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US3462790A
US3462790A US710408A US3462790DA US3462790A US 3462790 A US3462790 A US 3462790A US 710408 A US710408 A US 710408A US 3462790D A US3462790D A US 3462790DA US 3462790 A US3462790 A US 3462790A
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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
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  • This invention relates to a mop cover for brooms.
  • An object of the invention is to provide an adjustable cover which may be readily attached to various width broomheads.
  • FIG. l is a plan View of the mop cover in Hat condition.
  • FIG. 2 shows the mop cover doubled upon itself.
  • FIG. 3 shows the cover secured to a broomhead.
  • FIG. 4 shows the device as it could be advertised.
  • a piece of terry or any absorbent cloth 1, that is about 30 inches lby 18 inches is placed upon a support. The opposed ends and sides of the cloth are hemmed. A 27 inch length of 1/2 inch elastic strip is cut into four pieces 6% inches long. The ends of the cloth are gathered at 2, 2 and strips of elastic 3, 4 are double stitched thereto to form a soft napped cloth of tapered halves. The ends are in a stretchable gathered condition. A second pair of elasice tic strips 5, 6 spaced inwardly 1/2 inch from the rst strips are stitched to the cloth. Four male size 4 snap buttons 7, are secured to the ends of the elastic strips 3, 5 to cooperate with four female snap receptacles 8, on the ends of the strips 4, 6.
  • the mop cloth is doubled upon itself and draped over the broomhead.
  • the snap fasteners are aligned and coupled to each other to maintain the cloth in place during use.
  • the cloth may be used with various Widths of 'broomheads, the snaps anking the sides of the head.
  • the device may be advertised as in FIG. 4 and may be termed a Handy Hilda Hood.
  • a cleaning cover for a broom comprised of an elongated soft nap cloth sheet gathered at opposite ends to form tapered halves, elastic tape means secured to said ends to maintain said ends in stretchable gathered condition and cof-operating means at said ends, operable to secure the ends together when said sheet is doubled over a broornhead, to maintain it in position thereon for use in cleaning.

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Aug. 26, 1969 R, UNGLE 3,462,790
l MOP Filed March 4, 1968 uuuuuuu u INVENTOR. ,PUT/4 /NGL E United States Patent' O 3,462,790 MOP Ruth Lingle, 1124 N. 10th St., Lafayette, Ind. 47904 Filed Mar. 4, 1968, Ser. No. 710,408 Int. Cl. A471 13/00 U.S. Cl. 15-247 1 Claim ABSTRACT F THE DISCLOSURE A terry cloth for converting a broomhead to a mophead, the ends of the cover being in gathered stretchable condition so that the cover can be doubled over and stretched to tit various widths of broomheads. Snap fasteners are provided to hold the cover on the broomhead.
SPECIFICATION This invention relates to a mop cover for brooms.
An object of the invention is to provide an adjustable cover which may be readily attached to various width broomheads.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. l is a plan View of the mop cover in Hat condition.
FIG. 2 shows the mop cover doubled upon itself.
FIG. 3 shows the cover secured to a broomhead.
FIG. 4 `shows the device as it could be advertised.
A piece of terry or any absorbent cloth 1, that is about 30 inches lby 18 inches is placed upon a support. The opposed ends and sides of the cloth are hemmed. A 27 inch length of 1/2 inch elastic strip is cut into four pieces 6% inches long. The ends of the cloth are gathered at 2, 2 and strips of elastic 3, 4 are double stitched thereto to form a soft napped cloth of tapered halves. The ends are in a stretchable gathered condition. A second pair of elasice tic strips 5, 6 spaced inwardly 1/2 inch from the rst strips are stitched to the cloth. Four male size 4 snap buttons 7, are secured to the ends of the elastic strips 3, 5 to cooperate with four female snap receptacles 8, on the ends of the strips 4, 6. The mop cloth is doubled upon itself and draped over the broomhead. The snap fasteners are aligned and coupled to each other to maintain the cloth in place during use. As a result of the gathering of the ends of the cloth, the cloth may be used with various Widths of 'broomheads, the snaps anking the sides of the head.
The device may be advertised as in FIG. 4 and may be termed a Handy Hilda Hood.
I claim:
1. A cleaning cover for a broom comprised of an elongated soft nap cloth sheet gathered at opposite ends to form tapered halves, elastic tape means secured to said ends to maintain said ends in stretchable gathered condition and cof-operating means at said ends, operable to secure the ends together when said sheet is doubled over a broornhead, to maintain it in position thereon for use in cleaning.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,360,926 11/1920 Glenn. 1,476,396 12/ 1923 Dickson 15-247 2,221,305 11/1940 Chase 15-247 2,269,424 1/ 1942 Bernstein 15-247 2,671,919 3/1954 Kelley 15-228 XR 2,815,521 12/1957 Winckler 15-247 XR 2,963,731 12/1960 Hoots 15-247 FOREIGN PATENTS 994,741 8/1951 France.
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US5358107A (en) * 1993-03-24 1994-10-25 Vonco Products, Inc. Packaging cover for a cleaning apparatus having bristles
US5991960A (en) * 1997-08-08 1999-11-30 Eastman Kodak Company Device for cleaning optical surfaces
US6389637B1 (en) * 1999-08-12 2002-05-21 Leona Hurell Absorbent broom cover
US6681434B2 (en) 2001-11-27 2004-01-27 Watch Hill Harbor Technologies Dual sided disposable cleaning cloth
US6701567B2 (en) 2001-12-05 2004-03-09 Watch Hill Harbor Technologies Cleaning attachment for converting a broom to a mop
US6705792B2 (en) 2002-06-25 2004-03-16 Watch Hill Harbor Technologies Cleaning attachment for converting a cleaning implement to a mop
US6745434B2 (en) 2001-07-27 2004-06-08 Watch Hill Harbor Technologies Cleaning attachment for converting a cleaning implement to a mop
US20040158951A1 (en) * 2001-07-27 2004-08-19 Smith James A. Cleaning attachment for converting a cleaning implement to a mop
US20060037879A1 (en) * 2004-08-19 2006-02-23 Christmas Katharine R Personal hygiene device for a hair brush
US20080202960A1 (en) * 2007-02-23 2008-08-28 Anne Donohue Disposable toothbrush cover and method of using
US20090144926A1 (en) * 2007-09-20 2009-06-11 Gina Marie Fava Microfiber sweep mopcloth cleaning device
USD759925S1 (en) * 2015-01-29 2016-06-21 Penelope Martens Broom cover
USD856672S1 (en) 2016-03-31 2019-08-20 Robbin Smith Broom and mop head cover kit

