| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 015147100 | Holder, mop | 27 |
| 20090158542 | MOP - A mop comprising a roller and mop pad system and a roll of absorbent mopping material operably coupled to the roller and mop pad system. The mop enables the user to replace the soiled mopping material with clean mopping material by using the roller system to roll the soiled mopping material away from the mop pad and thus replace the soiled mopping material with clean mopping material from a supply roll. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090300866 | CLEANING IMPLEMENT AND A MOP DESIGNED THEREFOR - A cleaning implement comprises a handle ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100139020 | Mop - A mop includes a handle comprising a plastic end joint comprising a downward protrusion and two shoulders; a rotatable cover comprising an annular trough, a central hole, and bottom latches; a hinge comprising a disc, a yoke, and a circular plate having slits wherein the yoke loosely passes the hole to pivotably secure to the joint with the latches contacting the disc and inserting through the slits to secure the circular plate, the disc, and the cover together, and the joint being disposed in the channel; and a strand mounting assembly comprising arcuate sections comprising two cross-shaped apertures having four sharp protuberance, and sets of strands. Each set of strands has one end fastened in the arcuate section after inserting through the aperture to be retained by the sharp protuberances. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100293732 | CLEANING DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE CLEANING SURFACES - The cleaning device of the present invention comprises: a cleaning portion, the cleaning portion is provided with a cleaning surface and an opposite surface opposed to said cleaning surface; a supporting arm ( | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110083291 | MOP - The mop has a handle, a holding assembly and a head assembly. The holding assembly is mounted on the handle and has a sleeve mounted rotatably around the handle. The head assembly is mounted pivotally on the handle and has a fiber strips. A user can hold the sleeve during the mop squeezed water by a dehydration device. The sleeve does not be driven to move by the fiber strips or the handle. Therefore, the mop is stably and safely held and the mop can be more efficient to use. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110247157 | Bent stick for a floor cleaning mop, and a mop including the stick | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110271472 | Mop Disc And Fabric Frame Fixation Structure - A mop disc and fabric frame fixation structure comprises: a fabric frame, including cotton strips at the bottom of the fabric frame, a noncircular embedding concave surface at the top of the fabric frame, latch bumps formed in the corresponding embedding concave surface and protruded upwardly, and a concave latch surface concavely formed on at least one side of the latch bump; and a disc, embedded into the embedding concave surface, and having a latch groove in the corresponding embedding concave surface, and each latch groove is arranged apart from the other, a latch block formed on an internal wall of the latch groove and protruded from the corresponding concave latch surface, such that the disc is embedded into the embedding concave surface, and the concave latch surface and the latch block are latched with each other to combine the fabric frame to the disc. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120073068 | Mop Convenient for the Replacement of the Consumptive Material - A mop includes a molded mop casing having two mophead supporting faces connected together to show a double beveled configuration, a detached part pivotally connected to the molded mop casing between the mophead supporting faces, a mop shaft connected to the detached part and biasable with the mop shaft relative to the molded mop casing, a handle coupled to the mop shaft and movable forwards/backwards along the mop shaft, and an extending device mounted in the handle and the molded mop casing and movable by the handle between an extended position and a received position for locking/unlocking a consumptive material for enabling a user to mount/dismount the consumptive material conveniently without direct hand contact. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20130340187 | MOP HEAD FIXATION DEVICE AND METHOD - Various embodiments of a mop include a user-manipulatable control operable by a user to generate attachment of a mop pad to a mop head and/or release of the mop pad from the mop head. The user-manipulatable control can be located on a handle of the mop in some embodiments, and on the mop head in other embodiments. Also, an actuator coupled to the user-manipulatable control can be used to move one or more grips, magnet-carrying elements, slides, wings, or clamping members to releasably secure the mop pad to the mop head, or to selectively magnetize one or more magnets for release and/or attachment of the mop pad. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140215739 | FLAT MOP AND SUPPORT PLATE THEREFOR - The invention relates to a flat mop which comprises a support plate ( | 08-07-2014 |
