US1066201A - Vacuum-mop. - Google Patents

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J. W. FULPBR.

VACUUM MOP.

APPLICATION FILED was, 1911:

1,066,201 Patented July 1, 1913.

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VACUUM MOP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25, 1911.

Patented July 1, 1913.

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JOHN W. FU.LPE1 QEZANNQNDALE, NEW. JERSEY.

VQUUM-M Application tileit Au ust 25, 1911. Serial No.,645,9t)7.

To all whom it may concern "Be it, known-that I,J01IN W. Fnu'nn, a

eitizen" Of-the-"United States. residing. at AnnandalQ-in the county of; Iimterdon.

-' 'Mo'psj and'l do-herehy 'deelzire thefollow ing to be a full, clear, andexn ft (lest -iption Qfthe invention, suelra's will enable" otliers skilledin th'e art to which'it zipper-tiling; to

make anduse-t-he same. a

.Thisinrention relates to new and usefnl' 'Anehjeet ofthis invention the [)lOX'l'w si'on of a dei'ic'e'of'this character adapted to'support a mop, supply waterthereto and use.'=- -Another object of this invention is; the

provision of a scrhhhin-frdevice whieh i-oTrii [)HSCS a head or xestsmg to wh ch is seen d a mop, the said casing herng prot' (ledfvdth illustrated in the uremnpunying drawings,

in which 1 i I Figure l is a side eleruh m of my invenmm. Fig. 2 is a top .plnn \"iQW thereof. Fig. 3 isa longitudinal St' ififlfllll view taken ion-the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a trans- .verse sectional view taken on the line 4 -4 1,. Fig. '2. Fig. 5 is u horizontal sectional \iew taken on the line of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line (3 1} of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is 11 view illustrating a hrnsh applied instead of a -mop.

.State tof .New Jersey, --ha'\-'e invented Certain" .draw the waterand dirt therefrom iwh'en in more particularly deserihed,'claimed and.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Referring to the drawings by ;l|2lltl "l('l' 1 of reference, the numeral designates gem erally my improved mop which CUH's'l of Paton ted July 1 a head 11, comprising a casing 12 which ronsists of ahorizontally disposedditto 1 3,,

the opposite edges (if whii-h u'e ftanged as at andprovided with outn'urdlr -nri ed e(l; es 15, for i purpo e to he litter diselosed. I further provide parallel. thingies lti..the lower edges oi \'lllt il are curved out\\:lifdlv in opposite directions, us t- 17,;rnd lie iii substantially the same horizontiil plane usthe curved edges 15 of the hinges H. The upper face of the plate 13 has formed thereon a passage 18 fr m whlr'h extends a tuhu- 'hir niemher 19. This passage 18 eomniuni-.

rates through suitable openings 20. inte:' niediately of the flanges l4 i nd lt; and is provided with depending lips ll which sorre to d'ischargethe fluid which enters thet-uhular extension 19 through :1 snituhle pipe uponthe center '5 the mops 23 which i re secured beneath the casing 12 'in a nrrn nei;

to'he hereinafter deserihed. I

'lra'nsrersely", extending clamping hurs are carried n ponfthe' t'lirenilml t winged screws 26, and serve jt ol helow the'rnops 23. forf the jpul" I mining them i guinst' the lpiriflTure ht.

16 z re; proriiled with l oqks fl fi 'whu r 'guge' the-edges of the mops tltltldltlldql-lltt ends thereof securely against displg eegiu-nt. fl'he opposite ends of the inopsiu'e,their .llanges M iind sox-ure'ly retained theroon' against displzu onient. h)" uu'nns of ilvk-i hle l'm'nihrrs 2G. The npposite edgi-s of the mops ;tl'( retain d upon the rurvod edges 17 f the h nges Hi lay similar lh-xihle nnnllirrs 27. i

