US2285818A

US2285818A - Mop

Info

Publication number: US2285818A
Application number: US325509A
Authority: US
Inventors: Arthur C Kootz
Original assignee: GEM Products LLC
Current assignee: GEM Products LLC
Priority date: 1940-03-23
Filing date: 1940-03-23
Publication date: 1942-06-09
Anticipated expiration: 1959-06-09

Description

A. C. KOOTZ June 9, 1942.

MOP

Filed March 25, 1940 JITIVENTOR.' a /z//z y ATTORNEY.

Patented June 9, 1942 Mor Arthur C. Kootz, Milwaukee, Wis., assignor to Gem Products, Incorporated, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application March 23, 1940, Serial No. 325,509

3 Claims.

This invention relates in general to mops and has more particular reference to Waxing, dusting and polishing devices of this class in which the mop head is iiexibly mounted with respect to a handle.

An important object of the invention is in the provision of a flexible mop head support which is simple in construction, easy to attach and remove and effective and eicient in operation.

A further object of the invention is in the provision of a spiral Wire attaching holder for a mop head which provides a grip at one end and a threading handle attachment at the other.

A still further object of the invention is in the provision of a simple, durable and inexpensive mop holder which eliminates all nuts, bolts, screws and metal stampings and at the same time provides a durable holder of this kind which is not likely to get out of order.

Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter, the preferred construction being i1- lustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a plan View of a mop constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a threaded supporting cap at the end of the handle; and

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the mop holder illustrating the flexibility of the mounting.

In wipers, mops and similar articles now commonly used the mop heads are usually mounted in and attached to the handles by metal stampings, nuts, screws and bolts, and it is diicult to provide an inexpensive flexible holder which at the same time is easily removed from and attached to the mop without requiring the application of some tool or special implement to effect the change.

The present invention overcomes these difficulties by providing a wire frame and a spiral wire attaching holder for connecting the frame and the handle, which of itself affords suicient resilience so that the mop can be worked on both sides and the handle bent relatively to the head in either position.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, a xed mop head is represented as comprising two loop portions 4 consisting of fibres or cords 5 secured in place between twisted wires 6 forming a frame in which the fibres are omitted for a portion at the center so that this portion may be bent upon itself to form a projecting and supporting stem l. Each extremity 8 of the Wire is bent upon itself to form a partially closed loop which will not engage or mar fl Il any surface to which the mop is applied and the twisted wires may be bent to form a mop head of any desired shape or configuration, depending upon the nature of service desired.

A supporting handle 9 of any desired length is provided with a screw end, either formed on the extremity -of the handle itself or it may be provided in a sheet metal cap l0 having a collar II which is permanently secured to the end of the handle by one or more fastening nails I2.

To connect the stem of the mop head to the handle a spiral wire holder I3 is provided with a diameter at one end sufficient to engage over the screw end of the handle or the cap IIJ, the threads of the cap conforming to the spirals of the wire holder so that it may be threaded tightly thereon by simply inserting the end of the handle or cap and twisting it in place. The outer or free coils are gradually reduced in diameter and a few of the outermost coils I4 are flattened to more closely receive the stem 'I of the mop frame which is tightly inserted therein, and after the stem is inserted as far as possible the outer end I5 of the wire holder is bent or looped over the stem, confining it tightly in position.

Thus the mop head With the exible spring holder I3 is applied to and removed from the handle as a unit, this holder has one end portion engaging the handle and its other end portion engaging the mop head, with an intermediate number of turns which are free from engagement with either the head of the handle by and upon which the handle may be moved or swung in a limited arc or curve so that the mop may lie flat on the floor on either side with the handle extending upwardly therefrom and swung laterally in either position. There is sufficient rigidity in the spring holder I3 to yieldingly maintain the stem and handle in alignment and they tend to return to this position whenever any deflecting pressure is relieved.

Although this mounting is particularly desirable in connection with a dust mop, polisher or Wiper, a similar flexible mounting may be applied to other tools and implements. The same handle may be used for different mop heads or tools having the same spring wire holder and the handle is quickly applied or removed for convenience in shipping, packing and otherwise disposing of the implement.

I claim:

1. In a mop, a handle with a screw end, a spiral Wire holder having one end threaded on the screw end and the spiral coils at the other end free from the handle compressed and flattened, and a pad holding frame with a supporting stem inserted in and held by the ilattened coils, the frame extending laterally in the plane of compression of the coils.

. 2. In a mop, a handle With a screw end, a spiral Wire holder having one end threaded on the screw end, an intermediate portion free from the handle end, and an opposite end portion in Which the coils are flatly compressed and inclined, and a pad holding frame extending laterally in the plane of compression of the end coils, having a stem inserted into and held by the compressed coils, the intermediate portion of the holder permitting a resilient swinging movement of the frame about the end of the handle.

3. In a mop, a pad holding frame having a substantially flat projecting stem with lateral extensions, and a spiral Wire holder with the coils at one end flattened against the stem inserted therein and the adjacent end of the holder looped over the inner end of the stem to additionally hold it and the frame together, the coils at the other end of the holder forming means for screwing it upon the threaded end of a supporting handle.

ARTHUR C. KOOTZ.