US3525113A - Mop with removable holder - Google Patents

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Aug 25, 1970 R. G. LELAND MOP WITH REMOVABLE HOLDER Filed Aug. 1e, 1968 /2 6 s. si

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T e www United States Patent O 3,525,113 MOP WITH REMOVABLE HOLDER Ragnvald G. Leland, 2334 W. 241st St., Lomta, Calif. 90717 Filed Aug. 16, 1968, Ser. No. 753,122 Int. Cl. A47l 13/252 U.S. Cl. 15-229 7 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A mop device having a folded fabric section consisting of two layers with one fold stitched or secured to the other to form a pocket so that the rod of the mop handle may be inserted therein and can be completely covered, with the pocket being wider at the point of insertion of the rod and converging to a narrow portion at its opposite end to permit the rod to easily enter the pocket but to prevent the rod from moving sideways after complete insertion. The mop further provides tension means for maintaining a string mop in flat relationship and can have various types of string members secured thereto.

The present invention relates to a mop and a removable holder for string mops and the like in which the mop handle can be readily removed from a pocket formed in the mop head.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a string type mop that has pocket means formed therein for receiving the small rod portion at the lower end of a mop handle so that the rod can be quickly inserted into the mop head and properly positioned for mopping or cleaning.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide tension means insertion within a flexible fabric material for properly maintaining the mop head in its normal expanded or usable position.

Various other objects and advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, and in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective detailed view of the pocket meas for receiving the rod of a mop handle before it is folded into position;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mop head after the pocket for receiving the mop handle rod has been formed and before the tension means are inserted within a member to keep the mop in its expanded usable position;

FIG. 3 is a view of the mop handle and the mop head before the mop handle with its rod portion is inserted into the mop head;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged section taken along the lines 4-4 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 4A is another modification of the mop head illustrated in FIG. 4;

FIG. 5 is a perspective View of still another modification of a string mop head;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged section taken along the lines 6-6 of FIG. 5; and

FIG. 7 is a section taken along the lines 7-7 of FIG. 6.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 10 generally designates a mop head to which is removably connected a mop handle 12 having a lower bar portion 14, which bar portion consists of a vertical section 16 that terminates in a transverse section 18 forming a U configuration.

The mop head 10 is provided with a at pad 20 made of cloth material and formed into two folds 22, the uppermost fold, and 24, the lowermost fold.

Referring to FIG. 1, it will be noted that the folds 3,525,113 Patented Aug. 25, 1970 22 and 24 are folded along a central line 26 and then are stitched together at the opposite side, or secured together by glue or other adhesive means, if desired, as indicated at 28.

The uppermost fold 22 is provided with a substantially rectangular patch 30 sewed thereto, while the lower fold 24 is provided with a patch 32 sewed thereto. The patch 32 has an enlarged open end 34 and it gradually tapers or converges until the opposite end 36 is relatively narrow. The patch 30 and the patch 32 are stitched to their respective folds so that they are in vertical alignment with each other when the folds 22 and 24 have been folded into abutting relationship, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4. The patch 30 is provided with a reinforcement rib 38 sewed thereto, while the fold 24 has a reinforcement rib 40 sewed thereto Within the patch 32. The patch 30 and the rib 40 have aligned apertures 42 therein for receiving the lower leg of the U-Shaped portion of the rod 14. The folds 22 and 24, as best seen in FIG. 4, are also provided with apertures 42 in alignment with the apertures in the patch `30 and rib 40. It can be seen from FIG. 4 that the lower leg 18 is inserted through the apertures by manipulating it so that its front end will extend through the aligned openings and thereafter the lower leg 18 is pushed until its left end is completely inserted Within the pocket formed by the patch 32. The provision of the wide end 34- of the patch 32 and the gradual tapering or converging of this patch 32 until it reaches the narrow end 36 will prevent the rod from moving from side to side after it has been completely inserted within the pocket.

The folds 22 and 24 are left open at one end 44 and a plurality of semi-circular shaped strings may be stitched to reinforcement members 50 completely around the edges of the folds 22 and 24. The folds 22 and 24 are stitched together along the edge as indicated at 28.

