Patent ID: 9486122
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A47L

Claim Text:
1. An improved mop base, comprising: a pair of substantially flat half-frames each including a substantially planar outer surface; at least one hinged connection reciprocally hinging the pair of substantially flat half-frames together along a common longitudinal axis, wherein the at least one hinged connection is located a distance away from a first edge of the pair of substantially flat half-frames such that an opening portion of each of the pair of substantially flat half-frames is formed between the first edge and the hinged connection; a force applied to the opening portion moves the first edge of each of the pair of substantially flat half-frames together to cause a clasping mouth of the pair of substantially flat half-frames to open, the clasping mouth being located at a second edge, opposite the first edge, of the pair of substantially flat half-frames; the clasping mouth is capable of retaining a free edge of a mop inside, the clasping mouth formed by a pair of longitudinal edges of corresponding sides of each half-frame, each half-frame mutually rotatable so that the mop base can be configured into a first open configuration and a second closed configuration; and with the mop base in the second closed configuration, the outer surfaces of said half-frames are mutually parallel.