US2587913A - Detachable dust mop construction - Google Patents

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March 4, 1952 SMITH 2,587,913

DETACHABLE DUST MOP CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. 3, 1951 lllllvl a Snvenflor EDWARD A. SMITH (Ittomeg Patented Mar. 4, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,587,913 DETACHABLE DUST MOP CONSTRUCTION Edward A. Smith, Lansing, Mich. Application-January 3, 1951, SerialNo. 204,170 1 Claim. (Cl."='l-'5' 1'47) This invention relates to dust mops, is particularly concerned witha removable swab in a dust mop, is .more particularly concerned with a removable swab having a double layer of filling material, and is most particularly concerned with a dust mop having such a removable swab.

.In thetpriorart there are all types and manner of dust mops. Although many of these dust mops of the prior art have removable swabs, the attachment of these swabs to the mop head, and the removal of them from the head is extremely cumbersome. Astill further objection to the use of these mops by janitors resides in their failure to pick up dust and other debris when the strands of the swab proper have been saturated to capacity with dust and other debris. When the strands of the swab are fully saturated with dust it is customary to remove the mop proper to the outside and remove the dust by Vigorous shaking. There are also other disadvantages to the mops of the prior art.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a dust mop. It is a further object to provide a dust mop having removable swabs. It is still a further object to provide a dust mop having swabs in which the strands comprising the swab are doubled over upon themselves.

I have now discovered and invented a dust mop having removable swabs, being of novel construction and utility and am able to avoid the disadvantages of the prior art, and am able readily to accomplish the objects set forth.

While some of the more outstanding features and advantages of this invention have been hereinbefore indicated, others will become apparent from the following disclosures, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a side view of the assembly of the mop of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a front view of the junction of the cross head and the handle showing the fitting and. securing cross head and handle.

Fig. 3 is section taken along the line 22 of the Fig. 2, and showing the flattened handle and the cross head with wing nut in place.

Fig. 4 is a view of the end or" the cross head looking at the top and assuming the handle to be perpendicular to the cross head and looking down the handle.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the same.

Fig. 6 is a section of the cross head taken along the line 5-! of the Fig. 5.

The Fig. 1 shows the assembly of the mop of my invention and it will be noted that the hand grip I is secured to "the end of the handle 2 by means of friction. The cross head 3 is secured to the lower end of the handle by means of a slot in the cross head and the wing nut 4 and the bolt 9. The springs 5 are secured to the lower portion of the handle and are held at one end in the holes in the lower portion of the handle, and are secured atthe other end to the retaining hooks 6. The end caps 1 have a hole through which the retaining hooks 5 are secured. The end caps are secured to the ends of the cross head and are held in place by means of the springs and the retaining hooks.

The swabs 8, as best shown in the Fig. 6, have an upper fabric strip l0, and a fabric binder ll secured to each side of the fillers, and the swab fillers 8 are secured to the said upper fabric strip and the said binders by sewing. It will be noted that there are two of the binders II, and

one of these (the upper) is secured adjacent to the lower portion of the strip i0 and adjacent to the swab filler. The other (the lower) binder is secured by sewing to the under portion of the swab filler. It will be further noted that there are two of the swabs secured to the mop of my invention. One of these swabs is secured to one side of the-cross head and the other is secured to the other side of the cross head.

It will be noted, especially from the Fig. 5 that one end of each of the swabs extend substantially from the end of the upper fabric strip III. This is necessary to fill in the space of the cross bar directly beneath the handle 2.

The swabs are secured to the cross head by removing the two end caps 1, sliding the two portions of the cross heads through the tunnel-like upper fabric strip, and by replacing each of the two said caps to the ends of the cross head.

The handle 2 is preferably made of some light metal such a aluminum, but any other metal, steel, for example, may be suitably used. The cross head also is preferably made of some light metal such as aluminum, but any other metal, steel, for example, may be suitably used. The upper fabric strip and the binders may be made of any strong fabric capable of withstanding the wear that it is usually subjected to. The swab fillers are made of soft, loosely twisted fabric. cotton, for example, but any material capable of absorbing dust may be used.

The cross head is preferably tubular to add to the lightness of the mop. The lower end of the handle is flattened to fit into the slot in the said cross head. A hole is provided in the cross head utility and advantages and the flattened portion of the handle to further secure the handle to the cross head by means of the bolt 9 and the wing nut 4.

In the use of the mop of my invention, the handle is held with both hands of the operator, and the swab is either pushed or pulled along the floor. When one side of the swab is saturated with dust and other material, it needs merely to be reversed and the other side of the swab is pushed or pulled along the fioor to collect dust and other material.

I wish particularly to point out that the swabs may be easily removed for laundering, when that is found necessary. They are also very readily secured to the mop by sliding each of the two swabs over the two portions of the cross head, and inserting each of the two end caps I over the ends of the cross head.

I have found that I am able to use the mop in the place of a broom in sweeping dust and other material from floors, or I may use it as a dust mop merely for picking up dust. Having clearly set forth the construction, of my invention I wish particularly to state that it will be apparentthat changes in the details of the construction and arrangement ofthe various members of the invention may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

- A mop comprising a tubular handle, a tubular cross head, one end of the said handle having the said handle being disposed in the slot of the said cross head, the said handle being secured to the said cross head by bolt means, the said handle being at right angle in respect to the said cross head, a pair of swabs, each of the said swabs comprising a plurality of fillers disposed parallel to each other, each of the said fillers being folded over upon itself, each of the swabs having an upper fabric strip, a pair of fabric binders, the said upper fabric strip being disposed transversely and over the middle of each of the said plurality of fillers, the said fabric binders being disposed transversely and opposed along the middle of each of the said plurality of fillers, the said fabric strip being secured to one of the said binders and forming a cylindrical member thereover, a pair of end caps, a pair of coil springs, a pair of retaining hooks, the said'swabsbeing slidably secured to the said cross head by inserting the cross head through the cylindrical portion of the said upper fabric strip, the said caps being slidably secured to each end of the said cross head, the said springs being secured at one of their ends to the lower portion of the said handle, and the other ends being secured to the'said retaining hook, and the said hooks being secured to the said caps.

- EDWARD A. SMITH.

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