US20100242200A1 - mop structure - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- 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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- A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- 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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- A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
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Abstract
An improved mop structure includes a mop stick, a connecting base, a rotating unit installed between the mop stick and the connecting base, and a cleaning unit installed at the bottom of the connecting base. The cleaning unit is integrally coupled to the connecting base by a latch element. The rotating unit includes a rotating base having a guide rail installed thereon, a rotating shaft integrally coupled with the rotating base, a position limit body slidably moved on the guide rail, an elastic element abutted against the position limit body, and a compressing element, for compressing the elastic element to increase a friction between the position limit body and the guide rail. The invention can achieve quick rotating, positioning, installing and uninstalling effects.
Description
- The present invention relates to a mop structure, in particular to a mop structure with quick rotating, positioning, installing and uninstalling effects.
- As a mop has become an indispensable daily product for cleaning the environment of a family or a public place, almost every family or a public place has at least one mop. In a general mop comprised of a handle bar and water absorbent cloth or cotton, the water absorbent cloth or cotton are fixed and cannot be removed easily, and the mop cannot be turned easily for the dewatering purpose, and thus such mop takes more laborious effort for its use, and requires rinsing the handle bar together while rinsing the mop.
- In view of the aforementioned shortcomings of the prior art, the inventor of the present invention based on years of experience in the related industry to conduct extensive researches and experiments, and finally developed an improved mop structure with a simple design to achieve the quick rotating, positioning, installing and uninstalling effects.
- Therefore, it is a primary objective of the present invention to provide an improved mop structure to achieve the quick rotating, positioning, installing and uninstalling effects.
- To achieve the foregoing objective, the present invention discloses an improved mop structure, comprising: a mop stick, a connecting base, a rotating unit installed between the mop stick and the connecting base, and a cleaning unit installed at the bottom of the connecting base. The cleaning unit is integrally coupled to the connecting base by a latch element. The rotating unit includes a rotating base having a guide rail installed thereon, a rotating shaft integrally coupled with the rotating base, a position limit body slidably moved on the guide rail, an elastic element abutted against the position limit body, and a compressing element, for compressing the elastic element to increase a friction between the position limit body and the guide rail. The invention can achieve the quick rotating, positioning, installing and uninstalling effects.
- To make it easier for the examiner to understand the objects, characteristics and effects of this invention, we use a preferred embodiment together with the attached drawings for the detailed description of the invention.
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FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a partial structure of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of another partial structure of the present invention; -
FIG. 3A is a schematic view of an operation of the present invention; -
FIG. 3B is another schematic view of an operation of the present invention; -
FIG. 4A is a schematic view of another operation of the present invention; -
FIG. 4B is another schematic view of another operation of the present invention; and -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the present invention. - Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 5 for a perspective view of the present invention, amop 10 of the invention comprises amop stick 11, a connectingbase 13, arotating unit 12 installed between themop stick 11 and the connectingbase 13, and acleaning unit 14 installed at the bottom of the connectingbase 13. Since the heights of users are different, themop stick 11 is designed as a contractible stick to cope with the heights of different users. In addition, the rotatingunit 12 is rotated to provide a change of angle of themop stick 11 with respect to the connectingbase 13. Such arrangement not only allows users to use themop 10 for mopping different floor positions (such as the position below a chair), but also provides an effort-saving way of mopping a floor. Thecleaning unit 14 and the connectingbase 13 can be installed and uninstalled quickly. After thecleaning unit 14 picks dust or dirt up to a certain quantity, it is necessary to clean thecleaning unit 13 by removing thecleaning unit 13 directly, and rinsing thecleaning unit 13 in a sink, without the need of carrying a bucket of water with themop stick 11. Obviously, the mop structure of the invention is very convenient and practical. - With reference to
