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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8011056 | Mop and mop shield A mop and mop shield or cover is described in which the mop shield is slideably mounted on the handle of a mop, and capable of being lowered over the head of the mop to protect it from damage. The protective shield can also be marked, so as to enable a person to ide... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7926142 | Twist mop with retaining clip A twist mop is disclosed. The twist mop includes a handle with a recessed first end that includes a hole. The twist mop includes a collar that can rotate around the handle. Mop fibers are coupled to a connector that inserts into the recessed end of the handle and ar... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7921498 | Mop with attached wringer A connection assembly configured to secure a mop head to an elongate member is provided. In one embodiment, a connector may include an insert having a plurality of tabs with an inner portion and an outward extending outer portion that extends radially outward from a... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7891039 | Cleaning apparatus with fast wringing ability A cleaning apparatus comprises a main rod, a wringing tube, a bearing, a lock, and a cleaning rag assembly. The wringing tube is coaxially put over the main rod and is glidingly movable along the main rod. The fastening device is mounted on the lower end of the main... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7520018 | Mop with attached wringer A mop with an attached wringer cup has a set of perforations near the outwardly tapering lower end of the wringer cup. The wringer cup includes a rib. Along a side portion of the rib a plurality of perforations may be provided. In an embodiment the perforations may ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7500281 | Self-wringing mop A self-wringing mop includes a handle, an operating sleeve, a mop head, and at least one blocking element. The handle includes a first longitudinal section having a polygonal cross-section with a plurality of edges running in an axial direction. The operating sleeve... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7281288 | Cleaning apparatus with flexible connection between head and handle An improved cleaning tool is provided with a flexible connection between the head or spindle and the handle. The improved tool broadly includes a spindle or head, a handle and a flexible connection between the head and handle to permit relative pivotal movement ther... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7260865 | Twist mop Disclosed is a twist mop having a shaft, an operating member a rotatable with respect to the shaft, a mop element, and a device for releasably restricting relative rotation of the shaft and the operating member to one direction during the wringing operation. The dev... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7093315 | Twist mop A twist mop comprises a pole, fibers connected to the pole, and a movable collar connected to both the fibers and the pole, so that the collar is movable in an axial and radial direction about the pole, where radial movement of the collar pulls taut the fibers. The ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7089622 | Wring mop The present invention provides a wring mop with a lever handle. The handle adds leverage and torque to the wringing operation of the mop head. A more thorough wringing is achieved with more liquid removed from the mop. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6920664 | Mop with attached wringer cup A mop with an attached wringer cup has a set of perforations near the outwardly tapering lower end of the wringer cup. The perforations have a width that is equal to about one-third the diameter of the handle, and less than the width of the flat mop strips that form... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6745429 | Mop with wringing operation Absorbent mop strands of a mop are held captive by a pair of walls in a sleeve at the terminal ends thereof after the sleeve is slid over a mop head. The mop strands are wrung dry by rotating the sleeve with respect to the handle of the mop. In another embodi... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6732396 | Self-wringing ratchet mop A self-wringing ratchet mop including an elongated handle, a mop head having mop strands supported on the handle, and a wringing mechanism for wringing the mop strands. The wringing mechanism includes a sleeve attached to the mop strands and supported for longitudin... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6684445 | One-piece mop swab A one-piece mop swab, and method of manufacture thereof, is disclosed. The one-piece mop swab comprises at least one generally planar sheet of absorbent material, the sheet having a plurality of bounded openings therein which are arranged discontinuously ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6675427 | Mop including a mop head having a scrub material The present invention relates to a mop having a mop head supported on a handle and including a mop head base and a mop body. The mop body is defined by a plurality of mop strands supported on the base. A scrubber element is supported on the base, centrall... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6625838 | Mop with self-contained wringer sleeve A mop including a mop handle and a mop head located at one end of the handle and including a plurality of flexible strands defining a mop body. A sleeve is positioned on the mop handle and is supported for slidable movement in an axial direction parallel ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6615437 | Gear-enabled wringing device A gear-driven cleaning device having two gear components attached to the elongate handle. The first gear component providing torque for driving the second gear component which drives a wringing component. The cleaning device also having a pawl and ratchet... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6550094 | Mop with battery powered wringer A mop having a self-contained and electrically powered wringer. The mop consists of an elongated, hollow handle wherein is placed a power unit. Attached to the power unit is a rod connected to a mop head consisting of an assembly of a cleaning device hold... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6526617 | Wet mop with a rotatable handle A wet mop with a handle and a mop head made of absorbent strands or the like. The mop head is releasably attached to the end of the handle at its bottom end, and to a handpiece that can be moved relative to the handle at its top end. The handle is provide... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6477731 | Mop with self-contained wringer A mop having a self-contained wringer includes a handle, a sleeve frictionally movably disposed on the handle such that the sleeve is self supporting along a number of positions of the mop handle, a retainer member connected to an end of the handle and ha... