the joint ceases.
  • the spring is in turn surrounded by a damask 29.
  • the articulate means 5 described above can be formed within the scope of the inventive idea in a plurality of different manners.
  • the articulate member can for example be made of an elastic material, e.g. rubber.
  • the cross section of the articulate member can be recuced where the flexible region of the articulate member is desired.
  • the stick can of course be formed substantially in any way but it should be mentioned that it has proved to be advantageous to arrange a transverse handle atop the stick to facilitate pushing and turning movements.
  • the active portion 2 with the dirt collecting surface 3 can of course be embodied in many different ways.
  • the active portion 2 shown in the Figures is built of two textile bags 30 which support the dirt collecting surface 3 on one of its sides, said surface thus connecting said textile bags 30 with each other.
  • the dirt collecting surface 3 can consist of yarn, a cloth, a sponge or some other material with a good ability of collecting dirt particles, dust and liquid.
  • the cleaning utensil When the dirt collecting surface has been saturated with dirt particles the cleaning utensil is lifted up from the floor surface, the support means 13 and the active portion 2 automatically falling down in the direction shown in Fig 4 with arrows C. The result of this is that the active portion 2 despite it great working width can be immersed in a relatively small pail filled with liquid in order to be rinsed therein. After this a pressing force can be applied to the surface 32, as shown in Fig.5, to press out the liquid colledted at rinsing from the dirt collecting surface 3. The cleaning utensil is now ready to be placed against a floor surface again to collect dirt particles.
  • Fig. 8 shows another property of the cleaning utensil according to the invention.
  • the stop means 7 it may be added that it is suitable to provide this at least on the surface 8 with a replaceable layer of e.g. scrubbing nylon (not shown). This layer can then be used at removal of stains from the floor surface 9 as a surface concentrated rubbing of the floor surface 9 with the stop means 7 can be achieved at pressing of the shaft 4 downwards and thus a very effective stain removal by means of the stop means can be performed.
  • a replaceable layer of e.g. scrubbing nylon not shown.
  • This layer can then be used at removal of stains from the floor surface 9 as a surface concentrated rubbing of the floor surface 9 with the stop means 7 can be achieved at pressing of the shaft 4 downwards and thus a very effective stain removal by means of the stop means can be performed.
  • the object of the stop means 7 should only restrict a possible excessive deflection of the dirt collecting surface 3 when the cleaning utensil is moved in the direction A, and thus the stop means 7 does normally not wear against the floor surface 9.

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Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1674983A (en) * 1927-04-18 1928-06-26 Marcus R Morton Flexible broom handle
US1982910A (en) * 1933-08-05 1934-12-04 Gertrude K Forbes Mop handle
US2191348A (en) * 1939-01-11 1940-02-20 Karges E Lauterbach Dust mop handle or the like
FR1098202A (fr) * 1954-01-13 1955-07-20 Perfectionnements apportés aux balais
US2980457A (en) * 1959-06-02 1961-04-18 Joseph A Loberger Handle for squeegees, brushes and other implements
GB917189A (en) * 1961-01-09 1963-01-30 Callaway Mills Co Collapsible holders for mops
FR1501935A (fr) * 1966-09-29 1967-11-18 Olivier Ets Georges Perfectionnements aux suceurs d'aspirateurs
GB1315919A (en) * 1972-04-04 1973-05-09 Edmondson J H Folding mop frame
US3936905A (en) * 1974-06-03 1976-02-10 Whirlpool Corporation Vacuum cleaner suction tool

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1674983A (en) * 1927-04-18 1928-06-26 Marcus R Morton Flexible broom handle
US1982910A (en) * 1933-08-05 1934-12-04 Gertrude K Forbes Mop handle
US2191348A (en) * 1939-01-11 1940-02-20 Karges E Lauterbach Dust mop handle or the like
FR1098202A (fr) * 1954-01-13 1955-07-20 Perfectionnements apportés aux balais
US2980457A (en) * 1959-06-02 1961-04-18 Joseph A Loberger Handle for squeegees, brushes and other implements
GB917189A (en) * 1961-01-09 1963-01-30 Callaway Mills Co Collapsible holders for mops
FR1501935A (fr) * 1966-09-29 1967-11-18 Olivier Ets Georges Perfectionnements aux suceurs d'aspirateurs
GB1315919A (en) * 1972-04-04 1973-05-09 Edmondson J H Folding mop frame
US3936905A (en) * 1974-06-03 1976-02-10 Whirlpool Corporation Vacuum cleaner suction tool

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SE453792B (sv) 1988-03-07
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