US2261449A

US2261449A - Cleaning implement

Info

Publication number: US2261449A
Application number: US337447A
Authority: US
Inventors: Floyd T Petty
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1940-05-27
Filing date: 1940-05-27
Publication date: 1941-11-04
Anticipated expiration: 1958-11-04

Description

NOV. 4, 1941. PETTY I 2,261,449

CLEANING IMPLEMENT Filed May 27, 1940 INVENTOR.

Patented Nov. 4, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE Q CLEANING Ill/[PLEMENT Floyd T. Petty, Westfielcl, Mass. I Application May 27, 1940, Serial No. 337,447

i 3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in cleaning implements and it is directed more particularly to an improved mop construction.

- It is a principal object of the invention to provide a mop of the so-called swivel type having a novel support and handle construction. As will appear, the invention includes a new support for the mop, brush, duster or similar body and a handle which is attached thereto in such a way that the mop body may easily take various angular positions relative to the line of direction in which the end of the stick is moving.

By reason of the novel construction of the invention, the mop may be more easily manipulated and moved over a floor surface, it being particularly suitable for working at the areas about the feet of tables, chairs, desks, and the like.

It is a further object of the invention to proexpensive stick or handle so. associated there with that rotation thereof in either direction will cause movement of the frame and the mop body carried thereby. According to the invention, the frame and handle structure is also durable and is very unlikely to get out of repair.

With the foregoing and various other novel features and advantages and other objects of my invention as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more particularly pointed out in the claims hereunto annexed and more fully described and referred to in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the frame or supporting structure of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the same; and

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view showing how the lower end portion of a handle or stick embodying the features of the invention may be associated with the frame member.

Referring now to the drawing more in detail, the invention will be fully described.

The frame member, indicated generally by 2, preferably consists of a length of metal, either rod-like, as shown, or strip-like in its nature. It is bent into a more or less oblong or oval formation so as to have spaced side rails 4 and end portions 6. The opposite ends of the said length of metal are brought into adjacency and It is this frame which'is adapted to carry the mop body (not"shown') which usually consists of fabric such as canvas, having what are called thrums which are somehow attached thereto; It is" common to provide a sleeve-like member of fabric for carrying the thrums and this sleeve is slipped over the frame.

Attached to'the side rails 4 in oppositely-disposed relation are bracket members 8. Each of these brackets 8 preferably consist of a strip of sheet material having an intermediate portion bent around the side rails so as to firmly em-' brace the same and oppositeend portions brought into' adjacent with one another and extending inwardly towards the center of the frame, as shown. 1

It is desirable that the brackets be held against sliding movement relative to the rails and I have found that this may be easily and economically accomplished by bending the side rails upwardly so as to have oppositely-disposed raised portions and then-clamping the body parts of the brackets over these as shown in Fig. 2. That is to say, theoffsetting of the rails and brackets serves to prevent relative movement thereof so that the brackets are held in. their desired oppositelydisposed relation.

, Such arrangement obviates the need for more expensive securing. methods such as riveting,

welding, etc., although.suchcouldbe'used. Further one of the brackets may thus hold the opposite ends of the frame-forming wire in adjacency, also as shown in Fig. 2.

The inwardly-extending end portions of each bracket 8 are preferably in abutting relation and provided with aligned slots or openings Ill spaced inwardly of their inner edges. A pivot member indicated generally by I2 is provided and this has its opposite end portions I l journalled between said end parts of the oppositely-disposed brackets, as indicated.

Preferably the opposite ends of the rod l2 are headed, as at [6, and these are disposed in said slots 10, the parts of the brackets inwardly of the slots embracing the rod parts adjacent the heads I6. It is desirable that further strength and permanency be given the article by securing the said end parts of each bracket together, as by riveting, welding, or otherwise.

According to the preferred form shown, this last-mentioned securing is accomplished by having one end portion of each bracket project inwardly beyond the other end portion thereof. This projecting part is designated by 30 and is are held in such relation by any suitable means. bent into flange-forming position as shown so as to abut the foremost edge of the shorter end portion to which it is welded.

Said pivot member I2 is bent to have a central wrist portion l8 which extends transversely to the opposite end parts of the rod and in substantial parallelism with the side rails. That is to say, the metal rod 12 is preferably bent so that its opposite end parts H are in substantial axial alignment and substantially at right angles to the wrist l8.

A stick or handle member is shown at 20 and this is provided with a metallic ferrule 22 on its lower end. The member 22 may be secured to the stick by bolt 24, screw, or otherwise.

The lower end portion of the ferrule member 22 extends beyond the lower end of the stick and is preferably of a reduced diameter with respect to the rest of the ferrule, as shown in Fig. 3. In any event the wrist portion [8 of the pivot member is journalled in this lower end portion of the handle-receiving member 22 so that the mop body and handle may assume various angular positions relative to one another when the device is in use,

By reason of the construction just described, manipulation by the user of the handle or stick causes direct movement of the frame or support in the desired direction. The pivotal connection permits of certain and dependable variation of the angle or direction at or in which it is desired to operate the mop merely by rotating the handle in one direction or the other and it is such that a wide range of controlled movement is obtainable, regardless of the plane in which the free end of the stick is being moved.

While I have described the invention in great detail and with respect to the present preferred form thereof, it is not desired to be limited thereto since changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the claims. The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come Within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.

What it is desired to claim and secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. The combination with a mop frame in the form of a loop having spaced side rails with means for connecting a mop handle thereto comprising, the side rails intermediate their opposite ends being upwardly offset from the plane of the end portions thereof, brackets formed from sheet metal members bent around the offset portions of the rails and portions adjacent thereto with end portions of the members in superposed relation inwardly of the frame, inner end portions of the members being formed to provide bearings and having openings therethrough forming shoulders outwardly of the bearings, a pivot member having end parts journalled in the bearings with a central transverse portion for connecting to a mop handle, and projections on the outer endsof the end parts in said openings engaging the shoulders on the outer ends of said bearings.

2. The combination with a mop frame in the form of a closed loop having side rails of, inwardly extending bracket members enclosing the said side rails of the loop and secured thereto having aligned bearings and openings therethrough providing shoulders at the outer ends of said bearings, a pivot member having aligned end journal parts rotatable in the bearings of the brackets and a central transverse offset portion for a mop handle, and projections on the ends of the journal parts of the pivot disposed in said openings engageable with said shoulders to prevent axial displacement of the pivot member.

3. The combination with a mop frame in the form of a closed loop having side rails of, brackets associated with said side rails formed from sheet metal members having intermediate portions bent around and secured to said rails with end portions in superposed relation inside of said rails and provided with openings therethrough at a distance outwardly from the adjacent inner ends thereof, the inner adjacent end portions of said members formed to provide aligned bearings, a pivot member having end portions journalled in said bearings and enlarged extremities in said openings engageable with outer ends of said bearings to prevent axial displacement of said pivot member.

FLOYD T. PETTY.