EP0584438A1 - Dispositif de nettoyage de surfaces - Google Patents

Dispositif de nettoyage de surfaces Download PDF

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EP0584438A1
EP0584438A1 EP92830460A EP92830460A EP0584438A1 EP 0584438 A1 EP0584438 A1 EP 0584438A1 EP 92830460 A EP92830460 A EP 92830460A EP 92830460 A EP92830460 A EP 92830460A EP 0584438 A1 EP0584438 A1 EP 0584438A1
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cleaning
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Enrico Bestiaccia
Gianfranco Mancinelli
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Eurocasa Di Bestiaccia Enrico & C Sdf
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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
    • A47L13/46—Securing scouring or polishing cloths or sponges to the handles by gripping means, tongs, or the like
    • 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
    • A47L13/257—Plate frames for mops made of sponge material
    • 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
    • A47L13/50—Auxiliary implements
    • A47L13/58—Wringers for scouring pads, mops, or the like, combined with buckets

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  • the present invention generally relates to the cleaning articles field and more precisely it relates to a cleaning assembly, in particular, but not exclusively, for substantially flat surfaces, such as floors, windows, walls and the like.
  • a body fixed to the stick and supporting a sponge is normally used.
  • a blade-shaped resilient element is fixed to the body and used for spreading or wiping liquid on, across or off the surface to be cleaned.
  • the above described cleaning devices are not suitable for a multi-functional use and in particular they present some disadvantages.
  • the brush or plate dragging the floor-cloths the latter must be of different types corresponding to different uses such as washing, waxing, dusting or drying the surface.
  • the plate or the brush do not fit to use a cloth to clean a vertical surface.
  • the cleaning assembly comprising an elongated cleaning member joinable with dragging means, having the characteristic that the dragging means comprise a plate pivotally fastened to a stick and engageable in a box provided with an upper opening crossed by said stick and having lower bent edges engaging with longitudinal slots made in the cleaning member.
  • the latter comprises at least two cleaning portions, separated by the slots and one of which, in turn, is housed in the box between the plate and the bent edges.
  • the cleaning member can be wringed by compressing it against the bottom wall of a container or, preferably, against a squeezing basket provided for in the latter.
  • Figure 11 shows an exploded side view of a particularly preferred embodiment of an articulated joint of the dragging means of the cleaning assemby according to the invention.
  • a cleaning assembly comprises an elongated cleaning member 1 provided with two cleaning portions 2a and 2b separated by two longitudinal slots 3.
  • the two portions have a different cleaning surface and, for instance, portion 2a has an abrasive surface and portion 2b has a spongy and soft one.
  • Cleaning member 1 is partially housed in a dragging box 5 and more precisely slots 3 slidingly engage with bent edges 4 projecting from the lower part of box 5 in order that one of the two portions (in this case portion 2b) is housed inside the box. In the latter also engages a plate 10 pivotally fixed to a stick 11 by means of an articulated joint 12.
  • Both cleaning member 1 and plate 10 are inserted in box 5 through an side-opening 5a which can be closed by a cap 9 comprising blocking ledges 8 engaging with seats 8a provided for on box 5 side walls.
  • the extraction in the upper direction of plate 10 is prevented by means of upper bent edges 6 delimiting an upper opening 7 which is crossed by stick 11 and joint 12.
  • cleaning member 1 can be wringed by pressing plate 10, by means of stick 11, against portion 2b housed in box 5. As a consequence of this operation also portion 2a is compressed and wringed in order to partially clear out the washing or cleaning liquid.
  • the operating cleaning surface of member 1 can be changed after extracting and turning it in order to insert portion 2a inside box 5 and leave portion 2b outside using the cleaning surface of the latter.
  • cleaning elements 1 can be provided for with different types of cleaning surfaces and every cleaning element 1 can be changed or turned in the above described manner.
  • Plate 10 can also be used in a traditional way, by means of stick 11, to drag for instance a floor-cloth in case the users will not completely forgo this cleaning article.
  • another embodiment of cleaning member 1 has two opposite cleaning portions 2a and 2b which are hollow-shaped on one side 15 and convex-shaped on the other side 16 respectively, for different cleaning purposes such as cleaning of curved surfaces or surfaces made of particular materials.
  • cleaning element 1 is provided with four parallel slots 3 separating the latter in four cleaning portions 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, two-by-two opposite. Each portion has a different cleaning surface, for example to wax, to polish, to dry and to dust an object, a floor or a wall to be cleaned.
  • Box 5 is provided with a blade-shaped resilient element 17 useful to spread or wipe liquid on a surface and particularly useful to clean window-panes or mirrors.
  • box 5 is provided with lateral holes 20 made along the longitudinal side walls 5b.
  • box 5 is provided with lateral holes 20 made along the longitudinal side walls 5b.
  • a unique opened side 5a is provided with two opposite openings 5c and 5d for a differentiated extraction of plate 10 and cleaning member 1 respectively.
  • opening 5c is provided for on the upper part of a side wall and can be closed by a cover 21 while opening 5d is made at the lower part of the opposite side wall and can be closed by a shutter 22 pivotally engageable with box 5 by means of pins 23 engaging in holes 24.
  • a resilient blade-shaped element 17 is inserted in a longitudinal groove 18 provided on a longitudinal side wall 5b.
  • Plate 10 on the lower side, is provided with wedge-shaped projections 19, of already known type and use, while on the upper side a rectangular projecting portion 25 is provided engaging in upper opening 7 of box 5.
  • an articulated joint 12 extends comprising a transversal shaft 27 snap fitted in a rotatable way with an attack 28 aimed at being fixed in the lower end of stick 11.
  • Seats 30 are angularly displaced of 45° and the central seat is used for plunging or wringing cleaning member 1, as shown in figures 9 and 10 respectively, while the lateral seats, angulated of about 45° with respect to the central one, are used while cleaning.
  • seats 30 can be displaced in a different way and can be more than the three ones shown in figure 11.
  • Other blocking means of joint 12 in a fixed angular position can be provided for, in the place of the one of above described, like that shown in figure 1 comprising a blocking
  • a squeezing basket 32 having side bent borders 33 which can be put on the upper borders 34a of a container 34 of cleaning liquid 35. Basket 32 is very helpful during the wringing operation of cleaning member 1 (fig.10) and is provided with a side cylindrical attack 37 (fig.8) for blocking stick 11 in a vertical position while carrying container 34.
  • the cleaning member 1 and the box 5, as above shown and described, have a parallelepiped shape, though other useful shapes, such as the cylindrical one, are possible.

