US2724851A - Adjustable mop - Google Patents

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US2724851A
US2724851A US302549A US30254952A US2724851A US 2724851 A US2724851 A US 2724851A US 302549 A US302549 A US 302549A US 30254952 A US30254952 A US 30254952A US 2724851 A US2724851 A US 2724851A
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Steiner Heinrich
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/20—Mops
    • A47L13/24—Frames for mops; Mop heads
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/20—Mops
    • A47L13/24—Frames for mops; Mop heads
    • A47L13/25—Wire frames
    • A47L13/252—Wire frames for mops of textile fringes or the like
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/32—Articulated members
    • Y10T403/32606—Pivoted
    • Y10T403/32861—T-pivot, e.g., wrist pin, etc.
    • Y10T403/32918—T-pivot, e.g., wrist pin, etc. fork and tongue
    • Y10T403/32934—Oppositely laterally movable tines

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  • Thepresent invention relates to mopsas used for cleaning purposes and more. particularly to a hand-operated mop, the stick of which is selectively adjustable in longitudinal or transverse position with respect to an oblong mop head.
  • the handle of the mop is arranged on a rotatable member, coacting with a locking device provided with a push button located eccentrically with respect to the axis of said rotatable member, which push button can bek actuated from ythe top sideofthe vinop frame, in'order to adjust the handle at choice in a longitudinal or transverse position with respect to the oblong working member.
  • Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the mop with the stick positioned in longitudinal direction of the working member
  • Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line IIII of Fig. 1,
  • Fig. 3 is a view from below of the holding frame of the mop
  • Fig. 4 is, on an enlarged scale, a cross-sectional View taken on line IV--IV of Fig. 1, and
  • Fig. 5 is a fragmentary top View of the implement with the stick, however in transverse position with respect to the working member.
  • the illustrated cleaning implement has an oblong holding frame 1 of wire, forming a closed loop with tapered ends.
  • the two longitudinal parallel wire sections 1a of the holding frame 1 are rigidly united in their median portion by a bridge 2, consisting of a sheet metal piece which engages the said two sections 1a by means of the bent-over edges 2a.
  • Two upright lateral walls 3 facing each other are rigidly connected with the said two bentover edges 2a, said walls 3 being provided on their top with a recess 3a.
  • a repeatedly stepped bearing pin 4 for the turn disk 5 is provided in the bridge 2, which disk 5 by means of an abutment washer 6 is held against the top side of the bridge 2.
  • An oblong locking or holding plate 7 is located on the bottom side of the bridge 2, which plate 7 on one end by means of a tongue 7a bent at right angles protrudes a slot 2b (Fig. 4) provided in the bridge 2, whereby a pivoting position is imparted to the locking plate 7.
  • the other end of the locking plate 7 is rigidly connected with a button 8 accessible from the top side of the bridge 2, said button 8 traversing an opening provided in the bridge 2.
  • a compression spring 9 bears on the bridge 2 and acts on the button 8; this spring tends to press the locking plate 7 against the reverse side of the bridge 2 so that cam pins 7b fastened on the locking plate 7 remain in engagement with corresponding openings or sockets of the turn disk 5, whereby the latter is secured against rotation.
  • the woodenhandle 10 serves for. operatingv the cleaning. implement.
  • the handle 1'0 has on its operating end a ferrule 11 and also two connecting arrnsy 12 consisting of' spring ⁇ wire and .provided with bent-oid: ⁇ end parts 12a, which mesh with openings provided on two upright rim portions Sul of the turn disk 5'; the two resilient connecting arms 12- divergein direcltion towards the turn disk 5.
  • the arm portions 12 ⁇ a form Vpivoting journals engaged the rim portions 521, for rocking movement of the yhandle 10. 'A
  • the oblong frame 1 servessiinultaneously as y holding part for the mop head.
  • This latter comprises a covering 13 of cloth or the like of a shape correspondingto the oblong frame 1.
  • the portion Lvof the covering 13 located on the top side ofthe oblong frame 1 ⁇ is provided-with a longitudinal recess 13a, which enables-the attachment of the covering 13 to' the frame I and provides: an opening thecovering in the zone of the connectingk arms 124 of the handle 10; the edges of the recess 13a maybe drawn together by means of tapes 13b for thevv purpose: ofn secur ing the covering 13 on' the frame 1.
  • the portion ofthe covering 13 located on the underside of the frame l1, carries densely arranged woolen tufts or's't'rands 13b so 'that the cleaning implement represents awell known inp.
  • the handle 10 occupies a position corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the oblong frame 1 and consequently of the oblong mop head, forming with the latter a relatively small acute angle, the handle 10 resting with the connecting arms 12 upon the button 8.
  • the mop head of the implement can be passed underneath furniture and the like without any difculty; the handle 10 may be lowered still further by pressing it with suiiicient force downwards so that the resilient connecting arms 12 laterally engage the button 8, whereupon the operating member of the implement can reach still further underneath of furniture and the like, as is readily understandable.
  • the handle 10 In order to bring the handle 10 in a position in which it may be swung transversely with respect to the holding frame 1 and to the mop head, the handle 10 is swung so far towards upright position, that the button 8 on the frame is freely accessible from the top. The operator then presses the button 8 downwards by means of the foot against the action of spring 9, so far that the locking cam pins 7b on the locking plate 7 disengage from the openings of the turn disk 5. Thereupon the disk 5 is turned through by means of the handle 10 and by releasing the button 8 the mentioned cam pins 7b snap into the registering openings 14 on the disk 5.
  • a hand-operated dry mop comprising a holding u* frame for an oblong mop head, a handle rotatable for the purpose of adjusting it in longitudinal or transverse position with reference to said oblong mop head, a rotatable member having recesses and being connected with said handle by means of resilient connecting arms, said member rotatably mounted on one side of the holding frame, a locking device coacting with said rotatable member, a push button located on said locking device and positioned eccentrically to the axis of said rotatable member and serving as an abutment for said connecting arms when said handle extends longitudinally of said mop head, said locking device also including recess-engaging cam pins provided on a plate located on the opposite side of the holding frame from said rotatable member and having oneend pivotally mounted on the frame, and its other end connected with the push button, said cam pins engaging with the recesses of said rotatable member and being operable by said push button to release said rotatable member by
  • an adjustable mop having an elongated mop head holding frame with a handle hingedly connected with a disk rotatably mounted on one face thereof and holding means on said frame and cooperative with said disk for selectedly retaining said disk in a selected angular position relative to said frame
  • said holding means comprises a holding member on said frame and engageable with said disk to retain said disk in selected angular position, and push means on said frame and connected with said holding member and operable for releasing said holding member from said disk to permit turning said disk about its axis of rotation on said frame
  • said holding member comprising a plate movably mounted on said frame, cam pins on said plate engageable Within sockets in said disk, said plate being disposed on the face of said frame opposite said one face and pivotally mounted at one end on said frame
  • said push means comprising a push element on the other end of said plate and extending beyond said one face of said frame, spring means between said frame and push element and biasing said element in one direction to lift said plate and engage said pins in said sockets
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Cited By (6)

