Patent ID: 11930977
Assignee: THE LIBMAN COMPANY
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. A mop assembly comprising:
a handle assembly, the handle assembly including a handle member having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
a connecting member having a handle receiver connected to the first end of the handle member; the connecting member having a front side, a rear side opposite the front side, and a bottom side between the front side and the rear side arranged opposite the handle receiver;
wherein the bottom side includes a primary receiver and the front side includes a brush receiver;
a wringing mechanism connected to the primary receiver;
a flexible cleaning member connected to the primary receiver, wherein the wringing mechanism is configured to wring any excess moisture from the flexible cleaning member; and
a scrubbing brush releasably attached to the brush receiver, wherein the scrubbing brush includes a base structure and an attachment structure, wherein the attachment structure of the scrubbing brush includes a tab assembly connected to the base structure of the scrubbing brush, and wherein a plurality of bristles extend from a front side of the base structure;
wherein the brush receiver includes:
a base surface;
a first engaging member extending from the front side of the connecting member above a first portion of the base surface, wherein a first slot is created between the first engaging member and the base surface; and
a second engaging member extending from the front side of the connecting member above a second portion of the base surface, wherein a second slot is created between the second engaging member and the base surface;
a first retention member located on an outward facing surface of the front side of the connecting member;

wherein the tab assembly engages the first retention member to help secure the scrubbing brush to the connecting member;
wherein the tab assembly comprises:
a pivoting tab with a first end located furthest from the base structure, a second end opposite the first end located nearest the base structure, an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, and a pivot member extending from the lower surface, wherein the pivot member contacts the outward facing surface of the front side of the connecting member creating a gap between the lower surface of the pivoting tab and the outward facing surface of the brush receiver; and
wherein the first retention member is a raised protrusion extending from the outward facing surface of the brush receiver, and wherein the first retention member has a ramped surface and an engaging surface that confronts a stop surface on the pivoting tab.