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US1360926A (en) * 1920-06-26 1920-11-30 William H Glenn Mop
US1476396A (en) * 1923-02-12 1923-12-04 Minerva B Dickson Sanitary broom mop
US2221305A (en) * 1938-06-29 1940-11-12 Chase Fielding Dry mop
US2269424A (en) * 1940-08-14 1942-01-13 Adele R Bernstein Dust mop
FR994741A (en) * 1949-07-29 1951-11-21 Improvement in washing cloths and other similar cleaning elements
US2671919A (en) * 1951-03-17 1954-03-16 Kelley Mary Florence Mop holder
US2815521A (en) * 1955-08-15 1957-12-10 Louise E Winckler Dust mop envelope and combination
US2963731A (en) * 1958-12-10 1960-12-13 James M Hoots Cleaning cover for brooms

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US1360926A (en) * 1920-06-26 1920-11-30 William H Glenn Mop
US1476396A (en) * 1923-02-12 1923-12-04 Minerva B Dickson Sanitary broom mop
US2221305A (en) * 1938-06-29 1940-11-12 Chase Fielding Dry mop
US2269424A (en) * 1940-08-14 1942-01-13 Adele R Bernstein Dust mop
FR994741A (en) * 1949-07-29 1951-11-21 Improvement in washing cloths and other similar cleaning elements
US2671919A (en) * 1951-03-17 1954-03-16 Kelley Mary Florence Mop holder
US2815521A (en) * 1955-08-15 1957-12-10 Louise E Winckler Dust mop envelope and combination
US2963731A (en) * 1958-12-10 1960-12-13 James M Hoots Cleaning cover for brooms

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US5358107A (en) * 1993-03-24 1994-10-25 Vonco Products, Inc. Packaging cover for a cleaning apparatus having bristles
US5991960A (en) * 1997-08-08 1999-11-30 Eastman Kodak Company Device for cleaning optical surfaces
US6389637B1 (en) * 1999-08-12 2002-05-21 Leona Hurell Absorbent broom cover
US6745434B2 (en) 2001-07-27 2004-06-08 Watch Hill Harbor Technologies Cleaning attachment for converting a cleaning implement to a mop
US7458128B2 (en) 2001-07-27 2008-12-02 Watch Hill Harbor Technologies Cleaning attachment for converting a cleaning implement to a mop
US20040158951A1 (en) * 2001-07-27 2004-08-19 Smith James A. Cleaning attachment for converting a cleaning implement to a mop
US6681434B2 (en) 2001-11-27 2004-01-27 Watch Hill Harbor Technologies Dual sided disposable cleaning cloth
US6701567B2 (en) 2001-12-05 2004-03-09 Watch Hill Harbor Technologies Cleaning attachment for converting a broom to a mop
US6705792B2 (en) 2002-06-25 2004-03-16 Watch Hill Harbor Technologies Cleaning attachment for converting a cleaning implement to a mop
US20060037879A1 (en) * 2004-08-19 2006-02-23 Christmas Katharine R Personal hygiene device for a hair brush
US20080202960A1 (en) * 2007-02-23 2008-08-28 Anne Donohue Disposable toothbrush cover and method of using
US20090144926A1 (en) * 2007-09-20 2009-06-11 Gina Marie Fava Microfiber sweep mopcloth cleaning device
US8499406B2 (en) * 2007-09-20 2013-08-06 Gina Marie Fava Microfiber sweep mopcloth cleaning device
USD759925S1 (en) * 2015-01-29 2016-06-21 Penelope Martens Broom cover
USD856672S1 (en) 2016-03-31 2019-08-20 Robbin Smith Broom and mop head cover kit

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