US2017146A

US2017146A - Mop wringing attachment

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Publication number: US2017146A
Application number: US684135A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ernest L Farrin
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1933-08-08
Filing date: 1933-08-08
Publication date: 1935-10-15
Anticipated expiration: 1952-10-15

Description

@Ci. 15, 1935. FARR1N 2,017,146

MOP WRING ING ATTACHMENT Filed Aug. 8, 1933 Patented Oct. 15, 1935 BITE STATE$ PA'rsr FFIQE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to that class of devices known as self wringing mops and more particularly to a mop wringing attachment which may be applied to a common type of mop-head now on the market.

Prior to my invention numerous forms of selfwringing mops have been produced, which are specially constructed complete for the purpose and which are therefore substantially more expensive than the common mop head which is in general use and which may generally be found in all stores carrying devices of this character, and the object of my invention is to provide a simple form of mop wringing device which may be readily applied to what is considered the most common type of mop head, so that it may be readily converted into an efficient self-wringing device of this character.

I accomplish this object by providing a simple form of sleeve, which may be readily placed on an ordinary mop head handle from its end opposite the mop head and which is provided with means for engaging the mop clamping means thereon, so that it will be held in the desired position thereon, and is also provided with means for twisting the mop cloth held thereby, so that the wringing operation may be conveniently performed when desired.

For a more complete disclosure of the invention reference is made to the following specification, in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:-

Figs. 1 and 2 are views in elevation of a common form of mop holder provided with an attachment embodying my invention.

Figs. 3 and 4 are side and end views, respectively, of the attachment separated from the holder.

In the drawing a common form of mop holder is illustrated, which comprises a round handle or stick I having a fixed clamping member 2 mounted on its bottom end at the middle thereof in perpendicular relation, and a movable clamping member 3 of bail like form, the ends of which are pivotally connected to the ends of arms 4, which project from opposite edges of the middle portion of a sheet metal lever 5, the latter being pivotally connected at its end, 6 to one end of a spring I, which is connected at its opposite end to the mop stick adjacent the fixed member 2, the arrangement being such that the arm portions of the member 3 swing past the pivotal center 6 of the lever 5, when it is moved to clampthe top side of the mop handle, as shown in Fig. 2, with its handle portion 5 extending slightly divergently from the handle I, so that it may be readily lifted.

- According to my invention I provide a sleeve de- 5.

vice 8 which is so formed that it may be struck out from sheet metal and bent into the form shown, the sleeve portion thereof comprising two semi-cylindrical end portions 9, 9' and an intermediate semi-cylindrical portion Ill, disposed l0 oppositely thereto, thereby forming a sleeve, the internal diameter of which is slightly greater than that of the handle I, so that it may be placed slidably thereon from the opposite end from that to which the mop holding means is attached, l5 and which may be conveniently referred to as the top end thereof. A pair of oppositely and convergently disposed ears I I are formed at the end of the sleeve next the sleeve portion 9, said ears being so arranged that they may be slidably en- 20 gaged with opposite edge portions of the clamp handle 5. As the edges of the latter extend divergently, they act to form a stop for the sleeve and limit the downward movement thereof on the handle in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, in 25 which position the ears I I hold the sleeve against rotatable movement in either direction, and also hold the handle 5 against movement to open the clamp. Metal is also struck from the metal piece from which the sleeve is formed to provide ears 30 I2 and I3 at opposite ends of the sleeve, and aligned holes are formed in said ears in which a shaft I 4 is rotatably mounted, said shaft having a handle I5 at one end, and a mop engaging hook it at its opposite end, and being held against sub- 35 stantial longitudinal movement in either direction by up-set projections I I formed from the shaft.

The ears i2, i3, are arranged in different positions of longitudinal alignment, so that, when the sleeve is in position on the handle I, with the cars 40 II engaged with the opposite edges of the lever handle 5, the shaft I 4 will-be held in a position in which it will extend obliquely downwardly and laterally with relation to the handle I, assuming that the latter is held in the ordinary position of use, 45 in which position the hook I6 at the lower end of the shaft I4 will be held directly beneath the handle, or opposite the middle of the mop-

holding clamp members

2 and 3 and the top portion of the shaft will extend divergently from the han- 5o dle I, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In other words the shaft will be held in a position at one side of the handle in which it extends obliquely in relation to the middle longitudinal line of the handle and obliquely to the plane of said line which is 55 perpendicular to' the clamp members or mop head, so that the mop engaging endof the shaft, or hook i6, is located substantially in said plane.

In assembling the attachment for use with the mop holder, one end of a mopcloth 18 of doubled form will have been passed onto therhook I6 in the usual manner. 7 Then the sleeve 8 will be passed onto the top end of the handle I and slid down thereon nearly to the lever 5, which will then beheld in its raised position. Then the opposite end of the mop cloth will be placed between the

members

2, 3 and clamped therebetween in the usual manner. Then the sleeve will be pushed down so that its ears I I will engage the opposite edges of the lever handle'5, so that the parts will be held in the position of Figs. 1 and 2.

The manner of use will be obvious, as when the mop is to be wrung, the shaft M will be rotated so asto twist the mop cloth H3, in the usual manner of the common self wringing mop.

When the mop is to be removed from the holder, the sleeve will be moved upon the handle until its ears H are disengaged from the lever 5, and then the latter will be moved to disengage the mop cloth, after which the cloth may be disengaged from the hook l6.

The above described attachment is as eificient, and as easily operated as any of the similar devices now on the market, and the entire attachment may be produced at small expense, so that a complete self-wringing mop may be secured by applying the attachment to the common inexpensive form of mop holder.

I claim:

1. In combination with an elongated handle having a mop holding clamp mounted on the bottom end thereof, and an operating lever for said clamp pivotally mounted on said handle and arranged to be held in longitudinal relation therewith, a sleeve arranged to be slidably mounted on said handle from its top end and having a pair of upwardly projecting ears arranged to be slidably engaged with opposite sides of said lever, to hold said sleeve against rotatable and downward movement on the handle, a projection on said sleeve atone side thereof, and a shaft rotatably mounted in said projection and held to extend towards said clamp obliquely with relation to the handle, said shaft having a handle at its top end and mop engaging means at its bottom end.

2. In combination with an elongated handle having a mop holding clamp mounted on the bottom end thereof, and an operating lever for said clamp pivotally mounted on said handle and arranged to be held in longitudinal relation therewith, a sleeve arranged to be slidably mounted on said handle from its top end and having a pair of upwardly projecting ears arranged to be slidably engaged with opposite sides of said lever to hold said sleeve against rotatable and downward movement on the handle, and a pair of ears projecting from one side of said sleeve and having a shaft rotatably mounted therein and held to extend towards said clamp obliquely with relation to the handle, said shaft having a handle at its top end and mop engaging means at its bottom end.

ERNEST L. FARRIN.