Class 15/150 - Pivoted jaw

Subclass of Class 15 - Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Definition: Mop-holders in which the holding means is a pivoted clamping
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 01/08/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7316046	Cleaning brush with disposable/replaceable brush head Disclosed are brushes for cleaning toilet bowls and the like. The brushes have a permanent handle and can be used with a replaceable/disposable brush head that is flushable after use. The brush is a stack of sheets of water-dissolvable material. The sheets are compr...	01/08/2008
7313843	Mop with disposable cleaning element A mop construction comprises an elongate shaft (3) and a mop head (4) arranged on a first end of the shaft, wherein the mop head has a clamp mechanism (103). A discardable substantially rigid cleaning member (50) is selectively engageable...	01/01/2008
7249392	Self wiping toiletry device A self wiping toiletry device and method of use which utilizes a jaw system and release button to hold and release toilet paper for wiping. The apparatus and method is especially useful for handicapped persons and those having limited use of one or both hands. The a...	07/31/2007
7246399	Mop head retaining clamp A mop head retaining clamp has a mop handle receiving base member. A lower clamp arm, with retaining teeth is pivotally connected to the base at one end of the arm. The other end of the arm is pivotally connected to one end of a side arm member. The other end of the...	07/24/2007
7059008	Cleaning brush with replaceable/disposable brush head Disclosed is a brush for cleaning toilet bowls and the like. The brush has a permanent handle and can be used with a replaceable/disposable brush head that is flushable after use. The brush is a stack of sheets of water-dissolvable material. The sheets are compresse...	06/13/2006
7059006	Brush with removable plates of tines A brush including removable plates with tines that can be inserted into a complementary handle. The plates, made up of tines connected to a manifold at one end, are retained by the handle. Removable flat plates can be of a unitary construction and can be rolled, sta...	06/13/2006
7039969	Mop base for mop pads with pockets The invention provides a mop for mop pads with pockets having an articulated mop base with elements centrally connected to a handle by means of a hinge joint, a mop pad with pockets, and a clamping device provided near the free end of a first element, with the mouth...	05/09/2006
6687943	Anchoring device for the covering of a fabric broom on its associated support The present invention relates to an anchoring device for the covering (9) of a fabric boom on its associated support, which provides for extraction of the totality of the piece of fabric (9), including its extremities. This extraction, accomplished by means of...	02/10/2004
6654980	Sliding collar mop head retainer This is a jaws type mop head closure means and method in which a collar slides against inclined arms on mop head jaws in such manner that the jaws are brought together to grip a yarn type mop by sliding the collar in one direction and are allowed to open ...	12/02/2003
6637065	Quick release mop head jaws retainer This invention is a quick release mop head of the jaws type. The invention has two significant advances in the art. The most important advance is the provision of an elastic closure which consists of a cord of elastic material secured to one of two hanged...	10/28/2003
6272716	Hand-held toilet paper gripping device A hand-held device for gripping a piece of toilet paper including a pair of opposing jaws that are attached to one end of a curved tubular body, and a handle, with a push button actuator for the jaws, that is attached to the opposite end of the tubular bo...	08/14/2001
6161242	Mops A strip mop has a head (101) comprising a holder (103) which is attached to the mop handle (104) and in which a replaceable strip assembly (126, FIG. 21) is located. The strip assembly is formed from layers of absorbent web material cut into strips (102) ...	12/19/2000
6098235	Mop head securement device A mop head securement device includes a shank adapted for receipt of a mop handle. An upper jaw projects outwardly from the shank and a lower jaw member is pivotally connected to the first end of the upper jaw member. An opposite end of the lower jaw defi...	08/08/2000
6000090	Paint roller construction having two degrees of freedom A pair of paint rollers are respectively rotatably mounted to a pair of parallel, spaced apart axle members that form a part of a rigid frame. A rigid clip rod at the center of the frame is releasably engaged by a clip member that is pivotally secured to ...	12/14/1999
5970567	Floor mopping device A floor mop includes a handle, and a mop holder fixed to the handle and carrying a flat mop. The mop comprises two mop halves each mounted on a mop-carrying surface of the holder. The mop-carrying surfaces are located on respective holder arms which are a...	10/26/1999
5918340	Mopheads A holder for releasibly clamping a mophead to a mop handle includes an elongate clamping member which is hinged at one end and snap fits at the other. The clamping member extends about a mop strand bundle. The clamping member has a brush or scrub pad fitt...	07/06/1999
5901402	Mop handle connector A mop handle connector which is removably attached to the end of a mop handle and is typically fitted with a clamp to facilitate removable attachment of a dust mop frame to the mop handle. In a preferred embodiment the mop handle connector is characterize...	05/11/1999
5815878	Sweeper device A sweeper device including a head, a stick mounted on an upper surface of the head and a sweeping sheet detachably attached to the head, a pair of clamping members being provided in a transversely symmetric relationship with respective inner ends thereof ...	10/06/1998
5724696	Mop head retainer This invention reveals an improvement to a mop head retainer for use with a mop handle and mop head. The improvement involves adding a pressure bar to a protective bar. The pressure bar can be easily moved so that downward pressure can be applied to a rel...	03/10/1998
