US1587332A - Combined mop and wringer - Google Patents

Description

June 1 1926.

D. KEIR COMBINED MOP AND WRINGER Fi1ed Nov. 17. 1924- Duncan Keir W SW WITNESS:

Patented June 1, 1926.

DUNCAN KEIR, OF ATLAETIC CITY, NEVT JERSEY.

COMBINED MOP AND WBING-ER.

Application filed November This invention relates to a combined mop and wringer, and contemplates simplyfying the structure illustrated in my pending ap plication; Serial No. 720,096, so that the combined mop and wringer can be manufactured and sold at a nominal cost, and more easily and conveniently manipulated for the purpose intended.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein Figure 1 is a plan view.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view showing the position of the pivoted lever when the squeezing roller is moved away from the mop roller.

Figure 3 is a view showing the normal position of said lever.

The device forming the subject matter of the present invention embodies a handle 10 which supports at one end thereof a stationary yoke 11. This yoke projects forwardly from the handle 10, and. journalled between the parallel sides thereof is a mop roller 12 with which the mop 13 is terminally connected. The mop is capable of being wound about and unwound from the roller 12 in a manner and for a purpose to bepresently described, but when used for mopping purposes, the mop 1.3 is wholly unwound from,

the roller 12 to permit of its use in the manner illustrated in Figures 2 and 5. For the purpose of rotating the roller 12, the shaft thereof is extended to provide a crank arm 14, while mounted on this arm a handle 15. The handle is capable of being turned upon the crank arm 14: to project outwardly or inwardly therefrom, while a coiled spring 16 is mounted upon the arm 14 and cooperates with the handle to hold the latter fixed in either of its positions. The handle 15 is arranged to extend outwardly from the arm 14 when it is desired to rotate the roller 12, but the normal position of the handle is illustrated in Figure 2, where it is entirely out of the way, to allow the mop to be used in close places, along the wall and the corners, and the like. The parallel sides 17 of 17, 1924. Serial" No. 750,397.

the yoke 11 are slotted as at 18 and the shaft 15) of a squeezing roller 20 is mounted to slide in these slots, that the said roller 20 can be moved toward or away from. the roller 12. When moved toward the roller 12 it occupies the position shown in Figure to assist in clamping the mop 13 between said rollers, but when the roller 20 is slightly spaced from the roller 12 as shown in Figure 1, it allows the mop 13 to be wound about the roller 12, so that the water can be squeezed from the mop during the wringing operation.

ll hile the roller 20 can be moved toward and away from the roller 12 in any suit able manner, I preferably employ a movable yoke 21 which is arranged to straddle the yoke 12, the parallel sides of the yoke 21 receiving and supporting the shaft 19 of the movable roller 20. The corresponding eX- tremities of the yoke 21 are pivotally connected with a lever 22 which is substantially of U-shaped formation in cross section to straddle the handle 10 to which it is pivoted as at 23. The lever 22 is of such configuration, that when it is moved to occupy the position shown in Figure 5, the pivots 24 be tween the lever and the yoke 21 are moved beyond center, so that the roller 20 is locked in clamping or gripping relation with the roller 12 when the lever 22 is swung away from the handle to the position shown in F gure 4, the roller 20 is moved in a direc tion away from the roller 12 to allow ample space between the roller for the winding of the mop about the roller 12. The lever 22 is only moved away from the handle in the manner described, when it is desired to wring the mop, and thus squeeze the water therefrom. During this operation the mop is supported over the bucket or the like 25, the handle 10 being formed with a U-shaped bearing member 26 for this purpose, which member is designed to embrace the edge of the bucket as shown in Figure 1. iVhiiethe mop is being wound about the roller 12, the pressure of the squeezing roller 20 against the mop can be varied and regulated by exerting different pressures against the lever 22 as will be readily understood.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown and described, and that such changes may be reserted to when desired as fall Within the on said 211111 and capable 01 being arrnnged 10 sec-p0 of What is claimed. to project from either side thereof, and a Having thus described the invention, 1 coiled springsmrronnding said arm and inchiiin: tel-posed between one of said nuts and said A mop the character described inelndeve member for holding the handle in any ing a roller shaft, a crank arm projecting given position. 15 therefi'on'i, and threaded for {l portion of its In testinieny Wheres-1": I am): my signature. length, spaced nuts arranged on said arm, a handle including;- an eye member mounted DUNCAN KE ll.

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