US2214519A

US2214519A - Mop head

Info

Publication number: US2214519A
Application number: US244707A
Authority: US
Inventors: Warren G Bailey
Original assignee: OCedar Corp
Current assignee: OCedar Corp
Priority date: 1938-12-08
Filing date: 1938-12-08
Publication date: 1940-09-10
Anticipated expiration: 1957-09-10

Description

w.y G. rBAILEY Sept. 10, 1940.

MOP HEAD Filed Dec. 8, 1938 .Zz-zwanger:

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Patented Sept. 10, Y1940 PATENT @FFME MOP HEAD Warren G. Bailey, Evanston, Ill., assigner to -Cedar Corpn, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Illinois v Application December 8, 1938, Serial No. 244,707

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a mop head. It is particularly useful for supporting dust mop strands.

In mop heads of the rigid or metal type adapted to support yarn strands, it has been common to form depressions or openings in' the head to permit the handle to swing to a lower position. Such changes, however, have weakened the head lo, structure'and after use there is a 1tendency for 'the head structure to tear about the point of attachment, particularly where the pin which holds the handle socket is supported below the top of the mop head and through slits formed in the top thereof.

An object of the presentinvention is to provide a mop head provided with a rigid metal center equipped with novel means for attaching the handle sock-et to the center whereby the handle socket may swing to a low position, the cuts and 2 openings of prior structures being eliminated. A further object is to provide a mop head wherein the rigid center is equipped with means for supporting the end of the mop socket at a point substantially abo-ve the main body of the center.

25 A further object is to provide simple and effective means whereby a handle socket may be quickly assembled with a mop center, the connecting structure being such as to elevate the end of themop socket and permit the rear por- 30 tion thereof to swing to a low position Other specic objects and advantages will appear as the specification proceeds.

The invention is illustrated, in a preferred embodiment, by the accompanying drawing, in

35 which- Figure l is a plan view of a mop head -embodying my invention; Fig. 2, a detail sectional View, the section being taken as indicated at line 2 of Fig. l; and Fig. 3, a transverse sectional View,

40 the section being taken as indicated at line 3 of Fig. 1.

In the illustration given, A designates the center body of the mop head; B, the handle socket; and C, the pin connecting the socket to the cen- 45 ter.

The center A comprises a metal body having a top portion I3 which is raised centrally at II. The body has downwardly extending side flanges I2 which are provided with suitable openings by 50 which yarn is attached to the head.

In the central portion of the raised body II of the center top is a longitudinal depression I3 shaped to fit the pin C. At each end of the depression I3 is a shallow recess I 5.

55 The socket B may be of any suitable construction. In the illustration given, it isA provided with a rear clamping portion I6 having depending wing sections I'I adapted to be brought together by the clamping screw I8. By this means, the handle is held securely within the socket. The forward end of the socket curves about the pin C, thus providing a pin holding loop I9.

The pin C is provided with a main cylindrical portion 20 received within the depression I3. The ends of the pin are, however, cut away to provide flat anchoring bars 2I which t within the shallow .recesses I5. Rivets 22 extend 10 through aligned openings in the flat ears 2l and the portions I5.

In' assembling the device, the pin C is placed withi-n the loop i9 of the handle socket B and the ears 2l of the pin are brought into position within the depressions I5. The rivets 22 are then secured in position. Thus the assembly operation is accomplished in an extremely simple and effective way. It will be noted that lthe loop end I9 of the socket is supported well above the main body portion I6 of themop center. Thus it is not necessary for the socket I6 to swing to a position where a portion of the mop center has to be cut away. With the center left uncut, the rear portion of the socket can 25 swing to a low position so that the mop can be readily moved under low pieces of furniture. At the same time, a socket having ample reinforcing bends may -be employed and accommodated.

The handle can be placed in position in the usual way by releasing the clamping member I8 and then tightening it after the handle has been placed within the socket walls I6.

The foregoing description has been given for clearness of understanding only,and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom.

I claim:

A mop head of the character set forth comprising a rigid center body adapted to support mop strands, said body being provided with a central raised portion and a depressed peripheral portion, the central raised portion being solid and integral and being provided centrally with a pin receiving depression and with shallow end depressions adjacent the ends of the pin receiving depression, a pin within said depression having extending ears received within said shallow depressions, means securing said ears to the shallow depression portions of said body, and a handle socket having a Aloop portion receiving said pin and having a rear end adapted to receive a mop handle, said rear end being movable vertically above the depressed portion of said body.

WARREN G. BAILEY.