EP0500578B1 - Mop head with two pouches and a strap - Google Patents

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EP0500578B1
EP0500578B1 EP90915755A EP90915755A EP0500578B1 EP 0500578 B1 EP0500578 B1 EP 0500578B1 EP 90915755 A EP90915755 A EP 90915755A EP 90915755 A EP90915755 A EP 90915755A EP 0500578 B1 EP0500578 B1 EP 0500578B1
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Franz Kresse
Rainer Dr. Osberghaus
Bernfried Scheller
Roland Schunter
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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
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  • the invention relates to a mop cover for the wet or damp wiping of floors, which can be pulled up onto a mop holder which has two wings which can be folded towards one another from a locked working position and has means for attaching a handle holder, and which mop cover has an elongated shape which supports the mop fringes the wing has adapted textile layer with pockets sewn on the longitudinal side on its upper side and additional fastening means arranged on a pocket for detachable fastening on one side at one wing end.
  • Such mop covers and mop holders are used in commercial room and floor care.
  • Such a mop cover is known for example from DE-PS 32 46 161.
  • This mop cover has two receiving pockets for the mop holder on its top and an additional fastener on one pocket.
  • This additional fastening means is fastened in the base of the pocket on one side and has means on the opposite side with which it can be detachably fastened around the bow-shaped end of a wing of the mop holder.
  • the additional fastening means In the locked working position of the mop holder, the additional fastening means has been pushed from the wing end into the assigned pocket and the wet mop in the two end pockets is used for cleaning the floor.
  • To the Washing and pressing out the mop cover fold the two wings towards each other from their locked working position and the two wing ends come free from the pockets.
  • the damp mop then hangs down the length of a wing attached to the tab. After washing and, if necessary, pressing out the damp mop cover, it is placed on the floor and the wing ends are reinserted into the pockets until the locked working position is reached. The whole process of washing out and squeezing out should be carried out without the operator having to put his hand on the mop cover.
  • This known mop cover has the disadvantage that the additional flap is attached to the end of the wing of the mop holder and must always be fully inserted into the pocket when this wing end is inserted into the associated pocket. This very often leads to the flap kinking or buckling and blocking the pocket opening, i. H. the wing tip can only be inserted with difficulty and an additional effort. Furthermore, this mop cover has the disadvantage that the additional flap can only be attached to it when the wing end is not inserted into the pocket. This makes the handling of the mop cover cumbersome insofar as the mop holder must first be brought into the locked working position in order to attach the mop cover. Then the additional tab is attached to one wing end of the mop holder. However, since the mop holder cannot be inserted into the pockets in this locked working position, the mop holder must be unlocked again and the wing ends inserted into the pockets and the mop holder brought into the working position.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a solution that a fastening of the tab on the wing end in the locked working position enables and requires a shorter tab compared to known mop covers.
  • the fastening means is a tab provided with two elongated holes, fastened at the longitudinal end to the textile layer, and arranged on one of the wings made entirely of plastic, corresponding to the elongated holes, with screw-like protruding fastening means the elongated holes have a longitudinal extension that enables the wing and flap to be pushed into the pocket and the wing end to come out of the pocket, and the fastening means, when the mop cover is fixed, rest against the long-end slot limit in the working position and when the wing is folded, against the handle-facing slot hole limit .
  • the tab is first possible to make the tab shorter than in the known prior art. Since, in the known prior art, the tab is attached to the end of the wing, the tab must be of such a length that it allows folding around the bow-like end of the wing end and then also allows the wing end to be fully inserted into the pocket. In practice, this means that the additional fastening means has a length which corresponds to more than twice the pocket depth. In the invention, however, the tab now only has to have a length which corresponds approximately to the depth of the bag. This means a material saving compared to the prior art. The relative displacement between wing and flap or wing and pocket is made possible according to the invention by the elongated holes and the fastening means of the plastic wing which can be displaced therein.
  • the tab according to the invention it is also possible to attach the tab to the mop holder when the mop holder is already inserted into the bag. Although this is already possible with a mop cover and a mop holder in accordance with DE-OS 37 14 178, in this prior art the relative displacement between pockets and wing ends is in turn carried out by additional fastening means which unfold. The material saving intended by the invention cannot be achieved with this known embodiment.
  • the invention is distinguished by the inherent stiffness of the bracket, which enables the relative displacement.
  • the tab Since the mop cover comes into contact with partially aggressive cleaning agents and the tab should be flexible, at least in some areas, the tab is made of plastic, in particular a thermoplastic based on polyether esters.
  • the only figure shows a mop cover 1 for the wet or damp wiping of floors.
  • the mop cover 1 is fitted onto a mop holder, generally designated 2 and shown in the locked working position.
  • the mop holder 2 consists of two wings 4 and 5, which can be folded together about an axis 3, and a preferably gimbal-mounted handle holder 6 with a handle 7 inserted therein.
  • the mop cover 1 consists of an elongated textile layer 8 adapted to the shape of the wings mop fringes 9 are arranged. Pockets 10 and 11 are attached to the two longitudinal ends on the top of the textile layer 8. The pockets are sewn onto the top of the textile layer 8 both on the long sides and on the broad sides.
  • a foot switch 12 To unlock the mop holder from the working position shown, a foot switch 12 must be pressed.
  • a strap 13 is fastened as an additional fastening means.
  • This flap 13 is sewn together with the pocket 10 on the longitudinal edge of the mop cover 1 by means of a seam 14.
  • Elongated holes 15 and 16 are formed inside the flap 13 outside the extent of the pocket.
  • the elongated holes 15 and 16 have such a longitudinal extent that when the fasteners 17 and 18 are moved from the position shown in the figure to the stop position against the hole boundaries facing the handle holder 6, the wing end 19 is released from the pocket 11.
  • the tab 11 is preferably made of plastic and has an inherent rigidity that enables the relative displacement of the fastening means 17, 18 in the elongated holes 15, 16.
  • the tab 13 consists of a thermoplastic material based on polyether esters. This is a semi-crystalline plastic. This plastic is sold under the brand name arnitel (R) .
  • the two wings 5 and 6 can first be inserted into the pockets 10 and 11 and the mop holder 2 can be brought into the locked working position shown.
  • the tab 13 is then buttoned onto the fastening means 17, 18. In this position the mop cover is ready for wiping.
  • the foot actuation button 12 is actuated and thus unlocks the mop holder.
  • the wings 4 and 5 close to each other and the wing ends come free from the pockets.
  • the fastening means 17, 18 move in the slots 15 and 16 from the position shown in the stop position to the opposite hole edge boundaries.
  • the damp mop then hangs along the length of the wing 5 and can be supplied to washing buckets and presses.
  • the fastening means 17, 18 then move in the elongated holes 15, 16 from the stop position, not shown, to the stop position shown.
  • the described mop cover can be modified or supplemented in many ways without departing from the basic idea of the invention.
  • a tab 13 having two elongated holes
  • two strip-shaped tabs each with an elongated hole
  • Pocket 11 and flap 13 can also be formed in one piece. The flap 13 then forms the continuation of the pocket 11, which is sewn onto the top of the textile layer 8. The flap 13 is then not sewn to the textile layer.