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Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1507474A (en) * 1923-04-07 1924-09-02 Etter John Frank Mop wringer
US2475027A (en) * 1948-08-04 1949-07-05 Johnson John Andrew Holder for wallpaper cleaner
US2577496A (en) * 1951-12-04 Mopping apparatus
US3012265A (en) * 1958-10-16 1961-12-12 Joseph Purpura Sponge mop
FR1389562A (fr) * 1964-01-06 1965-02-19 Nouvel appareil de nettoyage
GB1286784A (en) * 1970-02-03 1972-08-23 Schlegel Mfg Co A cleaning tool
US4077083A (en) * 1976-07-06 1978-03-07 Greenview Manufacturing Company Retainer for a sponge rubber mop
FR2474854A1 (fr) * 1980-01-31 1981-08-07 Spontex Sa Dispositif porte-eponge

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2577496A (en) * 1951-12-04 Mopping apparatus
US1507474A (en) * 1923-04-07 1924-09-02 Etter John Frank Mop wringer
US2475027A (en) * 1948-08-04 1949-07-05 Johnson John Andrew Holder for wallpaper cleaner
US3012265A (en) * 1958-10-16 1961-12-12 Joseph Purpura Sponge mop
FR1389562A (fr) * 1964-01-06 1965-02-19 Nouvel appareil de nettoyage
GB1286784A (en) * 1970-02-03 1972-08-23 Schlegel Mfg Co A cleaning tool
US4077083A (en) * 1976-07-06 1978-03-07 Greenview Manufacturing Company Retainer for a sponge rubber mop
FR2474854A1 (fr) * 1980-01-31 1981-08-07 Spontex Sa Dispositif porte-eponge

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