Patent ID: 8807858
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A mopping device comprising: a mopping portion; a handle configured to be gripped by a user to control the mopping portion; a reservoir for storing fluid, wherein the reservoir includes a refillable collapsible bladder; and a sprayer configured to dispense fluid in a plurality of streams behind or in front of the mopping portion, wherein the bladder has a first opening at a top of the bladder and a second opening at a bottom of the bladder, the first opening being configured to allow the fluid to fill the bladder to an expanded state from a collapsed state and the second opening being configured to allow the fluid to flow into the sprayer such that the bladder collapses back to the collapsed state when drained of fluid, wherein the handle is rotatably connected to the mopping portion by a hinge structure, wherein the sprayer is configured to dispense fluid behind the mopping portion when the handle is rotated into a first orientation relative to the mopping portion via the hinge structure, and wherein the sprayer is configured to dispense fluid in front of the mopping portion when the handle is rotated relative to the mopping portion into a second orientation via the hinge structure while a position of the mopping portion remains unchanged from when the handle is in the first orientation.