Patent ID: 6477731
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A mop having a self-contained wringer, which includes:a handle having a first end and a second end; a sleeve frictionally movably disposed on said handle such that said sleeve is self-supporting along a number of positions of said mop handle; a retainer member connected to said first end of said handle and having a retaining surface; a mop head material having a first end connected to said retaining surface of said retainer member; and a generally fluted rubber-like housing having a first end connected to said sleeve and a second end extending outwardly therefrom creating a mop head material receiving surface area between said second end of said handle and an inner surface of said housing, wherein said housing is movable along said handle via said first sleeve in a manner to removably enclose said mop head material and enable selective squeezing of the mop head material through its rubber-like characteristic wherein said housing can twist over itself to selectively reduce said receiving surface area and wherein said housing includes a series of recessed surface portions longitudinally extending therealong which are concave with the curved surface radially inward to aid one in gripping an outside surface of said housing for twisting purposes while an inner surface of said surface portion is configured to minimize gripping and twisting said mop head material when said twisting of said housing.