Improvements in Mops.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 15th June, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 6th Apr., 1893-Accepted, 13th May, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mops.
I, EMILE FELIX BOUCHERE, of Lymington House, George Town, St. Saviours,
Jersey, General Dealer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to mops specially applicable for use in washing carriages
but also applicable for other purposes.
According to my invention the mop-head (which is advantageously composed of
pieces of cloth) is fixed upon a metal tube which at the part carrying the head is
perforated, and the head is secured in position by means of a nut screwed on to the
tube and faced or surrounded with india-rubber or other flexible material so that it
will not scratch or injure the object being washed. The end of the tube most
remote from the mop-head is adapted for the attachment of a hose thereto, so that
water may be supplied to the mop-head without the necessity for dipping the same.
Dated this 15th day of June 1892.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mops.
I, EMILE FELIX BOUCHERE, of Lymington House, George Town, St. Saviours,
Jersey, General Dealer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to mops especially applicable for use in washing carriages
but also applicable for other purposes.
According to my invention the mop-head (which is advantageously composed of
pieces of cloth) is fixed upon a metal tube which at the part carrying the head is
perforated, and the head is secured in position by means of a nut or plug screwed
onto or into the tube and faced or surrounded with india-rubber or other flexible
material so that it will not scratch or injure the object being washed. The end of
the tube most remote from the mop-head is adapted for the attachment of a
hose thereto, so that water may be supplied to the mop-head without the necessity
for dipping the same.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a mop constructed according to my
invention; and,
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of the tube with the mop-head removed
therefrom.
a is the tube forming the handle of the mop, the said tube at one end being
provided with a union 6 for the attachment of an india-rubber hose and having
perforations c, c through that portion of the other end around which the pieces
d, d of cloth or other material forming the head of the mop are placed. e is the
plug by means of which the end of the tube is closed and which serves by means
of its flange f to hold the pieces of cloth firmly pressed against a flange g. h is the
india-rubber ring which is placed around the flange to prevent the latter from
scratching any obstruction when the mop is being used, and is also an india-rubber
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page_text: ring which is advantageously placed between the flange g and the pieces of
cloth d, d.
In using my improved mop it is connected with a water supply, the water
escaping through the perforations c and so keeping the mop constantly wet without
the necessity for dipping the same.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A mop having a tubular handle perforated at that part surrounded by the
mop-head and adapted to be connected with a water supply, substantially as
described.
2. The manufacture and use of the improved mop hereinbefore described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 6th day of April 1893.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.