Patent ID: 8464391
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: A47L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mop adapted to be releasably coupled to a mop pad, the mop comprising: a mop handle; a mop head connected to the mop handle and comprising a mop head body, a portion of the mop head movable with respect to the mop head body between a first position in which the portion engages the mop pad to secure the mop pad to the mop head, and a second position in which the mop pad is released from the portion, the portion of the mop head positionable over the mop pad and having a plurality of protrusions extending in a non-planar direction relative to the portion and positioned to extend into and releasably engage a surface of the mop pad, the portion of the mop head movable away from another portion of the mop head to pull the mop pad taut across a bottom of the mop head; and a user-manipulatable control coupled to the portion of the mop head, the user-manipulatable control operable by a user to actuate the portion of the mop head between the first and second positions.