EP0401753B1 - Improved squeegee particularly for washing floors and/or tiled walls - Google Patents

Improved squeegee particularly for washing floors and/or tiled walls Download PDF

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EP0401753B1
EP0401753B1 EP90110619A EP90110619A EP0401753B1 EP 0401753 B1 EP0401753 B1 EP 0401753B1 EP 90110619 A EP90110619 A EP 90110619A EP 90110619 A EP90110619 A EP 90110619A EP 0401753 B1 EP0401753 B1 EP 0401753B1
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squeegee
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Sergio Cervellin
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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
    • A47L13/254—Plate frames
    • A47L13/258—Plate frames of adjustable or foldable type

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  • the present invention relates to a squeegee of the kind disclosed in GB-A-2 055 040, particularly for washing floors and/or tiled walls.
  • Squeegees are known for washing floors which are constituted by an elongated rigid plate downwardly covered with a rubber or sponge element, and having a device to which a handle is articulated.
  • a gauze or anti-static cloth is associated with said plate.
  • the length of the plate may be about at least half a meter, so as to be able to perform a cleaning action on a wide floor surface.
  • the cleaning action is therefore not optimum, since dirt remains accumulated in particular in the connecting regions between tiles placed at different heights and requires, for its removal, further passes with cloths or other cleaning means.
  • a mop of the kind defined in the preamble of the present claim 1, with an improved head is known from GB-A-2 055 040.
  • the improved mop head comprises a central member with two lateral spring biased panels which are pivotably connected to the central member, a yoke being provided for pivoting the two panels towards each other.
  • a yoke being provided for pivoting the two panels towards each other.
  • the aim of the present invention is to solve the disadvantage described above in the known art by providing an improved squeegee which allows an excellent cleaning action even on uneven floors.
  • a consequent primary object is to provide an improved squeegee which can also be conveniently used for cleaning tiled walls.
  • Another important object is to provide an improved squeegee which can be produced at low cost with conventional thermoplastic injection-molding systems.
  • the improved squeegee particularly for washing floors is generally indicated by the reference numeral 1 and comprises three substantially plate-like aligned elements, respectively indicated by the reference numerals 2, 3 and 4, preferably produced by injection-molding thermoplastic materials.
  • Two parallel tabs, respectively 5 and 6, extend from the central element 3, at a median region thereof, and an insertion seat 100 is provided therebetween for a cylindrical element 7.
  • the element 7 has an axial hole 8 within which a central spring 9 pushes two lateral dowels, respectively 10 and 11, so as to cause them to become inserted into respective seats 12 and 13 provided in the element 3, when the element 7 is inserted into the seat 100.
  • the cylindrical element 7 is therefore rotationally coupled to the element 3, and a tab 14 extends therefrom; a handle 15 is expediently oscillably coupled to said tab 14.
  • Each lamina ends with a respective rounded raised portion or lugs 20, 21 which extends in a slightly downward direction.
  • Said pairs of laminae 18,19 which extend from the corresponding smaller surfaces defined at the end portions of the lateral elements 2 and 4, are adapted to be inserted in snap-together engagement relationship in respective seats 22, 23.
  • Each seat 22, 23 advantageously has an appropriately shaped transverse cross section, e.g. rectangular, which decreases from the outside towards the inside due to the inclination of the lower surface and leads, at a cross section which is slightly greater than the cross section of the laminae 18 and 19, into expansions 24 and 25 which are open downwardly and are adapted to accommodate said raised portions or lugs 20 and 21.
  • an appropriately shaped transverse cross section e.g. rectangular, which decreases from the outside towards the inside due to the inclination of the lower surface and leads, at a cross section which is slightly greater than the cross section of the laminae 18 and 19, into expansions 24 and 25 which are open downwardly and are adapted to accommodate said raised portions or lugs 20 and 21.
  • the length of the seats 22 and 23 is conveniently smaller than the length of the laminae 18 and 19, so that the elements 2 and 4 are oscillably coupled to the element 3 and can perform small rotations in an exclusively downward direction.
  • the entire squeegee 1 has, on its upper surface, an annular perimetral seat 26 which can accommodate a corresponding overturned edge 27 extending from a rubber element 28 which covers the lower surface and may be downwardly provided with longitudinal laminae 29.
  • An auxiliary cleaning element such as a cloth or a gauze can be fixed so as to wrap around the squeegee by means of known plug devices, respectively 30 and 31, provided upwardly on the elements 2 and 4.
  • the squeegee according to the invention is capable of adapting to the uneven regions of floors since it is composed of elements which are mutually articulated.
  • the lateral elements can perform only downward oscillations with respect to the central element allows the force imparted on the handle by the operator to be transmitted in any case on the entire extension of the squeegee.
  • the invention can furthermore be produced in large numbers at low cost with conventional thermoplastic material injection systems.
  • the materials employed may be any according to the requirements.

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  • Cleaning Implements For Floors, Carpets, Furniture, Walls, And The Like (AREA)
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EP90110619A 1989-06-08 1990-06-05 Improved squeegee particularly for washing floors and/or tiled walls Expired - Lifetime EP0401753B1 (en)

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IT8930669U IT217400Z2 (it) 1989-06-08 1989-06-08 Spazzolone perfezionato particolarmente per lavare pavimenti e/o pareti piastrellate.
IT3066989U 1989-06-08

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EP0401753A1 EP0401753A1 (en) 1990-12-12
EP0401753B1 true EP0401753B1 (en) 1994-09-14

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AT (1) ATE111322T1 (it)
DE (1) DE69012431T2 (it)
IT (1) IT217400Z2 (it)

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SE506927C2 (sv) * 1995-11-23 1998-03-02 Lars Johnny Ensson Moppstativsystem med fästorgan för löstagbar fastsättning av hållarlister på vilkas undersida kardborrband är anordnade
ES1037377Y (es) * 1997-05-26 1998-07-01 Galicia Plasticos Soporte para mopa perfeccionado.

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AT199341B (de) 1956-03-28 1958-08-25 Diethelm & Co Gerät zum Flaumen und Feuchtwischen
US3911521A (en) * 1974-01-04 1975-10-14 Drackett Co Swing-wing dust mop
SE421745B (sv) 1979-06-20 1982-02-01 Lars Lundgren Anordning vid mopphuvuden
US4845800A (en) * 1988-06-15 1989-07-11 Pederson Darrell L Folding mop

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ATE111322T1 (de) 1994-09-15
IT217400Z2 (it) 1991-12-10
EP0401753A1 (en) 1990-12-12
DE69012431D1 (de) 1994-10-20
DE69012431T2 (de) 1995-02-02

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