WO1999063879A1 - Cleaning tool with removable cleaning sheets - Google Patents
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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
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- A47L25/005—Domestic cleaning devices not provided for in other groups of this subclass using adhesive or tacky surfaces to remove dirt, e.g. lint removers
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- 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
- A47L13/20—Mops
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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
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- 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
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- A47L13/29—Polishing implements having movable or detachable polishing or shining cloths
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- This invention relates generally to tools for cleaning surfaces such as floors, walls, ceilings, and furniture surfaces and more specifically to a mop having removable cleaning sheets.
- Sweeping or vacuuming works well for removing loose dirt and debris and mopping works well for removing liquids and certain debris which is lightly adhered to a surface such as a tile or wood floor. Serious stains and sticky dirt and debris may require scrubbing and the use of strong chemicals.
- These methods work well to thoroughly clean a surface such as a floor but all suffer from the drawback of being time consuming and difficult.
- the mop for cleaning a floor or other surface.
- the mop includes a handle for a user to grip the mop.
- a mop head is interconnected with the handle and has a lower surface with a side to side width and a back to front length.
- a plurality of cleaning sheets are each removably supported on the lower surface of the mop head in a stacked configuration.
- Each of the sheets has an outward face for cleaning and an opposed inward face and have a side to side width and a front to back length.
- the outward face of each sheet is configured to contact and clean a floor, thereby becoming soiled. When the outermost sheet becomes soiled, it may be peeled away to expose a non-soiled sheet.
- the sheets include a bibulous layer and a moisture barrier layer which is operative to prevent transport of liquid from the bibulous layer of one sheet to the bibulous layer of an adjacent sheet.
- the sheets are configured as a continuous web of material in an oblate roll around the mop head with perforations for removal of portions of the web.
- FIG. 2 is an end view of the mop of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view a portion of one embodiment of a cleaning sheet for use with a mop according to the present invention;
- FIG. 4 is a bottom view of a second embodiment of a mop according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view of a portion of one embodiment of a web of cleaning material for use with a mop according to the present invention
- FIG. 6 is an end view of a mop head with a web of cleaning material as shown in FIG. 5 wrapped about the mop head;
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a portion of a mop according to the present invention illustrating a preferred pivot range limiter;
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the mop of FIG. 7 taken along lines 8-8;
- FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment of a mop according to the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is an end view of the mop of FIG. 9;
- FIG. 11 is a top view of a stack of refill cleaning sheets for a fourth embodiment of a mop according to the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the refill sheets of FIG. 11 with a mop head for use with the fourth embodiment of the mop placed thereon;
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the fourth embodiment of a mop according to the present invention with the cleaning sheets assembled about the mop head;
- FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective of a mop according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- the mop 10 includes an elongated handle 12 for a user to grip the mop 10 and a mop head 20 which is interconnected with the mop handle 12 by a mop head mount 14.
- the elongated handle 12 is detachable from the mount 14.
- Other sizes and shapes of handles may be substituted, such as an extension pole to allow use of the mop to clean a surface that is hard to reach.
- the mop 10 can also be used without the elongated handle 12, with the user gripping the mop head mount 14 which acts as a short handle.
- the mop head 20 has a top side which is defined as an upper surface 22, and a bottom side which is defined as a lower surface 24.
- the upper and lower surfaces 22, 24 are interconnected at the front of the mop head 20 by a leading edge 26 and at the back of the mop head by a trailing edge 28.
- the sides of the mop head are defined by a pair of ends 30.
- An elongated web 38 of cleaning material 40 is wrapped about the mop head 20 so as to form an oblate roll 42 with a plurality of layers 44.
- the roll 42 of material 40 defines a first plurality of cleaning sheets 46 supported on the lower surface 24 of the mop head 20 and a second plurality of cleaning sheets 48 supported on the upper surface 22 of the mop head 20.
- the cleaning sheets 46, 48 are each removably supported on the respective surfaces 22, 24 in stacked configurations. While in the preferred embodiment the cleaning sheets 46, 48 are defined by a web 38 of cleaning material 40 wrapped about the mop head 20, the cleaning sheets 46, 48 may also be individual sheets which are supported on one or both surfaces 22, 24 of the mop head 20 in a stacked configuration.