The open end 44 is left in the folds to receive a spring Wire tension member 52 having a substantially W configuration or shape. The tension spring 52 is squeezed together adjacent the portions 54 thereof, and is inserted into the open end 44 between the folds 22 and 24, after which the tension in the spring maintains the mop in its spread or expanded position for use.

Referring to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 4A, this embodiment is substantially the same as that described in connection with FIGS. 1 to 4, except that the string members 56 are secured to the upper and lower surfaces of the folds 22 and 24, so as to substantially cover the surfaces thereof.

Referring to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 7, this, too, is substantially the same as that described in connection with FIGS. 1 to 4, except that in this embodiment of the invention, the strings 58 are secured to the patch 30 and the rib 40 by stitching and there is no fold 22 or 24 as in FIG. 1. In this embodiment of the invention, it will be seen that the strings 58 are sandwiched, as indicated at 60, between the patch 30 and the rib 40.

Thus, from the foregoing description, it is apparent that the present invention provides a novel mop head and particularly a novel mop head for a string type mop, in which pocket means are provided for readily attaching and inserting of a rod or bar for the mop handle, so that the mop handle can be quickly connected to and detached from the other portion of the device.

Inasmuch as various changes may be made in the relative arrangement, location and disposition of the parts without departing from the invention, it is not meant to limit the invention except by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A mop device comprising a mop head having an upper fold member and a lower fold member, an upper patch secured to the upper surface of said upper fold member and a lower patch secured to the lower surface of said lower fold member in stacked vertical relationship with each other and secured to each other, said lower patch forming a laterally convergent pocket from one open end t its opposite end, said pocket being adapted to receive a mop handle rod, aperture means in said fold members and patches to permit entrance of said mop handle rod into said pocket, string means secured to said fold members, said upper and lower fold members forming a second pocket therebetween having an open end, and spring wire tension means removably disposed in said second pocket to maintain said mop head in spread condition.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein said spring means is of a W-shape.

3. In a mop head for use with a handle terminating in a U-shaped rod lying substantially perpendicular to the handle, the improvements comprising an upper and a lower patch formed of flexible strip material stacked in Vertical relation and secured to each other to form a pocket therebetween with an opening at one end, said lower patch tapering away from the open end, vertically aligned apertures in said patches for passing the free end of said mop handle rod into said pocket, a reinforcement rib disposed in said pocket so as to leave a space which converges from the open end of the pocket toward its opposite end for said handle rod, and string means secured to said mop head.

4. A mop head according to claim 3, wherein is additionally provided an elongated sheet of flexible material folded along its center to form upper and lower fold members, and means securing together the edges of the fold members opposite the fold, said upper and lower fold members being disposed between said upper and lower patches, and aperture means in alignment with said apertures in said patches to pass the rod of said handle.

t5. The mop head of claim 4, wherein said upper and lower fold members form a second pocket therebetween having an opening at one end, and spring wire tension means disposed in said second pocket to maintain said mop head in spread condition.

6. The mop head of claim 5, wherein said spring means is of W-shape.

7. In combination, a mop head and a handle terminating in a U-shaped rod lying substantially perpendicular to the handle, said mop head comprising an elongated sheet of exible material folded along its center to form upper and lower fold members and having means securing the edges of the fold members opposite the fold, an upper patch secured to the upper surface of said upper fold member and a lower patch secured to the lower surface of said lower member in stacked vertical relationship with each other and secured to each other, said lower patch forming a laterally convergent pocket from one open end to its opposite end for receiving said mop handle rod, aperture means in said fold members and patches to permit entrance of said mop handle rod into said pocket, string means secured to fold members, said upper and lower fold members forming a second pocket therebetween having an open end, and spring wire tension means removably dis-posed in said second pocket to matintain said mop head in spread condition.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,408,488 3/1922 Toplitz. 2,293,905 8/1942 Krebs. 2,988,766 6/1961y Anderson et al. 3,196,475 7/1965 Brown 15e-228 DANIEL BLUM, Primary Examiner

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