Patent ID: 8719990

Claim:
A floor cleaning implement comprising: a) a rectangular base member having first and second longitudinal edges; b) a coupling member by which an operating handle is coupled to said base member, said coupling member allowing swiveling movement between said base member and said operating handle; c) brush bristle mounting structure forming part of said base member; d) said brush bristle mounting structure mounting a plurality of bristle tufts, said bristle tufts arranged substantially in a longitudinal row adjacent said first longitudinal edge of said base member; e) a cleaning pad removably secured to said base member, said cleaning pad located adjacent said row of bristle tufts, said pad member having a thickness dimension than is greater than a length of said bristle tufts, such that when said cleaning pad is in a relaxed condition and in contact with a surface to be cleaned, said bristle tufts are spaced from said surface to be cleaned; f) a second longitudinal row of bristle tufts located adjacent said first row of bristle tufts and located intermediate said first row of bristle tufts and said cleaning pad, said bristle tufts of said second row having a length that is less than the length of said bristle tufts of said first row.