JP6770285B1 - Patterned mop - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To develop a mop with a handle mainly used for removing water droplets and water on the wall surface, ceiling and floor of a bathroom. More specifically, the most important dehydration of the water absorber is solved with the simplest possible structure. SOLUTION: In a mop with a handle, a water absorbent made of a flat plate-shaped flexible foam material or a composite material containing the flexible foam material, a hard base for attaching the water absorbent to the lower surface, and an oblique angle from the upper surface of the hard base. A mop with a handle, which comprises a handle provided in the upward direction and a footrest for dehydration provided in the approximate center of the upper surface of the hard base. [Selection diagram] Fig. 2

Description

The present invention relates to a patterned mop used for cleaning the wall surface, ceiling, and floor of a bathroom, or for removing water after cleaning, with a water absorbent body made of a flat plate-shaped flexible foam material or a composite material containing the flexible foam material. More specifically, the present invention relates to a mop with a handle having a simple member for dehydrating the water absorber.

Moisture tends to accumulate in the bathroom and mold is likely to occur. Therefore, it goes without saying that it is necessary to diligently remove water droplets on the wall surface, ceiling, and floor.
In general, these water removal is often carried out by holding a rag or a rectangular sponge made of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) having excellent water absorption. Patent Document 2 has a notch in a part of a rectangular sponge so that it is easy to hold and can be securely held and used with a weak force. The problem with holding a rectangular sponge in your hand is that you cannot reach the ceiling or the upper part of the wall, and the floor is bent over in an unnatural posture.

Patent Document 1 is a sponge mop with a squeezing mechanism, which is a mechanism for squeezing and dehydrating an elongated rod-shaped or plate-shaped water absorbing body made of a water-absorbing material by bending it in two at the center. The problem with this method is that you have to hold the handle with one hand and move the operating lever up and down with the other hand. That is, it is used only by healthy people with both hands, it is difficult to reduce the weight and size because the pressing mechanism needs to be strong, and it is difficult to use it in a narrow space such as a bathroom, and the number of parts is large.
On the other hand, a mop with a handle having a simple structure consisting of a hard base to which a cleaning material such as a sponge is attached and a handle extending diagonally upward from the hard base is widely used for cleaning a bath. When the sponge is replaced with a water absorbent having particularly good water absorption and used as a water removing mop, the biggest problem is dehydration of the water absorbent.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-7069 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-7268 Public Relations

We will develop a lightweight and easy-to-use patterned mop that is mainly used to remove water from the walls, ceiling, and floor of bathrooms. More specifically, it is an object of the present invention to solve and provide dehydration of a water absorbent by a flat plate-shaped flexible foam material or a composite material containing the flexible foam material, which is the most important, with a simple structure.

The first invention is a water absorbent made of a flexible foam material, a composite material containing a flexible foam material, a cotton cloth, or a non-woven fabric water-absorbing material, a hard base for attaching the water-absorbing body to the lower surface, and the hard group. In a mop with a handle provided with a handle provided diagonally upward from the upper surface of the table, a footrest for dehydration having a plane parallel to the hard base above the hard base on the hard base. With a handle, the position of the footrest for dehydration is such that a perpendicular line drawn from the center of the footstep surface passes through the approximate center of the hard base and the footstep does not interfere with the handle. It is a mop. The center in the present invention means a central portion in the middle or a vicinity thereof.
In the case of the popular mop with a handle for cleaning baths, the handle extends diagonally upward from near the center of the hard base. When the cleaning material is replaced with a water-absorbing body made of a water-absorbing material with good water absorption and used as a mop with a handle for water absorption, and when trying to dehydrate by stepping on the foot, it is necessary to divide the left and right halves into two parts. Further, in this case, the pressure of stepping on the central portion is insufficient, and dehydration is insufficient as compared with both sides.
On the other hand, in this proposal, since a dehydration footrest is provided in the center of the hard base, pressure is applied to the flat water absorber almost evenly through the hard base with one step to dehydrate. be able to.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the mop with a handle according to claim 1, a handle attachment member straddling the approximately central portion is provided on the upper surface of the hard base, and a stepping between the hard base and the handle attachment member is provided. It is a mop with a handle that allows the tip of the foot to be inserted into the space to pressurize the center of the rigid base.
Generally, the handle is provided upward from the center of the plane on the hard base at an angle of about 60 degrees from the plane. This is because it is easiest to apply force when cleaning walls and floors, and the burden on the joint between the hard base and the handle during cleaning is reduced. In both the first invention and the second invention, the water absorber can be efficiently compressed and dehydrated without applying an abnormal force to the handle 3 while maintaining this basic shape. It is desirable that the handle 3 is attached so as to be orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the hard base plane and to point to the central portion of the hard base at an angle of about 60 degrees.

