US1134915A - Handle-attaching means for mops. - Google Patents

Description

A w. SEVERNS. HANDLE ATTACHING MEANS FoR'MoPs.

APPLICATION FILED OCYT- 22. i913.

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ILLEAI SE'V'ERNS, OF GHCAGC-, LLINOS.

Application ,jic Gctober 22, l.

it known zhut l, WILLMM Summe, a citizen of the lji'iiteil Setes, residing ai; Chicago, in the couiijf ei' n ecol; :incl State of Illinois. lime ini'eneil Cerwin new and useful iiwroveziieiits iii lliihcllefitecliihf Meeus 1 Megs of which che following 1 a speciicamon.

lily invention relates io improvements iii moes oreerahly those known polish maiis, for removing fusi from. and reses ing the luster o iishefl iis wood-Work, linoleum, and the like and hss particular reference 'to ncvei iiieziiis for adjustebly corr meeting ehe. handle with 'Elie heed of the mep, whereby ehe heiiflle may be sic-veci io various angular pesitiens Wih relation to xthe mop head nml le mep head com'eriienuly iiisiiipuleeii.

fili imiporieii object ei his invention is io Bronce L eifel handle-a-sching means 'es coiiiieet the hanche the mop heed for permitiiig the handle to 'be anguerly moreel with relaties to the mop head and t-ohclfl the same iii sdjusmen et desired Singular positiohs'with ieleioh thereto., ii further olsieci; of ehe izisfeiiion is lo provide liemll-e-ettecliiiig means of "al above meiiioned characer which are sel afijusting, whereby ehe necessity of soiling 'the fingers er hands by Contact with spart `or parts of siich-haiiclle-ettachihg means is eiioideri; 1

s. furiier ohjlec; of the invention is izo ciofide ineens of the shove ilien'ieiied elle;-

i iii construction,

renie, cem'eiiien in use, emi in- :hiecivs emi edensges of this iiihe apparent during ehe couise of che ollowiiigj escriptieii. h

in she eccoizipenymg drawings L x orming s of this speciiicatioii smi-iin which i. sumerels are' employed to designate like parte throughout he same, Figure is perspective ew of mhp and han:- l ilierewith7 sy my improved. 'mg meins Fig. a side elehe same, paris being broken sweya end elevagieii of' the handle- 'iesiis when upon line- 3-3 of iisg iii Ahe clireciori of he is a transverse sectional view teken' on liiie fi-4f of 1 emi looking in ih@ rlrwztifm of the arrows. Fie'. is e side Specicaton of Letters Estesi.

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serial ilo. 796,391.

messe, eiilig. T is a longitudinal sectional View through e sleeve included in the heuciie-eachmg means.

In che drawings, wherein for the purpose 'of iilustreioii is shown preierreel embodiment el ii j; invenioii, the numeral l@ csign-aies a mep heed, which is prefer-ably triangular, is shown. This mop heeel comprises a tubular supporlzing rod or iframe receiving portion ll, from which depends layer or layers ci' absorbent mserisl 1Q, preferably formed of ecrfl. The ubuhir poi-sion ll is preferably triangular, shown, for receiving a. triangular or angular supporting freine 35 preferably forme-fl of a, sctiei eif suiigeoly siti" rod or Wire. The

35-A 13 extend ousiif'sicily heyoncl the iiaiigular subtiles poiion l et one apex thereof, providing preferably parallel spaced extensions le, iifhich are preferably arranged in the seme horizontal plane with *he tubular poi tion ll. N further elescription o1" che mop heeel i9 is shcught to'be necesser5 it heilig surlcieh to Seite sheezhe same is preferably of she censruetioiitully described in detail in my c o-pehdihg application for polish maps, iled. July if?, 1913, Seriall No. 779,493,

rEhe numeral clesignetes e handle ilo be adjustably connected with the vincp heeel 1G lig' means of lianle-eitaching means io ce described, escl which constitute the Qresenl:-

' ihvention.

