EP3763276B1 - Vertically actuated wringer - Google Patents

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EP3763276B1
EP3763276B1 EP19763546.9A EP19763546A EP3763276B1 EP 3763276 B1 EP3763276 B1 EP 3763276B1 EP 19763546 A EP19763546 A EP 19763546A EP 3763276 B1 EP3763276 B1 EP 3763276B1
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Julián ESCARPA GIL
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Sp Berner Plastic Group SL
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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

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  • the present invention relates to a wringer for mop buckets the purpose of which is to improve mop wringing such that it is facilitated without having to perform any rotational movement on the mop when wringing. In this manner, in order to wring the mop, it is simply pressed downwards against the structure of the wringer, which will press on the head of the mop.
  • the present invention is particularly applicable in the field of the industry of home cleaning articles.
  • Mop wringers for mop buckets that are adapted to the opening of the buckets and have a structure including an inverted frustoconical-shaped cavity having holes in the bottom and side walls are available today, such that in order to wring the mop, the head is introduced therein, pressing and rotating the mop for the wringing thereof.
  • Document ES-283439 describes a mop wringer of this type.
  • wringers comprise a structure including a frame for being attached to the mouth of the bucket and a structure incorporating flexible downwardly-converging elements that are joined in correspondence with a perforated lower base, such that when the mop is pressed downwards, those elements press on the head so as to wring it, such that when the mop is no longer pushed downwards, those elements recover their standby position.
  • Document US2002/0066152 basically comprises a set of narrow flexible sheets which determine a frustoconical-shaped space, while such sheets converge downwards to form a circular base.
  • document EP-489237 comprises two symmetrical groups of narrow flexible sheets converging towards the bottom and ending in an approximately rectangular base.
  • Document ES-2360220-T3 presents an alternative focusing on this problem. It consists of a wringer which is adapted to a cleaning bucket formed by two parts. One of the parts is a base which is adapted to the bucket. The other part is what acts as a wringer. It is formed by two more symmetrical parts which are anchored to the support in the outer area, while converging in the inner area, creating a concave shape with openings intended to receive a mop or the like to be wrung. By means of downward pressure, the two symmetrical parts press on the head of the mop and excess water falls through the openings.
  • this invention has a drawback in terms of the wringing capacity of the mop, which is limited to the bending of the concave parts which act as a wringer that is very limited due to the configuration of the assembly.
  • the present invention solves these problems by means of a mop bucket incorporating a wringer which, on one hand, incorporates a configuration with which the wringing of the head of the mop is facilitated, without having to exert a large force, and on the other hand, is formed by two detachable parts which enable only the wringing area to be replaced in case of breakage.
  • a wringer for a bucket including flexible wall members for squeezing around a strip mop.
  • Each wall member has an outer portion, an inner portion, and a transition zone between the outer portion and inner portion and each wall member having an upper face and an under face that is facing the container.
  • On at least one of the wall members at the under face is a least one outwardly projecting rib extending through the transition zone.
  • the present invention describes a vertically actuated wringer formed by a wringer cone and a base which are assembled in a reversible manner.
  • the base comprises a flat surface with a hole from which a skirt projects which ends in an inward-facing support ring and in an outward-facing attachment rib.
  • the wringer cone incorporates extensions uniformly separated from one another along the entire length of a ring joining the extensions through one of the ends.
  • the other end of the extensions ends in a rounded vertex, each of the extensions being joined to a prolongation by means of said vertex, forming an angle.
  • the prolongations are joined to a circular base having an elevation towards the volume defined by the prolongations.
  • the base may incorporate a safety crosspiece joined to the free edge of the skirt and formed by two pairs of perpendicular arms, each pair of arms having a U-shaped transversal cross section, the two pairs of arms providing a volume for housing the wringer cone.
  • Both the extensions and the prolongations are made to be elastically deformable, preferably being manufactured from a thermoplastic material.
