EP1820435A1 - Balai à franges comprenant dispositif d'essorage - Google Patents

Balai à franges comprenant dispositif d'essorage Download PDF

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EP1820435A1
EP1820435A1 EP06003219A EP06003219A EP1820435A1 EP 1820435 A1 EP1820435 A1 EP 1820435A1 EP 06003219 A EP06003219 A EP 06003219A EP 06003219 A EP06003219 A EP 06003219A EP 1820435 A1 EP1820435 A1 EP 1820435A1
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bundle
flared
stick
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mop
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Hsiao-Hung Chiang
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Priority to CA002535383A priority patent/CA2535383A1/fr
Priority to US11/350,818 priority patent/US20070186363A1/en
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Priority to EP06003219A priority patent/EP1820435A1/fr
Priority to IL181122A priority patent/IL181122A0/en
Priority to NZ553079A priority patent/NZ553079A/en
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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
    • A47L13/14—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing combined with squeezing or wringing devices
    • A47L13/142—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing combined with squeezing or wringing devices having torsional squeezing or wringing action

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  • the present invention relates to mops and more particularly to mops having a labor saving mechanism for wrenching a bundle of loose rags thereof dry after moping floors.
  • moping floors is typically a labor intensive job as viewed by many people. This is not desirable particularly to, for example, women.
  • a mop comprising a stick including a hollow lower stick including a flared part at a lower end, a plurality of longitudinal parallel grooves extending upward from the flared part, a plurality of helical grooves extending upward from the parallel grooves, and top threads; and an upper stick including a flared nut at its lower end and adapted to be threadedly secured to the threads for fastening the lower and upper sticks together; a bundle of loose members having a lower end fastened to the flared part; an inner sleeve put on both the parallel grooves and the helical grooves and including a flared member at a lower end, and an annular trough around a lower edge of the flared member with an upper end of the bundle of loose members fastened thereto, a cylinder, two opposite lateral tubes at a joining point of the cylinder and the flared member, two steel balls slidably disposed in the tubes, and a top stopper secured to an upper portion of the cylinder;
  • the flared part comprises two opposite lateral holes, and further comprises a pin inserted through the holes and the lower end of the bundle of loose members for fastening the bundle of loose members to the flared part.
  • the loose members of the bundle are either rags or yarns.
  • a mop 1 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a stick including a hollow lower stick 11 including a flared part 13 at a lower end, the flared part 13 including two opposite lateral holes 131, a plurality of longitudinal parallel grooves 112 extending upward from the flared part 13, a plurality of intermediate helical grooves 111 extending upward from the parallel grooves 112, an upper knurled part 113 spaced from the helical grooves 111 by a predetermined distance wherein an outer surface of the lower stick 11 corresponding to the predetermined distance is smooth, and top threads 14 proximate an upper end and extending upward from the knurled part 113; and an upper stick 12 including a flared nut 15 at its lower end and adapted to be threadedly secured to the threads 14 for fastening the lower stick 11 and the upper stick 12 together and enabling a person to adjust the stick to a desired length by threading.
  • the mop 1 further comprises a bundle of loose rags (or yarns or the like in other embodiments) 20 having a lower end fastened to the flared part 13 by inserting a pin A through the holes 131 and the bundle of loose rags 20.
  • a bundle of loose rags or yarns or the like in other embodiments
  • the lower stick 11 and the bundle of loose rags 20 may operate as a whole.