Abstract

PCT No. PCT/EP90/01833 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 13, 1992 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 13, 1992 PCT Filed Nov. 2, 1990 PCT Pub. No. WO91/07130 PCT Pub. Date May 30, 1991.In a mop head which can be fitted on a mop holder having two flaps which can be folded back upon each other, with the mop head including two pouches on its upper side, and an additional securing device allocated to one pouch, a system is provided to facilitate the securing of the strap to the end of the flap in the locked position of use. This is achieved in that the securing device is a strap or retaining plate having two elongated holes or slots, the plate being fitted to a fabric covering of the mop head at its short end, with screw-head-like projecting securing means corresponding to the elongated holes on one of the flaps, whereby the elongated holes have a longitudinal extension permitting insertion in the pouch and the release of the flap end from the pouch, on the relative movement of the flap and strap, and the securing means lie against the edge of the elongated hole towards the short end with the mop head secured in the operative position, and lie against the edge of the elongated hole towards the handle when the flaps are folded.

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Die Erfindung richtet sich auf einen Mopbezug für das Naß- oder Feuchtwischen von Fußböden, weicher auf einen Mophalter aufziehbar ist, der zwei aus einer verriegelten Arbeitsstellung aufeinanderzuklappbare Flügel mit Mitteln zum Anbringen einer Stielhalterung aufweist, und welcher Mopbezug eine die Mopfransen tragende längliche, der Form der Flügel angepaßte Textillage mit längsendseitig auf ihrer Oberseite aufgenähten Taschen und an einer Tasche angeordnetem zusätzlichen Befestigungsmittel zur einseitigen lösbaren Befestigung an einem Flügelende aufweist.The invention relates to a mop cover for the wet or damp wiping of floors, which can be pulled up onto a mop holder which has two wings which can be folded towards one another from a locked working position and has means for attaching a handle holder, and which mop cover has an elongated shape which supports the mop fringes the wing has adapted textile layer with pockets sewn on the longitudinal side on its upper side and additional fastening means arranged on a pocket for detachable fastening on one side at one wing end.