it. will he readily apparent. from an in sperlinn ml tludrawings. lhut ll [hinges l produris u li'unsu-rselv (Xltllllllgf p'u sage '23. the upper ltl lllillill uf'whinh is tapered. :is indirutvd by the numeral 15). producing :1 rounded intrriorlv threaded terminal Ill) in whit-h is threzuled :1 tuhuiur 'nu-mher Ill. This tuhulur flared at. its opposite (and as indi utl'd by the nunu-ml 2L. produ in; 2!. mp shaped mrnilu-r ilil. spider H is MHlll'tfl) clzll l t' l hetwr rn tho. tuhulur IINIHlW-l' 2H and xtrusion 7 and supports :1 perpendirzuhirly xt nding lhrezid 'd pin U3 upon which is slid zthly loruted 2L hull \ulve lit 'lhis hall \ulw: i; is swim-ted as at 17 and thr ad d it 8 open end f ngagr-jmunt ill ".l, nut

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38, which is slidably located upon the said pin 3-5. The outer terminal of the'pin 35 is provided with a head 39 betweenwhich and the nut 38 is interposed a spring 40 which serves to normally seat the valve 36 against the juncture-of the cup 33 and tubular member 31. A cup 41, similar to thecup 33, but lying in reverse position theretois securely clamped upon the first mentioned cup by means of a collar 42 which engages the cxteriorly threaded terminal of thecup 41 and the outer surface 'of the cup 33. The cup 41 has extending therefrom 'a pipe 44 which lies substantiallyparallel to the pipe 22 and is connected thereto-by means of a short pipe 45 which extends substantially at right angles to the pipes 22 and 44.

The pipe 45' is connected to a valve casing 46 secured to thepipe 22, in which casing is located a three way valve 47, while a similar three -way valve.48,is located'in a valve casing 49 connected to the pipe 44. These valves may be turned in such posit-ion as to admit the passage of fluid through the pipe 22 and the passage of airand fluid through the pipe 44 or they maybe turned in such posit-ion as to provide a connection between the two pipes and also :to admit the passage of air. into the pipe 44 from the exteriorthereof. When the waives are turned to admit the passage of air into the' pipe 44 and to connect the said pipes 22 and 44 the device will be rendered inoperative, as will be readily apparent from an--inspec tion of Fig. 6; p Referring to Fig. 7 of the drawing, the mop is dispensed-with and brushes 50are substituted theretoix,

Having thus particularly described my invention, what I wish to protect by Let 1. In a device of the class described the combination with an inletan-d outlet pi e, of ahead connected therewithprovided with parallel depending flanges upturned at their lower ends, a mop within the head and ena 'in the flan es and means for retainin u i g the mop in the ead.

2. The combination with an inlet pipe-50 and an outlet pipe, of ga' headconnected therewith and provided with a rectangular flange, the edge ofsaid flange being prov ided with teeth,o f a mop engaging with the flange, and a flexible member for retaining the mop in position in engagement with the flange. l 1 i 3. The combinatioi'rin a mop such as described, of ahead, inlet and outletpipcs extending from s'aid'head, flanges formed upon the head, curved extensions :fo'rmed' upoirthe flanges, bars adjustable between said flanges and amop carried by said bars and curved extensions of the flanges, 'substantially as and for the purposes 'set forth.

4. The-combination in a "device of the character described, of a head comprising a" plate, depending flanges formed upon sa'idplate and provided with curved terminals,

a mop located between said flanges, and 19 flexible members connecting the mop to. the curved extremities of the flanges, clamping bars located between said flanges and retaining the mop against displacement, the said plate having a passage located thereon, said passage communicating with the mop' between: the exterior and intermediate flanges, a reduced extension formed" upon".

said plate and "communicating between the,- intermediate flanges, an butlet 'pip'e con-"8 0- nected to the reduced extension, a valve located in the lower terminal'thereoh ah in? let pipe communicating with the passage,,'

means for providing communicatiom 'be' tween the inlet and outlet pipes, and'iegu 8% lating valves located within ,the inlet and?- outlet'pipcs, substantially as and tcr Ft h'eJ-f P posesset forth;-

In testimony whereof, I afiix my eigns ture, in presence oftwo witnesses.

, JOHN W. FULTER'. \Vitnesses: i

J. NQ'ALPAUGH, E. B.

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