Patent ID: 8978194
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A mopping assembly, comprising: a mop bucket having an interior portion; a basket disposed in the interior portion of the mop bucket, wherein the interior portion of the mop bucket includes a plurality of tracks on a surface thereof, and the basket engages the plurality of tracks; and a mop having a handle and a mop head, wherein the mop head releasably engages the basket; wherein the handle includes a first piece, a second piece, a rotating mechanism, and a locking mechanism, wherein the first and second pieces nest in a telescoping relationship and are axially and rotationally movable with respect to each other, the second piece of the handle removably engages the mop head, and the locking mechanism is configured to lock the first and second pieces in a fixed position relative to one another; wherein the rotating mechanism includes a spiral track, wherein the spiral track is disposed in the second piece, an end of the first piece is configured to engage and transition along the spiral track; and wherein when the first and second pieces are moveable relative to one another, the second piece of the handle is engaged with the mop head, and the mop head is engaged with the basket, application of a downward force on the first piece causes the end of the first piece to transition along the spiral track disposed in the second piece, thereby rotating the mop head and the basket.