Solche Mopbezüge und Mophalter finden bei der gewerblichen Raum- und Bodenpflege Anwendung.Such mop covers and mop holders are used in commercial room and floor care.

Ein derartiger Mopbezug ist beispielsweise aus der DE-PS 32 46 161 bekannt. Dieser Mopbezug weist auf seiner Oberseite zwei Aufnahmetaschen für den Mophalter auf und an einer Tasche ein zusätzliches Befestigungsmittel. Dieses zusätzliche Befestigungsmittel ist auf der einen Seite im Grund der Tasche befestigt und weist auf der entgegenliegenden Seite Mittel auf, mit welchen sie um das bügelförmige Ende eines Flügels des Mophalters lösbar festzumachen ist. In der verriegelten Arbeitsstellung des Mophalters ist das zusätzliche Befestigungsmittel von dem Flügelende in die zugeordnete Tasche geschoben worden und wird der Feuchtwischmop in den zwei endständigen Taschen geführt zur Bodenreinigung benutzt. Zum Auswaschen und Auspressen des Mopbezuges klappen die beiden Flügel aus ihrer verriegelten Arbeitsstellung aufeinander zu und kommen die beiden Flügelenden von den Taschen frei. Der Feuchtwischmop hängt dann der Länge nach an der Lasche befestigt an einem Flügel herunter. Nach dem Waschen und gegebenenfalls Auspressen des Feuchtwischmopbezuges wird dieser auf den Boden gelegt und werden die Flügelenden wieder in die Taschen eingeführt, bis die verriegelte Arbeitsstellung erreicht ist. Der ganze Vorgang des Auswaschens und Auspressens soll durchgeführt werden, ohne daß das Bedienungspersonal Hand an den Mopbezug legen muß.Such a mop cover is known for example from DE-PS 32 46 161. This mop cover has two receiving pockets for the mop holder on its top and an additional fastener on one pocket. This additional fastening means is fastened in the base of the pocket on one side and has means on the opposite side with which it can be detachably fastened around the bow-shaped end of a wing of the mop holder. In the locked working position of the mop holder, the additional fastening means has been pushed from the wing end into the assigned pocket and the wet mop in the two end pockets is used for cleaning the floor. To the Washing and pressing out the mop cover fold the two wings towards each other from their locked working position and the two wing ends come free from the pockets. The damp mop then hangs down the length of a wing attached to the tab. After washing and, if necessary, pressing out the damp mop cover, it is placed on the floor and the wing ends are reinserted into the pockets until the locked working position is reached. The whole process of washing out and squeezing out should be carried out without the operator having to put his hand on the mop cover.

Dieser bekannte Mopbezug weist den Nachteil auf, daß die zusätzliche Lasche am Ende des Flügels des Mophalters befestigt ist und beim Einführen dieses Flügelendes in die zugeordnete Tasche immer ganz mit in die Tasche eingeschoben werden muß. Dies führt sehr oft dazu, daß die Lasche ver- oder umknickt und die Taschenöffnung blockiert, d. h. das Flügelende nur mit Mühe und einer zusätzlichen Kraftanstrengung einführbar ist. Des weiteren weist dieser Mopbezug den Nachteil auf, daß die zusätzliche Lasche nur bei nicht in die Tasche eingeführtem Flügelende daran festlegbar ist. Dies macht die Handhabung des Mopbezuges insofern umständlich, als daß zum Befestigen des Mopbezuges zunächst der Mophalter in die verriegelte Arbeitsstellung zu bringen ist. Dann wird die zusätzliche Lasche an dem einen Flügelende des Mophalters befestigt. Da in dieser verriegelten Arbeitsstellung aber der Mophalter nicht in die Taschen einführbar ist, muß also der Mophalter wieder entriegelt und müssen die Flügelenden in die Taschen eingeführt und der Mophalter in die Arbeitsstellung gebracht werden.This known mop cover has the disadvantage that the additional flap is attached to the end of the wing of the mop holder and must always be fully inserted into the pocket when this wing end is inserted into the associated pocket. This very often leads to the flap kinking or buckling and blocking the pocket opening, i. H. the wing tip can only be inserted with difficulty and an additional effort. Furthermore, this mop cover has the disadvantage that the additional flap can only be attached to it when the wing end is not inserted into the pocket. This makes the handling of the mop cover cumbersome insofar as the mop holder must first be brought into the locked working position in order to attach the mop cover. Then the additional tab is attached to one wing end of the mop holder. However, since the mop holder cannot be inserted into the pockets in this locked working position, the mop holder must be unlocked again and the wing ends inserted into the pockets and the mop holder brought into the working position.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist die Schaffung einer Lösung, die ein Festmachen der Lasche an dem Flügelende in verriegelter Arbeitsstellung ermöglicht und eine gegenüber bekannten Mopbezüge kürzere Lasche benötigt.The object of the invention is to provide a solution that a fastening of the tab on the wing end in the locked working position enables and requires a shorter tab compared to known mop covers.

