US335005A - wilson - Google Patents

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- To all whom it may concern:

ERI F. vVILSON, OF' ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335.005. dated January 26, Il 86.

' Application filed April 27, 1885.

ne it known that I, E. n. WILSON, a razen 'i of the United States, and a resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York,have invented vcertain new and useful Iniprovements in Mops; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my improved mop. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same.I Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional. view taken through the mophead on the line w :v in Fig. 2.

The same letters refer to, the same parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to that class of mops which comprise a head or holder, a longitudinaliy sliding andl revolving handle, and a cloth held by the said head, and adapted to be twisted or wrung by means of the said handle; and it consists inl-*certain improvements in the construction of .the same, having for their object to provide .a device which shall possess superior advantages inpoint of simplicity, durability, and general eiciency, all as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

The head of mymproved mop consists of a pa-ir of box-like castings, A and B, having beveled or flaring edges C, so as to fit or nest neatly within one another, substantially as will beseen in Fig. 3 of the drawings hereto annexed. Theupper portion, A, of the head has an upwardly-extending thimble, D, and it is provided near its ends with perforations, adapted to receive the screws F'F, by means of which it is to be connected with the lower piece, B, in `the groove or channel G, in the under side of which are fitted a pair of nuts, HH, which are kept from revolving while the screws are being tightened by the ianges or edges CC. The screwsF Fmay be thumbscrews, or they may be arranged to bemanipnlated by means of an ordinary screw driver. The lower piece, B, of the head is provided with a longitudinal slot,- I, the purpose of which will be presently more fully set lforth.

Tothe thimble D of the upper head-piece,

Serial No. 163,569. (No model.)

A, is riveted or otherwise secured an upwardly-extending tube, J, in which the handle K- vin order to prevent the wabbling or loose fit,

which would be caused thereby, I provide the said reduced portion with a metallic thimble or ferrule, 0, tting neatly inthe tube J. .v The handle is provided with a spring latch or catch, P, adapted to engage the upper edge of the tube J when the handle is withdrawn, so as to retain the latter in. position, and the said handle is providedwith a loop, Q, by which the mop may be suspended when not in use, and which forms a handle, by means of which the handle K may be conveniently turned in the socket for the purpose of twisting or wringing the mop.

Themop-cloth, which is designated by let- I ter R,'consists of a continuous or endless strip of any suitablev material, preferably the material which is known as crash or :Russian dnck,coyered with cotton roping or knit goods. This'material is durable and inexpensive, and it readily retains the water.

In operation, the` mop-cloth is clamped between the piecesA and B, it being provided with a slit, S, to admit of the passagevof the loop or cross-piece M. When the handle is withdrawn, the catch P engages the upper edge of the tube J, and the mop-cloth then hangs,-

loose and ready forxoperation. In order to -wring the mop, the catch P is depressed, and the'handle pushed downward into th'e tube until the loop or cross-piece M reaches the Yas lower or depending end lof the' mop-cloth. The handle is then turned or twisted in the tube, thus twisting the mop-cloth and wringing the moisture-out thereof. The handle is then reversed and withdrawn, thus leaving the mop ready for operation, as before.

I claim- Ina mop, the combination, .with a head consisting of two box-like castings, the top one IOO ' of which is. provided"with a. perforated thimble and the lower one with a slot, and nutsv of the same diameter as the tube tting'on its.

Ilower end, a spring-catch in the side of said handle, and a rod havinga T-hea'd at its lower xc .end secured in the' lower end of said handle,

-andpassing through said thimble' and said slotA in said castings, as shown and described; v

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I4 have hereunto aixed my signa-tureA in presence of two witnesses.

. ERI F. WILSON.

Witnesses: v

MARY E. MOORE,

- W. MARTIN JONES.

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