Patent ID: 8011056

Claim:
A mop with a mop shield attached thereto which comprises (a) a mop comprising an elongated rod like handle with upper and lower ends, and a mop head attached to the lower end of said handle, (b) a slider mechanism positioned on and surrounding the handle of said mop, the position of said slider mechanism on said handle being adjustable relative thereto, said slider mechanism comprising an elongated tubular unit having upper and lower ends and a circumferential outer surface, said tubular unit having wings extending horizontally outward from the lower end thereof, threads cut into the outer surface of said tubular unit at the lower end thereof above said wings, a pair of opposed flexible arcuate fins projecting upwardly from the upper end of said tubular unit, said arcuate fins having circumferential outer surfaces, said fins having co-extensive threads cut into the outer surfaces thereof, a tubular wing nut having upper and lower ends, internal threads, and an outwardly extending horizontal flange at the lower end thereof, said wing nut being threaded onto the threads situated on the lower end of the tubular unit thereby bringing said flange into close relationship with said wings, and a tubular locking nut having internal threads, said locking nut being threaded onto the threads cut into the outer surfaces of said fins at the upper end of said tubular unit, wherein the various components of the slider mechanism when assembled together define a tube through which the handle of said mop extends, and (c) a cover fixed to said mechanism that is of a size sufficient to fit over, enclose and protect the head of the mop.