Bei einem Mopbezug der eingangs bezeichneten Art wird diese Aufgabe gemäß der Erfindung dadurch gelöst, daß das Befestigungsmittel eine mit zwei Langlöchern versehene, am Längsende auf der Textillage befestigte Lasche ist und auf einem der vollflächig aus Kunststoff bestehenden Flügel korrespondierend zu den Langlöchern schraubenkopfartig hervorstehende Befestigungsmittel angeordnet sind, wobei die Langlöcher bei Relativverschiebung von Flügel und Lasche eine das Einschieben in die Tasche sowie das Freikommen des Flügelendes aus der Tasche ermöglichende Längserstreckung aufweisen und die Befestigungsmittel bei festgelegtem Mopbezug in Arbeitsstelung an der längsendseitigen Langlochbegrenzung und in Klappstellung der Flügel an der stielzugewandten Langlochbegrenzung anliegen.In the case of a mop cover of the type mentioned at the outset, this object is achieved according to the invention in that the fastening means is a tab provided with two elongated holes, fastened at the longitudinal end to the textile layer, and arranged on one of the wings made entirely of plastic, corresponding to the elongated holes, with screw-like protruding fastening means the elongated holes have a longitudinal extension that enables the wing and flap to be pushed into the pocket and the wing end to come out of the pocket, and the fastening means, when the mop cover is fixed, rest against the long-end slot limit in the working position and when the wing is folded, against the handle-facing slot hole limit .

Aufgrund der Erfindung ist es zunächst einmal möglich, die Lasche kürzer als beim bekannten Stand der Technik auszubilden. Da beim bekannten Stand der Technik die Lasche am Ende des Flügels befestigt ist, muß die Lasche derartig lang ausgebildet sein, daß sie einmal das Umlegen um das bügelartige Ende des Flügelendes erlaubt und dann auch noch das vollständige Einschieben des Flügelendes in die Tasche ermöglicht. In der Praxis heißt das, daß das zusätzliche Befestigungsmittel eine Länge aufweist, die mehr als der doppelten Taschentiefe entspricht. Bei der Erfindung braucht die Lasche aber nun nur noch eine Länge aufzuweisen, die in etwa der Tiefe der Tasche entspricht. Dies bedeutet eine Materialersparnis gegenüber dem Stand der Technik. Die Relativverschiebung zwischen Flügel und Lasche bzw. Flügel und Tasche wird erfindungsgemäß durch die Langlöcher und die darin verschiebbaren Befestigungsmittel des Kunststoffflügels ermöglicht.Because of the invention, it is first possible to make the tab shorter than in the known prior art. Since, in the known prior art, the tab is attached to the end of the wing, the tab must be of such a length that it allows folding around the bow-like end of the wing end and then also allows the wing end to be fully inserted into the pocket. In practice, this means that the additional fastening means has a length which corresponds to more than twice the pocket depth. In the invention, however, the tab now only has to have a length which corresponds approximately to the depth of the bag. This means a material saving compared to the prior art. The relative displacement between wing and flap or wing and pocket is made possible according to the invention by the elongated holes and the fastening means of the plastic wing which can be displaced therein.

