Patent ID: 7263739

Claim:
A cleaning implement comprising: a shaft having an operator and a cleaning end, the operator end and the cleaning end defining a longitudinal axis; a mop head comprising a liquid-absorbent member; a wringing mechanism comprising an operator-gripping portion and a wringer, the wringer being disposed at the cleaning end of the shaft, the mop head being movable relative to the wringer over a range of travel at least between a cleaning position and a plurality of wringing positions, the wringing mechanism in the wringing position compressing at least a portion of the liquid-absorbent member whereby liquid is expellable therefrom; said wringer comprising at least one integrally molded plastic roller, and a channel body for supporting the roller, said integrally molded plastic roller having a plurality of spaced ribs defining cavities therebetween and complementally shaped and dimensioned to allow rolling contact relative to said liquid-absorbent material as travel takes place between the cleaning position and the wringing positions wherein at least four ribs of the roller, together with a base member of the roller, provide an H-shaped configuration.