Patent ID: 7636979
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. In a butterfly sponge mop having a shaft with a fixed housing having a top surface affixed to the base of the shaft and having a front wall and a rear wall, the improvement comprising: a. an attachment mechanism with a body having a top surface, a rear wall and a front surface, the top surface having an opening; b. a cleaning implement head extending transversely to and molded onto the front surface of the body so that it is integral therewith, the cleaning implement head supporting a cleaning implement on its front wall; c. a rear tooth molded into the rear wall of the body and extending toward the cleaning implement head; d. the cleaning implement head having a means formed therein to retain a formed front tooth extending toward the rear tooth; e. an opening in the front wall of the fixed housing and an opening in the rear wall of the fixed housing; and f. the attachment mechanism positioned so that the opening in the top surface of the attachment mechanism surrounds the mop shaft, the rear tooth fits into and is retained in the opening in the rear wall of the fixed housing and the front tooth fits into and is retained in the opening in the front wall of the fixed housing, so that the attachment mechanism is firmly attached so that it will not come loose during vigorous scrubbing action with the cleaning implement.