MXPA99007765A - Combination of cube and exprimi - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a combination of mop bucket and squeezing unit, characterized in that it comprises: a) a mop bucket having a bottom, surrounding side walls with an upper flange and a front pouring spout, the bucket has wheels for its movement on a floor surface, b) the bucket has at least the side walls thereof of thin wall configuration and susceptible to bending and folding after exerting a downward force, c) a juicer per roll that includes a body lid type that fits over a substantial portion of the upper flange of the side walls, an internal roller arrangement for squeezing water from a mop and manual squeezing lever operably connected to the roller arrangement and d) connecting means extending between the upper flange of the side walls of the bowl and the squeezing body, the connecting means securely engage the squeezer with the bucket and prevent lifting of the squeezer from the bucket and are connected to the upper flange of the side walls on a sufficient area thereof to substantially reduce the folding and folding of the side walls after a downward force is applied to the squeegee. the manual lever of the juicer e) the upper flange of the side walls is generally in the form of an inverted "U", and the juicer body has a peripheral skirt that fits over the top flange of the side walls with a cavity around the same dimensioned to fit frictionally to the top flange of the side walls

Description

COMBINATION OF CUBE AND EXPRESSER Field of the invention This invention relates to mop buckets or buckets such as a bucket or mop bucket in which a cleaning liquid is used to rinse a mop and in particular with mop buckets and juicers that They are used to squeeze water from a mop.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The usual mop bucket and squeegee consists of a bucket or bucket having a bottom with wheels mounted thereto such that it can roll through the floor. A squeezing unit is suspended at the top of the hub and is commonly held in the hub by the use of rear and side hooks that fit over the edge or hub ring and suspend the squeezing unit at the top of the hub. The hooks are often several centimeters long and exert efforts on relatively small areas to create points of stress on the cube. Accordingly, the hub must be of relatively robust construction and for heavy uses to withstand the bending forces applied thereto by the juicer mounted on the side walls of the hub. In addition, the juicer is usually suspended in the bucket with the REF .: 30599 result that the juicer can be easily lifted out of the bucket. This is not a problem when the user intends to remove the juicer from the bucket, but frequently the juicer inadvertently separates from the bucket as when the bucket moves and can spill water from the mop onto the floor. According to the present invention there is provided a combination of bucket or bucket of mop and juicer which uses a bucket of particularly thin walls, in general of a plastic construction material, which would be by itself weak and probably not suitable for use general like a mop bucket. In addition, a juicer is also provided that includes a cap-like body that fits over a substantial portion of the upper part of the mop bucket and is secured thereto. The corresponding or colouring configuration of the mop bucket and juicer provides a secure connection whereby the juicer can not be lifted or even inadvertently removed from the mop bucket and the juicer provides a lid or cap that secures and reinforces the combined structure as a whole to resist bending or bending the side walls of the cube. Additionally, the combined unit can be lifted by the handle of the juicer handle without concern that the juicer is separated from the bucket. The connection between the mop bucket and the body of the juicer is by interlocking the edge of the side wall of the bucket and the falling edge of the juicer in such a way that once joined they can not be easily separated except by means of the use of tools.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The objects of the present invention are: to provide a combined mop bucket and juicer that forms a unitary overall structure; providing such a combined mop and juicer bucket utilizing a relatively low cost construction of thin-walled mop bucket that is reinforced by a lid-like juicer body; providing such a mop bucket and combined juicer that can be held by the handle of the juicer and can be lifted or moved from one area to another without separating the juicer from the mop bucket; provide such a mop bucket and combined juicer that is inexpensive and yet sufficiently strong and robust in construction, economical to produce, effective in use and well suited for the purposes for which it is designed.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a combined mop bucket and juicer unit. Figure 2 is a front elevation view of the combined mop bucket and juicer unit. Figure 3 is a top plan view of the mop bucket with the juicer removed. Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along lines 4-4 of Figure 3. Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along lines 5-5 of Figure 1.

Description of the Preferred and Alternate Modes As required, detailed embodiments are given below and describe particular forms of the invention as examples of how the invention may be configured. However, it is contemplated that other designs and configurations may be formed in accordance with the invention without departing from the scope of the invention. Reference number 1, figure 1, refers to a combined bucket or mop bucket and juicer unit according to the present invention. The combined unit 1 generally consists of a bucket 2 of mop and juicer 3.

