Patent ID: 8302245

Claim:
A mop, comprising: a handle; a plurality of mop fibers coupled to the handle; a grip mounted on the handle, the grip including a receiving end facing the mop fibers, the receiving end including an interior surface with a ridge positioned on the interior surface; and a collar slidably positioned on the handle, the collar including an engagement end configured to be inserted into the receiving end of the grip so as to engage the grip, the engagement end including a tab supporting a ramp, wherein said tab and said ramp are located spaced apart from an upper edge of the engagement end and extend radially outward from an exterior surface of the collar and axially downward from the collar toward the plurality of mop fibers, wherein the ramp has a height sufficient to cause the tab to flex inwardly when the ramp engages the ridge on the interior surface of the grip as the collar is inserted into the grip, the ramp configured to assist in preventing the collar from becoming detached from the grip by pressing on the ridge, the ramp configured, in operation, to cause the tab to translate from a first position to a second position and back toward the first position, within a gap located on the collar spaced apart from an upper edge of the engagement end, when the collar is inserted into the grip.