- the roll 42 is defined as having an upper surface 50 on the top of the roll 42, a lower surface 52 on the bottom of the roll 42, a leading edge 54 interconnecting the upper 50 and lower 52 surfaces at the front of the roll 42, and a trailing edge 56 interconnecting the upper 50 and lower 52 surfaces at the rear of the roll 42.
- the upper 50 and lower 52 surfaces of the roll 42 are preferably curved.
- the web 38 of material 40 includes perforations 58 to allow a portion of the web 38 of material 40 to be removed from the remainder of the web 38.
- the perforations 58 are located on the leading 54 and trailing 56 edges of the roll 42 so that a portion of the web 38 forming the upper 50 or lower 52 surface may be removed in its entirety, thereby exposing a fresh surface.
- the perforations 58 may either be cut after the roll 42 is formed or the material 40 may be perforated prior to forming the roll 42.
- perforations it is meant that the web has areas designed to tear or separate. This includes the use of a weakened area, a series of small cuts, or one or more large slits.
- the roll 42 of cleaning material 40 is preferably configured so as to allow the use of refills.
- Roll 42 is formed such that it may be removed from the mop head 20 and replaced with a new roll 42.
- the roll 42 may be formed with some type of core, such as a cardboard tube, or as a coreless roll. Either way, the roll
- the cleaning material 40 or individual cleaning sheets have an outward face 60 for cleaning and an opposed inward face 62.
- the mop 10 is oriented such that the lower surface 52 of the mop head 20 faces a surface to be cleaned, such as a floor.
- the outward face 60 of the lower surface 52 of the roll 42 is brought in contact with the floor, thereby becoming soiled.
- that portion of the roll 42 is removed by peeling off the material 40 and tearing along a perforation 58. Thereby, an unsoiled portion of the material is exposed for cleaning.
- the outermost sheet may be peeled off once it becomes soiled.
- the illustrated mop head 20 is an elongated piece of material such as plastic or metal.
- the mop head 20 is generally rectangular with a side-to-side width (the distance between the ends 30) greater than its front-to-back length (the distance between the leading edge 26 and trailing edge 28).
- a mop head 20 has a side-to-side width of approximately 13 inches and a front-to-back length of approximately four inches, though other sizes and shapes are certainly possible.
- the mop head 20 is generally rectangular in cross- section with a thickness (the distance between the upper surface 22 and the lower surface 24) less than its front-to-back length.
- the mop head 20 has a thickness of approximately one inch.
- the upper 22 and lower 24 surfaces are preferably slightly convexly curved in cross-section, but alternatively may be flat or greatly curved.
- the mop head 20 has a axial bore 32 which passes widthwise through the mop head 20, passing through both ends 30.
- the axial bore 32 defines a support axis 34 for the mop head 20.
- the mop head mount 14 is generally hook shaped and has a handle mounting portion 16 at one of its ends, and a perpendicular support portion 18 at its other end.
- the mounting portion 16 and support portion 18 are interconnected by an interconnection portion 17 that meets the support portion 18 at right angles and curves up to meet the mounting portion 16.
- the support portion 18 is disposed in the axial bore 32 of the mop head 20, thereby interconnecting the mop head 20 with the mop handle 12.
- a mop head mount 14 of this type is similar to the mounting arrangement used with paint rollers and the like and may be implemented in a number of ways.
- the elongated handle 12 is not used. Instead, the mounting portion 16 of the mount 14 acts as a handle and is gripped by a user.
- the mop head 20 is pivotally interconnected with the mop handle 12 by the mop head mount 14.
- the support portion 18 of the mop head mount 14 is rotatable within the axial bore 32 of the mop head 20 thereby allowing the mop head 20 to pivot about the support axis 34 of the mop head.
- the lower surface 24 of the mop head 20 is positioned on the bottom side of the mop head 20 so as to face a horizontal surface to be cleaned, such as a floor.
- the mop head 20 can be rotated 180° relative to the mop handle 12 thereby repositioning the lower surface 24 on the top side of the mop head 20 and the upper surface 22 on the bottom side of the mop head 20.
- both the upper 22 and lower 24 surfaces of the roll 42 of material 40 can be used to clean and will become soiled.
- the roll 42 of cleaning material 40 may be formed with some type of core.
