US877621A - Mop-wringer. - Google Patents

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No. 877,621. PATBNTED JAN. 28, 1908. D. WHITEHURST.

MOP WRINGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.4, 1907.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID Wl-ll'lllll URS'I, NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALBERT J. vEAN, OF

. NEW YORK, N. Y.

MOP-WRINGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28}, 1908.

Application filed-March 4. 1907- Elerial No. 360.357.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID Wm'rnnnas'r,

' a subject of the King of Great Britain (havto a scrub ing declared my intention of becoming a citizen of the United States), residing in the borough of Bronx, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mop-Wringers,

of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the class of mop wringers in which the water is removed from the absorbent head of the mop by forcing said mop head, into, and turning it within, a drainer from which-the water thereby wrun from the mop head escapes sel, throug openings in said drainer,

the object being to effect the dis )lacement of the water from the mop head wlthout the dial axis of which is inclined with relation to l the perpendicular axis of the drainage receiving vessel to facilitate the manipulation of the mop, as hereinafter set forth. An incidental feature of my structure consists in incor crating my special form of mop receptac ewith the drainage vessel, in such manner as to attain a rigid structure, whereby stability is attained.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is a top view of a scrub pail formed. with my improved wringer; Fig. 2, is a central longitudinal section thereof; Fig. 3, a trans-v verse section upon plane of line 3-3 Fig. 2 Fig. 4, is a sectional view illustrating the wringing operation Fig. 5, is a horizontal section of the wringer upon plane of 1 line 55 Fig. 2.

The drain-receiving vessel or bucket P is of any ordinary or desired construction,

rovided with the usual bail or handle 12.

he pail P is preferably elongated in shape,

ai or other drain receiving vesthe 'wringer 'W occupying approximately one half of its upper portion, and the other side of the drain receptacle -P being open at top.

The wringer W consists of an angular receptacle, triangular .in horizontal cross section, the three side walls of which are also triangular in shape and converge downward to a common apex,so as to constitute an inverted pyramidal drain shell. It is formed on-one or'more of its'sides with drain openin s d, th ough which the water forced from .t e mop\ head m, may escape to the drain-receiving vessel P.

One side wall of the mop head receptacle W, preferably the back to, which is approximately vertical, may be made wlthout drain holes, but with convergent internally projecting ribs 1", for the purpose of increasmg frictional lesistance exerted against the mop head when turned Within the wringer.

It will be noticed thatthe medial axis of the mop head receptacle W, is inclined-from the perpendicular as related to the drain-receivlng vessel P, as indicated approximately by the line 22 Fig. 2, so that the mop head m, may be driven toward the apex of, and turned. within, the triangular rece tacle, while the handle m, of the mop is he d and manipulated in aninclined )osition, as illustrated in Fi 4. The angu ar form in cross section of t e receptacle W affords a relatively high degree of resistance to the rotation of the mo head therein, thus retarding and twisting t e mop head m, when the latter is turned within the wringer by means of the mop handle m.

By providing for themanipulation'of the mop at an angle, in what may be designated as 1ts natural or normal position, the operation of wringing the mop head may be performed'more quickly, conveniently and effectively than in the old form of inverted conical wringer.

. It is to be understood that the wringer W may be attached to or incor orated with the drain receiving vessel or pai P, in any'manner which may be found expedient,-the mouth of the wringer W being preferably parallel with the top of the vessel P.

Triangularity of structure is the distinguishing feature of my invention, and by it I attain new and beneficial results as compared with a wringer having a continuous, uniform circular concave draining surface, in that I opposed to the turning of the mop head within the wringer, so that the mop head does not slip smoothly as it would ever a contlnuous circular concave surface, but on the contrary is retarded and twisted in such manner as to greatly facilitate and expedite the operation of wringing themop head.

' What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. A mop wringer of the character designated, consisting of a receptacle which is triangular in horizontal cross section, two sides of which are formed with drain 0 )enings, and the other side of which is formed with internal ribs, in combination with a drainage receiving vessel, for the purpose described.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a drainage receiving vessel and a mop wringer rigidly attached thereto, said mop wringer consisting of a receptacle, triangular in horizontal cross section, the three side walls of which are also triangular in shape and converge downward to a common apex, said mop receptacle beingformed with drain openings for t e purpose described.

3. In combination with a drainage receiving vessel, a mop wringer consisting of a receptacle, triangular in horizontal cross sec tion, the three side walls of which are also triangular in shape and converge downward to a common apex, the medial axis of said mop receptacle being inclined with relation to the perpendicular axis of the draina e receivin vessel, and said mop receptacle eing formed with drain openings, for the purpose described.

4. In combination with a drainage receiving vessel, a mop wringer consisting of a receptacle, triangular in horizontal cross section, the three side walls of which are also triangular in shape and converge downward to a common apex, the medial axis of said receptacle being inclined with relation to the vertical axis of the drainage receiving vessel, the two lower side walls of said mop rece tacle being formed with drain openings an the other side wall thereof bein formed with ribs, for the purpose describe 5. As an improved article of manufacture a drainage receiving vessel and a mop wringer rigidly attached thereto, said mop wringer consisting of a receptacle triangular in horizontal cross section, the three side walls of which are also triangular in shape and converge downward to a common apex, the medial axis of said mop receptacle being inclined with relation to the perpendicular axis of the drainage receiving vessel said mop receptacle being also formed with drain openings, for the purpose described.

6. As an improved article of manufacture, a drainage receiving vessel and a mop wringer rigidly attached thereto, said mop wringer consisting of a receptacle triangularin horizontal cross section, the three side walls of which are also triangular in shape and converge downward to a common a ex, the medial axis of said, mop receptac e being inclined with relation to the perpendicular axis of the draina e receiving vessel, and the two lower side wa ls of said mop receptacle being formed with drain openings, for the purpose described.

- 7. As an improved article of manufacture, a drainage receiving vessel and a mop wringer rigidly attached thereto, said mop wringer consisting of a receptacle, triangular in horizontal cross section, the three side walls of which are also triangular in shape and converge downward to a common a ex, the medial axis of said mop receptac e being inclined with relation to the perpendicular axis of the drainage receiving vessel, the two lower side walls of said mop receptacle being formed with drain openings, and the other or back side wall thereof being formed with internal ribs, for the urpose described.

DA ID WHITEHURST. Witnesses:

D. W. GARDNER, Geo. WM. MIATT.

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