JP3683610B2 - Telescopic mop - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a telescopic mop, and more particularly, to a telescopic mop that can be attached to a sheet-like wiping cloth in either a shortened state in which wrinkles are close or an extended state in which wrinkles are not close. .
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a cleaning mop, a sheet-type wiping cloth made of paper, nonwoven fabric or the like is attached to the attachment portion at the tip of the handle and used. This type of mop has the advantage that it is smaller and lighter than other mops that use a wiping cloth made of yarn bundles, and can be easily used for cleaning floors, furniture, figurines, ornaments, and the like.
However, in this type of conventional mop, the attachment portion for attaching the wiping cloth has a fixed flat plate shape having a certain width and length, so that, for example, a long and narrow gap between furniture is cleaned. Inconvenient in some cases. In addition, since the sheet-like wiping cloth is generally thin, when it is desired to have elasticity at the time of cleaning, a plurality of sheets must be used in piles, which is wasteful.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The technical problem of the present invention is that the attachment part for attaching the wiping cloth can be expanded and contracted, so that a long and narrow gap between furniture and the like can be reliably cleaned, and the elasticity of the nonwoven fabric can be easily adjusted. There is a mop that can be done.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, according to the present invention, a cleaning wiping cloth in the form of a sheet and a mop body for detachably attaching the wiping cloth, the mop body is mounted with the wiping cloth. And a gripping handle connected to the base end portion of the mounting portion. The mounting portion can be extended and contracted by connecting a plurality of elongated rod-shaped members in a sliding manner. These members can be locked at the extended position and the shortened position, and the wiping cloth has a cylindrical portion for inserting the attachment portion of the mop body, and the extension length of the attachment portion. An extendable mop is provided that can be attached to the mounting portion in a state of being expanded or contracted to a length corresponding to the length.
In the present invention, the mounting portion has locking means for locking to the wiping cloth at least at the tip portion.
Moreover, it is desirable that the mounting portion is flat.
Preferably, in the present invention, the mounting portion is composed of two first and second members that are elastically coupled, the first member on the proximal end side is made of a hard material, and the second member on the distal end side is Made of elastic soft material.
As for the said attaching part, it is desirable for the 1st member and the 2nd member to be substantially the same length in the state shortened to the minimum length.
[0005]
[Action]
In the telescopic mop having the above configuration, when the wiping cloth is attached in a state where the attachment portion is extended, the wiping cloth is also in an extended state. Can be cleaned.
When the mounting portion is shortened, the wiping cloth is also shortened to a length corresponding to the shortened length, and the wiping cloth is in a wrinkled state. For this reason, the apparent thickness of the wiping cloth increases, and the elasticity at the time of cleaning also increases.
[0006]
【Example】
The drawings show one embodiment of the telescopic mop according to the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration of such an embodiment, and various configurations can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. It goes without saying that these modifications can be added.
[0007]
The telescopic mop shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a mop body 1 and a wiping cloth 2 detachably attached to the mop body 1.
The mop body 1 includes an attachment portion 4 for attaching the wiping cloth 2 and a grip handle 5 connected to the base end portion of the attachment portion 4. The handle 5 is formed by a plurality of (two in the illustrated embodiment) elongated rod-like members 4a and 4b that are freely coupled, and the handle 5 is attached to the proximal end of the first member 4a that is the proximal end member. Locking means 6 for locking to the wiping cloth 2 is attached to the tip of the second member 4b which is a side member. The locking means 6 may be anything as long as it can be locked to the wiping cloth 2. For example, a notch, a hook whose tip is bent into a key shape, a claw-shaped protrusion side member in a hook-and-loop fastener, etc. are preferably used. Is done. Similar locking means 6 can be provided at the base end of the first member 4a.
[0008]
The first and second members 4a and 4b can be formed of a material such as metal, synthetic resin, or rubber. In this case, both of them may be formed of a hard material or an elastic soft material. However, the second member 4b on the distal end side is preferably formed of an elastic soft material such as rubber or synthetic resin, and the first member 4a on the proximal end side is formed of a hard material such as rubber, synthetic resin or metal harder than that. By doing so, the support of the second member 4b by the first member 4a is ensured, and it is possible to prevent the mounting portion 4 from flexing more than necessary when extended.
[0009]
Further, the lengths of both members 4a and 4b may be such that when they are shortened to the minimum length, the second member 4b may fall within the range of the length of the first member 4a. It is desirable that the first member 4a and the second member 4b have substantially the same length at the time of minimum shortening (see FIG. 4). As a specific example, the length of the first member 4a is about 20 cm, the length of the second member 4b is about 30 to 40 cm, and the second member 4b is about 10 to 20 cm from the first member 4a at the time of minimum shortening. It is desirable to configure so that it protrudes as much as possible. By configuring in this way, not only when the mounting portion 4 is fully extended (see FIG. 1), but also when the mounting portion 4 is minimum shortened, the mounting portion 4 can be attached to the proximal portion and the distal end side as necessary. It can be cleaned separately for soft parts.
[0010]