Des weiteren ist es aufgrund der erfindungsgemäßen Ausgestaltung der Lasche auch möglich, die Lasche bei schon in die Tasche eingeführtem Mophalter noch an dem Mophalter zu befestigen. Dieses ist zwar auch schon bei einem Mopbezug und einem Mophalter gemäß DE-OS 37 14 178 möglich, aber bei diesem Stand der Technik erfolgt die Relativverschiebung zwischen Taschen und Flügelenden wiederum durch sich entfaltende zusätzliche Befestigungsmittel. Die durch die Erfindung beabsichtigte Materialeinsparung ist mit dieser bekannten Ausführungsform nicht zu erzielen.Furthermore, due to the design of the tab according to the invention, it is also possible to attach the tab to the mop holder when the mop holder is already inserted into the bag. Although this is already possible with a mop cover and a mop holder in accordance with DE-OS 37 14 178, in this prior art the relative displacement between pockets and wing ends is in turn carried out by additional fastening means which unfold. The material saving intended by the invention cannot be achieved with this known embodiment.

In vorteilhafter Ausgestaltung zeichnet sich die Erfindung durch eine die Relativverschiebung ermöglichende Eigensteifigkeit der Lasche aus.In an advantageous embodiment, the invention is distinguished by the inherent stiffness of the bracket, which enables the relative displacement.

Da der Wischbezug mit teilweise aggressiven Reinigungsmitteln in Berührung kommt und die Lasche zumindest bereichsweise flexibel ausgebildet sein soll, besteht schließlich gemäß weiterer Erfindung die Lasche aus Kunststoff, insbesondere einem thermoplastischen Kunststoff auf Basis von Polyätherestern.Since the mop cover comes into contact with partially aggressive cleaning agents and the tab should be flexible, at least in some areas, the tab is made of plastic, in particular a thermoplastic based on polyether esters.

Die Erfindung ist nachstehend anhand der Zeichnung beispielsweise näher erläutert. Diese zeigt in der einzigen Figur ein Ausführungsbeispiel des Mopbezuges.The invention is explained below with reference to the drawing, for example. In the single figure, this shows an embodiment of the mop cover.

