US20060236479A1 - Removable cleaning head for sweeping apparatus - Google Patents
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- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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- the present invention relates to a cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus, particularly to a cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus which is fastened in a way to facilitate mounting and replacing thereof.
- a conventional sweeping and wringing apparatus comprises: a cleaning head 1 , a squeezing head 2 , a main rod 3 , a U-shaped wringing rod 4 , two connecting rods 5 , two transverse bars 56 , and two squeezers 57 .
- the cleaning head 1 has a base plate 11 and a cleaning element 12 and is used for sweeping a floor.
- the squeezing head 2 is placed on an upper side of the cleaning head 1 , partly surrounding the cleaning head 1 in the shape of the inverted letter U, and has an upper part, having a fastening hole 21 and two sides with openings 22 , and downward extending front and rear parts, each of which have a left arm 23 a and a right arm 24 a further extending downward, enclosing an opening 27 .
- Through holes 25 a , 26 a are bored through the left and right arms 23 a , 24 a , respectively.
- the main rod 3 is mounted on the fastening hole 21 of the squeezing head 2 and serves as a hold during sweeping.
- the wringing rod 4 is on two ends thereof hingedly connected with the main rod 3 at a middle section thereof and has an outward-reaching middle section with a grip 41 , facilitating pulling up of the wringing rod 4 .
- the two connecting rods 5 are symmetrically disposed along two lateral sides of the main rod 3 , having upper ends that are hingedly connected with the wringing rod 4 and lower ends that respectively pass through the openings 22 and are fastened to the base plate 11 of the cleaning head 1 .
- the two connecting rods 5 are moved upward by pulling up of the wringing rod 4 , in turn pulling the cleaning head 1 upward.
- the two transverse bars 56 are respectively mounted on the front and rear parts of the squeezing head 2 , each passing through the through holes 25 a , 26 a of the left and right arms 23 a , 24 a .
- the two squeezers 57 are respectively set on the two transverse bars 56 , leaving a gap in between. When the cleaning element 12 enters the gap between the two squeezers 57 , water contained therein is squeezed out.
- the user For wringing the cleaning head 1 , the user holds the main rod 3 with one hand and, with the other hand holding the grip 41 , pushes up the wringing rod 4 , so that the two connecting rods 5 pull up the base plate 11 , taking along the cleaning element 12 .
- the cleaning element 12 having entered the gap between the two squeezers 57 , is compressed, and water contained therein is squeezed out.
- the two connecting rods 5 are pushed down to an original position, in turn pushing down the cleaning element 12 to an original position. Repeated pushing up and down of the wringing rod 4 brings about complete wringing of the cleaning element 12 .
- the cleaning element 12 has an elongated shape with a sweeping part 121 and a held part 122 and is made of water-absorbing material.
- the base plate 11 has a U-shaped cross-section with jagged edges 111 which hold the held part 122 of the cleaning element 12 .
- Several holes 112 are bored into a base of the base plate 11 , allowing to fasten the base plate 11 to the two connecting rods 5 .
- the design just described is convenient and widely used, but still has the following shortcomings.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus which is easy to replace.
- the present invention ia a cleaning head la used in conjunction with a sweeping and wringing apparatus as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 , having a main rod 3 a, a U-shaped wringing rod 4 a, a connecting rod 5 a , and a connecting part 6 .
- the cleaning head 1 a of the present invention is fastened to a lower end of the connecting part 6 .
- the cleaning head la works by sucking water when swept over a floor, like the cleaning head 1 of conventional art.
- the cleaning head 1 a has a cleaning element 12 a which is equal to the cleaning element 12 of conventional art.
- the cleaning head la has a base plate 11 a with a top plate 15 which allows for easy installing and replacing of the cleaning head 1 a.
- the cleaning element 12 a is made of water-absorbing material and has an elongated sweeping part 14 and a held part 16 attached to a top side thereof.
- the base plate 11 a is an elongated metal plate with lateral walls having jagged edges 13 for holding the held part 16 of the cleaning element 12 a.
- the top plate 15 of the base plate 11 has a T-shaped cross-section, which is readily held by the connecting part 6 rather than by two connecting rods, as in conventional art (shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 ).
- the present invention in a second embodiment has a base plate 11 b to which on a top side a top element 17 carrying a projection 18 with a T-shaped cross-section is fastened.
- the present invention in a third embodiment has a base plate 11 b to which on a top side a top element 17 a is fastened into which a depression 18 a with a T-shaped cross-section is cut.
