US2079367A - Mop attachment - Google Patents

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y 4, 1937. A. TRINGA 2,079,367

MOP ATTACHMENT Filed March 16, 1936 IN VENT OR Anna Tringa.

Patented May 4, 1937 PATENT OFFICE MOP ATTACHMENT Anna Tringa,

Oakville, Conn.

Application March 16, 1936, Serial No. 68,992

6 Claims.

This invention relates tomops, and more particularly to an attachment for the common wet mop frame which will enable it to be also used as a dry mop.

One object of the present invention is to provide a rectangular bumper pad of softcushioning material which may be detachably assembled upon a metal mop frame, and is adapted to project beyond the periphery of said frame. Another object is to provide a protective bumper pad of the above nature which is adapted to be readily assembled to a standard wet mop frame, and will be securely clamped in position by the usual clamping lever of said frame. A still further object is to provide a mop attachment of the above type which will be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and very efficient and durable in use.

With these and other objects in view, there has been illustrated on the accompanying drawing one form in which this invention may be embodied in practice.

In the drawing: Fig. 1 is a front view of a mop embodying Y the features of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. 1 Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the cushion bumper pad.

Fig. ,4 is a sectional view of said pad taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the same taken on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

The conventional types of wet mops now in general use cannot be efficiently and safely used for dry cleaning in view of the danger of scratching or otherwise injuring the wall boards or furniture legs by the metal frame of the mop. By means of the present invention, a scratch preventing bumper for the conventional type of mop frame has been devised whereby the above and other disadvantages are avoided. l The standard mop selected to illustrate the features of this invention comprises an elongated wooden handle I0, a mop frame I I secured to the end of the handle Ill, a bumper pad I2, and a plurality of cloth strips I3. The clamping frame I I includes a rectangular slidable wire bail I4 which may be drawn up toward a cross-bar I5 fixed to said handle II], by a hand-operated clamping toggle lever I6 for clamping the mop rags I3 therebetween, a coiled spring I! being employed to securely press the cross-bar I5 upon the rags I3 located between said cross-bar and 55 the bail It. The spring II acts between a handle receiving hub I8 on the cross-bar I5 and one arm of the lever I6.

The lever I6 is slidable on the handle III and is also pivoted to the upper coil of the spring I! by a loop I9. Sockets or eyes 20 are provided in a pair of side ears 2I and 22 on said lever I6 to receive the ends 23 and 24, respectively, of the bail I4, whereby the bail will be held in rag-clamping position when the lever I6 is disposed in the up or full-line position of Fig. 2. When, however, the lever I6 is swung into the dotted down position shown in Fig. 2, the bail It will be moved up away from the cross-bar I5 and the rags I3 will be released.

The cushion bumper pad I2 shown in detail in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 is preferably made of soft resilient rubber or other material having similar physical characteristics, so as to serve as a protection against marring the wall boards or furniture when the mop is in use. The bumper I2 is adapted to lie with its plane at right-angles to the longitudinal plane of the bail 3|, and is situated between the cross-bar I5 and the cloth strips held in the base of the bail I4. The cushion pad I2 extends slightly beyond the sides and ends of said cross-bar and has a thin flat central yieldable section 25 provided along each of its longitudinal sides with a narrow reinforcing rib 26 which is connected with somewhat wider and thicker U-shaped end ribs 21. The thin ribs 26 extend only slightly above the upper and lower surfaces of the flat central web 25 of the cushion pad, while the thick ribs 21 are raised a greater amount above the upper surface of the pad I2 so as to lie above all the metal parts of the mop frame II.

The central fiat web 25 of the cushion pad I2 is provided adjacent its ends with a pair of circular holes 28 and 29 within which the side bars 30 and 3| may be seated.

In order to permit the cushion pad I2 to be readily assembled upon the mop frame, provision is made of a pair of oppositely inclined holes 32 and 33 extending from said sockets 28 and 29 to one side edge of said pad. By bending one end of the cushion pad I2 outwardly at one of the holes 28 or 29, the pad may be readily assembled to one of the side bars 30 of the bail I l by passing said bar through the adjacent slot 32 or 33 until it slips into the respective hole 28 or 29. The other bar may then be assembled in a similar manner.

v Operation When it is desired to use the improved mop either wet or dry, the desired quantity of mopping fabric will first be placed between the bail l4 and the cushion pad I2, and clamped in place by means of the lever l6 and spring H, as shown in full lines in Figs. 1 and 2. The rubber cushion pad l2 will then prevent the metallic bail l s and cross-bar l from scratching or otherwise injuring the walls, floor or furniture.

While there has been disclosed in this specification one form in which the invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that this form is shown for the purpose of illustration only, and that the invention is not to be limited to the specific disclosure but may be modified and embodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modifications and embodiments coming within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new and for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

1. A new article of manufacture comprising a scratch-preventing bumper pad for a mop, said pad being of soft resilient material having a comparatively thin elongated central body portion, said body portion being provided with a pair of longitudinally spaced holes to receive the side members of a mop frame bail, said holes being connected by slots to the side of said pad to permit said pad to be readily assembled upon a standard mop frame bail, and a strengthening enlarged rib extending about the periphery of said body portion.

2. A new article of manufacture comprising a flat elongated bumper pad for a mop, said pad being of soft cushioning resilient material having a comparatively thin body portion for snugly embracing the cross-bar and bail of a wet mop frame, and a strengthening enlarged rib extending about the periphery of said body portion, the portions of said rib at each end of said pad being wider than the intermediate portions of said rib.

3. A new article of manufacture comprising a fiat elongated bumper pad for a mop, said pad being of soft cushioning resilient material having a comparatively thin body portion for snugly embracing the cross-bar and bail of a wet mop frame, and a strengthening enlarged rib extending about the periphery of said body portion, the portions of said rib at each end of said pad being thicker and wider than the intermediate portions thereof.

4. In a device for use on a. mop of the type having an elongated handle, a cross-bar secured to said handle, a slidable bail, and means to force said bail upwardly to clamp the mopping elements between it and the cross-bar; an elongated bumper pad adapted to be disposed between said mopping elements and said cross-bar and extending along the length of said cross-bar and laterally beyond the peripheral edges of said crossbar, said pad comprising a separate unit unattached to said cross-bar, said pad having means extending below the bottom of said bail to prevent the latter from scratching the fioor.

5. In a device for use on a mop of the type having an elongated handle, a cross-bar secured to said handle, a slidable bail, and means to force said bail upwardly to clamp the mopping elements between it and the cross-bar; an elongated bumper pad adapted to be disposed between said mopping elements and said cross-bar and extending along the length of said cross-bar and laterally beyond the peripheral edges of said crossbar, said pad comprising a separate unit unattached to said cross-bar, said pad having means extending below the bottom of said bail to prevent the latter from scratching the floor and having a pair of holes to receive the longitudinal side members of said mop frame bail.

6. In a device for use on a mop of the type having an elongated handle, a cross-bar secured to said handle, a slidable bail, and means to force said bail upwardly to clamp the mopping elements between it and the cross-bar; an elongated bumper pad adapted to be disposed between said mopping elements and said cross-bar and extending along the length of said cross-bar and laterally beyond the peripheral edges of said cross-bar, said pad comprising a separate unit unattached to said cross-bar, said pad having means extending beyond the side edges of said bail to prevent the latter from scratching the walls and having a pair of holes to receive the longitudinal side members of said mop frame bail.

ANNA 'I'RING-A.

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