Patent ID: 6643885
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A sponge assembly for use with a wringer-type sponge mop, comprising:a. a cleaning sponge head; b. an elongated unitary plastic brace having a top wall, two opposing sidewalls and two opposing end walls, the sidewalls and end walls extending downwardly from the top wall to form a hollow adapted to receive a portion of said sponge head; c. a plurality of first spaced apart compression studs integrally molded to the interior surface of one of said two opposing sidewalls; d. a plurality of second spaced apart compression studs integrally molded to the interior of the other one of said two opposing sidewalls, the plurality of second compression studs respectively aligned with said plurality of first compression studs for compressing said portion of said sponge head within said hollow; e. a plurality of first stitching members integrally molded to one of said two opposing sidewalls and extending across to an opposite sidewall for piercing and retaining said portion of said sponge head within said hollow; f. a plurality of second stitching members integrally molded to the other one of said two opposing sidewalls and extending across to an opposite sidewall and respectively located adjacent to said plurality of first stitching members for piercing and retaining said portion of said sponge head within said hollow; g. a pair of elongated grooves integrally formed on the exterior surfaces of said sidewalls for respectively receiving a pair of opposite retaining rails of said sponge mop to hold said sponge assembly in assembled relationship with said sponge mop; and h. a boss located on one of said pair of grooves for preventing said sponge assembly from sliding out of said retaining rails of said sponge mop.