US2877478A - Mop device having an integral flexible support and means for detachably coupling a sponge to said support - Google Patents

Mop device having an integral flexible support and means for detachably coupling a sponge to said support Download PDF

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US2877478A
US2877478A US575634A US57563456A US2877478A US 2877478 A US2877478 A US 2877478A US 575634 A US575634 A US 575634A US 57563456 A US57563456 A US 57563456A US 2877478 A US2877478 A US 2877478A
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Johann F Kohlwey
Klafter Manfred
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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
    • A47L13/254—Plate frames
    • A47L13/257—Plate frames for mops made of sponge material

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  • This invention relates to the cleaning arts and more particularly to an improved mop of the type in which a sponge is afiixed articulated support in order that the sponge may be wrung out during use.
  • Figure 2 is a view in section taken along the line of 22 of Figure 1.
  • the mop consists essentially of five parts: a sponge backing plates, 11 and 12 therefor; a support 13 and a handle 14.
  • the sponge 10 is an ordinary cellulosic one of the type now used for mops.
  • the present invention is concerned with the mop assembly and the sponge support rather than with the sponge itself.
  • the sponge 10 is provided with backing plates 11 and 12 of uniform thickness and which cover both ends of the sponge, leaving a small intermediate zone where the Each piece of backing plates 11 and 12 is provided with four integral, upstanding studs 16, the shape of which is apparent from Figure 2.
  • the studs 16 are hollow and are provided with radially enlarged ends at 17 so that they may be pushed through holes cut in the support 13 ultimately to assume the projected position shown in the drawings. Note that at eight places, the support 13 is provided with apertures at 18. These are generally frustro-conical in shape, apex end up.
  • each stud 16 is pushed through the respective aperture at .18, its end 17 is gradually con pressed until it ultimately emerges from the apex end of the hole.
  • the resilient end 17 expands again to a locking position.
  • the ends 17 require to through the apertures at the use of the studs 16, 11 and 12 can be firmly, but nevertheless detachably, connected to the mop support 13.
  • the mop backing 13 is one solid piece of flexible, resilient, polyamide, elastic material, prepared by injection molding.
  • the apertures 18 already described are molded in the backing and, in addition to that, they are molded in two grooves 19 and 20 on opposite sides of a ferrule- 12. and the studs 16 are 13 being thinner at the areas of these grooves than elsewhere, the grooves become lines of articulation parallel to the handle whereby the exposed face of the sponge 10 underlying the backing plate 11 can be bent into face engagement with the corresponding face underlying the backing plate 12.
  • the mop support 13 is so stilt that articulation is not possible except in the grooved areas and, further to enhance this stilfness, there are provided generally It has been found that if a polyamide starting material is used in the manufacture of the support 13 the thick ness of material at the bottom of the grooves should be Attention is directed to the fact that the sponge it) of the present invention is not bent in one point through 180, but rather a portion underlying the groove 19 is bent and a portion underlying the groove 20 is likewise bent 90. In this way, the total bend to which any part of the sponge is subjected is somewhat reduced and its wearing qualities are enhanced.
  • the support 13 is not of uniform thickness even in the areas overlying the backing plates ill and 12. Notice that the backing is thicker in the vicinity of the supporting body than portions. This is for improved rigidity of the support during mopping operations, While at the same time, permitting localized flexibility for wringing out.

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US3008165A (en) * 1959-05-01 1961-11-14 Leidy G Scholl Removable brush shank
US3050761A (en) * 1959-06-15 1962-08-28 Drackett Co Self-wringing sponge mop
US3147502A (en) * 1963-08-09 1964-09-08 William H Richards Cleaning mops and applicators
US3214779A (en) * 1964-04-27 1965-11-02 George C Wheeler Bathtub cleaning device
US3256546A (en) * 1963-12-02 1966-06-21 Schmidt Herbert Brush belt, especially for rotary brushes
US3259933A (en) * 1964-12-02 1966-07-12 W J Ruscoe Company Removable cellular sponge mop head assembly
US3280605A (en) * 1964-06-01 1966-10-25 John D Patterson Apparatus for flushing diapers and the like
US3284832A (en) * 1964-04-16 1966-11-15 Methods Inc Window cleaning device
US3287756A (en) * 1965-10-24 1966-11-29 Frank A Gesell Flexible sponge mop head
US3300804A (en) * 1965-08-02 1967-01-31 American Uniform Co Mop head
US3328822A (en) * 1964-03-07 1967-07-04 Sellesi Licio Removable holder for mops and the like
US3631562A (en) * 1969-11-12 1972-01-04 Kieves G Cleaning brush
US3771190A (en) * 1971-09-15 1973-11-13 Empire Brushes Inc Applicator
US4077672A (en) * 1976-09-27 1978-03-07 Tantera, Inc. Method of making a sponge mop part
US4216562A (en) * 1978-10-31 1980-08-12 Quickie Manufacturing Corporation Sponge mop refill
US4571766A (en) * 1984-06-06 1986-02-25 Penn Plax Plastics, Inc. Device for cleaning the interior surface of an aquarium
US5131111A (en) * 1991-04-05 1992-07-21 Richardson Holly M Butterfly mop
US5386609A (en) * 1993-08-02 1995-02-07 Xenos; Dennis D. Back washing device
WO2001003567A1 (en) * 1999-07-12 2001-01-18 James Products Limited Sponge mop
US6725494B2 (en) * 2001-01-10 2004-04-27 Milla Company, Inc. Butterfly sponge mop
EP1472965A1 (en) * 2003-04-30 2004-11-03 Giant Lead Inc. Sweeping and wringing apparatus
US20100313367A1 (en) * 2009-06-12 2010-12-16 Ming-Hsien Lin Cleaning apparatus with quickly replaceable cleaning head
WO2018053408A1 (en) * 2016-09-18 2018-03-22 Micronova Manufacturing, Inc. Mop attachments and methods of attaching and releasing mop attachments
CN112914449A (zh) * 2021-02-20 2021-06-08 周科欣 一种弯折插入式拖把组装装置

