Patent ID: 8959699
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A47L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mop adapted to be releasably coupled to a mop pad, the mop comprising: a mop handle; a mop head connected to the mop handle and including a mop head body, a first portion of the mop head movable with respect to a second portion of the mop head between a first position in which the first portion engages the mop pad to secure the mop pad to the mop head, and a second position in which the mop pad is released from the first portion, the first portion biased to extend into an exterior surface of the mop pad and movable to the first position to pull the mop pad taut across a bottom of the mop head; and a user-manipulatable control coupled to the first portion of the mop head, the user-manipulatable control operable by a user to actuate the first portion of the mop head to move the first portion to each of the first position and the second position, wherein the first portion is movable by an actuator located at least partially within the mop head body and controlled by the user-manipulatable control, and wherein the actuator includes a cable extending along the mop handle and coupled to the user-manipulatable control and the mop head portion.