Patent ID: 8312587

Claim:
A self-rotating mop comprising: a mop head with multiple bristles mounted at a bottom thereof; a pivoting assembly mounted on the mop head; a rotating rod connected to the pivoting assembly and has a spiral channel formed on an outside wall thereof; an actuating assembly connected to the rotating rod and comprising a hollow mounting sleeve mounted rotatably around the rotating rod and having two end openings; a positioning assembly connected to the mounting sleeve to selectively keep the rotating rod from rotating; an actuating ring mounted in the mounting sleeve, mounted around the rotating rod and having multiple lower ratchets formed separately on an outside wall of the actuating ring; and multiple curved ribs separately formed obliquely on an inside wall of the actuating ring and engaging with the spiral channel of the rotating rod; and an actuating sleeve connected to the rotating rod and the mounting sleeve and having a main part; and an end part formed on an end of the main part; multiple lower ratchets formed separately on an inside wall of the end part and selectively engaging with the lower ratchets of the actuating ring; and a top pole mounted securely into the main part of the actuating sleeve and mounted around the rotating rod.