- the mop head 20 comprises a pair of end support which interconnect with the core of the roll 42 of cleaning material 40, thereby supporting the roll 42.
- the mop head does not extend through the center of the roll but instead supports the roll at its ends. This is similar to the way in which some types of paper towel holders support a roll of paper towels, by engaging the ends of a central core. This is a particularly simple embodiment of the present invention and is desirable for some applications.
- the core of the roll 42 acts as part of the mop head 20 with the web 38 of cleaning material 40 wrapped thereabout.
- a first plurality of cleaning sheets may be supported in a stacked configuration on only one surface of a mop head.
- This simpler embodiment of the mop head may be of a variety of shapes as long as it provides a surface for supporting a stack of cleaning sheets.
- a plurality of cleaning sheets may be stacked on more than one surface of the mop head.
- a first and a second plurality of cleaning sheets may be separately supported on the upper and lower surfaces of the mop head.
- the mop head may be triangular in cross section, having three surfaces, an upper surface, a lower surface, and a third surface. Individual stacks of cleaning sheets may be supported on one or more of these surfaces.
- oblate roll refers to a variety of shapes wherein the distance between the upper 22 and lower 24 surfaces of the roll 42 is less than the distance between the leading edge 54 and trailing edge 56 of the roll.
- the oblate roll 42 may be ellipsoidal, oval, or football-shaped in cross- section so as to present a curved upper 22 and lower 24 surface.
- the oblate roll 42 may also be a roll that has a flat upper 22 and lower surface 24. However, it is preferred that the upper 22 and lower 24 surfaces are curved.
- the oblate shape of the roll 42 is important to the function of the mop 10.
- the oblate roll 42 resists rolling across a surface to be cleaned as the contact is moved across the surface. Instead, the lower surface 24 of the roll 42 tends to remain in contact with the surface to be cleaned as the mop head 20 is moved across the surface. The mop head 20 will rotate slightly as it is moved back and forth across the surface to be cleaned but resists clipping to expose the upper surface 22 due to the flattened shape of the oblate roll 42.
- the web 38 of cleaning material 40 which forms the oblate roll 42 may be of several types depending upon the application of the mop 10.
- the cleaning material 40 disposed on the mop head 20 is a single layer of bibulous material such as a non-woven material or a paper towel-like material. Sponge-like and woven materials are also possible.
- bibulous it is meant that the cleaning material 40 is absorbent and is capable of being imbibed with a cleaning solution.
- the cleaiiing material 40 is a paper towel-like material which can be used to absorb small spills. The material 40 can also be sprayed with a cleaning solution and then brought into contact with a soiled region for cleaning the soiled region.
- the cleaning material 40 is a non-woven material that is prefreated with a substance such as mineral oil or lemon oil.
- the cleaning material 40 may also be prefreated with other substances such as a disinfectant.
- the oil treated embodiment is especially useful for picking up dust such as from a hardwood floor.
- the mineral oil or lemon oil allows the mop 10 to pick up and retain dust as it comes into contact with the cleaning material 40.
- the cleaning material 40 may be embossed to give the outward surface texture so as to improve the cleaning ability of the cleaning material 40.
- the layers 44 of the cleaning material 40 forming the oblate roll 42 may be retained in their stacked configuration in a variety of ways. Many non- woven and paper towel-like materials actually cling to themselves and therefore the outermost layer would tend to stay in place on the roll 42 until manually removed by the user.
- the inward face 62 of each of the layers 44 of cleaning material 40 is treated with an adhesive 64 for retaining the layers 44 in place. This causes the inward face 62 of one layer 44 to stick to the outward face 60 of an adjacent layer 44.
- the adhesive 64 is chosen and applied so as to allow easy releasability of a soiled portion of the cleaning material 40 from the remainder of the roll 42. Adhesive may be applied to the inward face 62 of the cleaning material 40 in a pattern or the adhesive 64 may be flood coated on the inward face 62 of the cleaning material 40. Alternatively, only a portion of the inward face 62 may be adhesive coated.
- the cleaning material 40 includes a bibulous layer 66, such as a non- woven or paper towel-like material, that defines the outward face 60 of the cleaning material 40.
- the bibulous layer 66 may also be a thin sponge-like material or a woven material.