The mop bucket 2 is of thin-walled construction and consists of a bottom 6 with wheels 7 mounted thereto for movement on the floor surface. The mop bucket is formed by a surrounding side wall 9 which includes opposite walls 10 and 11 and front and rear walls 12 and 13. A weir duct 15 is formed in the front wall 12 to provide ease of pouring water from the bucket mop 2. The side walls 9 'are generally arranged rectangularly, Figure 3, with the duct or weir channel 15 projecting forward. The middle side support walls form vertical tiers 17 on the side walls. The tiers 17 provide resistance to the walls 10 and 11 to inhibit undue buckling or flexibility. In front of the harrow 17, the bucket 2 is wider than the rear of the harrow 17, see figure 3. The harrows 17 are tapering or widening downwards to uniformly join with the side walls 10 and 11 approaching the 6 cube background. The rear corners 19 and 20, figure 3, of the hub 2 are rounded to provide strength. The hub 2 has a ring or shoulder 22 in the form of an inverted "U" shaped to provide strength and prevent warping. The rim 22 includes a horizontal section 23 and a portion 24 extending downward that ends at 25.

The bucket 2 is made of a synthetic plastic material, the plastic includes polyvinyl, polyurethane or other synthetic resinous materials. The wall thickness is unusually thin for the cube capacity. For example, the preferred wall thickness is 0.0172 cm (0.068 inches) with a range of plus or minus 0.025 cm (0.010 inches). Other similar cubes are considerably thicker, for example in the range of 0.0356 cm (0.140 inches) to 0.470 cm (0.185 inches) for the commercially available normal cubes. Heavy-duty buckets made by certain manufacturers that include the Rubbermaid company are up to 0.660 cm (0.260 inches) or 0.940 cm (0.370 inches) thick. The juicer 3 fits over the hub 2 and is preferably composed of a material of similar composition and thickness similar to the bucket 2. In the illustrated example, the juicer 3 consists of a lid-like body 28 with a peripheral peripheral skirt 30. The body 28 includes vertical walls 32 and 33 that support presses 35 of the juicer, Figure 2, operatively joined to a lever 37 of the juicer handle. A handle or handle 39 is attached to the body 28 to lift the mop bucket and juicer unit. The skirt 30 includes a recess or recess 41 for the reception of interference interference fit of the flange 22. The skirt 30 includes a pendant or pendant 42 that projects inwardly and is made of flexible material, is designed to be inserted over the end 25 of the section 24 extending downwardly of the flange 22. The skirt 30 is continuous across the opposite sides 43 and 44 and rear 45 of the juicer 3 and includes spaced skirt tabs 47 that extend downward and fit on the flange in the harrow 17. By connecting in these areas, the bonding area between the juicer 3 and the bucket 2 and the mop is substantially continuous. The centered coupling handle 42 provides a secure connection between the mop bucket 2 and the juicer 3. Once inserted, the squeezer 3 is substantially not separable from the hub 2 except by the use of a prying tool such as a screwdriver or holding tool such as a pair of pliers that could be used to bend back the handle 42, in such a manner that the juicer 3 can be leveraged out of the mop bucket 2. The mop bucket and juicer unit 1, being of a thin-walled construction separately, is securely attached as a unit, which prevents undue distortion or distortion of relatively thin walled material. In this way, a unit 1 of mop bucket and lighter weight juicer can be built while saving on materials and bringing a lower price on the market. It will be understood that the embodiments described are illustrative in nature and the invention will not be limited to any one or more embodiments except as summarized in the following claims. It is noted that, in relation to this date, the best method known by the applicant to carry out the aforementioned invention is the conventional one for the manufacture of the objects to which it refers.

