EP1849393B1 - Eine Vorrichtung zum Demontieren eines Mops - Google Patents

Eine Vorrichtung zum Demontieren eines Mops Download PDF

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EP1849393B1
EP1849393B1 EP07388018A EP07388018A EP1849393B1 EP 1849393 B1 EP1849393 B1 EP 1849393B1 EP 07388018 A EP07388018 A EP 07388018A EP 07388018 A EP07388018 A EP 07388018A EP 1849393 B1 EP1849393 B1 EP 1849393B1
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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
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a mop release for use in connection with the dismounting of a mop from a mop frame.
  • cleaning units comprise a shaft part with a mop frame on which a mop is attached.
  • the mop is constituted of a piece of textile of eg cotton or synthetic material.
  • the mop frame is typically configured such that the mop can be exchanged as needed, eg when the mop has become soiled.
  • the cleaning industry it is necessary to enable swift and simple exchange of the mop whereby both time and strength are saved. It is a further problem that, during cleaning, it is required to exchange the mop relatively often, and therefore it is important that the exchange procedure as such is easy on the individual performing it.
  • the shaft portion of the cleaning unit comprises a shaft, a swivel joint and an attachment device.
  • the attachment device and the swivel joint are often configured as an Integral part of the top face of the mop frame, and the shaft is adapted to be attached to the attachment device.
  • the swivel joint is configured integrally with the shaft, where the swivel joint is adapted to be attached to the attachment device which is integrated as a part of the top face of the mop frame.
  • the attachment mechanism for attachment of the mop to the mop frame can be configured by providing the mop with pockets at both ends and allow the mop holding means of the mop frame to comprise two collapsible end flaps that may have a stretch-mounted state and a collapsed state.
  • the pockets of the mop are taken across these end flaps when collapsed at an angle to the mop frame.
  • the end flaps can be folded upwards to a locked position in which the end flaps are situated in succession of each other, whereby the mop is secured to the mop frame.
  • the end flaps are locked by means of a locking device, and when the mop is again to be exchanged, the locking device is deactivated, whereby the end flaps can be collapsed again, and the mop can be dismounted for exchange and/or cleaning.
  • this kind of attachment device requires that the locking device is deactivated on the top face of the mop frame, following which exchange of the mop can be accomplished.
  • the user must deactivate the locking device by his hands or his foot.
  • the person in question deactivates the locking device with his foot, the person in question will have to bend over to collect the mop, which strains ia his back.
  • the user is in close contact with the soiled mop during the exchange procedure, due to the user often using his hands to remove or collect the soiled mop. The result is that the user is exposed to a heath hazard due to the soiled mop containing impurities and bacteria.
  • JP 2006 000541 A discloses a detaching apparatus, where the mop frame is guided down between two cover pieces that bend down until the mop frame is positioned beneath the cover pieces.
  • the mop frame is hereafter guided upwards and the cover pieces hereafter bends upwards and engage with a locking mechanism at the side of the mop frame.
  • the locking mechanism is hereby activated causing the mop frame to collapse, whereby the mop is detached from the mop frame.
  • CN 2726 514 discloses a mop placing device for a mop frame attached to a shaft through a thread/screw connection, where the mop is screwed onto the shaft.
  • the placing device comprises a slot into which a part of the mop frame is inserted.
  • the slot hereby engages and supports the mop and could also be adapted to engage and secure the mop frame, and the shaft could hereafter be rotated whereby the shaft and mop frame are detached from each other.
  • the object of the invention is to solve the problems described above.
  • a mop release for use in connection with the dismounting of a mop from a cleaning unit, wherein the cleaning unit comprises a shaft part and a mop frame with end flaps that are, in a collapsed state, tilted at an angle, and wherein the end flaps with a locking device can be securely locked In succession of each other in a stretch-mounted state.
  • the end flaps are taken from the stretch-mounted state to the collapsed state by deactivation of the locking device.
  • the mop frame is of the type that secures the mop by the end flaps of the mop frame engaging in pockets on the mop and secures the mop when the mop frame is in the stretch-mounted state.
  • the mop release comprising:
  • the deactivation part being formed as a loop connected to said slot part.
  • the mop-release could hereby be formed in one piece of wire and the deactivation part could be constructed such that a part of the loop will come into contact with the locking device of the mop frame when the shaft portion of the cleaning unit is introduced into the slot and an upward pull is subsequently exerted in the shaft portion until the mop frame comes into contact with the mop release.
  • the mop release comprises further attachment means adapted for being attached on a cleaning cart.
  • the advantageous aspect is accomplished that the mop release can be attached on a cleaning cart and may therefore easily be transported along with the remaining cleaning equipment used by the user of the cleaning unit during the cleaning procedure.
  • the mop release on the cleaning cart can advantageously be mounted above a container for storing soiled mops as described above.
  • At least a part of said mop release is made of metal wire.
  • the manufacture of the mop release is simple and easy since the mop release can be bent from the metal wire.
  • the metal wire means that the mop release can be configured as a light unit whereby the weight of the cleaning cart is limited.
  • the mop release is made of stainless steel or plastics.
  • the advantageous aspects are accomplished that the mop release can be manufactured from materials that are resistant to cleaning products and are furthermore easy to clean in case the mop releaser is soiled.
  • the invention relates to a cleaning cart comprising a mop release as described by one or more of the above embodiments.
  • a cleaning cart comprising a mop release as described by one or more of the above embodiments.
  • FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the mop release (101) according to the invention.
  • the mop release is, in this embodiment, bent from metal wire and comprises an attachment part (102), a slot part (103), and deactivation parts (104).
  • an attachment fitting (105) is secured by welding and is adapted for being secured to a metal bar on a cleaning cart (not shown) via a screw and a nut.
  • the attachment part is in connection with a slot part (103), where the sides of the slot are constituted by the metal wire which has been bent such that the distance (d) between the sides is adapted for the shaft portion of a cleaning unit to be able to enter the slot (106).
  • the deactivation part (104) is configured as a square loop and is connected to the slot part.
  • the size of the square loop is constructed such that a part of the loop will come into contact with the locking device of the mop frame when the shaft portion of the cleaning unit is introduced into the slot and an upward pull is subsequently exerted in the shaft portion until the mop frame comes into contact with the mop release. This process is illustrated in Figure 2 .
  • Figure 2 shows a use of the mop release for exchange of a mop on a cleaning unit.
  • Figure 2a shows the mop release (101) and the cleaning unit (201) seen from above.
  • the cleaning unit comprises a mop frame and a shaft portion.
  • the shaft portion comprises an attachment device (202) with a swivel joint (213) on which a shaft is mounted.
  • the attachment device and the swivel join are integrated as a part of the top face of the mop frame, and the mop frame comprises two end flaps (204) and a locking device (205).
  • the mop frame is in its stretch-mounted state where the end faces are locked in succession of each other via the locking device (205), and simultaneously a mop (206) Is secured by the end faces being inserted into pockets on the mop (207).
  • the shaft portion of the cleaning unit is introduced into the slot (104) of the mop release, as shown by arrow (208). Then an upward pull is exerted in the shaft portion as shown by arrow (209) in Figure 2b that shows the mop release and the mop frame, seen from the side.
  • the mop release can be secured on a cleaning cart, where it is arranged above a bucket to the effect that the mop will drop into the bucket when it is dismounted from the mop frame.
  • the mop release can also be adapted to a mop frame, where only the one end face can be tilted.
  • the mop release can be configured from a wire of stainless steel which is durable and able to withstand water, which is advantageous in that the mop release is used in the context of cleaning.