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6427280 | Cleaning implement Disclosed is a cleaning implement in the form of a sleeve-type self-wringing mop. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cleaning implement includes a shaft, a mop of a liquid absorbent material disposed at one end, and a wringer.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6378156 | Mop, mop element and mop element assembly Disclosed is a mop having an elongate shaft, a mop element, and an operating member that is axially movable along a portion of the shaft between a range of mopping positions and a latch position. One end portion of the mop element is retained in a fixed p... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6240589 | Mop, mop element, and mop element assembly Disclosed is a mop having an elongate shaft, a mop element, and an operating member that is axially movable along a portion of the shaft between a range of mopping positions and a latch position. One end portion of the mop element is retained in a fixed p... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6233775 | Floor mopping device A floor mopping device has a columnar shaft with a front end; a barrel surrounding the shaft and rotatable about the shaft; a disengageable clutch system connecting the shaft with the barrel in the wringing mode which restricts the relative rotatability o... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6212728 | Self-wringing ratchet mop A self-wringing ratchet mop is disclosed to comprise an elongate handle including at least one channel provided along a discrete length thereof, a tubular member slidably and rotatably disposed on the handle, and a mop swab connected to the handle and the... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6212727 | Twist-type mop A twist-style mop and method, having a locking wringing grip and a lockable, adjustable, second grip. The lockable, adjustable second grip allows the size adjustment of the twist-type mop to fit a particular user.... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6125494 | Self-wringing mop A self-wringing mop for removing liquid from the strands of a mop head which includes a handle member, a tubular wringing member disposed over a lowermost portion the handle member, a ratchet mechanism for longitudinal and rotational movement of the tubul... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6115869 | Wringer mop A wringer mop has a conventional handle with mop fibers extending from a lower point on the handle to a collar that can be lifted to a raised axial position and twisted to wring the mop. The mop also has a pawl on a ring fixed to the handle. When the mop ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6112358 | Mop, mop element and mop element assembly Disclosed is a mop having an elongate shaft, a mop element, and an operating member that is axially movable along a portion of the shaft between a range of mopping positions and a latch position. One end portion of the mop element is retained in a fixed p... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6058549 | Twist mop A twist mop having a handle, a wringing actuator, and a mop head into which an end portion of the mop handle extends and which is releasably and substantially irrotationally coupled at first and second opposite ends thereof respectively to said end portio... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5996161 | Self-wringing mop A cleaning instrument is disclosed, comprising a handle, a swab connected to the handle, and a sleeve connected to the swab. The sleeve includes a passageway for slidingly receiving the handle therethrough. The sleeve further has a wall including a seamle... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5907883 | Wringing method and wringing mechanism for floor mop A floor mop having a stick 10, a mop head 11 including a mop fabric 12 and a lower handle 13 and an upper handle 19. The lower handle is axially and rotatably movable relative to the stick 10 and is attached to one end of the mop fabric 12 of the mop head... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5890253 | Mop apparatus for unwinding the tangled strands of a mop head A mop apparatus for unwinding the tangled strands of a mop head such that the strands of the mop head are disentangled. The apparatus includes an inner member, an outer member slidably installed over the inner member, and a mop head which is made from a p... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5875509 | Self-wringing mop A self-wringing mop is disclosed comprising an elongate handle with distal and proximal ends, a sleeve slidingly and rotatably disposed on the handle, and a swab both connected to the sleeve and removably threadingly connected to the distal end of the han... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5850658 | Wringable mop A wringable string mop has a latch and ratchet assembly mounted between an elongate handle and an operating member slidably mounted on the handle to latch the operating member in a position wherein the strings extend along and around the lower end of the ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5819356 | Twist mop In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a mop is disclosed, comprising a handle, a mop head and a wringing grip slidably and rotatably mounted on the handle. The mop head is coupled between the wringing grip and the handle such that upon rotation of t... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5722105 | Floor mop and wringing mechanism therefor A floor mop has a stick 10, a mop head 11 including a mop fabric 12 and an lower handle 14 and an upper handle 19. The lower handle is axially and rotatably movable relative to the stick 10 and is attached to one end of the mop fabric 12 of the mop head. ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5642551 | Twist mop A mop, comprising a handle, a wringing grip slidably mounted on the handle and a mop head mounted between the handle and the wringing grip, such that when the wringing grip is slid toward a distal end of the handle, the mop head is stretched between the p... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5577290 | Wet mop with self-contained wringer A mop has a self-contained wringer, a handle, a sleeve frictional movably disposed on the handle such that the sleeve is self supporting along a number of positions of the mop handle, a retainer member connected to an end of the handle and having a receiv... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5566417 | Twistable wring mop with dual locking members A mop comprising a shaft, a handle portion attached to the upper portion of the shaft, a base non-rotatably secured to the lower portion of the shaft, and an outer tube slidably positioned along the shaft. A plurality of mop strands have their upper ends ... | 10/22/1996 |
