US1901842A

US1901842A - Mop

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Publication number: US1901842A
Application number: US491122A
Authority: US
Inventors: Harold L Firtion
Original assignee: MONTGOMERY Co
Current assignee: MONTGOMERY Co
Priority date: 1930-10-25
Filing date: 1930-10-25
Publication date: 1933-03-14
Anticipated expiration: 1950-03-14

Description

March 14-, 1933.

H. FIRTION MOP Filed Oct. 25, 1930 Zlwuwntom Ham/a L firf/on Patented Mar. 14, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAROLD L. FIRTION, OF WAREHOUSE POINT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE MONT- GOIERY COMPANY, OF WINDSOR LOCKS, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CON- NECTICU T HOP Application filed October 25, 1930. Serial No. 491,122.

The present invention relates to mops of the type having a handle, and a head of suitable cleaning material secured to the end of the handle. As an instance of a use to which the present invention may be applied, reference may be had to mops for kitchen use in cleaning dishes, pans, and the like, but it is obvious that my improved mop is not limited to this specific use.

The aim of the invention is to provide an improved mo having various features of novelty and a vantage, and which is particularly characterized by its simplicity and economy in construction; the ease and facility with which the parts may be. manufactured and assembled; and the security with which the mop head is fastened in place on the handle. My improved arrangement is such that danger of splitting the handle is guarded against.

Other objects will be-in part obvious, and in part pointed out more in detail hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth and the scope of the application of which will be indicated. in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing wherein I have shown, for illustrative purposes, one of the many embodiments which the present invention may take,

Fig. 1 is a side view of the mop, the head being shown in the form-which it has during the attaching operation; a

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an exploded view, showing certain of the parts in perspective, and

Fig. 5 is an elevational view of a staple and the head-receiving end of the handle, and shows the relation of this-staple to the slot in the handle before the staple is inserted in the slot.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 10 designates the handle of any suitable shape and size. The numeral 11 designates the material of which the head is formed; 12, a staple for securing the mop head to the end of the handle; and 13, a ferrule positioned about the forward end of the handle. 10 is preferably constructed of wood. The material 11 constituting the mop head may be of any suitable kind, but it is preferably formed of cordage, the strands of which are covered with spirally wound metal ribbons. Cleaning material of this type is disclosed in the patents to J. R. and G. M. Montgomery 1,192,219 and C. .B. Elmore 1,212,032. In forming the head, a length of suitable strand material may be wound or folded into a skein, and then the central portion of the skein gathered and secured to the end of the handle by means of the staple, as illustrated. The material 11 is more or less diagrammatically shown in the drawing.

In accordance with thepresent invention, the forward end of the head is provided with a circular'or annular slot or groove 15 of a width which is less than the diameter of the wire from which the staple 12 is formed. For examp e, the width of the slot or roove 15 may be one thirty-second of an inc and the diameter of the arms 16 of the staple may be three thirty-seconds of an inch. The depth or length of the slot is substantially such that when the staple is driven home, the

. pointed or tapered ends 17 of the staple touch the bottom of the slot, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. By preference, the staple is made of resilient metal, and before it is inserted the arms slightly diverge, the over all distance between the arms adjacent their free ends being slightly greater than the outside diame- The handle into the slot, the arms 16 form ooves in the walls of the slot, and the fiber 0 the wood surrounding these grooves is placed under compression, with the result that, due to the friction between the arms and the side walls of the slot and the pressure of the wood against those arms, the staple is very securely held in place. Also, when the staple 1s driven in place, the arms, due to the camming action between the outer periphery of the slot and the inclined surfaces 18, are forced towards each other, thus placing these arms under compression strains which exert force against the outer periphery of the slot, thus giving an added binding and frictional engagement between the arms of the staple and the handle. Owing to the provision of the slot, danger of splitting the handle during assembly of the parts, or after'the handle has been put into use, is avoided. It is of advantage to make the slot in the form of an annular concentric groove, as such a slot may be very economically made during the operation of formin or turning the handle, and the insertion o the staple is facilitated, as it is not necessary to bring the handle to any predetermined angular position with respect to the staple-insertin tool or mechanism.

The ferrule rein orces the handle and gives a neat finish to the article. By preference, the forward end of the ferrule extends outwardly beyond the end of the handle in order to form a cup or recess into which the central portion of the mop head is forced when the staple is driven home.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that my improved mop comprises a relatively small number of parts, each of which may be chea ly made and which parts may be very rea ily and easily assembled, thus providing a structure which may be economically manufactured and sold at a low cost. The parts are very firmly held together. The likelihood of the head becoming loose is effectively guarded against What is claimed is:

1. In a mop, a handle having an annular groove at one end, a head applied to the grooved end of the handle, and a resilient staple having its arms outwardly divergent, the over all distance between the arms adjacent their free ends being greater than the I outside diameter of the cove, whereby said arms will bind against t e outer wall of said groove when the stapleis driven home in the groove, said annular groove facilitating assembly of the handle and staple without particular angular adjustment of the handle relative to the staple.

2. In a mop, a handle havingan annular groove at one end, a head applied to the grooved end of the handle, and a resilient staple having its arms outwardly divergent, the over all distance between the arms adjacent their free ends being greater than the outside diameter of the groove, whereby'said arms will bind against the outer wall of said groove when the staple is driven home in the groove, said annular groove facilitating assembly of the handle and staple without particular angular adjustment of the handle relative to the staple, said groove also being normally lesser in width t an the diameter of said arms whereb said arms partially embed themselves in t e walls of the groove when the parts are assembled.

HAROLD L. FIRTION.