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Claims (7)

  1. Moppfreigabe (101) zur Verwendung in Verbindung mit der Demontage eines Mopps von einer Reinigungseinheit (201), wobei die Reinigungseinheit ein Schaftteilstück (203) und einen Mopprahmen mit Endklappen (204) umfasst, die in einem zusammengeklappten Zustand mit einem Winkel gekippt sind, und wobei die Endklappen (204) mittels einer Verschlusseinrichtung (205) in einem spannmontierten Zustand in Reihenfolge voneinander sicher verschließbar sind, und die Endklappen (204) durch Deaktivierung der Verschlusseinrichtung (205) von einem spannmontierten Zustand zu einem zusammengeklappten Zustand gebracht sind, welcher Mopprahmen des den Mopp (206) sichernden Typs ist, indem die Endklappen (204) des Mopprahmens in Taschen (207) am Mopp eingreifen und den Mopp sichern, wenn sich der Mopprahmen in seinem spannmontierten Zustand befindet,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Moppfreigabe (101) als ein Draht ausgebildet ist, umfassend:
    • Einen durch zwei Seiten begrenzten Schlitzteil (103), die durch den Draht gebildet sind, welcher Schlitzteil zur Einführung zumindest eines Teilstücks des Schaftteilstücks (203) der Reinigungseinheit zwischen den zwei Seiten eingerichtet ist;
    • Einen Deaktivierungsteil (104), der durch den Draht gebildet ist und zur Deaktivierung der Verschlusseinrichtung (205) des Mopprahmens eingerichtet ist, wenn die Verschlusseinrichtung nach Einführung zumindest eines Teils des Schaftteilstücks (203) der Reinigungseinheit in den Schlitz (103) mit dem Deaktivierungsteil in Kontakt gebracht ist.
  2. Moppfreigabe nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Deaktivierungsteil (104) als eine mit dem Schlitzteil (103) verbundene rechteckige Schleife ausgebildet ist.
  3. Moppfreigabe nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1-2,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Moppfreigabe außerdem ein zur Befestigung der Moppfreigabe an einem Reinigungskarren eingerichtetes Befestigungsmittel (105) umfasst.
  4. Moppfreigabe nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1-3,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zumindest ein Teil der Moppfreigabe aus Metalldraht hergestellt ist.
  5. Moppfreigabe nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1-4,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zumindest ein Teil der Moppfreigabe aus rostfreiem Stahl hergestellt ist.
  6. Moppfreigabe nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1-5,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zumindest ein Teil der Moppfreigabe aus Plastik hergestellt ist.
  7. Reinigungskarren, der nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1-6 eine Moppfreigabe umfasst.
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