  • the vertices present an accumulation of material by way of a thicknessing, such that it increases the possibility of applying larger forces by means of a mop to the circular base without the wringer having any breakage problems.
  • the wringer of the present invention is formed by two parts, i.e., a wringer cone (1) and a base (2), that can be assembled together.
  • Figures 1 to 5 depict the wringer with the two parts (1, 2) assembled together, wherein the different components can be seen, said components making up the wringer and being specified particularly in figures 6 and 7 which depict, respectively, the wringer cone (1) and the base (2), and will be used to provide a detailed description of each of the components making up the wringer, as they can all be seen with greater clarity.
  • the wringer cone (1) is formed by a ring (3) from which a series of extensions (4) project, in a considerably perpendicular direction, uniformly separated from one another along the entire length of the ring (3).
  • the extensions (4) end in rounded vertices (5) by which they are joined to prolongations (6) forming an angle.
  • the vertices (5) show an accumulation of material by way of a thicknessing (7).
  • the prolongations (6) are joined to one another by means of a circular base (8) having an elevation towards the volume defined by the prolongations (6), having a convex configuration once the wringer is assembled in a bucket.
  • Both the extensions (4) and the prolongations (6) have a high capacity for elastic deformation. To that end, they are preferably manufactured from a thermoplastic material.
  • the base (2) is configured to be attached to a bucket and to hold the wringer cone (1). To that end, it comprises a flat surface with a peripheral border having a U-shaped transversal cross-section in order to be placed on the edge of the bucket and an edge-free area, which faces the inside of the bucket when the base (2) is attached to the bucket, wherein at least one support is provided for attaching the handle of the mop when it is not being used.
  • the wringer cone (1) Arranged on the flat surface of the base (2) there is a hole from which a skirt (10) projects which ends in an end with protuberances towards the two sides, towards the inside, forming a support ring (11), and towards the outside, forming an attachment rib (12).
  • the support ring (11) is intended to act as a support for the ring (3) of the wringer cone (1).
  • the wringer cone (1) comprises an anchoring (9) configured as a tab protruding from the circular base (8) the end of which has an arrowhead-shaped cross section in order to be anchored to the attachment rib (12).
  • the radial attachment of the wringer cone (1) on the base (2) is carried out by means of attachment means consisting of a projection (13) located in the support ring (11) whereon there a recess is coupled, not depicted in the figures, located in the ring (3) of the wringer cone (1).
  • Figure 8 depicts a base (2) in a second embodiment, wherein it incorporates a safety crosspiece (14), joined to the free end of the skirt (10) and configured in the form of two perpendicular arms, each pair having a U-shaped transversal cross section, such that the wringer cone (1) can be housed in the space configured by the two pairs of arms without making any contact.
  • This crosspiece (14) is to prevent, by acting as a limiting stop, the wringer cone from being able to get over the support ring (11) and come off due to excessive pressure, or even breaking due to excessive elastic deformation of the material.
  • Figures 9 and 10 clearly show the position of the wringer cone (1) with respect to the crosspiece (14) of the base (2).
  • the operation is described below after having described the device.
  • a mop with the wet head is introduced until it rests on the circular base (8).
  • Pushing the head of the mop vertically downwards on the circular base (8) causes the prolongations (6) to close towards the inside, pressing on the head and then wringing it.
  • the openings between the prolongations (6) are intended to drain the water from the head of the mop.
  • the convex shape of the circular base (8) has two functions. On one hand, it prevents the water wrung from the head from being stored at the bottom of the wringer, rather said water falls into the bucket. On the other hand, it causes pressure to be applied to the inner strips of the head, improving the removal of water.
  • the angle at which the prolongations (6) are joined to extensions (4) can be variable, taking into account that the larger the angle, the smaller the inner space in the wringer and the more effective the removal of water will be.
  • the thicknessing (7) makes it so that the force applied to the mop can be fairly high, enabling the elastic deformation of the extensions (4), so that the prolongations (6) press on the head with a high force as well.

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ES201830230U ES1208287Y (es) 2018-03-05 2018-03-05 Escurridor de accionamiento vertical
PCT/ES2019/070077 WO2019170939A1 (es) 2018-03-05 2019-02-13 Escurridor de accionamiento vertical

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