US2941227A

US2941227A - Cleaning mop

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Publication number: US2941227A
Application number: US779321A
Authority: US
Inventors: Simeti Samuel; Vitkevich John
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1958-12-10
Filing date: 1958-12-10
Publication date: 1960-06-21
Anticipated expiration: 1977-06-21

Description

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INVENTOR. EL SIMETI VITKEVI CH A T'RNEY United States Patent O CLEANING MOP Samuel Simet, `41 Ave. I, Farmingdale, N.Y., and .lohn Vitkevich, 57 Gridley St., West Islip, N.Y.

Filed Dec. 10, 1958, Ser. No. 779,321

2 Claims. (Cl. 15--147) This invention relates to a cleaning mop for cleaning dust from floors and more particularly to a mop having means for easily removing the dust from the mop strands.

It -is an object of this invention to provide a mop adapted for removing dust lint therefrom by rapid rotation of the mop head. v

It is another object to provide a mop of inexpensive manufacture.

These and other objects of this invention will become apparent upon reading the following disclosure taken in conjunction with the yaccompanying drawing in which:

Fig. l Iis a perspective view of the mop,

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the mop handle, broken away in part, and showing the cam helical groove in the mop handle,

=Fig. 3 is a plan view of the mop handle broken away in part showing the extent of the ycam groove, and

Fig. 4 is a section view taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 2.

Turning to the drawing a mop comprising a mop head sand a head holder 11 is provided with a tubular handle 13 disposed into the holder 12 using conventional means such as Welding.

The handle 13 is provided with a suitable spiral or helical groove 14 of a suitable slope and length. The handle 13 is preferably seamed but it may be butt welded. A suitable length of :tubing `15 of suitable diameter is tted into the handle 13 at its up free end and held firmly in place by spot welds 16.

A suitable piece of loosely fitted pipe 17 of suitably large diameter is disposed over the pipe 15 in a manner to permit rotation of pipe 15.

A dome cap 18 of suitable diameter is secured rigidly to the ytop end of pipe 15 by spot welds 19, said cap 18 being disposed -in space relationship to the pipe 17,

The cam follower 20 comprises .a length of tubing 20X of suitable diameter disposed over the handle 13 and of a length .to cover the groove 14 at all times, and roller means. The roller means itself comprises a cylindrical element 21 having a terminal flange 22 integral with a cylindrical shank 23.

The shank 23 is integral with a hollow rivet head 24. The pipe 20X is easily slid on pipe 13, and is provided with a slightly at-tened area 20Y having a suitable 2,941,227.- Patented June 21, 1960 2 aperture therein tor receiving rivet 24. A suitable cylindrical tubular roller 25 is slidably disposed over the shank 23 prior to inserting the cylindrical element 21 into the groove 14.

In assembling the mop the cam follower tubing 20X is slipped over the handle and the cylindrical element 21 with its roller 25 is inserted in the tubing 13 and through the groove 14 and the aperture in the pipe 20X using a long handled holder.

The cylindrical rivet head is then lflanged over thereby locking element 21 captively to the cam `follower tubing 20X. Next pipe 15 and dome .18 are disposed in place.

In operating the device the yoperator firmly holds the cam follower pipe `20X in one hand and the roller pipe 17 -iirmly in the other hand. Movement of the end of the mop handle and pipe 17 toward the held pipe 20X causes the tubing 13 to move rotatingly and longitudinally in the held pipe 20X. The .rotation of tubing 13 causes the mop head 10 to rotate thereby causing the dust and lint clinging to the mop head .to be iiung olf due to centrifugal action. The pipe 15 revolves in the held pipe 17 iirst clockwise and then countercloclcwise depending on whether the pipe 13 is pushed or pulled within the held cam follower tubing 20X.

This invention has been described by means of a single illustration but other obvious modifications are covered lby the claims herein.

We claim:

1. A cleaning mop comprising :a mop head, a tubular handle having a spiral aperture disposed intermediate the ends of said handle, means vfor` securing the bottom end of said handle to said mop, a long apertured reciprocating sleeve disposed over said handle completely disposed over said spiral aperture at all times, an integral cylindrical cam yfollower having a bottom flange, an intermediate round body portion and a top tubular rivet head `disposed in said spiral aperture, an apertured cylindrical roller disposed over said body portion of said cam follower engaging the opposed side walls of said spiral aperture, said rivet head being xedly ydisposed in the aperture of said sleeve to captively secure said sleeve and said cam follower in said spiral aperture of said handle and rotatable handle means disposed in the top end of said handle.

2. The mop of claim 1 wherein the handle means oonsists of a cylindrical element fixedly disposed in the top of said handle and extending beyond. said handle, a rotatable collar ydisposed over said cylindrical element, and retaining cap xedly secured to the extending end of said cylindrical element in spaced relationship to said collar.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 813,015 Munson Feb. 20, 1906 1,612,524 Monohon Dec. 28, 1926 1,818,948 Hamblen Aug. 11, 1931