  • the mop 1 further comprises an inner sleeve 30 slidably put on both the parallel grooves 112 and the helical grooves 111 and including a flared member 31 at a lower end, and an annular trough 32 around a lower edge of the flared member 31.
  • the upper end of the bundle of loose rags 20 is fastened to the annular trough 32 such that the bundle of loose rags 20 and the inner sleeve 30 may operate as a whole.
  • the inner sleeve 30 further comprises a cylinder 33, two opposite lateral tubes 34 at a joining point of the cylinder 33 and the flared member 31, two steel balls 35 slidably disposed in the tubes 34, and a top ring 331 having an annular flange secured to an upper portion of the cylinder 33.
  • the mop 1 further comprises an outer sleeve 40 put on the inner sleeve 30.
  • the outer sleeve 40 comprises an enlargement 41 at a lower end put on the joining point of the cylinder 33 and the flared member 31.
  • the enlargement 41 is adapted to surround the steel balls 35 for preventing the steel balls 35 from disengaging with the tubes 34, and a knurled member 42 extending upward from the enlargement 41.
  • the outer sleeve 40 is confined to slide between the ring 331 and the joining point of the cylinder 33 and the flared member 31.
  • the mop 1 is shown in a ready to use state in which upper and lower ends of the bundle of loose rags 20 are fully extended, the enlargement 41 is in contact with the steel balls 35 in the tubes 34, the steel balls 35 are not engaged with the helical grooves 111, and the lower stick 11 is thus adapted to pass the inner sleeve 30 downward.
  • a person may hold the knurled member 42 by one hand to push both the knurled member 42 and the enlargement 41 downward toward the flared part 13.
  • the steel balls 35 are thus pushed inward to urge against the helical grooves 111 by a slightly tapered upward inner surface of the enlargement 41.
  • the person may hold the upper end of the lower stick 11 with the other hand to pull the lower stick 11 upward.
  • the lower stick 11 may helically move upward along the helical grooves 111.
  • the lower end of the bundle of loose rags 20 moves upward towards its upper end (i.e., the upper end of the bundle of loose rags 20 is fixed at this time).
  • the mop 1 i.e., the bundle of loose rags 20
  • the mop 1 is wrenched to dry.
  • the invention is thus configured to have the longitudinal parallel grooves 112.
  • the person may place the bundle of loose rags 20 on the floor in an upright position.
  • the upper end of the bundle of loose rags 20 moves downward towards its lower end (i.e., the lower end of the bundle of loose rags 20 is fixed at this time).
  • the mop 1 i.e., the bundle of loose rags 20
  • the mop 1 is further wrenched to dry.
  • the person may push the lower stick 11 and thus the inner sleeve 30 downward.
  • the steel balls 35 thus disengage with the enlargement 41 (i.e., the steel balls 35 are free).
  • the lower stick 11 moves downward quickly through the inner sleeve 30 from the position shown in FIG. 6 until the bundle of loose rags 20 is fully extended as shown in FIG. 7.
  • the mop 1 is again in a ready to use state.
  • the mop drying process involves no wrench by the hands.
  • the bundle of loose rags 20 can be dried quickly, completely.
EP06003219A 2006-02-02 2006-02-17 Balai à franges comprenant dispositif d'essorage Withdrawn EP1820435A1 (fr)

Priority Applications (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU2006200442A AU2006200442B1 (en) 2006-02-02 2006-02-02 Mop with Drying Mechanism
CA002535383A CA2535383A1 (fr) 2006-02-02 2006-02-07 Vadrouille avec mecanisme de sechage
US11/350,818 US20070186363A1 (en) 2006-02-02 2006-02-10 Mop with drying mechanism
EP06003219A EP1820435A1 (fr) 2006-02-02 2006-02-17 Balai à franges comprenant dispositif d'essorage
IL181122A IL181122A0 (en) 2006-02-02 2007-02-01 Mop with drying mechanism
NZ553079A NZ553079A (en) 2006-02-02 2007-02-08 Mop with drying mechanism

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AU2006200442A AU2006200442B1 (en) 2006-02-02 2006-02-02 Mop with Drying Mechanism
CA002535383A CA2535383A1 (fr) 2006-02-02 2006-02-07 Vadrouille avec mecanisme de sechage
US11/350,818 US20070186363A1 (en) 2006-02-02 2006-02-10 Mop with drying mechanism
EP06003219A EP1820435A1 (fr) 2006-02-02 2006-02-17 Balai à franges comprenant dispositif d'essorage

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