| 20150096139 | CLEANING IMPLEMENT FOR HOLDING A CLEANING MEANS - A cleaning implement such that it is usable universally for differently configured cleaning means, and also for fastening a glove that is known per se, includes a handle and a holder. The holder is configured for releasably fastening a cleaning means, wherein the cleaning means is fastened to the holder by means of a clamping connection. The holder has two clamping jaws, between which the cleaning means is at least regionally clampable. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150342437 | HANDHELD CLEANING DEVICE WITH ELONGATED HANDLE FOR USE WITH DISPOSABLE CLEANING TOWEL - A cleaning device operable for use with a disposable cleaning towel is provided. The cleaning device includes a handle, a head, first and second clamps, and an ejector. The handle extends between a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The head is disposed relative to the distal end portion of the handle. The head defines a head surface over which the disposable cleaning towel is fixed during use of the cleaning device. The head defines a head cavity and a head aperture extending between the head cavity and the head mating surface. The first and second clamps are disposed relative to the head, and each are selectively moveable between a closed position and an open position. In their respective closed positions, at least a portion of each of the first and second clamps is operable to abut the head surface and hold the cleaning towel in place. In their respective open positions, each of the first and second clamps is positioned away from the head surface. The ejector is disposed relative to the head, and is selectively moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the stowed position, the ejector is disposed entirely within the head cavity. In the deployed position, at least a portion of the ejector extends through the head aperture and extends outward relative to a plane defined by the head surface. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160106293 | TUBULAR HEAD BAND MOUNTED WET MOP - A mop has a plurality of strands secured to a head band. The head band comprises a closed loop formed in a first portion having a first width. A second portion of the head band has a second width where the second width is larger than the first width. The second portion is configured to enclose the distal end of a mop frame when the mop is mounted on the mop frame using the closed loop. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160135658 | MOP HOLDER - This unit is created to put the mop away and help it dry when is wet. It has three separate pieces. The main unit, which is in the form of a tall rectangular box, contains four equal sides with spaces for ventilation so that the humidity doesn't get trapped in, and a base that will be used to support the unit. The second piece is a snap on piece that will connect with the main unit that helps hold the mop up and be able to stand vertically firm. The third piece is a small drawer where the water will drip from the mop when wet and be emptied out. | 05-19-2016 |
| 015147200 | Nonclamped | 6 |
| 20130133148 | FIXING DEVICE FOR A MOPING CLOTH OF A FLAT MOP - A fixing device for a moping cloth of a flat mop includes a main plate, two sub-plates and two cloth boxes. The main plate has a top Velcro, a bottom Velcro, a rod pivotally fixed at a center of a top surface, two passages formed along two lengths of a bottom surface respectively, and a sealing plate sealing each end of each passage. Each sealing plate has a lower portion cut with a fitting entrance. Each cloth box has a bottom Velcro to correspondingly fasten with the top Velcro of the main plate beside the rod. Each sub-plate has a bottom Velcro and two engaging feet to correspond to the passages of the main plate. So, plural moping cloths can be fastened with the main plate and the sub-plates. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20140196233 | Spray Mop - A spray mop utilizing a latch and an auxiliary latch that prevents a hinge bar of a mop head from separating and keeping either a cloth mop or a string mop in place. The spray mop utilizes a spray mop that is activated by the use of a lever near the handle of the spray mop. In another embodiment, the hinge bar just uses a latch without an auxiliary latch. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20150074927 | FLOOR MAINTENANCE TOOL WITH MOP RELEASE MECHANISM - A floor maintenance too! including a handle and a tool coupled to the handle. The tool head includes a frame that supports a first engagement panel and a second engagement panel, with each panel disposed on an underside of the frame. The tool also includes a cable that extends between the tool head and the handle and that is coupled to the first engagement panel and the second engagement panel. An actuator mechanism is coupled to the cable and is manipulatable to move at least one of the first engagement panel and the second engagement panel via the cable relative to the frame to selectively engage and disengage a mop pad relative to the tool head. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150089757 | FLOOR MOP WITH REMOVABLE BASE PLATE - A mop having a base plate, a top plate, a handle, and a lock assembly to connect the top plate to the base plate. The base plate has a lower surface configured to face a surface to be cleaned, and an upper surface opposite the lower surface. The handle has a proximal end connected to the top plate by a joint, and a distal with a grip at the distal end. The lock assembly includes one or more slots on one of the base plate and the top plate, and one or more projections on the other of the base plate and the top plate. The one or more projections are movable between an engaged position in which the one or more projections are in the one or more slots, and a disengaged position in which the one or more projections are not in the one or more slots. