JP2005144199A - Handy mop - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handy mop hardly causing damage while cleaning, capable of preventing a mop body from being easily disengaged in using though the mop body can be easily attached/detached. <P>SOLUTION: The handy mop consists of the mop body 10 for capturing litter and dust and a handle 20 for attaching the mop body. The mop body 10 has two parallel attaching gaps b. The handle 20 consists of an attaching part 30 with two flat and horizontal insertion plates 31 forked at the root and a grip part 40 extending rearward from the root of the attaching part 30. The handy mop is in the use state by inserting the insertion plates 31 of the attaching part 30 of the handle 20 into the attaching gaps b of the mop body 10. In this way, the handy mop has such advantages that the mop body 10 can be attached/detached with one action, and that the mop body is hardly disengaged while the handy mop is used. Furthermore, since the mop body 10 is attached to the flat insertion plates 31 and is flexible when pressed, an object to be cleaned is hardly damaged by the mop body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&amp;NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a handy mop used for a cleaning operation for removing dust in a room or a car.

  Generally, as this type of handy mop, a handle having a mop body attached to a handle is used. In the past, most of the mop body was washed and repeatedly used, but recently, a combination of a disposable mop body and a handle for attaching it has been widely used. It has become like this.

  The handy mop described in the prior art consists of a disposable type mop body and a handle for attaching it, but in order to prevent the mop body from being detached from the handle during use, the mop body is attached to a firm handle. It is inserted and pressed with a spring, or fixed with a rubber molded product. In this way, there is a problem that it is not easy to detach and attach when taking into account that it will not come off during use, and the tip of the handle part to which the mop body is attached has a rod shape, so it will be damaged if it hits furniture etc. during cleaning There is a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to prevent scratches during cleaning, and to easily remove the mop body, but to remove it during use. It is to provide a handy mop devised as described above.

The present invention is a handy mop having a mop body and a handle to which the mop body is attached.
The mop body has two parallel mounting gaps,
The handle has an attachment portion to which the mop body is attached, and a grip portion extending rearward from the attachment portion,
The mounting portion includes two flat and horizontal insertion plates that are inserted into the gap of the mop body, and a presser that is disposed on the mop body with the insertion plate inserted into the gap. It has a board, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In the present invention, the pressing plate may protrude between both insertion plates from a branch portion where the insertion plate branches.

  Moreover, the said handle can isolate | separate the said attachment part and the said holding part. Alternatively, in the handle, the attachment portion and the grip portion are configured as a single member.

  The handy mop of the present invention has an advantage that the mop body can be attached to and detached from the handle with a single touch and is difficult to remove during use. In addition, when the insertion plate is inserted into the gap of the mop body, the pressing plate acts so as to press the mop body.

  In addition, if a pressing plate that protrudes between the two insertion plates from the base of the mounting part is formed, and the pressing plate gets over the welding line in the middle of the mop body and acts so as to hold it in a retaining state, it will come off further. There is an effect that it becomes difficult.

  Also, if the tip of the holding plate is inclined upward, when the insertion plate is inserted into the gap of the mop body, the holding plate between the insertion plates gets over the surface of the mop body and holds it in a retaining state Works.

  Also, if the insertion plate is flat and can be deformed in the thickness direction, there will be no bending when pressed, so that the object to be cleaned will not be damaged. Furthermore, when the tip of the insertion plate is rounded, there is an effect that the insertion plate can be smoothly inserted without being caught when the insertion plate is inserted into the gap of the mop body.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a handy mop according to the present invention. The handy mop shown in FIG. 1 includes a mop body 10 and a handle 20 for attaching the mop main body 10.

  The mop body 10 is formed by bundling two or three fluffy synthetic resin nonwoven fabrics and bundling them in a line shape so as to cross the center. And the upper surface of the mop body 10 has a non-woven fabric with a short length superimposed on a mop-sized non-woven fabric, and is bonded together by three welding lines a in the length direction. Two parallel mounting gaps b are formed between the three welding lines a.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the handle 20 includes a synthetic resin mounting portion 30 and a synthetic resin gripping portion 40 fitted and fixed to the base thereof. Of these, as shown in FIG. 3, the mounting portion 30 has two flat and horizontal insertion plates 31 that are bifurcated from the root. The thickness of the insertion plate 31 may be determined according to the length so as to produce an appropriate degree when pressed. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the gripping portion 40 has a shape extending rearward and upward from the base of the mounting portion 30 when fitted to the mounting portion 30, and the length in plan view is convenient. Considering goodness, it is better to make it about 10 to 20 cm. In addition, it is preferable that both the attachment portion 30 and the grip portion 40 are made of polypropylene.

  And the roundness is provided in the front-end | tip of the insertion plate 31 of the attaching part 30. As shown in FIG. The roundness at the tip is preferably provided not only in a planar shape but also in a vertical section. In consideration of ease of insertion of the insertion plate 31 into the gap b of the mop body 10, it is preferable that the vertical cross-sectional roundness be a small roundness on the lower surface side and a large roundness on the upper surface side.