Die einzige Figur zeigt einen Mopbezug 1 für das Naß- oder Feuchtwischen von Fußböden. Der Mopbezug 1 ist auf einen insgesamt mit 2 bezeichneten und in verriegelter Arbeitsstellung dargestellten Mophalter aufgezogen. Der Mophalter 2 besteht aus zwei um eine Achse 3 aufeinanderzuklappbaren Flügeln 4 und 5 sowie einer vorzugsweise kardanisch befestigten Stielhalterung 6 mit darin eingesetztem Stiel 7. Der Mopbezug 1 besteht aus einer länglichen, der Form der Flügel angepaßten Textillage 8. Auf der Unterseite der Textillage 8 sind Mopfransen 9 angeordnet. Auf der Oberseite der Textillage 8 sind an den beiden Längsenden jeweils Taschen 10 und 11 befestigt. Die Taschen sind sowohl an den Längsseiten als auch an den Breitseiten auf die Oberseite der Textillage 8 aufgenäht. Zur Entriegelung des Mophalters aus der gezeigten Arbeitsstellung ist eine Fußtaste 12 zu betätigen. Innerhalb einer der Taschen 10, 11 des Mopbezuges 1, in dem hier gezeigten Beispiel innerhalb der Tasche 11, ist als zusätzliches Befestigungsmittel eine Lasche 13 befestigt. Diese Lasche 13 ist zusammen mit der Tasche 10 an der Längskante des Mopbezuges 1 mittels einer Naht 14 festgenäht. Innerhalb der Lasche 13 sind außerhalb des Erstreckungsbereiches der Tasche 11 Langlöcher 15 und 16 ausgebildet. In dem dargestellten, an dem Flügel 5 festgelegten Zustand des Mopbezuges 1 sind in den Langlöchern 15 und 16 schraubenkopfartig aus dem Flügel 5 hervorstehende Befestigungsmittel 17 und 18 verschiebbar angeordnet. Die Befestigungsmittel 17 und 18 sind ortsfest auf dem Flügel 5 befestigt. Durch Einknöpfen werden diese in die Langlöcher 15, 16 eingeführt. Der schraubenkopfartig erweiterte Kopfbereich der Befestigungsmittel 17 und 18 verhindert ein Herausrutschen aus den Langlöchern 15 und 16, wobei eine Relativverschiebung zwischen Flügel 5 und Lasche 13 bzw. Tasche 11 aber möglich ist. Die Langlöcher 15 und 16 weisen eine solche Längserstreckung auf, daß bei Verschiebung der Befestigungsmittel 17 und 18 aus der in der Figur dargestellten Lage in Anschlagsstellung gegen die der Stielhalterung 6 zugewandten Lochbegrenzungen das Flügelende 19 aus der Tasche 11 freikommt. D. h. bei an dem Flügel 5 festgelegtem Mopbezug 1 bzw. festgelegter Lasche 13 liegen die Befestigungsmittel 17 und 18 bei in die Tasche 11 eingeschobenem Flügel an den längsendseitigen Lochbegrenzungen an, wie dies in der gezeigten Figur dargestellt ist, und bei aus der Tasche freigekommenem Flügelende 19 liegen die Befestigungsmittel 17 und 18 an den dem Stiel 7 zugewandten Lochbegrenzungen an. Die Lasche 11 besteht vorzugsweise aus Kunststoff und weist eine Eigensteifigkeit auf, die die Relativverschiebung der Befestigungsmittel 17, 18 in den Langlöchern 15, 16 ermöglicht.The only figure shows a mop cover 1 for the wet or damp wiping of floors. The mop cover 1 is fitted onto a mop holder, generally designated 2 and shown in the locked working position. The mop holder 2 consists of two wings 4 and 5, which can be folded together about an axis 3, and a preferably gimbal-mounted handle holder 6 with a handle 7 inserted therein. The mop cover 1 consists of an elongated textile layer 8 adapted to the shape of the wings mop fringes 9 are arranged. Pockets 10 and 11 are attached to the two longitudinal ends on the top of the textile layer 8. The pockets are sewn onto the top of the textile layer 8 both on the long sides and on the broad sides. To unlock the mop holder from the working position shown, a foot switch 12 must be pressed. Within one of the pockets 10, 11 of the mop cover 1, in the example shown here inside the pocket 11, a strap 13 is fastened as an additional fastening means. This flap 13 is sewn together with the pocket 10 on the longitudinal edge of the mop cover 1 by means of a seam 14. Elongated holes 15 and 16 are formed inside the flap 13 outside the extent of the pocket. In the illustrated state of the mop cover 1 fixed to the wing 5, fastening means 17 and 18 projecting from the wing 5 in the manner of a screw head are slidably arranged in the elongated holes 15 and 16. The fastening means 17 and 18 are fixed in place on the wing 5. These are inserted into the elongated holes 15, 16 by buttoning. The head region of the fastening means 17 and 18, which is widened like a screw head, prevents one Slipping out of the elongated holes 15 and 16, but a relative displacement between wing 5 and tab 13 or pocket 11 is possible. The elongated holes 15 and 16 have such a longitudinal extent that when the fasteners 17 and 18 are moved from the position shown in the figure to the stop position against the hole boundaries facing the handle holder 6, the wing end 19 is released from the pocket 11. That is, When the mop cover 1 or the flap 13 is fixed to the wing 5, the fastening means 17 and 18 rest against the longitudinal hole boundaries when the wing is pushed into the pocket 11, as shown in the figure shown, and when the wing end 19 is released from the pocket the fastening means 17 and 18 on the hole boundaries facing the handle 7. The tab 11 is preferably made of plastic and has an inherent rigidity that enables the relative displacement of the fastening means 17, 18 in the elongated holes 15, 16.

Die Lasche 13 besteht aus einem thermoplastischen Kunststoff auf Basis von Polyätherestern. Hierbei handelt es sich um einen teilkristallinen Kunststoff. Dieser Kunststoff wird unter dem Markennamen arnitel(R) vertrieben.The tab 13 consists of a thermoplastic material based on polyether esters. This is a semi-crystalline plastic. This plastic is sold under the brand name arnitel (R) .

Bei Benutzung des Mopbezuges 1 und des Mophalters 2 können zunächst die beiden Flügel 5 und 6 in die Taschen 10 und 11 eingeführt werden und der Mophalter 2 in die dargestellte verriegelte Arbeitsstellung gebracht werden. Anschließend wird die Lasche 13 auf die Befestigungsmittel 17, 18 aufgeknöpft. In dieser Stellung ist der Mopbezug wischbereit.When using the mop cover 1 and the mop holder 2, the two wings 5 and 6 can first be inserted into the pockets 10 and 11 and the mop holder 2 can be brought into the locked working position shown. The tab 13 is then buttoned onto the fastening means 17, 18. In this position the mop cover is ready for wiping.

