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US3916470A
US3916470A US304666A US30466672A US3916470A US 3916470 A US3916470 A US 3916470A US 304666 A US304666 A US 304666A US 30466672 A US30466672 A US 30466672A US 3916470 A US3916470 A US 3916470A
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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
    • A47L13/50—Auxiliary implements
    • A47L13/58—Wringers for scouring pads, mops, or the like, combined with buckets
    • A47L13/60—Wringers for scouring pads, mops, or the like, combined with buckets with squeezing rollers
    • 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
    • A47L13/14—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing combined with squeezing or wringing devices
    • 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
    • A47L13/50—Auxiliary implements
    • A47L13/58—Wringers for scouring pads, mops, or the like, combined with buckets

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  • the mopping roller and its enveloping mopping pad or the band-Shaped floor mopping cloth is intermittently advanced during [56] References Cited the mopping operation to bring a previously unused UNITED STATES PATENTS portion of the mopping pad or mopping cloth into 807 965 12 1905 Rice 242/107.6 Contact with the Working Surface at every or any 8991725 9,1908 Goodier 15,228 lectable forward working stroke of the appliance. 899,727 9/1908 Goodier 15/228 1,130,064 3/1915 Buchanan 15/228 4 Claims, 39 Drawing Figures US. Patent Nov. 4, 1975 Sheetlof 19 3,916,470

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Abstract

A mopping appliance for mopping floors with a damp pad or cloth, comprising a mopping roller enveloped by a mopping pad or a bandshaped floor mopping cloth which runs endlessly over rollers or from one to a second spool and bears on the working surface underneath a mopping shoe or roller. The mopping roller and its enveloping mopping pad or the band-shaped floor mopping cloth is intermittently advanced during the mopping operation to bring a previously unused portion of the mopping pad or mopping cloth into contact with the working surface at every or any selectable forward working stroke of the appliance.

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Unlted States Patent 1 1 1111 3,916,470 May 5] Nov. 4, 1975 [5 FLOOR MOPPING APPLIANCE 1,368,078 2/1921 Vanderbilt 242/107 R 2,452,744 11/1948 Gardner 15/228 UX [76] lnvemor- Possmger Strasse 3,132,369 5/1964 McMaster et a1 15/228 x Berk 49, Germany 3,253,797 5/1966 Peterson 242 107 R x Filed: 1972 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS [21] Appl. No; 304,666 1,940,186 2 1970 Germany 15/98 Primary Examiner-Daniel Blum [30] Forelgn Apphcatlon Pmmty Data Att0rney,A gent, or Firm -Wenderoth, Lind & Ponach Nov. 12, 1971 Germany 2157104 Oct. 4, 1972 Germany 2249187 [57] ABSTRACT 52 us. c1. 15/98; 15/1; 15/99; A mopping applianc? F mQPPiHg, 1100 with a damp 15/119 5/2301 1; 15/25706; 15/260; pad or cloth, compnsmg a mopplng roller enveloped 242/67'3 R by a mopping pad or a band-shaped floor mopping [51] Int A471 11/26; A471 13/144. A471 13/60 cloth which runs endlessly over rollers or from one to 58 Field 61 Search 15/51 52 9s 99 22s a secOnd Spool and bears on the Working Surface 15/231 51/361, 242/107 demeath a mopping shoe or roller. The mopping roller and its enveloping mopping pad or the band-Shaped floor mopping cloth is intermittently advanced during [56] References Cited the mopping operation to bring a previously unused UNITED STATES PATENTS portion of the mopping pad or mopping cloth into 807 965 12 1905 Rice 242/107.6 Contact with the Working Surface at every or any 8991725 9,1908 Goodier 15,228 lectable forward working stroke of the appliance. 899,727 9/1908 Goodier 15/228 1,130,064 3/1915 Buchanan 15/228 4 Claims, 39 Drawing Figures US. Patent Nov. 4, 1975 Sheetlof 19 3,916,470
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Claims (4)

