Patent ID: 8584300
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A squeeze mop, comprising: a bearing body comprising a double joint and two squeeze plates arranged on either side of said double joint in a longitudinal direction of said bearing body and that are joined thereto; and a handle; wherein: said bearing body comprises on a side that faces axially away from said handle a mopping pad that is largely the size of said bearing body; said squeeze plates are pressable against one another by means of a wringing device, said wringing device being fork-shaped and embodied open on said side that faces axially away from said handle, said wringing device comprising two pressure arms that are arranged largely parallel to one another, said pressure arms being configured to fold said squeeze plates and engage with said squeeze plates about said double joint; each of said pressure arms comprise a guide groove running axially toward said handle, wherein said guide grooves face each other and are each engageable with a respective moveable guide cam of a respective squeeze plate when the mopping pad is being wrung out, each guide cam being axially movable towards said handle within a respective guide groove; said wringing device is joined to the handle, said handle being pivotably joined to said double joint at least about said longitudinal axis of said bearing body; said wringing device further comprises an actuating rod comprising first and second end faces, said actuating rod being axially movable toward said handle and joined at said first end face to said double joint and at said second end face to a pivotable grip that is attached location-fast to said handle for actuating said wringing device; said movable guide cams include respective flattened areas, wherein before said squeeze plates are pulled between the pressure arms of the wringing device said flattened areas orient said squeeze plates and double joint perpendicular to the handle; and said guide grooves each include a flattened insertion incline, wherein when said handle is inclined to a vertical axis orthogonal to the squeeze plates when said squeeze plates are unfolded, each of said movable guide cams pivot relative to said guide grooves about an axis defined by said longitudinal direction of said bearing body to engage said flattened areas of said movable guide cams with said flattened insertion inclines of said guide grooves.