  Furthermore, each insertion plate 31 is formed with arc-shaped convex portions 32 at two locations on the outer edge. This convex part 32 plays the role of retaining by contacting the welding line a at the time of insertion, and it is sufficient that at least one is provided on either the outer edge or the inner edge of the two insertion plates 31. What is necessary is just to design suitably considering the removal prevention effect and the ease of insertion.

  Further, a pressing plate 33 protruding between the two insertion plates 31 from the base of the mounting portion 30 is formed. The pressing plate 33 has a tip inclined upward, and a hook portion 33a is formed on the back surface. Has been.

  A semi-circular thin portion 35 whose front side is surrounded by a flange 34 is provided at the base of the attachment portion 30, and a cutout 36 is formed in the thin portion 35. On the other hand, the gripping portion 40 is provided with a fitting structure including two upper and lower plate portions 42 and 43 at the tip of the handle portion 41. When the thin portion 35 of the attachment portion 30 is inserted between the plate portions 42 and 43 of the grip portion 40, the connection portion 44 of the plate portions 42 and 43 matches the notch 36 of the thin portion 35 and the upper portion A groove 42 a provided on the lower surface of the plate portion 42 is fitted and fixed to the convex portion 35 a of the thin portion 35.

  When the handy mop having the above-described configuration is used, the handle 20 is assembled by the attachment portion 30 and the grip portion 40, and the mop body 10 is attached to the handle 20 to obtain the state shown in FIG.

  In order to attach the mop body 10 to the handle 20, the insertion plate 31 of the attachment portion 30 is inserted into the attachment gap b on the upper surface of the mop body 10. In this case, the illustrated mop body 10 can be inserted from either side. When inserted, the protrusion 32 of the insertion plate 31 is inserted in contact with the outer welding line a, and finally the pressing plate 33 between the insertion plates 31 gets over the middle welding line a, so that FIG. Installation is completed in the state shown in. In the mounted state, the convex portion 32 of the insertion plate 31 is in contact with the outer welding line a and the hook portion 33a is provided on the back surface of the pressing plate 33, so that it does not come off easily.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a mop body in which an enlarged region is formed in an insertion gap is attached to a handle. FIG. 6A shows a case where the welding line a is rounded outwardly, and this roundness corresponds to the convex portion 32 of the insertion plate 31. FIG. 6B shows a case where a missing portion is left in the welding line a, and this missing portion is also made to correspond to the convex portion 32 of the insertion plate 31. In this way, by forming an enlarged region in the insertion gap, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the protrusion 32 of the insertion plate 31 is rounded in the welding line a as shown in FIGS. Since it fits in a part or a missing part, it becomes more difficult to come off.

  The above embodiment is characterized in that at least one convex portion is formed on the edge of the insertion plate, so that when the insertion plate is inserted into the gap of the mop body, the convex portion of the insertion plate is outside. Since it is inserted while being in contact with the welding line, there is an effect that it is more difficult to come off.

  In addition, since it is characterized by forming an enlarged region in which the convex portion provided on the handle insertion plate fits in the insertion gap in the mop body, when inserting the insertion plate into the gap of the mop body, Since the convex portion of the insertion plate is fitted in the enlarged region, there is an effect that it is further difficult to come off.

  As mentioned above, although the present invention has been described in detail for the embodiment, the handy mop according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It goes without saying that is possible.

  For example, the mop body may be of any type as long as two gaps for attachment are provided.

  Further, in the above example, the handle is composed of two fitting-type members in order to make it compact when not in use, but of course, it may be composed of one member.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the handy mop which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the handle of a handy mop in an exploded state. The handle attachment part is shown, (A) is a plan view, (B) is an XX sectional view of (A), and (C) is a rear view. FIG. 2 shows a gripping portion of the handle, in which (A) is a plan view, (B) is a side view, and (C) is a rear view. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the mop main body to the handle. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which attached the mop main body of another type to the handle.

Explanation of symbols

10 Mop body 20 Handle 30 Mounting portion 31 Insertion plate 32 Protruding portion 33 Holding plate 33a Hooking portion 34 Flange 35 Thin portion 35a Recess 36 Notch 40 Holding portion 41 Handle portion 42, 43 Plate portion 42a Protrusion 44 Connection portion a Welding line b Gap

Claims (4)

In a handy mop that has a mop body and a handle for attaching it,
The mop body has two parallel mounting gaps,
The handle has an attachment portion to which the mop body is attached, and a grip portion extending rearward from the attachment portion,
The mounting portion includes two flat and horizontal insertion plates inserted into the gap of the mop body, and a presser disposed on the mop body with the insertion plate inserted into the gap. Handy mop characterized by having a board.   The handy mop according to claim 1, wherein the pressing plate protrudes between both insertion plates from a branch portion where the insertion plate branches.   The handy mop according to claim 1, wherein the grip is separable from the attachment portion and the grip portion.   The handy mop according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the grip includes the attachment portion and the grip portion as a single member.