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

Claim 6:
7. A cleaning implement 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 secondary receiver;
a wringing mechanism connected to the primary receiver of the connecting member, wherein movement of the wringing mechanism is controlled by the lever;
a primary cleaning member that is releasably engaged with the wringing mechanism,
wherein the wringing mechanism is configured to wring any excess moisture from the primary cleaning member by folding a first end of the primary cleaning member toward a second end of the primary cleaning member; and
a secondary cleaning member releasably attached to the secondary receiver, the secondary cleaning member having a base structure with a cleaning structure extending from a first side of the base structure, a pair of rails located on a second side of the base structure, 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,
wherein the pair of rails slidably engage a pair of slots of the secondary receiver, the tab assembly engages a first retention member located on an outward facing surface of the secondary receiver to help secure the secondary cleaning member 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 an outward facing surface of the secondary receiver creating a gap between the lower surface and the outward facing surface of the secondary receiver; and
wherein the first retention member is a raised protrusion extending from the outward facing surface of the secondary receiver, and wherein the first retention member is received in a pocket located in the lower surface of the pivoting tab.