Patent ID: 6233777
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A flat mop head for cleaning floors, said mop head comprising a cover plate including a top face equipped with means for fastening said cover plate to a holder, and a bottom face with a surface area having a plurality of projections extending therefrom, an encircling fringe tape with a seam, extending peripherally along an edge portion of the surface area of the bottom face, the encircling fringe tape including a plurality of outer fringes extending freely along an outer side of said seam, and a plurality of inner fringes disposed along an inner side of said seam, each of the plurality of inner fringes further including a length shorter than each of the plurality of outer fringes, and each of said plurality of inner fringes being configured to absorb moisture and, upon absorption of moisture, to swell and bend through substantially 90.degree. towards the surface of the floor being cleaned, thereby forming a brush border along the inner side of said seam.