Claims (7)

Claims Having described the invention as above, the following is claimed as property: A combined unit of mop bucket and

1. juicer, characterized in that it comprises: a) a mop bucket having a bottom, surrounding side walls with an upper flange and a conduit or front weir channel, the bucket has wheels for movement on the floor surface; b) the hub has at least the sidewalls thereof of thin-walled configuration and is susceptible to bending and warping in the exertion of a downward force; c) a juicer that includes a lid-like body that engages a substantial peripheral portion of the top flange of the side walls and that has an internal compression arrangement for squeezing the water from a mop and an operating handle attached to the juicer handle to the compression arrangement and d) a connector structure extending between the upper flange of the side walls of the hub and the body of the juicer, the connection connector structure mounts the juicer on top of the hub in engagement with a sufficient portion of the upper flange of the hub. the side walls to substantially reduce the bending and twisting of the side walls during the application of a downward force applied to the handle lever of the juicer and allowing the hub to be lifted with the juicer.

2. A combined unit of mop bucket and juicer, characterized in that it comprises: a) a mop bucket having a bottom, surrounding side walls with an upper flange and a conduit or front weir channel, the bucket has wheels for its movement over the floor surface; b) the hub has at least the sidewalls thereof of thin-walled configuration and is susceptible to bending and warping in the exertion of a downward force; c) a juicer including a lid-like body that fits over a substantial portion of the upper flange of the side walls, an internal roller arrangement for squeezing the water from a mop and a lever handle of the juicer operatively attached to the arrangement of roller; and d) connecting or connecting means that extend between the upper flange of the side walls of the hub and the body of the juicer, the connecting means securely engage the juicer with the hub and prevent the picker from being lifted from the hub and are connected to the upper flange of the side walls over a sufficient area thereof to substantially reduce the bending and warping of the side walls in a downward force applied to the lever of the juicer handle. e) the upper flange of the side walls is generally in the form of an inverted "U" and the body of the juicer has a peripheral skirt that fits over the upper flange of the side walls with a recess or recess around it sized for Frictionally adjust to the upper flange of the side walls.

The mop and juicer c bob unit according to claim 2, characterized in that the recess or recess in the peripheral skirt has a flange extending inward to press fit on the upper flange of the side walls.

4. The combined unit of mop bucket and juicer according to claim 2, characterized in that the side walls of the bucket are made of plastic material and are in the range of 0.147 cm (0.058 inches) to 0.198 cm (0.078 inches) thick .

The combined mop bucket and juicer unit according to claim 2, characterized in that the side walls of the hub include opposed inner walls that divide the hub into front and rear portions, the juicer is mounted on the rear portion.

6. A combined unit of mop bucket and juicer, characterized in that it comprises: a) a mop bucket having a bottom, surrounding side walls with an upper flange and a conduit or front weir channel, the bucket has wheels for its movement over the floor surface; the top flange includes an inverted "U" shaped ring or shoulder; b) the hub has at least the sidewalls thereof of thin-walled configuration and is susceptible to bending and warping in the exertion of a downward force; c) a juicer including a lid-like body that fits over a substantial portion of the upper flange of the side walls, an internal roller arrangement for squeezing the water from a mop and a lever handle of the juicer operatively attached to the arrangement of roller; the body of the juicer has a surrounding skirt having a recess or recess in the same dimension for its reception under pressure and interference fit with the hub ring; the hub ring is received snugly with the recess or recess of the hub skirt with an interference fit between them and includes a flexible retainer that is engaged against the rim and prevents inadvertent disconnection of the hub squeezer, whereby the hub and the juicer are joined to substantially reduce the bending and buckling of the side walls of the hub during a downward force applied to the lever of the juicer handle.

7. A combined mop bucket and juicer unit, characterized in that it comprises: a) a mop bucket having a bottom, surrounding side walls with an upper flange and a conduit or front weir channel, the bucket has wheels for movement on the floor surface; b) the hub has at least the sidewalls thereof of thin-walled configuration and is susceptible to bending and warping in the exertion of a downward force; c) a juicer that includes a lid-like body that engages a substantial peripheral portion of the top flange of the side walls and that has an internal compression arrangement for squeezing the water from a mop and an operating handle attached to the juicer handle to the compression arrangement and connection means extending between the upper flange of the side walls and the body of the juicer, the connection means securely mount the juicer on top of the hub over a sufficient area of the upper flange of the side walls to substantially reducing the bending and buckling of the side walls during the application of a downward force exerted on the handle lever of the juicer and allowing the bucket to be lifted with the juicer.