Patent ID: 6115877
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A holding apparatus used in conjunction with a mop having a mop head made of a plurality of yarns, the mop head having loose ends held by the holding apparatus which prevent them from turning when the mop is being wrung, the apparatus comprising:a. a container for holding fluid therein and having a central recess;b. a holding mechanism mounted on the top of said container and having a bottom plate, a first sidewall integrally formed with the bottom plate and extending upwardly therefrom, and a movable elastic sidewall integrally connected with the first sidewall at converging ends and located adjacent to the bottom plate, the bottom plate having perforations therethrough for allowing fluid to drain to the bottom of said container from said mop head when said mop is being wrung; andc. an operating mechanism having a foot pedal disposed within said central recess of said container and a flexible strap operatively connected to said movable elastic sidewall and the foot pedal, where the foot pedal is operative on depression of the foot pedal to produce a horizontal closing movement of said movable elastic sidewall to move toward said first sidewall for holding said loose ends of said mop head;d. whereby said movable elastic sidewall is actuated by said foot pedal of said operating mechanism to move toward said first sidewall to hold said loose ends of said mop head therein from turning when said mop is being wrung, and thereby also allows the fluid from said mop head to drain through said perforations of said bottom plate of said holding mechanism and into said container, and when said foot pedal is released, said movable elastic sidewall springs back to its original position and releases said loose ends of said mop head.