Patent ID: 7246404

Claim:
A mop squeezer for squeezing wash water contained in a sponge mop pad fitted on a mop, said mop squeezer comprising: a receiver plate mounted so as to be rotatable; a presser plate spaced apart from said receiver plate; a strut protruding through said receiver plate and said presser plate such that a first end of said strut protrudes through said presser plate to form a first protruding portion, and a second end of said strut protrudes through said receiver plate to form a second protruding portion, said strut being arranged such that a gap is formed between said receiver plate and said presser plate; and a spring positioned on at least one of said first protruding portion and said second protruding portion; said receiver plate and said presser plate having a structure and being arranged with respect to each other so that when the sponge mop pad, attached to a rigid body, is inserted into the gap between said receiver plate and said presser plate in a forward direction, a fulcrum is formed at an interface of a front end portion of the rigid body and a rear end portion of said presser plate, and when a handle of the mop is pressed down, a gap between said receiver plate and and the fulcrum is changed, and the sponge mop pad is compressed.