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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7636979 | Attachment mechanism to a metal mop head to securely retain a cleaning implement attachment on a butterfly mop The present invention is a cleaning implement such as a scrubber brush attachment which permanently holds the scrubber brush attachment in place on a metal butterfly sponge mop head and will not fall off during the vigorous scrubbing action because it is locked in p... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7584518 | Attachment mechanism to removably and securely retain a cleaning implement attachment on a butterfly sponge mop The present invention is a cleaning implement such as a scrub brush attachment which removably holds the scrub brush attachment in place on a butterfly mop head and will not fall off during the vigorous scrubbing action because it is locked in place by means of a no... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7398576 | Sponge mop and scrubber A mop has a shaft, a housing at a distal end of the shaft, a sponge movably coupled to the housing, and a pair of rollers. The pair of rollers are movably mounted to the housing spaced apart from each other and straddle at least a portion of the sponge. The mop also... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7334285 | Attachment mechanism with an adapter to a metal mop head to removably and securely retain a cleaning implement attachment on a wringer mop A cleaning attachment which removably holds the cleaning implement such as a scrubber pad or a scrub brush in place on a wringer mop head and will not fall off during the vigorous scrubbing or brushing action because it is locked in place by means of a novel attachi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7264413 | Mops with one or more cleaning members Mops comprising one or more cleaning members. In select embodiments, the cleaning members are releasably secured to the mop and may be capable of compression. In these embodiments, the different cleaning members enable the mop to operate in a plurality of different ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260864 | Attachment mechanism to removably and securely retain a cleaning implement attachment on a wringer mop A cleaning attachment which removably holds the cleaning implement such as a scrubber pad or a scrub brush in place on a wringer mop head and will not fall off during the vigorous scrubbing or brushing action because it is locked in place by means of a novel attachi... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7225495 | Mop with attached scrubber A separate scrubber is securely attached to a mop that has a sponge mop element. The scrubber is attached to the mounting head with mounting stems. The mounting stems take the form of walls that are spaced at a distance apart. One or more of the walls has an outward... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7192210 | Deck stain applicator A deck stain applicator having a generally flat coating applicator pad having at least one coating delivery channel therethrough for delivery of coating material at a planar application surface of the pad for coating a generally planar surface having gaps therein an... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7086114 | Wet floor wiping device A wet floor wiping device includes a mop made of absorbent material and a mop frame exhibiting a center carrier piece (4) attached to a handle (3). Mounted pivotably at each hinge edge (5) at the center carrier piece (4) are two mop carri... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6976282 | Dual-function cleaning device A cleaning device includes a rod having a frame connected to an end thereof and a connection member is connected to two assist plates which movably extend through the frame and pivotably connected to a pull handle on the rod. Two boards are pivotably connected to tw... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6915542 | Sweeping and wringing apparatus A sweeping and wringing apparatus comprises a cleaning head, a squeezing head, a main rod, a wringing rod, two connecting rods, two transverse bars, and two squeezers. The two transverse bars are symmetrically fastened to front and rear parts of the squeezing head a... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6892415 | Mop with attached scrubber A scrubber with a triangular cross section is attached to a sponge mop so that the scrubber face is angled at an angle of about 60° in one direction with respect to the handle, and the sponge mop element is angled at an angle of about 60° in the opposite direction... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6785927 | Roller mop Disclosed is a cleaning implement, preferably in the form of a roller mop, that includes a mop head, a shaft, and a wringer. The cleaning implement further includes a connecting link connected to the mop head and to the shaft or wringer. The mop head has a connectin... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6588045 | Roller self-wringing sponge mop with scrubber A sponge mop is fitted with a wringing device. The wringing device includes a sleeve that slidably surrounds the handle of the mop. A roller is attached to the sleeve and is spaced from the sleeve. A drive member is pivotally attached at one end to the mo... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6446299 | Wringable mop with pivoting scrubber head A hand held cleaning device that has a self wringing mechanism for extracting liquids from a sponge mounted at the end of an elongated handle. A sleeve is mounted on the handle and slides from a first position to a second position. When moved to the secon... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6336240 | Modular sponge mop A mop having a mop head with a first sponge member supported to a bottom side thereof and defining a first floor engaging surface. A second sponge member is supported on the mop head and defines a second floor engaging surface. The second sponge member re... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6216307 | Hand held cleaning device A hand held mop, broom or scrubber device in which the cleaning head has two cleaning elements. In one embodiment, a self-wringing mop having an elongated handle with a rigid base frame assembly is attached to the bottom end. The base frame has opposite p... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6178581 | Mop scrubber adapter A scrubber adapter for attachment to a butterfly mop presents a brush surface for performing scrubbing operations on the surface to be cleaned. The brush provides a familiar tool to the typical mop user and therefore is more likely to be used in the appro... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6061863 | Mop provided with means to enhance water absorbing effect thereof and durability thereof A mop is composed of a rod, a head fastened with one end of the rod, two first press bars fastened with the head, a pull rod fastened pivotally with the rod, two connection rods fastened pivotally at one end thereof with the pull rod such that other end t... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5887309 | Sponge mop A sponge mop is composed of a handle, a lever, a rotary sleeve, a socket, a mophead seat, a sponge body, and two link rods. The lever and the mophead seat are connected by the two link rods. The lever is fastened pivotally with the handle which is in turn... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5522110 | Cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus comprising a handle and a base member having a first surface and a second surface. The handle is coupled to the first surface and a brush portion is attached to the second surface. The cleaning apparatus further includes an absorbent ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5381579 | Surface-wiping device A surface-wiping device in which a compressible wiping member made of an absorbent material is mounted on a holder that is connected to a handle. The wiping member is affixed to a convex adhesive surface that surrounds a shaft. An roller is provided for s... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5097561 | Wringer mop with auxiliary cleaning elements A wringer mop with auxiliary cleaning elements is disclosed. The wringer mop includes a mop head having a mounting member disposed at its center. The mop head is mountable on an operating rod by turning the mop head about its central vertical axis. Once m... | 03/24/1992 |
| 4864675 | Butterfly sponge mop A butterfly-type sponge mop with presser plates and an actuating member pivotal relative to a center block. The mop includes a top center block which when interlocked with a bottom center block forms a plurality of bearing surfaces to enable motion of the... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4830674 | Delaminable reservoir for scrubbing implements An article for use in brushing and scrubbing surfaces with flowable materials comprising an easily delaminable reservoir for said flowable materials which, as required, will supply the materials in unreduced strength to disposable scrubbing implements for... | 05/16/1989 |