JPH08140914A - Cleaning utensil with shank - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a cleaning utensil capable of easily cleaning a floor surface under a short object without reducing an angle between a shank part and the floor surface. CONSTITUTION: To one end of a rod-like shank part 12 is mounted one end of a bent shank part 18 bent by a predetermined angle in one direction and further bent by a predetermined angle in the opposite direction at its tip to form an approximately S-shaped shank. A cleaning utensil 14 is constituted to be mounted to the other end of the bent shank part 18 under the oscillating condition. Also, in place of the bent shank part 18, a variable type shank part 20 bent freely only by a force exceeding a force applied in cleaning is constituted to be mounted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in the structure of a cleaning tool with a handle, particularly a cleaning tool in which a cleaning tool is attached to one end of a rod-shaped handle so that it can swing freely.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a floor cleaning tool, a cleaning tool with a handle, such as a mop, is known in which a cleaning tool is attached to one end of a rod-shaped handle.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a conventional cleaning tool 10 with a handle. As shown in the drawing, a cleaning tool 14 is attached to one end of a rod-shaped handle 12 made of wood, a metal pipe, a resin pipe or the like. Has been. The cleaning tool 14 is swingably connected to the handle 12 at a connecting portion 16. That is, the connecting member 16 is formed by a so-called universal joint, and the cleaning tool 14 can freely change its angle in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. In addition, such a type of cleaning tool with a handle is applied to various cleaning tools such as a rag formed by a plurality of string-shaped members and a brush-shaped cleaning tool.

[0004]

In the case of the conventional cleaning tool 10 with a handle described above, there is no problem in cleaning the floor in an ordinary open space, for example, as shown in FIG. In a place where a table with a low height is installed, when cleaning the floors below these, if the handle 12 is gripped at an angle that is easy to hold, the handle 12 will hit those objects. . Therefore, the angle θ1 of the handle portion 12 with respect to the floor surface 100 must be made extremely narrow as shown in the figure.

When the angle θ1 is small as described above, it is necessary to apply a very large force to the grip portion of the handle 12 in order to apply a sufficient force to the portion of the cleaning tool 14 which is the tip end portion. Therefore, it is very difficult to perform cleaning work in places such as hotel lobbies, hospital shelters, etc., where chaise lounges and tables are densely installed, and the worker bends his / her back and requires a great deal of force. Had to do the cleaning work while adding. This imposes an excessive burden on the waist, knees, wrists, etc. of the worker, which is a particularly heavy burden for the elderly worker. In addition, there are various problems such as poor work efficiency.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to clean the floor surface of a lower region of an obstacle having a low height above the floor surface by narrowing the angle of the handle portion with respect to the floor surface. It is to provide a cleaning tool with a handle which can be easily carried out without using.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a cleaning tool with a handle according to a first aspect of the present invention is a cleaning tool with a handle, which has a substantially linear rod-like handle and one end side of the rod-like handle that swings at a free angle. In a cleaning tool with a handle, wherein the cleaning tool is movably attached, one end of the rod-shaped handle is bent at one side at a predetermined angle, and is further bent at a predetermined angle in a direction opposite to the bending direction. One end of a curved handle portion formed in a substantially S shape is attached, and the cleaning tool is attached to the other end of the curved handle portion in a swingable state.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning tool with a handle, which is provided with a substantially linear rod-shaped handle portion and a cleaning tool which is attached to one end of the rod-shaped handle portion so as to be swingable at a free angle. In the attached cleaning tool, one end of the variable-shaped handle portion, which is a rod-shaped member having a predetermined length that can be deformed into a desired shape, is connected to one end of the rod-shaped handle portion, and the variable-shaped handle portion has a force greater than a force applied during cleaning. It has a predetermined rigidity that can be deformed only by, and the cleaning tool is attached to the other end of the deformable handle portion in a swingable state.

In the cleaning tool with a handle according to a third aspect of the present invention, the deformable handle portion is formed of a bellows-like tubular body and is attachable to and detachable from the rod-shaped handle portion.