FIG. 1 for an exploded view of a partial structure of the present invention, therotating unit 12 comprises arotating base 121, arotating shaft 122, aposition limit body 125, anelastic element 124 and acompressing element 123. The rotatingbase 121 includes aguide rail 1211 disposed thereon for sliding theposition limit body 125. The rotatingshaft 122 includes a connectingslot 126 disposed at the bottom of the rotatingshaft 122 for integrally coupling the rotatingbase 121 by afixing element 127. Theelastic element 124 is abutted against theposition limit body 125, and thecompressing element 123 compresses theelastic element 124, such that theposition limit body 125 is pressed more closely at theguide rail 1211 to increase a friction between theposition limit body 125 and theguide rail 1211. In addition, theposition limit body 125 is a ball bearing. - With reference to
FIG. 2 for an exploded view of another partial structure of the present invention, the connectingbase 13 is comprised of aprimary base 131 and asecondary base 132, and alocking element 133 is provided for securing theprimary base 131, thesecondary base 132 and the rotatingunit 12 integrally as a whole. Thesecondary base 132 includes a plurality ofpositioning groove holes 1321 disposed thereon. - With reference to
FIGS. 3A and 3B for schematic views of an operation of the present invention, thecleaning unit 14 of the invention is comprised of a plurality ofcleaning bodies 141, such that when the mop is assembled, eachcleaning body 141 is passed through alatch element 134 and fixed onto thelatch element 134, and then eachlatch element 134 of thecleaning body 141 is latched into each correspondingpositioning groove hole 1321 of thesecondary base 132 for performing a cleaning operation. If thecleaning unit 14 has picked dust or dirt up to a certain quantity and it is necessary to clean thecleaning unit 14, users can apply a force to separate thelatch element 134 from thepositioning groove hole 1321, so as to achieve the quick installing, uninstalling and cleaning effects. - With reference to
FIGS. 4A and 4B for schematic views of another operation of the present invention, a user can step on the connectingbase 13 with a foot and turn themop stick 11, if the user wants to use themop 10 to clean the positions under a chair or a table. With reference toFIG. 1 together, a force is exerted onto theposition limit body 125 in the rotatingunit 12 to slide theposition limit body 125 in theguide rail 1211 of therotating base 121, and the included angle between the connectingbase 13 and themop stick 11 is changed to facilitate users to clean different position of a floor. After the included angle is confirmed, theposition limit body 125 will be compressed by theelastic element 124 and abutted against theguide rail 1211. Since the user has not applied a rotating force, therefore the included angle between the connectingbase 13 and themop stick 11 is fixed by the friction between theguide rail 1211 and theposition limit body 125. Obviously, the present invention is very convenient and practical. - In summation of the description above, the present invention provides a feasible design and complies with patent application requirements, and thus is duly filed for patent application.
- While the invention has been described by means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention set forth in the claims.
Claims (6)
1. An improved mop structure, comprising a mop stick, a connecting base, a rotating unit installed between the mop stick and the connecting base, and a cleaning unit installed at the bottom of the connecting base, characterized in that:
the cleaning unit is integrally coupled to the connecting base by a latch element;
the rotating unit, comprises:
a rotating base, having a guide rail disposed thereon;
a rotating shaft, integrally coupled with the rotating base;
a position limit body, slidably moved on the guide rail;
an elastic element, abutted against the position limit body; and
a compressing element, for compressing the elastic element to increase a friction between the position limit body and the guide rail.
2. The improved mop structure of claim 1 , wherein the position limit body is a ball bearing.
3. The improved mop structure of claim 1 , wherein the cleaning unit includes a plurality of cleaning bodies.
4. The improved mop structure of claim 1 , wherein the connecting base is comprised of a primary base and a secondary base, and a locking element is used for integrating the primary base, the secondary base and the rotating unit.
5. The improved mop structure of claim 4 , wherein the secondary base includes a plurality of positioning groove holes disposed thereon.
6. The improved mop structure of claim 1 , wherein the mop stick is a contractible stick.
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