- the cleaning material 40 also has a moisture barrier layer 68 that is operative to prevent transport of liquid from the bibulous layer 66 of one sheet 46, 48 to the bibulous layer 66 of an adjacent sheet 46, 48 when the sheets are in a stacked configuration.
- the moisture barrier layer 68 also supports and strengthens the bibulous layer 66.
- the moisture barrier layer 68 defines the inward face 62 of the cleaning material 40 and is preferably pattern coated with adhesive 64 for retaining one layer 44 of cleaning material 40 in place on an adjacent layer 44 of cleaning material 40.
- the moisture barrier layer 68 may be any of a variety of thin plastic materials or may be formed of other material which prevents the transport of moisture therethrough.
- the moisture barrier layer 68 may also be formed by coating the bibulous layer 66 with a moisture barrier substance.
- Adhesive 64 may be either pattern coated or flood coated on the inward face 62 of the moisture barrier layer 68.
- the moisture barrier layer 68 may be naturally tacky, thereby eliminating the need for additional adhesive 64.
- the cleaning material 40 may be a single layer material with inherent moisture barrier or moisture resistant characteristics.
- the use of a multiple layer cleaning material 40 allows for a variety of combinations of materials and treatments to suit a variety of applications.
- the bibulous layer 66 is simply an absorbent sheet which can be used for light cleaning duties such as soaking up spills.
- the moisture barrier layer 66 prevents the spill from wetting more than the outermost layer of the cleaning material 40.
- the user may peel the outermost layer of the cleaning material 40 from the remainder of the roll 42 thereby exposing a new bibulous layer 66.
- the mop head 20 may also be rotated to expose the upper surface 50 of the roll 42 for further cleaning.
- the bibulous layer 66 may be prefreated with a liquid such as dusting oils or cleaning solutions. Because the bibulous layer 66 is sandwiched between adjacent moisture barrier layers 68, the dusting oil or cleaning solution is prevented from evaporating from all but the outermost layer of the roll. Therefore, when a user is ready to use the mop, the user first peels off the outermost layer to expose a fresh bibulous layer 66 that is prefreated with a dusting oil or cleaning solution.
- the mop 10 is provided with a cover configured to cover and moisture seal the mop head 20 when it is not in use. The cover prevents evaporation from the outermost layer of the roll 42 so that the mop 10 remains ready to use.
- FIG. 4 a second embodiment of a mop 10 according to the present invention is shown. This embodiment differs from the embodiment of FIG. 1 in that the cleaning material 40 consists of two layers, a bibulous layer
- the moisture barrier layer 68 is wider than the bibulous layer 66 leaving a projecting portion 70 which projects beyond each side of the bibulous layer 66 adjacent the ends 30 of the mop head 20.
- These projecting portions 70 serve a couple of purposes.
- the projecting portions 70 do not become soiled during the cleaning process because they are not absorbent or treated with cleaning solution. Therefore, the projecting portions 70 provide a non-soiled area which a user can grip to help remove the outermost layer from a roll 42 of cleaning material 40.
- the inward face 62 of the moisture barrier layer 68 is treated with an adhesive causing the projecting portions 70 to stick to the adjacent projecting portions 70 in the adjacent layers 44 of the roll 42. This further seals in the unsoiled bibulous layers
- the projecting portions 70 prevent liquid and dirt from contaminating the ends of the unexposed bibulous layers 66 by sealing off those ends. Preferably, this allows the roll 42 of cleaning material 40 to be held under a faucet or dipped in a bucket thereby wetting the outermost bibulous layer 66 without wetting the unexposed layers.
- the moisture barrier layer 68 does not project beyond the bibulous layer 66 or projects only at one side.
- the web 38 of cleamng material 40 includes a web 38 of moisture barrier material 68 that acts as both a support layer and a moisture barrier layer.
- a plurality of bibulous cleaning pads 72 are supported on the support layer along its length leaving a gap 74 between each cleaning pad 72. Therefore, the support layer forms a continuous web 38 with the bibulous pads 72 placed at intervals along the support layer.
- the web 38 of cleaning materials 40 is then wrapped about the mop head
- the gaps 74 between the pads 72 are positioned adjacent the leading 26 trailing 28 edges of the mop head 20.
- the gaps 74 between the bibulous pads 72 preferably vary in dimension so as to allow the bibulous pads 72 to remain in a stacked configuration when the web 38 of cleaning material 40 is wrapped about the mop head 20.
