US2538542A

US2538542A - Mop construction

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Publication number: US2538542A
Application number: US65634A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jack E Tucker
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1948-12-16
Filing date: 1948-12-16
Publication date: 1951-01-16
Anticipated expiration: 1968-01-16

Description

Jan. 16, 1951 1.5, TUCKER 2,538,542

MOP CONSTRUCTION Filed Deo. 16, 1948 fdc/f E 'T1/,cken

INVENTOR.

A TTOFMEY Patented Jan. 16, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 'f M01 CONSTRUCTION J ack E. Tucker, Fort Worth, Tex. Application December 16, 1948, Serial No. 65,634

2 Claims.

This invention relates to Washing or scrubbing devices, such as mops, brushes, and the like, and it has particular reference to a mop having a continuous flow of water therethrough and provided with a suitable hollow handle for connection to a water hose, and its principal object resides in the provision of an unique arrangement whereby the mop head can be removed and renewed, as required, or changed to a different type, such as a head having bristles in the form of a brush, a different kind of nap, and other characteristics suitable to the particular joby at hand.

An object of the invention is that of providing a circular flat soft napped mop, having a sheepskin covering, or the like, particularly suitable for washing automobiles and other iine finishes to prevent scratching and marring the surfaces to which it is applied, yet affording a iiexible device capable oi maintaining its form after being ileXed to diierent positions as will be necessary in washing the bodies of automobiles, and the like, where it is desirable to operate the invention into ordinarily inaccessible areas, such as in washing wheels, fenders, and the like.

Broadly, the invention contemplates the pro- Vision of a iexible mop having a detachable head which is capable of being used with a continuous stream of water and which can be applied to enameled and polished surfaces for washing the same without marring or scratching the iinish and which is capable of being ileXed to different shapes in order to reach into close and normally inaccessible areas without damage to the mop or to the iinished surfaces.

While the foregoing objects are paramount, other and lesser objects will become manifest as the description proceeds, taken in connection with the appended drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the mop head illustrating the assembly oi the napped material, the flexible disk supporting the napped material in semi-rigid position, the retaining member, and the hollow tubular handle having a hose fitting thereon.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the invention showing a portion Tof the head cut away illustrating the manner in which the napped material is attached thereto, and

Figure 3 illustrates the invention as applied to the work of washing an automobile, and fragmentarily showing a section of water hose connected thereto.

Accordingly, therefore, the invention comprises primarily a tubular handle l having a coupling Il on one end by which the same can be connected to an ordinary hose l2 through which water is constantly supplied through the head assembly. The operative'end of the handle Iii is formed with an angular bend 4i3 whose inner end is threaded at I4 into an interiorly threaded aperture i5 formed in the top vof the lower retainer member I6 of the head assembly. The retainer member i3 is substantially cup-shaped and inverted, as illustrated in Figure 1, and has a circular'flange il formed integral therewith providing a disk which affords a seat for a ilexible rubber disk i8 having a central bore i9 capable of surrounding the cylindrical portion 20 of the retainer member i6.

A napped material, such as sheep skin 2|, having a nap 22 thereon, is arranged about the iieX- ible disk I8 and extends upwardly within the cylindrical portion 20 of the retainer member I6, as illustrated in Figure l, and is retained therein by a tensioned ring 23. It is desirable to form the material 2| into a circular pad and stitched to pr-ovide a tunnel through which a draw string 24 is arranged and by which it can be tied about the member I6 over the disk i8 and retained by a substantially cup-shaped locking member 25 having a flange 26 formed therewith which bears against the material 2l around the member I6 and impinges the material to the eXible disk 2|. The member 25 is similar to the member I6 and has an aperture 2l therein through which the threaded portion I4 of the handle I0 extends before it is threaded into the aperture l5 of the member I6.

With the foregoing arrangement the assembly is securely connected together but capable of being disassembled at will to be cleaned or renewed, the napped material 2l being capable of being changed as desired. The members I6 and 25 may, if desirable, be formed of plastic or may be stamped or formed with suitable metal dies.

A continuous ow of water is provided to the head assembly through the handle l0, thence through the chamber 28 and the opening 29 centrally oi the head assemblyto the work.

Manifestly, the structure herein shown and described is capable of considerable modication by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and intent of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is: i

1. In a mop adapted to have a continuous ow of water thereto, in combination, a tubular handle having a portion on one end formed at an angle to the longitudinal axis thereof, a flanged plate threaded on said end and providing a retainer for a material having a nap thereon, a eXible disk on said retainer and supporting said material in semi-ilexible relationship to said handle, a keeper plate impinging said material on said retainer, and a hose coupling on the other end of said handle.

V2. In a fountain type of mop having a hollow tubular handle, in combination, a exible disk attached to one end of said handle, a mop material having a nap on one side formed about said flexible disk, a supporting-disk for said material, a retainer disk for said material impinging said material and said flexible disk against said supporting disk, and a hose couplingontl'ie,V

other end of said handle.

JACK E.: TUCKER.

4 REFERENCES CITED The following referencesare of record in the i'lle of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,051,328 Harnes et al. Jan. 21, 1913 1,631,560 Struble et a1. June 7, 1927 1,706,862 Rickensberg Mar. 26, 1929 1,715,907 Dragelin June 4, 1929 2,340,115 Elliott Jan.y 25, 1944i`