The handle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the third invention is provided with a plurality of through holes through which water can pass through a part of the hard base 2 according to claim 1. It is a mop with.
When stepping dehydration is performed, the water contained in the absorber is discharged through the gap between the side surface of the water absorber and the lower surface of the water absorber and the floor surface. Although it depends on the unevenness of the floor surface, if the floor surface is flat, the gap is small and it takes time to discharge. The plurality of through holes provided in a part of the hard base according to the present invention are for shortening the drainage time, and in addition to drainage from the side surface and the lower surface of the water absorber, drainage is also performed from the upper surface of the hard base. Therefore, the drainage time can be significantly reduced.

Further, by providing a simple check valve in the plurality of through holes to regulate the flow of water from the upper surface of the hard base to the absorber side, it is possible to reduce the return of drainage from the upper surface of the hard base to the water absorber. can do. The simple check valve is made of a thin rubber or soft plastic plate and has a convex cap shape with a notch in the upper part of the convex portion. When the water absorber is pressurized, the notch opens and water is discharged. Further, when the pressurization is released, the notch is closed and the backflow of drainage can be prevented.

In the case of the popular mop with a handle for cleaning baths, the handle extends diagonally upward from near the center of the hard base. When the cleaning material is replaced with a water-absorbing body made of a water-absorbing material with good water absorption and used as a mop with a handle for water absorption, and when trying to dehydrate by stepping on the foot, it is necessary to divide the left and right halves into two parts. Further, in this case, the pressure of stepping on the central portion is insufficient, and dehydration is insufficient as compared with both sides.
On the other hand, according to the first invention, a dehydration footrest is provided near the upper center of the hard base, and a single step is applied to the water absorbent through the hard base to dehydrate the water absorber almost evenly. Can be done.

In the second invention, the tip of the foot can be put into the stepping space, and the water absorbing body can be dehydrated by applying pressure to the water absorbent substantially evenly through the hard base with one step as in the first invention. Further, since the stepping surface is the upper surface of the hard base, it is not possible to accidentally step on the handle, and since the stepping surface for dehydration is lowered, it is possible to prevent a fall or the like at the time of stepping.

In the third invention, when stepping dehydration is performed, the water contained in the absorber is drained through the gap between the side surface of the water absorber and the lower surface of the water absorber and the floor surface. If the floor surface is flat, the gap between the lower surface of the water absorber and the floor surface becomes extremely small, and the water is mainly discharged from the side surface of the water absorber, and it takes time to drain the water. A part of the through holes of the hard base according to the present proposal is for shortening the drainage time, and the drainage time is also discharged from the upper surface of the hard base in addition to the drainage from the side surface and the lower surface of the water absorber. Can be significantly shortened. Further, at the time of dehydration, if a mat having a porous structure through which water can pass is laid on the floor surface and foot pressure is applied on the mat, the water is drained more efficiently from the lower surface.

