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

Claim 9:
10. A mop assembly comprising:
a handle assembly, the handle assembly including an elongated handle member and a lever connected to the elongated handle member;
a connecting member having a handle receiver attached to an end of the elongated handle member; the connecting member having a front side, a rear side opposite the front side, 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, 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 of a pair of slots is created between the first engaging member and the base surface;
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 of the pair of slots is created between the second engaging member and the base surface;
a first retention member formed as a raised protrusion on an outward facing surface of the connecting member; and
a second retention member extending upward from the base surface;

a wringing mechanism connected to the primary receiver of the connecting member, wherein movement of the wringing mechanism is controlled by the lever;
a sponge based cleaning member that is releasably engaged with the wringing mechanism,
wherein the wringing mechanism is configured to wring any excess moisture from the sponge based cleaning member by folding a first end of the sponge based cleaning member toward a second end of the sponge based cleaning member; and
a scrubbing brush releasably attached to the brush receiver, the scrubbing brush including:
a base structure with a plurality of bristles extending from a first side of the base structure,
a pair of rails located on a second side of the base structure,
a central engagement member located between the pair of rails, and
a tab assembly located on a third side of the base structure, wherein the third side is located between the first side and the second side, and

wherein the pair of rails of the scrubbing brush slidably engage the pair of slots of the brush receiver, the tab assembly engages the first retention member, and the central engagement member contacts the second retention member to secure the scrubbing brush to the connecting member.