Patent ID: 6785927
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A cleaning implement comprising;a shaft having an operator end and a cleaning end, said operator end and said cleaning end defining a longitudinal axis; a mop head comprising a liquid-absorbent member, said mop head having a connecting side and a cleaning side, said connecting side and said cleaning side defining a mop axis, said mop axis being disposed at an oblique angle with respect to said longitudinal axis of said shaft when said mop is in a cleaning position; a wringing mechanism comprising a wringer having an operator gripping portion and a wringing portion, said wringer being movable relative to said shaft, said wringer being disposed at said cleaning end of said shaft, said mop head being movable relative to said wringer over a range of travel at least between said cleaning position and plural wringing positions, said wringing mechanism in said wringing positions compressing at least a portion of said liquid-absorbent member whereby liquid is expellable therefrom, the operator gripping portion having a gripping portion axis, said gripping portion axis is parallel to said longitudinal axis, the wringer having a distal portion, the distal portion having a distal portion axis, the distal portion axis being disposed at an angle with respect to the gripping portion axis; and a connecting link, said connecting link being connected to said mop head and to one of said shaft and said wringer thereby permitting relative movement of said wringer and said mop head upon relative movement of said shaft and said wringer, said connecting link being positioned with respect to said mop head to permit said mop head to travel along a path substantially coextensive with said mop axis over at least a portion of said range of travel.