- the present invention in a fourth embodiment has a base plate 11 b to which on a top side a top element 17 b carrying a projection 18 b is fastened.
- the projection 18 b has lateral sides into which holes 19 are bored, allowing to fasten the connecting part 6 on the projection 18 b by fastening elements 20 .
- the present invention in a fifth embodiment has a base plate 11 b to which on a top side a top element 17 c is fastened into which a depression 18 c is cut.
- the depression 18 c has side walls through which holes 19 a are bored, allowing to fasten the connecting part 6 on the depression 18 c by fastening elements 20 .
- FIG. 1 is a front view of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the present invention during wringing of the cleaning element.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cleaning head of the present invention when dissassembled.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the cleaning head of the present invention in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cleaning head of the present invention in the third embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the cleaning head of the present invention in the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the cleaning head of the present invention in the fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 9 (prior art) is a front view of a conventional sweeping and wringing apparatus.
- FIG. 10 (prior art) is a side view of a conventional sweeping and wringing apparatus.
- FIG. 11 (prior art) s a perspective view of a conventional cleaning head.
Abstract
A cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus, connected with a connecting part thereof, comprises a cleaning element, made of water-absorbing material and having an elongated sweeping part and a held part attached to a top side thereof, and a base plate, which is an elongated metal plate with lateral walls having jagged edges for holding said held part of said cleaning element and which has a top part that is fastened to said connecting part, so that said cleaning head is easily installed and replaced.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus, particularly to a cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus which is fastened in a way to facilitate mounting and replacing thereof.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- As shown in
FIGS. 9 and 10 , a conventional sweeping and wringing apparatus comprises: acleaning head 1, a squeezinghead 2, amain rod 3, a U-shaped wringingrod 4, two connectingrods 5, twotransverse bars 56, and twosqueezers 57. Thecleaning head 1 has abase plate 11 and acleaning element 12 and is used for sweeping a floor. The squeezinghead 2 is placed on an upper side of thecleaning head 1, partly surrounding thecleaning head 1 in the shape of the inverted letter U, and has an upper part, having a fasteninghole 21 and two sides withopenings 22, and downward extending front and rear parts, each of which have aleft arm 23 a and aright arm 24 a further extending downward, enclosing anopening 27. Through holes 25 a, 26 a are bored through the left andright arms main rod 3 is mounted on thefastening hole 21 of the squeezinghead 2 and serves as a hold during sweeping. The wringingrod 4 is on two ends thereof hingedly connected with themain rod 3 at a middle section thereof and has an outward-reaching middle section with agrip 41, facilitating pulling up of the wringingrod 4. The two connectingrods 5 are symmetrically disposed along two lateral sides of themain rod 3, having upper ends that are hingedly connected with the wringingrod 4 and lower ends that respectively pass through theopenings 22 and are fastened to thebase plate 11 of thecleaning head 1. The two connectingrods 5 are moved upward by pulling up of the wringingrod 4, in turn pulling thecleaning head 1 upward. The twotransverse bars 56 are respectively mounted on the front and rear parts of the squeezinghead 2, each passing through the through holes 25 a, 26 a of the left andright arms squeezers 57 are respectively set on the twotransverse bars 56, leaving a gap in between. When thecleaning element 12 enters the gap between the twosqueezers 57, water contained therein is squeezed out. - For wringing the
cleaning head 1, the user holds themain rod 3 with one hand and, with the other hand holding thegrip 41, pushes up the wringingrod 4, so that the two connectingrods 5 pull up thebase plate 11, taking along thecleaning element 12. Thecleaning element 12, having entered the gap between the twosqueezers 57, is compressed, and water contained therein is squeezed out. After thecleaning element 12 has been wrung, the two connectingrods 5 are pushed down to an original position, in turn pushing down thecleaning element 12 to an original position. Repeated pushing up and down of the wringingrod 4 brings about complete wringing of thecleaning element 12. - As shown in
FIG. 11 , thecleaning element 12 has an elongated shape with asweeping part 121 and a heldpart 122 and is made of water-absorbing material. Thebase plate 11 has a U-shaped cross-section withjagged edges 111 which hold theheld part 122 of thecleaning element 12. Several holes 112 are bored into a base of thebase plate 11, allowing to fasten thebase plate 11 to the two connectingrods 5. The design just described is convenient and widely used, but still has the following shortcomings. - 1. Assembly is not convenient. The cleaning had 1 needs to be mounted on the two connecting
rods 5, which takes much time. - 2. Replacing is not convenient. After some time of usage, the connection between the connecting
rods 5 and thecleaning head 1 undergoes corrosion. Since any necessary replacing of thecleaning head 1 has become difficult, the whole sweeping and wringing apparatus is usually thrown away, which is a waste. - 3. Furniture is easily damaged. Placing the connecting
rods 5 at exterior positions easily results in damaging of furniture during floor sweeping. - It is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus which is easy to mount.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus which is easy to replace.
