Patent ID: 8677547
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: A47L,H04L

Abstract:
1. A hand operated sweeping mop applicator, comprising: a. a main body having an upper surface including an affixation member used in conjunction with retaining a handle, respective top surfaces of four disposable cloth retaining members with two disposable cloth retaining members on a right side of the main body and two disposable cloth retaining members on an opposite left side of the main body each disposable cloth retaining member having a respective bottom surface respectively retaining a disposable cloth retaining member on their respective bottom surfaces; b. the top surface of the main body having a right housing member with a top surface and a sidewall with a transverse opening, a hollow interior with an open bottom leading to the hollow interior, a right cloth releasing plate having a top surface having a right notched collar and a pair of right spring supporting pins on opposite sides of the right notched collar which support right compression force springs affixed to an interior upper surface of the right housing, the right notched collar having a retaining notch into which a retaining tooth is engaged, the right half of the cloth releasing plate having a pair of openings which are respectively sized to encircle the bottom of each respective cloth retaining member on the right bottom side of the main body, c. the top surface of the main body having a left housing member with a top surface and a sidewall with a transverse opening, a hollow interior with an open bottom leading to the hollow interior, a left cloth releasing plate having a top surface having a left notched collar and a pair of left spring supporting pins on opposite sides of the left notched collar which support left compression force springs affixed to an interior upper surface of the left housing, the left notched collar having a retaining notch into which a retaining tooth is engaged, the left half of the cloth releasing plate having a pair of openings which are respectively sized to encircle the bottom of each respective cloth retaining member on the left bottom side of the main body, d. the right housing further including a right guide pin having a longitudinal shaft with a widened base inserted into an interior chamber of the right notched collar so that a bottom of the widened base is aligned with a bottom of the right notched collar and the longitudinal shaft extends through an opening in a top of the right notched collar, the longitudinal shaft having an opening above the top of the right notched collar for receiving a right transverse retaining pin which terminates at one end in an opening in the right housing and abuts an interior wall of the right housing at an opposite end of the right transverse retaining pin so that the guide pin remains stationary, a given travel distance between the widened base of the right guide pin and an interior top surface of the top of the right notched collar, each spring retaining pin having a respective collar to enable each spring retaining pin to better support a compression force spring; e. the left housing further including a left guide pin having a longitudinal shaft with a widened base inserted into an interior chamber of the left notched collar so that a bottom of the widened base is aligned with a bottom of the left notched collar and the longitudinal shaft extends through an opening in a top of the left notched collar, the longitudinal shaft having an opening above the top of the left notched collar for receiving a left transverse retaining pin which terminates at one end in an opening in the left housing and abuts an interior wall of the left housing at an opposite end of the left transverse retaining pin so that the guide pin remains stationary, a given travel distance between the widened base of the left guide pin and an interior top surface of the top of the left notched collar, each spring retaining pin having a respective collar to enable each spring retaining pin to better support a compression force spring; f. the right and left housing members each having a respective spring biased retaining tooth which engage a notch of a respective notched collar to respectively retain the right and left cloth releasing plate onto the bottom of the main body, the right housing having a right trigger mechanism comprising a right press button having a bottom surface affixed to a right biasing spring at its top end, the right biasing spring affixed at its bottom end to the top surface of the right housing and a right press button having a top surface and a sidewall, a bent arm affixed at a proximal end to the sidewall, the bent arm terminating at its distal end in an engaging tooth which extends through the transverse opening in the right housing and engages the notch in the right notched collar, the bent arm attached to a pivot collar through which a pivot pin extends, the pivot pin retained by support members on the top of the right housing, similarly, there is a left trigger mechanism comprising a left press button having a bottom surface affixed to a second biasing spring at its top end, the second biasing spring affixed at its bottom end to the top surface of the left housing and the left press button having a top surface and a sidewall, a bent arm affixed at a proximal end to the sidewall, the bent arm terminating at its distal end in a left engaging tooth which extends through the transverse opening in the second housing and engages the notch in the corresponding left notched collar within the left housing the bent arm attached to a pivot collar through which a pivot pin extends, the pivot pin retained by support members on the top of the left housing; g. a disposable cloth retained onto a respective bottom of the right and left cloth releasing plate by the attaching members of the four attaching plates; and k. in operation the spring biased teeth assemblies having their respective engaging teeth respectively engaging a notch in each notched collar in a respective right and left housing, the teeth engaging the notches by the force of the respective biasing springs pushing on a respective press button to overcome a downward force of the compression force springs, the hand operated sweeping mop applicator is used with the cleaning cloth rubbed against a surface such as a floor to remove dust and dirt and when the cleaning cloth becomes a dirty cleaning cloth it is necessary to replace it by thumbs of a left and right hand pressing down on the top surfaces of the left and right press buttons to overcome the force of the biasing springs, causing the bent arm sections to rotate about the pivot pin in a clockwise direction so that the engaging teeth are disengaged from a respective notch in a respective notched collar in the right and left housings, as a result of the disengagement of the engaging teeth from respective notches on respective right and left notched collars, the compression force springs exert a downward force on the right and left cloth releasing plates, the downward force is stopped by the widened base of each respective guide pin abutting against a respective bottom surface of a top of a respective right and left notched collar, so that the right and left cloth releasing plates move a distance from the main plate, the downward travel distance resulting in the dirty cleaning cloth being disengaged from the cloth retaining members and falls away from the right and left cloth releasing plates and into a wastebasket without the user's hands ever touching the dirty cleaning cloth.