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150359402 | FLOOR MOP - A mop assembly with flexible ear portions and/or an elastically deformable ring member and/or a generally concave front peripheral portion, which creates an open pocket that helps to maintain floor debris in front of the mop as the mop is moved across the floor. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160081527 | CLEANING DEVICE FOR USE WITH DISPOSABLE CLEANING ELEMENTS - A cleaning device is provided to which an easily removable and replaceable cleaning element can be attached. The cleaning device comprises an applicator head having a top side and a bottom side and defining holes there through which are sufficient in size and number that cleaning liquid collecting on the top side readily flows through the applicator head The applicator head also includes a handle mount attached to the top side of said applicator head for pivotally attaching a handle and a plurality of spaced-apart hooks extending from the bottom side of said applicator head and placed around the peripheral edge of said holes, said hooks comprising a shaft with a bard extending from the end of said shaft said barb facing in and extending over the adjacent hole. | 03-24-2016 |
| 015148000 | Convertible | 1 |
| 20090249570 | Adapter for Use With a Mop - An adapter for connecting a mop frame to a fluid source is provided. The adapter includes a hollow substantially tubular connector portion with a swivel joint at a mop frame connection end, an elongated hollow body portion with a locking tab at each end and a central opening to receive the swivel joint of the tubular connector portion and the locking tabs at the opposed ends of the body portion biased outwardly for selective engagement to the mop frame and for rotation of the mop frame about the axis of the body portion. In addition, a steam mop frame and adapter for connecting the mop frame to a fluid source is provided. The steam mop and adapter includes a steam mop frame having receiving openings for engaging a connector, a hollow substantially tubular connector having a connector portion with a swivel joint at a mop frame connection end, an elongated hollow body portion with a locking tab at each end and a central opening to receive the swivel joint of the tubular connector portion, and the locking tabs at the opposed ends of the body portion biased outwardly for selective engagement to the mop frame and for rotation of the mop frame about the axis of the body portion. | 10-08-2009 |
| 015150000 | Pivoted jaw | 4 |
| 20100175211 | Mop holder - A mop holder which provides fast changing of mop cloth and ease of use comprises: a supporter ( | 07-15-2010 |
| 20130212822 | MOP HEAD WITH CLEANING ELEMENT SECUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A mop head which provides for both the reliable securement of a cleaning element to the mop head and for simple and efficient installation and removal of the cleaning element from the mop head is presented. The mop head includes a first securement member and a second securement member adapted for securing a cleaning element to the mop head, wherein the first securement member is pivotally connected to the second securement member at a pivot joint. The securement members are movable about the pivot joint into a use position and change position. The cleaning element can be mated to the securement members in the change position and movement of the securement members to use position secures cleaning element to the mop head for use. A latch locks the securement members in the use position to prevent movement of the securement members about the pivot joint. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20140082870 | MOP HEAD RETAINER - An improved retainer for a mop head is disclosed. The retainer is of the type having a body and an elongate jaw, the jaw being movable between a use position and a release position. In the use position, the jaw is orientated substantially parallel to the body and, in use, captures the mop head against the body. In the release position, the jaw extends away from the body to permit removal and replacement of the mop head. The improvement comprises a foot pad operatively coupled to the body such that application of force to the foot pad causes deformation of the body to release the jaw for movement. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140215740 | LOCKING AND UNLOCKING KINETIC MOTION OF A MOP BASE - Improved mop base capable of using both surfaces of a normal mop arranged parallel to one another. | 08-07-2014 |
| 015154000 | Spring wire and runner | 1 |
| 20120124763 | HANDY MOP - It is an object of the invention to provide a hand-held mop in which a grip connected to a mounting part for mounting and supporting a mop body is prevented from being detached from the mounting part during cleaning operation. | 05-24-2012 |
| 015154200 | With shaker | 1 |
| 20120180239 | VIBRATING MOP HEAD - A mop head assembly having: a base plate member with a generally flat bottom portion adapted to receive a flexible cleaning member; and an electric motor mounted on the base plate member at a laterally centered position thereon and having a rotatable shaft with an asymmetric weight mounted thereon, the shaft projecting downwardly from the electric motor and oriented substantially perpendicular to the base plate bottom portion, wherein rotation of the asymmetric weight on the shaft causes the base plate to vibrate primarily in a plane parallel to the flat bottom portion. A cover member that covers the electric motor and which is positioned over other components mounted on the base plate is also described. | 07-19-2012 |
