Class 15/120.2 - Assisted by modified handle

Subclass of Class 15 - Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Definition: Apparatus wherein the handle includes means intended to
No. of patents: 31
Last issue date: 01/05/2010

Number	Title	Issue Date
7640616	Mop with integral mop head wringing mechanism A mop head wringing mechanism comprises a first sleeve having a helical-shaped spline extending at least partially around an external face thereof and a second sleeve is slideably engaged over the first sleeve. The second sleeve has a spline engaging portion in cons...	01/05/2010
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
7124474	Adjustable tool handle for paint rollers and the like A tool handle assembly adapted to be connected to a tool head comprises a leg with an inner grip handle connected to the leg between first and second ends thereof, an outer grip handle connected to the first end of the leg and a tool head connector connected to the ...	10/24/2006
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
7095450	Method and apparatus for generating a display signal Apparatus for interactively generating a display signal. The apparatus comprises: a receiver (2) for receiving a broadcast signal (15), the broadcast signal comprising a plurality of datastreams each including image data defining a background object (	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
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
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
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
6523211	Self-wringing mop with rotating offset A self-wringing mop is disclosed comprising a mop stick, an "H" shape frame having one side slidably but not rotatably attached to the mop stick and the other side connected to a short rotating offset that is spaced around five (5) inches apart from the m...	02/25/2003
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
6006392	Self-wringing mop A self-wringing mop including an elongated handle, a sleeve slidably mounted on the handle and a flexible relatively long mopping member having a first end attached to the sleeve and a second end attached to a lower end of the handle. The mopping member i...	12/28/1999
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
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
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
5509163	Quick squeezing wringable mop A quick squeezing self-wringing mop which utilizes an outer tubular member for wringing the mop dry. It comprises an outer tubular member, an inner shaft located within the outer tubular member and which is movable longitudinally relative to the inner sha...	04/23/1996
4479278	Scrubbing means A scrubbing means, comprising a shaft (1) consisting of an outer tube (2) and within this a movable inner shaft (3), the outer tube and inner shaft being provided with fixing heads (4,5); and a mop (6) composed of mop threads (7); the mop being attached o...	10/30/1984
4464807	Floor mop A domestic floor mop comprises an absorbent band mounted on a bracket carried at the end of a handle. A rotary torsion head is engaged with the band and is rotatably mounted in the bracket. A fastener is fixed to each end of the band, and the fasteners ar...	08/14/1984
4130910	Wringer type mop A mop is provided with a fibrous yarn head, there being a ring engaging the yarn strands and forming them into loops, the ring being carried on a sleeve which is slidable and rotational over the mop handle, the handle having means projecting from one end ...	12/26/1978

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