[0010]

According to the patterned cleaning tool of the first aspect, the curved handle portion is provided at one end of the linear rod-shaped handle portion, and the curved handle portion has the two opposite curved portions as described above. Since it has a substantially S-shape composed of a shape, that is, an initial bend and a bend in the direction of returning the bend, the angle of the rod-shaped handle portion with respect to the floor surface is kept at an angle that is easy to clean, The curved handle part can be inserted under a low-profile space such as a chair. That is, the cleaning tool can enter at a height lower by the length of the curved handle portion.
In this way, the straight handle part that the operator holds can maintain an angle almost the same as when cleaning in an ordinary open space, so the cleaner can clean the floor surface in a low-height space. Cleaning can be easily performed without bending the waist or knees and without applying excessive force.

In the cleaning tool with a handle according to the second aspect, the rod-shaped handle is connected to one end thereof with a variable-shaped handle having a predetermined length whose shape can be freely changed. Cleaning tools are attached. Therefore, when cleaning the floor of the lower portion of an obstacle such as a chair having a low height from the floor, the deformable handle can be deformed. This deformation is, for example, in a state where the bar-shaped handle portion gripped by the operator is kept at an angle at which the operator can easily clean, the portion of the cleaning tool enters the lower region of the obstacle and is installed on the floor surface at an appropriate angle. To be transformed. For example, as such a deformed shape, the substantially S-shaped shape of claim 1 is preferable.

Further, since the deformable handle portion has a rigidity that does not deform unless a force greater than the force applied during cleaning is applied,
It does not deform during cleaning. In this way, by freely deforming the rod-shaped member, it is possible to make the shape suitable for the installation object at the cleaning place and easily cleaned.

According to the cleaning tool with handle of claim 3,
The variable-shaped handle portion is formed of a bellows-shaped tubular body, and for example, a bellows-shaped pipe or the like which is generally installed to adjust the angle of the faucet portion of the water supply can be used. It is possible to construct the present invention without increasing the weight. Further, since the deformable handle is detachable from the rod-shaped handle, it can be attached to the rod-shaped handle of the conventional cleaning tool with a handle.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1A, 1B, and 1C respectively show configuration examples of an embodiment according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1A, a curved handle portion 18 is attached to one end of a rod-like handle portion 12 formed in a straight line with a wood, a metal pipe, a resin pipe or the like. This bent handle portion 18 is
For example, a lightweight metal pipe or resin pipe is bent into a substantially S-shape as shown in the figure. Then, the rod-shaped handle portion 12
Is connected by a connecting portion 18a. Then, the cleaning tool 14 is attached to the other end via a coupling portion 16 so as to be swingable, similarly to the conventional configuration. The bent state of the bent handle portion 18 is first curved in one direction with a predetermined curvature, and further with substantially the same curvature, bent in a direction opposite to the bending direction of the curve (direction in which the extension direction is returned to the original direction) and is substantially S-shaped. It is shaped like a circle.

FIG. 2B shows an example in which the curved handle portion 18 is formed into a substantially S-shape by bending the straight handle 18 in a straight line shape, instead of a curved shape, using a material substantially similar to the material shown in FIG. Shows.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2C, a deformable deformable handle portion 20 is attached to one end of the rod-like handle portion 12 as shown in the drawing, and a cleaning tool 14 is attached to the tip 20a of the deformable handle portion 20 so as to swing freely. In this embodiment, the deformable handle portion 20 is formed of a bellows-shaped tubular body, and its bending curvature and bending angle can be changed according to the height of a chair, a table, or the like.

Further, the connecting portion 20a is constructed so as to be attachable to and detachable from the rod-shaped handle portion 12. The connecting portion 20a is attached to the tip of a straight rod-shaped handle portion of a conventional mop or the like and the cleaning tool according to the present invention is provided. It is also possible to do so.

