Patent ID: 6523211
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A self-wringing mop, comprising:an elongated mop stick having a longitudinal axis, an upper end, and a lower end; a connector frame having a first end slidably attached to the mop stick and a second end offset from and rotatable with respect to the longitudinal axis of the mop stick, the connector frame being movable between a lowered mopping position wherein a lower portion of its second end is disposed adjacent to and offset from the lower end of the mop stick such that the lower portion of its second end as spaced further away from the longitudinal axis of the mop stick than the lower end of the mop stick and the lower portion of its second end is spaced apart from the lower end of the mop stick, and a raised wringing position wherein its first end is disposed above the lower end of the mopping stick; a mopping fabric having one end attached to the lower end of the mopping stick and another end attached to a lower portion of the second end of the connector frame; and a plug attached to the mop stick and being disposed to contact and limit the downward movement of the connector frame when it is in the lowered mopping position.