Patent ID: 8984703
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A foot deployed mop comprising, in combination: a first panel member having spaced edges; a second panel member having spaced edges, said first and second panel members hingedly connected together between adjacent edges thereof enabling relative pivotal movement between said first and second panel members between a first configuration wherein said first and second panel members are disposed substantially vertically and in opposition to one another and a second configuration wherein said first and second panel members are disposed side by side and substantially coplanar; a pad or other floor engagement structure attached to said first and second panel members, said floor engagement structure positioned between said first and second panel members when said first and second panel members are in said first configuration and positioned under said first and second panel members to engage a floor to mop the floor when said first and second panel members are in said second configuration; and a foot engagement structure attached to and extending outwardly from said first panel member, said foot engagement structure when engaged and moved by the foot of an individual operable to move said first panel member relative to said second panel member to alternatively form said first configuration and said second configuration, said foot engagement structure comprising a tab fixedly attached to and projecting laterally outwardly from said first panel member and forming a curved floor engagement surface slidably engaging a floor when the first and second panels move between said first and second configurations.