- The present invention can be more fully understood by reference to the following description and accompanying drawings.
- Referring to
FIGS. 1-4 , the present invention ia a cleaning head la used in conjunction with a sweeping and wringing apparatus as shown inFIGS. 9 and 10 , having amain rod 3 a, a U-shaped wringingrod 4 a, a connectingrod 5 a, and a connectingpart 6. The cleaning head 1 a of the present invention is fastened to a lower end of the connectingpart 6. - The cleaning head la works by sucking water when swept over a floor, like the
cleaning head 1 of conventional art. The cleaning head 1 a has acleaning element 12 a which is equal to thecleaning element 12 of conventional art. In contrast to conventional art, the cleaning head la has abase plate 11 a with atop plate 15 which allows for easy installing and replacing of the cleaning head 1 a. - Referring to
FIGS. 1-4 , in a first embodiment of the present invention, thecleaning element 12 a is made of water-absorbing material and has an elongatedsweeping part 14 and a heldpart 16 attached to a top side thereof. Thebase plate 11 a is an elongated metal plate with lateral walls having jaggededges 13 for holding theheld part 16 of thecleaning element 12 a. As a characteristic of the present invention, thetop plate 15 of thebase plate 11 has a T-shaped cross-section, which is readily held by theconnecting part 6 rather than by two connecting rods, as in conventional art (shown inFIGS. 9 and 10 ). - Furthermore, by having the connecting
rod 5 a and the connectingpart 6, which hold thebase plate 11 a of the cleaning head 1 a, accommodated inside themain rod 3 a, a smooth external shape results with no risk of damaging furniture during floor sweeping. - Referring to
FIG. 5 , the present invention in a second embodiment has abase plate 11 b to which on a top side atop element 17 carrying aprojection 18 with a T-shaped cross-section is fastened. - Referring to
FIG. 6 , the present invention in a third embodiment has abase plate 11 b to which on a top side atop element 17 a is fastened into which adepression 18 a with a T-shaped cross-section is cut. - Referring to
FIG. 7 , the present invention in a fourth embodiment has abase plate 11 b to which on a top side a top element 17 b carrying a projection 18 b is fastened. The projection 18 b has lateral sides into whichholes 19 are bored, allowing to fasten the connectingpart 6 on the projection 18 b byfastening elements 20. - Referring to
FIG. 8 , the present invention in a fifth embodiment has abase plate 11 b to which on a top side atop element 17 c is fastened into which adepression 18 c is cut. Thedepression 18 c has side walls through whichholes 19 a are bored, allowing to fasten the connectingpart 6 on thedepression 18 c by fasteningelements 20. -
FIG. 1 is a front view of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a side view of the present invention. -
FIG. 3 is a side view of the present invention during wringing of the cleaning element. -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cleaning head of the present invention when dissassembled. -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the cleaning head of the present invention in the second embodiment. -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cleaning head of the present invention in the third embodiment. -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the cleaning head of the present invention in the fourth embodiment. -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the cleaning head of the present invention in the fifth embodiment. -
FIG. 9 (prior art) is a front view of a conventional sweeping and wringing apparatus. -
FIG. 10 (prior art) is a side view of a conventional sweeping and wringing apparatus. -
FIG. 11 (prior art) s a perspective view of a conventional cleaning head.
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1. A cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus, connected with a connecting part thereof and comprising:
a cleaning element, made of water-absorbing material and having an elongated sweeping part and a held part attached to a top side thereof; and
a base plate, which is an elongated metal plate with lateral walls having jagged edges for holding said held part of said cleaning element and which has a top part that is fastened to said connecting part, so that said cleaning head is easily installed and replaced.
2. The cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said top part of said base plate has a T-shaped cross-section.
3. The cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein to said base plate on a top side a top element carrying a projection is fastened having lateral sides into which a plurality of holes are bored.
4. The cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein to said base plate on a top side a top element is fastened into which a depression is cut having side walls through which a plurality of holes are bored.
5. The cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein to said base plate on a top side a top element carrying a projection with a T-shaped cross-section is fastened.
6. The cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein to said base plate on a top side a top element is fastened into which a depression with a T-shaped cross-section is cut.
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