- the outer layers of the oblate roll 42 must have larger gaps 74 or larger bibulous pads 72 so that the bibulous pads 72 continue to be aligned as the roll 42 is formed.
- the support layer is perforated in each of the gaps 74 so as to allow removal of a portion of the support layer including one bibulous pad 72 from the roll 42 of cleaning material 40.
- this configuration of the cleaning material 40 creates a projecting portion 70 that extends around the entire perimeter of each bibulous pad 72, thereby forming a perimeter margin 76. Therefore, the support/moisture barrier layer 68 extends not only beyond each bibulous pad 72 adjacent the ends 30 of the mop head 20, but also beyond each bibulous pad 72 adjacent the leading
- each perimeter margin 76 can be bonded to an adjacent perimeter margin 76 thereby totally encapsulating each unexposed bibulous pad 72.
- this allows the mop head 20, including the roll 42 of cleaning material 40, to be submerged in a bucket of cleaning solution, with only the outermost bibulous pads 72 being exposed to the cleaning solution.
- the configuration of FIG. 6 provides clean portions of the cleaning material 40 for a user to grip when removing an outermost soiled layer.
- the configuration in FIG. 6 is especially advantageous in that a portion of the cleaning material 40 adjacent each perforation 58 does not become soiled in the cleaning process, making removal a more pleasant task.
- some or all of the outward face 60 of the perimeter margins 76 may be coated with a light adhesive so that dirt and debris tends to stick to the perimeter margin 76. This allows the perimeter margin to pick up dirt and debris which is pushed ahead of or pulled behind the bibulous pad 72 during the cleaning process thereby retaining the dirt or debris.
- the bibulous pads 72 may be positioned and/or sized such that they are flush with one or both sides of the moisture barrier layer 68, thereby eliminating all or part of the projecting portion 70. Also, a gap 74 is not required between each pad 72. Two pads 72 may be flush to one another followed with a gap 74 and then two more flush pads 72. Or, all pads 72 may be flush with no gaps 74. In these configurations, perforations may be placed after each pad 72, only in the gaps 74, or only between flush pads 72.
- the bibulous pads 72 or the bibulous layers 66 of the above-discussed embodiments may be prefreated with a variety of substances. This includes dusting oils and cleaning solutions. As one example, pads 72 or the layer 66 may be prefreated with a dry anti-bacterial substance which becomes activated when the pad 72 or layer 66 is wetted. All pads 72 or the entire bibulous layer 66 may be treated with one substance such as the dusting oil or cleaning solution. Alternatively, different portions of the bibulous layer 66 or different bibulous pads 72 may be treated with different substances. As one alternative, the embodiment of the mop 10 having bibulous pads 72 separated by gaps 74 may have pads 72 treated with one substance alternate with pads 72 treated with a second substance.
- the first substance may be a solvent while the second substance may be a neutralizer.
- the pads located on the upper surface point to the mop head 20 would be treated with the first substance while the pads 72 located on the lower surface 24 of the mop head 20 would be treated with the second substance. Therefore, the user would first use the pads 72 located on one of the surfaces to apply the first substance, and then would rotate the mop head 20 180 degrees to use the pads 72 located on the other surface.
- the pads 72 located on the lower surface of the mop head 20 may be treated with a cleaning solution while the pads 72 located on the upper surface 22 of the mop head is not prefreated and therefore merely absorbent.
- the user would use the pads 72 located on the lower surface 24 to apply cleaning solution to the surface to be cleaned and would then rotate the mop head 20 and use the pad 72 located on the upper surface 24 to absorb the cleaning solution from the surface to be cleaned.
- Many other variations on this approach fall within the present invention.
- each of the bibulous pads 72 is disposed only on either the upper 22 or lower 24 surface of the mop head 20 and does not extend onto the leading 26 or trailing 28 edges.
- the bibulous pads 72 extend across the entire upper 22 or lower 24 surface and wrap up onto both the leading 26 and trailing 28 edge of the mop head 20 thereby leaving only a small gap 74 between each bibulous pad 72.
- This embodiment increases the usable amount of cleaning material 40 and also takes advantage of the natural curvature of the outer surface of the roll 42. As the mop head 20 is moved back and forth across the cleaning surface, the portion of the cleaning pad 72 in contact with the cleaning surface will be changed as the mop head 20 pivots slightly front to back.
