Classifications

• • 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

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a replacement part for floor-cleaning mops, specifically for floor- cleaning-mop mop parts, whose characteristics have been designed to achieve maximum structural simplification with the consequent and beneficial effect this involves regarding costs, without detriment to optimum functional character.
• Articles generally known as "mops” include a bucket equipped with a wringer part and a floor-cleaning mop with its corresponding handle or haft.
• the mop part constructed from a plurality of cords or strips of absorbent type, is fastened to the handle or haft by means of a head which forms the connec ⁇ tion for the various strips or cords forming the mop part and which usually has a cylindrical housing into which the corresponding end of the handle is inserted.
• Manufacturers of floor-cleaning mops therefore also offer the market replacement parts of this type which, in addition to the bands or cords of cexciie and absorbent type, include a plastic part which firstly forms the connection said elements and secondly the means of fastening the spare part to the corresponding head of the floor-cleaning mop.
• This plastic part complicates the process of manufacturing the replacement part in structural terms and consequently leads to it being more expensive for the consumer.
• the replacement part for floor-cleaning mops which the invention proposes solves the aforesaid problem in a fully satisfactory manner since, by virtue of its special construction, it can be coupled directly to the head of the floor-cleaning mop without any type of plastic component, since the mop part forming the replacement part, i.e. the textile and absorbent element, has its own means for fastening to said head.
• said replace ⁇ ment part is formed from a sheet of absorbent textile material provided with a narrow marginal zone which has been calendered, whilst the remainder of its width has a plurality of transverse cuts, defining strips, the said sheet being rolled up on itself and stabilized by means of adhesive on the said calendered marginal zone, with the result that a firm cylindrical neck is constructed which can be coupled directly to the head of the floor- cleaning mop, the strips forming the actual floor-clean ⁇ ing mop emerging from the said cylindrical neck and expanding volumetrically.
• the said cylindrical neck of the replacement part has an axial orifice which enables it to be centred during coupling to the corresponding head.
• Figure 1 shows, in a view in lateral elevation and with a quarter in section, a replacement part for a floor-cleaning mop produced according to the subject of the present invention.
• Figure 2 shows an axial view of said replacement part.
• the replacement part for floor-cleaning mops which is advocated is constructed by means of a one-piece body, obtained from a continuous band, of textile and absorbent type, in which there is a marginal zone (1) , which is calendered in order considerably to reduce its thickness, from which marginal zone (1) emerge a plurality of strips or loose ends (2) , defined by transverse cuts (3) , which obviously are not included in the said calendered mar ⁇ ginal zone (1) so that when this sheet part is rolled up on itself the said calendered marginal zone (1) , referred to repeatedly, forms a cylindrical neck (4) , of small diameter, which can be coupled to the head of the floor- cleaning mop , to which the corresponding handle or haft can also be coupled, the latter not being shown in the drawings, said neck (4) being completely firm because the spiral which forms it is stabilized by means of adhesive, the actual floor-cleaning mop (5) emerging from said neck (4) and expanding ⁇ ubstantially, with a bell-shaped fit.
• the replacement part structured in this way and completely firm can be coupled easily and directly, by means of its neck (1) , to the head of the floor-cleaning mop, being fastened finally to the latter by means of restriction means, on said neck (1), with which the said head will be provided, the existence on the said neck (1) of an axial orifice (6) for receiving an axial rod for centring the head playing a part in facilitating the fitting operation.

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• 1996
  • 1996-04-25 ES ES09601118U patent/ES1033970Y/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
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