Patent ID: 6640376
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A hand held cleaning device for cleaning a surface comprising:an elongated handle having a longitudinal axis and opposite top and bottom ends, a stationary frame connected to the bottom end of the elongated handle, the stationary frame having first and second opposite ends; an extractor roller mounted to the stationary frame, the extractor roller having a longitudinal axis; a compression member having a first end pivotally connected by means of a pivot connection to the first end of the stationary frame, the pivot connection having an axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the extractor roller, and the compression member mounted in spaced parallel relationship to the extractor roller; a gap defined between the compression member and the extractor roller; a mop head slidably mounted on the bottom end of the handle for limited axial movement with respect to the elongated handle, the mop head positioned below the extractor roller in a first cleaning position and adapted for movement in the gap; a flexible absorbent cleaning element mounted to the mop head; actuating means connected to the mop head for moving the mop head through the gap thereby drawing the flexible absorbent material between the extractor roller and the compression member for extracting moisture from the absorbent material; and means for pivoting the compression member about the pivot connection away from the extractor roller thereby eliminating the gap for allowing the flexible absorbent material to reposition below the extractor roller in its first cleaning position.