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US2893035A (en) * 1956-06-18 1959-07-07 Denim Maid Mfg Company Mop frames
US2921327A (en) * 1958-12-29 1960-01-19 Emmett L Kuehl Mop head assembly
US3050762A (en) * 1957-08-26 1962-08-28 Ballinger Wallace Atkinson Mophead holder having a universal joint and also capable of pivotal movement restrained along a vertical plane
US3174172A (en) * 1963-01-24 1965-03-23 American Associated Companies Mop head assembly
US4680826A (en) * 1984-09-05 1987-07-21 Floordress Reinigungsgeraete Floor wiper frame
US4845800A (en) * 1988-06-15 1989-07-11 Pederson Darrell L Folding mop

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US1550845A (en) * 1924-10-11 1925-08-25 George P Norton Mop
US1909713A (en) * 1931-12-04 1933-05-16 Carling Tool & Machine Co Inc Mop or brush holder
US1989825A (en) * 1933-04-29 1935-02-05 Schaefer Wetcher Co Inc Dust mop
US2589971A (en) * 1949-06-16 1952-03-18 Standard Oil Dev Co Apparatus for determining flame blowout in jet engines
US2679062A (en) * 1948-09-24 1954-05-25 Harry L Braun Combined dust mop, mop shaker, and dust bag

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US1550845A (en) * 1924-10-11 1925-08-25 George P Norton Mop
US1909713A (en) * 1931-12-04 1933-05-16 Carling Tool & Machine Co Inc Mop or brush holder
US1989825A (en) * 1933-04-29 1935-02-05 Schaefer Wetcher Co Inc Dust mop
US2679062A (en) * 1948-09-24 1954-05-25 Harry L Braun Combined dust mop, mop shaker, and dust bag
US2589971A (en) * 1949-06-16 1952-03-18 Standard Oil Dev Co Apparatus for determining flame blowout in jet engines

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2893035A (en) * 1956-06-18 1959-07-07 Denim Maid Mfg Company Mop frames
US3050762A (en) * 1957-08-26 1962-08-28 Ballinger Wallace Atkinson Mophead holder having a universal joint and also capable of pivotal movement restrained along a vertical plane
US2921327A (en) * 1958-12-29 1960-01-19 Emmett L Kuehl Mop head assembly
US3174172A (en) * 1963-01-24 1965-03-23 American Associated Companies Mop head assembly
US4680826A (en) * 1984-09-05 1987-07-21 Floordress Reinigungsgeraete Floor wiper frame
US4845800A (en) * 1988-06-15 1989-07-11 Pederson Darrell L Folding mop

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