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

Claim 0:
1. 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 base structure further includes a rear side opposite the front side, a top side extending between the front side and the rear side, a bottom side opposite the top side, a first end extending between the top side and the bottom side, and a second end opposite the first end, and
wherein the attachment structure includes a pair of rails located on a portion of the rear side of the base structure
wherein the pair of rails comprises:
a first rail, the first rail having a first rear surface, a first outboard surface, a first inboard surface, wherein the first inboard surface diverges from the first outboard surface, and
a second rail, the second rail having a second rear surface, a second outboard surface, a second inboard surface, wherein the second inboard surface diverges from the first outboard surface, and
wherein the first outboard surface and the second outboard surface are generally parallel to each other; and

wherein the first rail further includes a first guide surface that extends between the first outboard surface and the first inboard surface, wherein the first guide surface forms an acute angle with the first inboard surface; and
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.