Zum Auswaschen oder Auspressen wird die Fußbetätigungstaste 12 betätigt und damit der Mophalter entriegelt. Bei Nachobenziehen des Stieles 7 klappen dann die Flügel 4 und 5 aufeinander zu und kommen die Flügelenden von den Taschen frei. Bei dieser Bewegung bewegen sich die Befestigungsmittel 17, 18 in den Schlitzen 15 und 16 aus der dargestellten Stellung in Anschlagsstellung an die entgegengesetzten Lochrandbegrenzungen. In dieser nicht dargestellten Stellung hängt der Feuchtwischmop dann seiner Länge nach an dem Flügel 5 und kann Wascheimern und Pressen zugeführt werden. Nach dem Auswaschen und Auspressen des Mopbezuges 1 wird dieser an dem Flügel 5 hängend wieder auf den Boden gelegt und werden die Flügelenden in die Taschen 10 und 11 eingeführt. Hierbei bewegen sich die Befestigungsmittel 17, 18 dann in den Langlöchern 15, 16 von der nicht dargestellten Anschlagsposition in die dargestellte Anschlagsposition.To wash out or squeeze out, the foot actuation button 12 is actuated and thus unlocks the mop holder. When moving up of the handle 7 then the wings 4 and 5 close to each other and the wing ends come free from the pockets. During this movement, the fastening means 17, 18 move in the slots 15 and 16 from the position shown in the stop position to the opposite hole edge boundaries. In this position, not shown, the damp mop then hangs along the length of the wing 5 and can be supplied to washing buckets and presses. After washing out and squeezing out the mop cover 1, it is put back on the wing 5 hanging on the floor and the wing ends are inserted into the pockets 10 and 11. Here, the fastening means 17, 18 then move in the elongated holes 15, 16 from the stop position, not shown, to the stop position shown.

Natürlich ist der beschriebene Mopbezug in vielfacher Weise abzuändern bzw. zu ergänzen, ohne den Grundgedanken der Erfindung zu verlassen. So können beispielsweise anstelle einer zwei Langlöcher aufweisenden Lasche 13 zwei streifenförmige Laschen mit jeweils einem Langloch vorgesehen sein. Auch können Tasche 11 und Lasche 13 einstückig ausgebildet sein. Hierbei bildet die Lasche 13 dann die Fortsetzung der Tasche 11, welche auf der Oberseite der Textillage 8 vernäht ist. Die Lasche 13 ist dann nicht mit der Textillage vernäht.Of course, the described mop cover can be modified or supplemented in many ways without departing from the basic idea of the invention. For example, instead of a tab 13 having two elongated holes, two strip-shaped tabs, each with an elongated hole, can be provided. Pocket 11 and flap 13 can also be formed in one piece. The flap 13 then forms the continuation of the pocket 11, which is sewn onto the top of the textile layer 8. The flap 13 is then not sewn to the textile layer.

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  1. A mop head (1) for the wet or damp wiping of floors consisting of an elongate textile layer (8) which carries the mop fringes (9) and which is adapted to the shape of two flaps (3,4) - designed to snap together from a locked working position - of a mop holder (2) equipped with means for the attachment of a handle mount (6) and which comprises pockets (10,11) stitched onto its upper surface at its longitudinal ends and additional fastening elements arranged on one pocket for releasable fastening on one side to one end of a flap, characterized in that the fastening means consist of a fixing plate (13) formed with two slots (15,16) and fixed at its longitudinal end to the textile layer (8) and fastening elements (17,18) projecting like screw heads corresponding to the slots (15,16) are arranged on one of the flaps (4,5) made entirely of plastic, the slots (15,16) having a length - through relative displacement of the flap (5) and fixing plate (13) - which enables the flap end (19) to be inserted into the pocket (11) and to be released from the pocket (11) and the fastening elements (17,18) bearing against the longitudinal-end slot boundary when the mop head (1) is locked in the working position and against the slot boundary facing the handle when the flaps (4,5) are in the unlocked position.
  2. A mop head as claimed in claim 1, characterized by a natural stiffness of the fixing plate (13) which facilitates the relative displacement.
  3. A mop head as claimed in any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fixing plate (13) is made of plastic, preferably a thermoplastic based on polyether esters.
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