These `lower free .J zfebly formed hy bending such free eiifis upon theiiiseles, as shown.. The sleeves Cl sie iigidly mounefl upon' the extensions le ef ihe' simcorting ' frame 13,4 ends of hese free ends o' she rienvfler supporiing ir-ame l'iiriore:clearly shown at 22', for preventing the' lu'gfthereof extending outwardly beyondv eleevesf'rom slipping oil of the same. O ne ythe plates lis provided adjacent its leave 21, as more clearly sllown 'in Fig. ,2, @"'thlaterally extending tongues 23 and 24 y-,iiclrengage'the other platealf. The plates are provided upon their outer faces with autw'a'rdly bulging radial locking lugs or i 2,5, .preferably formed by forcing the "tial-'ofthe same outwardly, which are about central openings 26, as Wine-f v v lhe 'e'oacting element or part 13 of the "gc constructionepmprises oppositely arp ,spaced ,plates `er disks il?, lformed cnnvergingV arms 28, carried by a sleeve 7 a .,The plates .or disks 27 are provided ne radially disposed locking recesses 3U,

raged, to receive the locking ribs -or lugs ch plates oi` disks being also provided central openings 3l. The plates or Us' SlT-are arranged outwardly of and in yriidelole'engagement with t'he plates 19, the

" the, sam e,`. es shown. 'The plates or disks 27 provided; adjacent the converging arms Y 'withinwardly extending lugs 32, adapted eng'gewith the lug 20 to positively limit wardf swinging movement of the 'lement or part 18, the downward swingingmovementbeing limited by the eny vento' the arms 28 with the sleeves 21. lseeing through the openings 26 and 31 is a transverse'bolt `or rivet '33, carrying lapertured preferably annular sockets or cups ne, vthere being a clamping or adjusting nut upon one end of the bolt 33. Arranged within the sockets arecoinpressible coil sprinlgs 36, which engage the plates4 or disks 27. t is kthus-seen that the springs 36 will yieldingly hold the plates or disks 2'! in engagement with the plates 19, whereby'whein snliicient force is l applied to'tlie hinge ele Anient or part 18 the same may be angularly adjusted with relation to the element or part il7and locked in adjustment at desired angular'positions with relation thereto, by the ribs or-lugs 25 fitting. within the openings or `recesses 30. The sleeve 29has its contiguous edges provided with a tongue and groove y or dovevtail joint 37. Tlic sleeve 29, arms 28, and plates or disks27v are preferably formed ififom a single section of suitably sti sheet -metah which isl vstamped into the desired shpe and subsequently bent to ornithe di erentelements. y y

The handle l5, which may be of any well vlfuiown or preferred construetio'n, has one vend arranged Within the sleeve 29 and is provided with a thread groeve 39 adjacent the lower. end thereof. This thread groove reeeivesa thread eif? formed upon the inner of the sleeve 29, by bending 'the material of the saine inwardly.' it is thus seen that simple and reliable means are f the coacting plates 19 and disks 2 provided with the locking ribs and recesses. By having the handle thus angularly adjustably connected with the mop head, the latter may be conveniently manipulated within ordinarily inconvenient or inaccessible quarters,

such as Within corners, under radiators, furniture or the like, It has been found particularly useful to angularly adjustably conneet the handle to one corner or apex of the triangular mop head, owing to the highly convenient manner in which the entire appa,- ratus may belused.

It is to be understood that the invention herewith shown and described is fto be taken as a preferred example of the "85 forni ofmy same, and that various' changes in the shape,

size and arrangement of parts maybe 17e-f sorted to Without departing from the spirit f of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

y Having described my invention, I claim 1. A device of the character described,

comprisingI a plurality of inner apertured vflat plates arranged sideby side in engage ment with each other, a reduced strip 'bent upon itself'and formed integral with the. y

upper ends of'the inner plates to connect them and eirtending upwardly beyond-the same for a substantial distance to serve as a stop shoulder, a lplurality 'of co-acting apertured plates arranged upon the outer sides of the inner plates and provided with upwardly extending .fingers to,y engage with the stop shoulder, a pivot-element passing through the two sets of apertured plates, and

spring means carried by the pivot element,

and forcing the two sets .of platestoward .each other, lsubstantially as described.

2. device ofthe character described, comprising a pnir of aperturedv plates arranged side by side in engagement with'each other wpith their lower transverse ends bent outwardlyv forming elements for engaging mop vhead attachin means, aV supporting member, and yielding pivotal connecting nieans between thesupporting member and the plates whereby the supporting member may be swung to dili'erent angular ositions with relation to the plates and loc (ed ina iis selected angular position with relation thereto. y

'3. A device of the character described, comprising a section of sheet metal bent upcn itself between its ends providing integral plates arranged sidey by side inengagpement with' each other and havinn their lewer'ends bent outwardly' for prlll j fix 7 :w g @E me chafa-.stew @asx-mede member paim" mn libs; a l Gp head in pressante G" im@ ends com-

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