1. A mopping appliance for mopping floors and the like comprising: elongate handle means; mopping roller means mounted at one end of the handle means; absorbent mop means extending around at least part of the periphery of said mopping roller means to be supported thereby such that a portion of said mop means is adapted to engage a floor or like working surface backed up by said mopping roller means, whereby when said appliance is drawn backward and forward across the floor said portion of said mop means is drawn backwards and forward in contact with the working surface to mop the working surface; spring drive means operatively coupled to advance said mop means; intermittent means operatively positioned for selectively locking said mop means and holding the mopping roller means against rotation during the mopping operation and advancing said mop means, said intermittent means being comprised of a double pawl engaging a ratchet wheel connected with said mopping roller means; and means operatively coupled for, during working strokes of said appliance, releasing said intermittent means to intermittently advance said mop means by said spring drive means during the mopping operation irrespective of the friction between said mop means and the floor and the pressure of the appliance on the floor, to bring a previously unused portion of said mop means into the position occupied by said first-mentioned portion of said mop means for engagement with the working surface.
2. A mopping appliance according to claim 1, wherein said intermittent means is connected with an actuating handle at the other end of said handle means, said actuating handle being selectively operable automatically for releasing said intermittent means without extra movement or effort by the operator and without interruption of the mopping work, said double pawl, when operated by said actuating handle, limiting said mopping roller means through a preselected angle of rotation, whereby said mop means is moved on through a preselected length, irrespective of length of time or strength of effort of the working stroke.
3. A mopping appliance according to claim 1, wherein said mop means comprises a mopping cloth band of finite length carried on two spools mounted in a cassette attachable to said handle means.
4. A mopping appliance according to claim 3, wherein said magazine comprises a window between said two spools, said window being adapted to permit passage therethrough of said roller means to withdraw a loop of said cloth band from one of said spools, said loop extending around a portion of the periphery of said roller means, and washing and wringing roller means to press said cloth band against at least one washing and wringing roller means in a separate cleaning device when the magazine is removed from the mopping appliance.
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DE2157104A DE2157104A1 (en) 1971-11-12 1971-11-12 WIPER FOR DAMP CLEANING OF FLOORS
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US4121315A (en) * 1977-05-17 1978-10-24 Buser Arthur L Bowling lane duster
US4196491A (en) * 1978-04-14 1980-04-08 Baril Conrad J Controllable paint roller
US4819293A (en) * 1988-01-11 1989-04-11 Aquality, Inc. Adapter and pole assembly
US5440778A (en) * 1994-09-30 1995-08-15 Micronova Manufacturing, Inc. Multiple purpose wringer
US5701630A (en) * 1996-04-23 1997-12-30 Liao; Jih-Shun Mop with a tape of rags taking up mechanism
US5857239A (en) * 1994-12-31 1999-01-12 Kwanju Electronics Co., Ltd. Vacuum cleaner having a wet duster device
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US6032318A (en) * 1995-07-21 2000-03-07 Mclaughlin; Hugh Rogers Apparatus for drying hard floors
US6055698A (en) * 1998-05-26 2000-05-02 Micronova Manufacturing Inc. Wringer, web support and web
US6173472B1 (en) * 1995-07-21 2001-01-16 Hugh R. McLaughlin Apparatus for removing a liquid from a hard surface
US20040016764A1 (en) * 2002-07-26 2004-01-29 Biggs Blyth S. Surface treatment method and apparatus
US20050011032A1 (en) * 2003-07-14 2005-01-20 Bosler James Thomas Paint roller frame with thumb controlled brake
US20050196225A1 (en) * 2004-03-05 2005-09-08 Long Chang Auto loading and auto dampening cleaning apparatus
US20070256268A1 (en) * 2006-05-02 2007-11-08 Mertins Orville L Jr Remotely actuated paint roller cover dispensing frame
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US4083075A (en) * 1977-04-13 1978-04-11 Hester Michael A Lint pickup device
US4121315A (en) * 1977-05-17 1978-10-24 Buser Arthur L Bowling lane duster
US4196491A (en) * 1978-04-14 1980-04-08 Baril Conrad J Controllable paint roller
US4819293A (en) * 1988-01-11 1989-04-11 Aquality, Inc. Adapter and pole assembly
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US20050011032A1 (en) * 2003-07-14 2005-01-20 Bosler James Thomas Paint roller frame with thumb controlled brake
US20050196225A1 (en) * 2004-03-05 2005-09-08 Long Chang Auto loading and auto dampening cleaning apparatus
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US8029427B1 (en) * 2007-06-02 2011-10-04 Hyde Tools, Inc. Paint roller system with selectively lockable roller
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