The plan view of the first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1, the front view is shown in FIG. 2, and the side view is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the mop with a handle of the first embodiment includes a flat water absorbing body 1, a hard base 2, a handle 3, and a footrest for dehydration 4. Further, the foot tread surface 5 is provided with anti-slip processing, and the hard base 2 is provided with a plurality of through holes 6.
As the absorber 1, a sponge having a strong water absorption capacity and having fine pores, particularly a sponge made of PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) material is desirable. However, the material is not particular, and for example, cotton cloth, microfiber, non-woven fabric, or a composite material of sponge and cloth-like cleaning material may be used. The water absorber has a flat plate shape having a thickness of about 10 to 50 mm, and is attached to the lower surface of the hard base 2 with a hook-and-loop fastener 7 shown in FIG. Of course, it may be directly adhered to the hard base 2, but a detachable attachment method using a hook-and-loop fastener 7 or a joint is more preferable. This is because the plurality of water absorbing bodies 1 can be used hygienically by alternately drying them on a regular basis. Further, only the water absorbing body 1 can be used as a replacement member.

A front view of the second embodiment is shown in FIG. 4, and a side view is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the mop with a handle of the second embodiment includes a flat water absorbing body 1, a hard base 2, a handle 3, and a handle mounting member 9. The handle mounting member 9 is joined to the upper surface of the hard base 2 or integrated with the hard base 2 in a gate shape, for example, straddling the central portion of the hard base 2. A dome-shaped stepping space 10 is formed from the upper surface of the handle mounting member 9 and the rigid base 2. The stepping space 10 has an opening into which the tip of the foot can be inserted, and the approximately central portion of the rigid base 2 can be stepped on and pressed.
In this proposal, as shown in FIG. 5, the handle 3 and the handle mounting member 9 are joined at an appropriate angle for easy cleaning, but the handle mounting angle can be freely changed between the two, which is not shown. A joining member with an angle holding mechanism may be provided. In this case, in addition to stepping pressure, dehydration can also be performed by holding the handle 3 vertically and pushing it by hand from above.
Further, the water absorbent 1 in the present invention is typically a flat plate-shaped flexible foam material or a composite material containing the flexible foam material, but may also be a cloth made of a material such as cotton. Further, the stepping dehydration according to the present invention is extremely effective for dehydration at the time of cleaning the cleaning member or for adjusting the water content in a cleaning mop having a cleaning member such as a rag or a mop thread attached to the tip in addition to the water absorbing body 1.
Further, if a pressure point is shown on the footstep surface 5 of the dehydration footstep 4 or the footstep surface 5 of the hard base 2 with a foot shape or the like, not only can the mop be prevented from being damaged, but also the water absorbent body to be dehydrated is evenly pressed. Very effective on the above.

It can mainly provide patterned mops that remove water droplets and moisture on the walls, ceilings and floors of bathrooms. In particular, dehydration of the water absorbent 1 by a flat plate-shaped flexible foam material or a composite material containing the flexible foam material, which is the most important, can be solved with a simple structure, so that it is extremely convenient.

Floor plan in Example 1 Front view in Example 1 Side view in Example 1 Front view in Example 2 Side view in Example 2

1 ... Water absorbent 2 ... Hard base 3 ... Handle 4 ... Dehydration footrest 5 ... Footstep 6 ... Multiple through holes 7 ... Surface fastener 9 ... Handle mounting member 10 ... Stepping space

Claims (1)

A water absorbent made of a flat plate-shaped flexible foam material or a composite material containing the flexible foam material, a hard base for attaching the water absorbent to the lower surface, and a handle provided diagonally upward from the upper surface of the hard base. a handle with a mop having a, formed from longitudinal center gate straddling the shape, or has a mounting member of the dome-shaped handle, the mounting of the hard base upper and該柄member of the rigid upper base It is characterized by having a stepping space having an opening into which the tip of the foot can be inserted , a part of the foot surface of the upper surface of the hard base, and a handle provided diagonally upward from the center of the upper surface of the mounting member of the handle. A mop with a handle for water absorption .

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