Patent ID: 7174600

Claim:
A wiping system comprising: a wiping device, at least one container for receiving liquid, and a squeezing-out device for the wiping device and coupled with the container, wherein the wiping device has a handle and a wiping panel, the wiping panel having a substantially planer underside, an upper side, a longitudinal axis, a longitudinal edge extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, and at least one holding portion, wherein the wiping panel is attached to the handle by a universal joint and is substantially rigid, the wiping panel being configured to hold a flat wiping element on the underside of the wiping panel, and the wiping panel defining a stop for the handle, the stop being on the upper side of the wiping panel and remote the holding portion, and the at least one holding portion projects from the wiping panel upper side remote from the wiping panel underside and is adjacent to the longitudinal edge of the wiping panel, and wherein the squeezing-out device has a support face provided with perforations and a counter-support device spaced a distance from the support face such tat the wiping panel of the wiping device can be introduced between the support face and the counter-support device with a downwardly directed insertion movement and can be pressed against the support face, the counter-support device being configured to engage the holding portion of the wiping device and having a counter-support face, the counter-support face being a distance from the support face, the distance corresponding substantially to the insertion thickness of the wiping panel and the wiping element.