5701628	Mop holder with a quick release locking nut A mop holder which incorporates a quick release locking nut for clamping a mop and attaching a mop stick. The mop holder comprises a hollow frame and a quick release locking nut which is installed on the frame. The frame has a central portion with a close...	12/30/1997
5461749	Floor mop and cleaning system A floor mop for cleaning a floor. The floor mop includes a mop head and a handle pivotally connected to the mop head. A disposable cleaning sheet is attached by a minor portion adjacent one edge to a leading edge of the mop head, leaving a major portion o...	10/31/1995
5435852	Mop assembly An improved mop assembly is shown having a pair of mop holders which grip a mop fabric. The mop holders can be rotated about the axis of the mop handle so that the previously exposed contact surfaces of the mop fabric are reversed with the inner mop surfa...	07/25/1995
5343585	Paint brush assembly A paint brush assembly includes a clip member arranged to secure a replaceable paint brush head thereto, with the clip member having a u-shaped body, including first and second cooperating jaws engaged with the brush head. A sleeve is received over the cl...	09/06/1994
5084931	Paint brush with replaceable applicator The paint brush comprises a handle having a male half and a female half with housing receptacle walls and interior partitions with serrated edges of smaller height than the lateral walls. A projecting member protrudes from the housing receptacle of the fe...	02/04/1992
4908901	Replacement sponge assembly for mops A sponge assembly for wringer-type mops which includes a sponge firmly held by a sponge carrier. The sponge carrier is provided with a plurality of means for operative attachment to a wringer-type mop. The plurality of attachment means on the sponge carri...	03/20/1990
4850072	Mop head for holding a removable mop A mop head for holding a removable mop includes first and second elongate support members that are movable relative to each other to clamp a mop therebetween. The support members are releasably connected to each other at one end by a projection which can ...	07/25/1989
4811446	Mop holder A mop holder comprising a retainer and a mop gripper, both of them being of an inverted U-shaped section and the mop gripper being inserted in the retainer. A mop is gripped between the leg portions of the mop gripper by the engagement with stoppers forme...	03/14/1989
4694524	Clamping head for replaceable string mop A replaceable string mop element is clamped between the mating toothed jaws of a selectively openable clamp which when clamped to the mop may be inserted into a longitudinal T-slot socket in a base fixed to the mop handle and selectively locked therein by...	09/22/1987
4553282	Mop head A mop head of polymeric material having a hood, to be placed on a handle end, and a bendable mop retaining bar, integrally joined at one end to an end of the hood and having a flexible finger at the other end. The finger terminates in an enlarged portion ...	11/19/1985
4524479	Replaceable plastic mophead A replaceable plastic mophead having means for attaching the mophead to a mophandle and securing water-absorbent mop material between two separately molded plates of a plastic material wherein the inner surface of each plate has a plurality of relatively ...	06/25/1985
4499626	Broom handle holding attachment for an industrial broom The present invention relates to a broom handle holding attachment that is designed to be attached transversely across an elongated bristle holder of an industrial type broom. The broom handle holding attachment is designed to receive a broom handle and i...	02/19/1985
4493124	Toilet cleaning tool A toilet cleaning tool for cleaning a lavatory bowl of a toilet, which toilet cleaning tool comprises a disposable cleaning member and a body, the body having an elongate handle and first and second parts between which the disposable cleaning member is re...	01/15/1985
4422203	Plastic mop holder A holder for a string-type or similar mop head. The holder is preferably made entirely of plastic and comprises a yoke, a mop head support member connecting the free ends of the arms of the yoke, and a mop head clamping assembly reciprocally mounted insid...	12/27/1983
4407039	Dust mop handle attachment device A handle attachment device for easily attaching a handle to a dust mop or the like including a clip that is readily secured to or removed from the frame of the dust mop and a connector member for coupling the clip to the handle. The clip includes only a p...	10/04/1983
4392269	Mop carrier A mop carrier is provided for mounting a mop and/or a brush to a mop handle. The mop carrier includes an elongated, continuous resilient blade having a first portion which extends downward at an acute angle, a second portion which curves around on itself ...	07/12/1983
4387478	Hand tools An improved implement handle assembly according to the present invention comprises a first and second jaw each having a clamping face adapted to co-operate with one another to releasably engage a mounting member of an implement when in a face-to-face clam...	06/14/1983
4317248	Hand tools A hand tool according to the present invention comprises in combination, a workpiece assembly and a handle assembly adapted for quick release coupling to one another to provide a manually supported tool having rapidly interchangeable workpieces. The workp...	03/02/1982
4287632	Retaining means for mop head A pivoting jaw retaining means for a yarn-type wet mop head, the main parts of which may be integrally moulded from appropriate plastic material and which has few moving parts. The retaining means has an elongated body provided with opposite spaced first ...	09/08/1981
4015305	Mop holder A mop holder comprising a holding member for holding a mop formed of a synthetic resin having a high resistance to folding, a handle shaft and a linkage member for linking said holding member to the handle; wherein said holding member comprises a pair of ...	04/05/1977
4006509	Mop holder A mop holder ferrule having a locking clamp for mounting soft mopheads of string or cloth thereon, the locking clamp consisting of a stationary jaw fixed on the ferrule, a movable jaw pivoted on the ferrule for movement toward the stationary jaw and inclu...	02/08/1977

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