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US1987390A (en) * 1932-09-03 1935-01-08 Boye Needle Co Massage pad
US2221128A (en) * 1938-03-04 1940-11-12 Joseph D Bates Bathing brush
US2648086A (en) * 1951-03-05 1953-08-11 Steven P Vidal Mop with wringer means
US2678458A (en) * 1949-05-04 1954-05-18 Peter S Vosbikian Mop with detachable brush
US2706303A (en) * 1952-07-11 1955-04-19 Sidney P Vaughn Mop device having wringing means to squeeze the mop element

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US1987390A (en) * 1932-09-03 1935-01-08 Boye Needle Co Massage pad
US2221128A (en) * 1938-03-04 1940-11-12 Joseph D Bates Bathing brush
US2678458A (en) * 1949-05-04 1954-05-18 Peter S Vosbikian Mop with detachable brush
US2648086A (en) * 1951-03-05 1953-08-11 Steven P Vidal Mop with wringer means
US2706303A (en) * 1952-07-11 1955-04-19 Sidney P Vaughn Mop device having wringing means to squeeze the mop element

Cited By (25)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3008165A (en) * 1959-05-01 1961-11-14 Leidy G Scholl Removable brush shank
US3050761A (en) * 1959-06-15 1962-08-28 Drackett Co Self-wringing sponge mop
US2991596A (en) * 1959-08-07 1961-07-11 Roy J Walters Back-up pad and abrasive sheet
US3147502A (en) * 1963-08-09 1964-09-08 William H Richards Cleaning mops and applicators
US3256546A (en) * 1963-12-02 1966-06-21 Schmidt Herbert Brush belt, especially for rotary brushes
US3328822A (en) * 1964-03-07 1967-07-04 Sellesi Licio Removable holder for mops and the like
US3284832A (en) * 1964-04-16 1966-11-15 Methods Inc Window cleaning device
US3214779A (en) * 1964-04-27 1965-11-02 George C Wheeler Bathtub cleaning device
US3280605A (en) * 1964-06-01 1966-10-25 John D Patterson Apparatus for flushing diapers and the like
US3259933A (en) * 1964-12-02 1966-07-12 W J Ruscoe Company Removable cellular sponge mop head assembly
US3300804A (en) * 1965-08-02 1967-01-31 American Uniform Co Mop head
US3287756A (en) * 1965-10-24 1966-11-29 Frank A Gesell Flexible sponge mop head
US3631562A (en) * 1969-11-12 1972-01-04 Kieves G Cleaning brush
US3771190A (en) * 1971-09-15 1973-11-13 Empire Brushes Inc Applicator
US4077672A (en) * 1976-09-27 1978-03-07 Tantera, Inc. Method of making a sponge mop part
US4216562A (en) * 1978-10-31 1980-08-12 Quickie Manufacturing Corporation Sponge mop refill
US4571766A (en) * 1984-06-06 1986-02-25 Penn Plax Plastics, Inc. Device for cleaning the interior surface of an aquarium
US5131111A (en) * 1991-04-05 1992-07-21 Richardson Holly M Butterfly mop
US5386609A (en) * 1993-08-02 1995-02-07 Xenos; Dennis D. Back washing device
WO2001003567A1 (en) * 1999-07-12 2001-01-18 James Products Limited Sponge mop
US6725494B2 (en) * 2001-01-10 2004-04-27 Milla Company, Inc. Butterfly sponge mop
EP1472965A1 (en) * 2003-04-30 2004-11-03 Giant Lead Inc. Sweeping and wringing apparatus
US20100313367A1 (en) * 2009-06-12 2010-12-16 Ming-Hsien Lin Cleaning apparatus with quickly replaceable cleaning head
WO2018053408A1 (en) * 2016-09-18 2018-03-22 Micronova Manufacturing, Inc. Mop attachments and methods of attaching and releasing mop attachments
CN112914449A (zh) * 2021-02-20 2021-06-08 周科欣 一种弯折插入式拖把组装装置

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