Patent ID: 11926032
Assignee: UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 12:
13. A tool comprising:
a bent pole defining a first axis and a second axis wherein the second axis is offset from the first axis;
a flat mop attached to the bent pole by a universal joint, the universal joint having two different rotational axes, the flat mop having a leading edge;
an agent dispensing system having a reservoir and a rear facing agent dispensing device, the reservoir being configured to contain a cleaning agent, the rear facing agent dispensing device being arranged on the bent pole proximate the flat mop, wherein the reservoir connects to the rear facing agent dispensing device to dispense the cleaning agent;
a first handle arranged at a top of the bent pole along the second axis, the first handle having a first stationary portion and a first rotational portion, the first stationary portion and the first rotational portion forming an assembly with the first stationary portion and the first rotational portion being immediately adjacent one another along the second axis;
a second handle situated closer to the first handle than the flat mop, the second handle having a second stationary portion and a second rotational portion, the second stationary portion and the second rotational portion forming a second assembly with the second stationary portion and the second rotational portion being immediately adjacent one another along the first axis of the bent pole, wherein the second stationary portion is coupled to the bent pole at a region other than the top of the bent pole; and
a rotational coupler,
wherein the first stationary portion includes a stationary coupler, wherein the stationary coupler is configured to be secured to the bent pole to prevent rotation of the first stationary portion about the second axis of the bent pole and configured to prevent translational movement of the first stationary portion along the second axis of the bent pole,
wherein the first rotational portion is secured to the first stationary portion by the rotational coupler,
wherein the rotational coupler is mechanically coupled to the first rotational portion such that the first rotational portion is configured to freely rotate with respect to the bent pole about the second axis and with respect to the first stationary portion, and
wherein the rotational coupler is configured to prevent the first rotational portion from translational movement with respect to both of the bent pole and the first stationary portion along the second axis,
wherein, in use, the universal joint and the first handle are configured to cause the leading edge of the flat mop to be at a forward position in a direction of cleaning during a back-and-forth cleaning path and the rear facing agent dispensing device is configured to dispense the cleaning agent in front of the leading edge in the direction of cleaning.