- the mop head 80 is formed with a pair of end caps 82 interconnected by a series of metal rods 84 similar to the construction of a paint roller head.
- the mop head 80 of the present invention is not circular in cross section but rather is somewhat flattened.
- the end caps 82 interconnect with the mop head mount 14.
- Each end cap 82 has a hole 86 therethrough defining the support axis 88 of the mop head 20.
- the mop head mount 14 is disposed in the holes 86 thereby pivotally supporting the mop head 20.
- the mop head 80 During the cleaning process, it is desirable that the mop head 80 not be able to rotate beyond a certain range.
- the preferred range may vary but it is desirable that the mop head 80 not be allowed to rotate such that the upper 22 and lower 24 surfaces trade positions.
- selectively limiting the range of pivotal motion may be accomplished in many ways. One approach is shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.
- a first fravel limiter 90 and a second travel limiter 92 are disposed on one end cap 82 and extend therefrom. These travel limiters 90, 92 engage the mop head mount 14 as it pivots and approaches their position.
- the limiters 90, 92 may be as simple as plastic tabs extending outwardly from the end caps 82. In this case, when the user is ready to rotate the mop head 180 degrees, the user merely flexes the mop head mount 14 sufficiently to clear one of the limiters 90, 92 and rotates the mop head mount 14 past the stop. At times, it may be desirable to lock the mop head mount 14 at one position relative to the mop head 80 so that the mop head 80 is not allowed to rotate relative to the mop handle 12. This may also be accomplished in a number of ways. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the first travel limiter 90 includes a recess 94 in its outward extending face 96.
- the mop head mount 14 may be flexed so as to pass partially over the limiter 90 and then released so as to engage the recess 94 in the outward extending face 96 of the limiter 90.
- the mop 10 may then be used to clean a surface without worrying about the mop head 80 rotating. This may be especially desirable when cleaning a surface such as a wall.
- the pivotal interconnection between the mop head 20 and the handle 12 may be designed to include a predetermined amount of friction thereby preventing easy rotation of the mop head 20. Friction in the pivotal interconnection will help to prevent bouncing, jumping, or vibrating of the mop head 20 as it is wiped across a surface. Alternatively, the amount of friction may be adjustable.
- FIGS. 9 and 10 a third embodiment of a mop 100 according to the present invention is shown.
- This embodiment differs from the earlier embodiments mainly in the cross sectional shape of the mop head 102.
- the mop head 102 has a triangular cross section.
- the triangle has two long sides and one shorter side. The long sides define an upper surface
- the mop head 102 is formed similar to a paint roller having a pair of end caps 112 interconnected by a plurality of metal rods 114. A roll of cleaning material is wrapped about the metal rods 116.
- a spring 118 is positioned around the support portion 18 of the mop head mount 14 and is designed to bias the mop head 102 to a predetermined neutral position relative to the mop handle.
- the spring 116 wraps around the support portion 18 of the mop head mount 14 and is positioned between one of the end caps 112 of the mop head 102 and the interconnecting portion 17 of the mop head mount 14.
- One end of the spring 116 is a tab 118 which engages a hole 120 in the end cap 112.
- the other end of the spring 116 includes a clip 122 for clipping onto the interconnecting portion 17 of the mop head mount 14.
- the spring rate is chosen so as to allow the mop handle to move in either direction sufficiently to allow use of the mop head 102 on a cleaning surface.
- the position marked as B is the position in which the mop head mount 14 would be located when a user wishes to use the lower surface 106 of the mop head 102 to clean a horizontal surface.
- the spring 116 creates only minor resistance to further rotation of the handle thereby allowing easy use of the mop 10.
- the spring 116 will resist the movement sufficiently to prevent the mop head 102 from moving to a unusable position.
- the user When the user wishes to use the upper surface 104 of the mop 10 to clean a horizontal surface, the user merely flips the handle over thereby bringing the upper surface 104 close to the horizontal surface to be cleaned.
- the mop head mount 14 can then be flexed to the position marked as C so that the handle is in a comfortable position during use of the mop 10.
- the configuration shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 allows for easy use of either the upper 104 or lower 106 surface without the necessity of forcing the mop head mount 14 past a pivot stop.
