US172118A

US172118A - Improvement in mops

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Publication number: US172118A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1876-01-11
Anticipated expiration: 1893-01-11

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UNITED N STATES PA'IENT- OFFICE.

GRANVILLE K. HARRIS, oF HERNE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGNoR oF ONE. HALF HISV RIGHT ro SIDNEY n. ooMS'IooK, oF SAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENTAIN MOPS.

Specification formingpart of Letters Patent Nol 172,118, dated January 11, 1876; application filed October 19, 1875.

To all whom it may concer/n. l

Be it known that I, GRANVILLE K. HAR- RIs, of Keene, in the county of Cheshire and Stateof New Hampshire, have invented certain Improvements' in MopHeads, of which the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specitcation, Figure l is a perspective view of my invention with the cloth removed. Fig. 2 is a transverse section with the cloth inserted, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section. v I

This invention relates to that class of mopheads employing a cross-head rigidly attached to the handle and clamping devices, which, in connection with said crossllead, hold the mop cloth.

My invention has for its object to simplify and cheapen the construction of this class of mop-heads, and enable the mop-cloth to be more quickly attached to and removed from fthe mop-head. than heretofore, and also to enable the mop-cloth to completely cover the ends of the'mopfhead, so as to prevent the latter from scarring or indenting Inoplboards or furniture.

To these ends my invention consists in the improved construction and arrangement of parts which I wi.l nowvproceed -to describe,

and point out in my claim.

In the drawings, A represents .the Inophandle, which is inserted in a socket, B, formed on the center' of the metallic crosshead C, the

'latter being at a right angle with the handle.

The socket B is provided with two extensions or Shanks, B' B', which tit closely against the sides of the handle. D D represent swinging bails or loops of wire, bent into the form shownthat is to say, each bail has a jaw, el, substantially parallel with the cross-head,

and two bent ears, d' d', adapted to be sprung into orifices o o, drilled side by side, through the Shanks B', into the handle A, the loops y being retained in place by their elasticity,

with the jaws on opposite sides of thc socket B. The jaws d are so arranged as `to approach each other above the cross-head C, and the latter is preferably rounded at its ends and V-shaped in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 1, its edges being sharply angled. The mop-cloth m is applied by being passed under' the cross-head C and over the jaws d, after which the ends of the cloth are pulled downwardly, this operation drawing the jaws inwardly over the upper edges of the cross-head, said edges and jaws being thus caused to bite the cloth and hold it firmly without the necessity of additional fastening. It' desired, however', sliding ferrules ff may be em` ployed, each inclosing both of the loops D, one at each end of the jaws. These i'errules are slipped down nearly to the jaws when it is desirable to hold the latter. The location of the jaws above the cross-head enables the cloth to be firmly grasped or wedged between the jaws and' the cross-head, the jaws constantly approaching the cross-head, and binding the cloth Inore andM more closely as they are moved inwardly.

The mopcloth is easily applied to theV head and as easily removed therefrom.

The construction of the cross-head and the arrangement of the jaws enable the cloth to cover the ends of the cross-head, so as to prevent the latter from injuring the mop-boards or furniture, as will be readily seen.

The construction of the cross-head, with its socket B and Shanks B', and the loops D, withl their springing ears d', enables them to be readily applied to the handle, the latter being irst inserted into the socket B, and the ears d! being subsequently sprung into place in the orifices o 0, which are drilled through the Shanks B' into the handle. The ears d, therefore, serve as rivets to prevent the handlefrom beingwithdrawn from the socket.

By this construction a very simple, cheap, and serviceable mop-head is produced.,

I claim as my invention- The 'crosshead C, angular or Vshaped in cross-section, and having the central socketB and perforated Shanks B', combined-with the pivoted spring-hails D D and sliding rings j' f, substantially as described. i

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GRANVILLE K. HARRIS.