FIG. 2 shows a cleaning tool 10 with a handle according to the embodiment.
It shows the situation where is actually used. Although the patterned cleaning tool 10 according to the embodiment is inserted under the table 200 having a low height, in this state, the angle θ1 of the rod-shaped handle portion 12 with respect to the floor surface 100 is set so that the operator can clean it. It is kept at an angle easy to perform, for example, around 60 °. Since the height H of the curved handle portion 18 (or the deformable handle portion 20) from the floor surface 100 of the cleaning tool 14 is low, the cleaning tool 14 has entered the table 200 without colliding with it. ing.

When the conventional cleaning tool for only the rod-shaped handle portion 12 is inserted to reach the position of the cleaning tool 14, the angle θ of the rod-shaped handle portion 12 with respect to the floor surface 100 is indicated by the broken line in the figure.
2 is a very narrow angle. That is, in the related art, the position of the gripping portion is lowered by bending down the waist, but according to the cleaning tool of the embodiment, the bar-shaped handle portion 1 is at the same height position as when cleaning in an open space.
2 can be grasped and cleaned.

As described above, when the cleaning tool 14 is advanced below the table 200 or the like while keeping the angle θ1 at which cleaning is easy, the cleaning is performed from the point P1 of the bar-shaped handle 12 that hits the corner of the table 200. The length in the horizontal direction up to the tool 14 is the downward entry length L1, and the length of the curved handle portion 18 is determined in correspondence with this L1. For example, in consideration of the case of cleaning the lower side such as a chaise lounge which is most frequently used, in this embodiment, the bent length L2 of the bent handle portion 18 is 50 cm.
And

As shown in FIG. 1 (C), when the deformable handle portion 20 is formed of a bellows-like tubular body that can be deformed by a force greater than a predetermined value, an obstacle with a low height is formed. It is also possible to bend the deformable handle portion 20 into a predetermined shape only when cleaning the lower side, and appropriately extend this portion when cleaning in an open space.

The present invention is not limited to the configuration of each of the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the invention. For example, the structure of the deformable portion 20 is not limited to the bellows member as in the above-described embodiment, and other members that can be deformed by applying a force equal to or larger than a predetermined force can be used. is there. Further, the cleaning tool is not limited to a cleaning cloth such as a chemical cleaning cloth attached to the tip of the mop, and it is needless to say that the cleaning tool can be applied to a wide range of cleaning tools such as a brush.

[0023]

As described above, according to the handle-equipped cleaning tool of the present invention, the floor surface at the back of the low-height space region is cleaned while the handle portion is gripped at an angle that is easy to use. It becomes possible. As a result, the worker can easily perform the floor surface cleaning in such an area without bending the knees or the waist, and the efficiency of the cleaning work and the physical labor can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A, 1B, and 1C are configuration explanatory views of different embodiments.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an actual usage state of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration explanatory view of a conventional general cleaning tool with a handle.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a problem of a conventional patterned cleaning tool.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Cleaning Tool with Handle 12 Linear Handle 14 Cleaning Tool 18 Curved Handle 20 Variable Handle

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A patterned cleaning tool comprising a substantially linear rod-shaped handle portion and a cleaning tool attached to one end side of the rod-shaped handle portion so as to be swingable at a free angle. At one end, one end of a bent handle portion formed into a substantially S-shape, which is bent at a predetermined angle to one side and further bent at an angle substantially the same as the bending angle in a direction opposite to the bending direction, is attached. A cleaning tool with a handle, characterized in that the cleaning tool is attached to the other end of the curved handle in a freely swingable state. 2. A cleaning tool with a handle, comprising: a substantially linear rod-shaped handle portion; and a cleaning tool attached to one end of the rod-shaped handle portion so as to be swingable at a free angle. Is connected to one end of a variable-shaped handle portion which is a rod-shaped member having a predetermined length that can be deformed into a desired shape, and the variable-shaped handle portion has a predetermined rigidity that can be deformed only by a force greater than the force applied during cleaning. A cleaning tool with a handle, wherein the cleaning tool is attached to the other end of the deformable handle in a freely swingable state. 3. The cleaning tool with a handle according to claim 2, wherein the deformable handle portion is formed of a bellows-shaped tubular body and has a structure that is attachable to and detachable from the rod-shaped handle portion.