- the cleaning material configured for use with a mop 10 according to the present invention has utility beyond the illustrated mops 10.
- cleaning material 40 as illustrated in FIG. 3 can be torn from a roll 42 of such material 40 and used by hand to clean up a spill or other mess. A user may keep a refill roll handy for this purpose.
- Such material 40 can be especially useful when cleaning up objectional messes that the user does not wish to contact with their hand.
- the moisture barrier layer 66 prevents waste contacting the bibulous layer
- the adhesive 64 disposed on the moisture barrier layer 68 can be used to stick the cleaning material 40 to a user's hand for small cleanup jobs.
- a piece of material 40 can be stuck to the user's hand and formed around fingers and thumb and used to clean objects such as individual slats of vertical blinds and fan blades on ceiling fans. The user merely needs to wipe the object to be cleaned instead of wiping it with their bare hand. There is no need to grip the cleaning sheet; instead, the cleaning sheet hangs onto the user's hand.
- the adhesive can also advantageously be used to stick portions of a cleaning sheet to itself. For example, if a person picks up an objectional piece of waste with the bibulous layer of the cleaning material, the person can then crumple the piece of cleaning material around the piece of objectionable waste causing the adhesive on portions of the moisture barrier layer to contact other portions of the cleaning material causing the entire crumpled sheet to remain crumpled. This is similar to the effect created when crumpling up a piece of adhesive tape; a compact and secure ball can be formed.
- the adhesive side of the sheet can also be used to pick up crumbs, pet hair, and other debris. Like considerations apply with cleaning material that does not include the moisture barrier layer.
- FIG. 11 shows a stack of cleaning sheets 150 for use with this embodiment.
- the stack of cleaning sheets may include tabs 152 for removing individual sheets from the stack and holes 154 that may be used to affix the stack of cleaning sheets 150 to a mop head.
- the stack of cleaning sheets 150 is shown with a mop head 156 placed thereon.
- the mop head 156 may include a hole 158 for attaching a handle or a handle may be attached in other ways.
- the mop head may also have premade holes 160 in the top of the mop head for use in attaching the stack of cleaning sheets 160 thereto.
- FIG. 13 shows the fourth embodiment of the mop 162 assembled with the stack of cleaning sheets 150 wrapped about the mop head 156 and with a mop handle
- the stack of cleaning sheets 160 may be attached to the mop head 156 using screws or staples 166 that pass through the pre-made holes 154 and 160.
- the cleaning sheets 160 could alternatively be adhesively attached to the mop head 156.
- the stack 160 of cleaning sheets do not necessarily need to be adhesively held to one another, as was earlier discussed.
- each sheet 160 is held in place and does not require support from its underlying sheet.
- the mop head 156 may be made of any of several materials including disposable styrofoam or reusable plastic. Referring back to FIG. 12, the stack of cleaning sheets 160 may include perforations 168 to allow used sheets to be detached from the mop head 156. Alternatively, the sheets may be torn away from the head 156.
- FIG. 14 a fifth embodiment of the mop 170 is shown.
- cleanings sheets 172 are wrapped about a mop head 174, as shown. Together the stack of cleaning sheets 172 and the mop head 174 form a mop head refill.
- the mop head refill has holes 176 formed in its top. Staples 178 may be used to hold the stack of sheets 172 to the mop head 174.
- a plastic holder 180 Shown above the mop head refill, a plastic holder 180 is shown with a mop handle 182 extending upwardly therefrom.
- the holder 180 has spikes 184 extending downwardly therefrom designed and positioned to engage the holes 176 on the top of the mop head refill.
- the mop 170 is assembled by pushing the holder 180 downwardly so that the spikes 184 engage the holes 176.
- An indentation 186 is provided to access pull tabs 188 so as to allow removal of dirty outer sheets from the stack 172. Once all of the sheets in the stack 172 are used, the mop head 174 may be removed from the holder 180 and replaced with a new refill.
- the above discussion has focused primarily on the cleaning of surfaces such as floors. However, the present invention has utility in cleaning many types of surfaces, including but not limited to walls, windows, mirrors, tables, ceilings, and furniture. Therefore, it should be understood that the word "floors" should be broadly construed to include other surfaces to be cleaned.
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