In the illustrated example, the cross-sectional shape and size of the portion that always protrudes from the first member 4a of the first half of the second member 4b are set so that the mounting portion 4 has a uniform shape as a whole at the time of the minimum shortening. Although it is the same as that of the first member 4a, it is not always necessary to match the size of the first half of the second member 4b to the first member 4a in this way, and the whole can be formed in a uniform size.
The cross-sectional shape of both the members 4a and 4b may be any shape that does not hinder cleaning, such as a circle or a square, but is preferably a flat shape such as a rectangle or an ellipse as shown in FIG. It is.
[0011]
Further, the method of joining the members 4a and 4b is arbitrary, and the other member 4b (or 4a) is inserted into the inside of one member 4a (or 4b) so as to expand and contract as shown in FIGS. Not limited to the method, as shown in FIG. 5, the dovetail-shaped coupling groove 11 provided in the axial direction of one member 4a (or 4b) is provided in the axial direction of the other member 4b (or 4a). Various configurations such as a method of slidingly fitting the pigeon-shaped coupling strip 12 can be used.
[0012]
On the other hand, the handle 5 is attached to the attachment portion 4 at an angle and can be inverted 180 degrees, so that the both sides of the wiping cloth 2 can be used for cleaning by inverting the mop upside down. It has become.
The handle 5 may be formed of a flexible material and attached integrally to the attachment portion 4 and may be inverted 180 degrees by bending.
[0013]
Further, the wiping cloth 2 is formed by superposing a plurality of fibrous sheets 7a, 7b such as paper and nonwoven fabric, and integrally connecting them at a connecting portion 8, and has a cylindrical portion 9 at a central portion, The mounting portion 4 is mounted by inserting the mounting portion 4 of the mop body 1 into the cylindrical portion 9. At this time, the locking means 6 provided in the attachment portion 4 is locked to the wiping cloth 2 and the wiping cloth 2 is prevented from falling off.
As a coupling means for coupling the sheets 7a and 7b, an appropriate means such as sewing or bonding with a thread can be used.
A strip-shaped piece 2a can be formed on the side edge of the wiping cloth 2 by making a large number of cuts, whereby the dust collection ability of the wiping cloth 2 can be improved.
[0014]
In the telescopic mop having the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, when the wiping cloth 2 is attached with the members 4a and 4b constituting the attachment portion 4 extended, the wiping cloth 2 is also extended. By using it for cleaning in this state, it is possible to easily clean elongate gaps between furniture and the like. At this time, since the locking means 6 provided at least at the tip of the mounting portion 4 is locked to the wiping cloth 2, the wiping cloth 2 is securely held in the mounted state and does not drop unnecessarily during cleaning or the like. .
When the second member 4b is made of a soft material, the narrow gap can be cleaned effectively and efficiently mainly using the elastic force of the second member 4b. Even if the tip of the butt hits the back wall of the gap, the shock is absorbed by the buffering property of the second member 4b, and the wall or the like is not damaged.
[0015]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, while shortening the said attachment part 4, and shortening the wiping cloth 2 to the length according to the shortening length, this wiping cloth 2 is in the state where many wrinkles approached. Become. For this reason, the apparent thickness of the wiping cloth 2 is increased, and the elasticity at the time of cleaning is improved.
[0016]
The mounting portion 4 is preferably configured to be able to be locked at at least one position between the maximum extension (see FIG. 1) and the minimum shortening (see FIG. 4). Efficient cleaning can be performed by adjusting the expansion and contraction to the length most suitable for the site to be cleaned. As a means for locking the mounting portion 4 to an arbitrary extension / contraction length, an arbitrary configuration such as a frictional mechanism or a protrusion / dent interlocking mechanism can be used.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
As described in detail above, according to the present invention, since the attachment portion for attaching the wiping cloth is made to be extendable and retractable, when it is extended, the mop suitable for cleaning elongated gaps such as between furniture In the case where the mounting portion is shortened, the mop having excellent elasticity and use feeling can be obtained by increasing the apparent thickness by wrinkling the wiping cloth.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a mop according to an embodiment of the present invention in an expanded state.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.
4 is a plan view of a state in which the mop of FIG. 1 is shortened. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view at the same position as in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mop body 2 Wiping cloth 4 Attachment part 4a, 4b Member 5 Handle 6 Locking means 9 Cylindrical part

Claims (5)

It comprises a sheet-like cleaning wiping cloth and a mop body for detachably attaching the wiping cloth. The mop body is attached to a mounting portion for mounting the wiping cloth, and a base end portion of the mounting portion. It consists of a handle for gripping provided continuously, and the mounting portion can be expanded and contracted by connecting a plurality of elongated rod-like members in a sliding manner, and these members can be extended and shortened. preparative to a possible locking, also, the wiping cloth, the has a cylindrical portion for inserting the mounting portion of the mop body, the while being stretchable to a length corresponding to stretch the length of the mounting portion Telescopic mop that can be attached to the mounting part . The telescopic mop according to claim 1, wherein the attachment portion has locking means for locking to the wiping cloth at least at a distal end portion. The telescopic mop according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the attachment portion is flat. The mounting portion is composed of two first and second members, the first member on the proximal end side is made of a hard material, and the second member on the distal end side is made of an elastic soft material. Item 4. The telescopic mop according to any one of Items 1 to 3. The telescopic mop according to claim 4, wherein the first member and the second member have substantially the same length in a state where the attachment portion is shortened to a minimum length.

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