Patent ID: 7878031

Claim:
A hand-held portable wringer for removing liquid from a damp material comprising: a frame formed from a two piece support structure having a first halve defined by a front portion, a sidewall, a rear portion, and an intermediate portion positioned between said front and rear portion, and a second halve forming a substantially mirror image of said first halve and defined by a front portion, a sidewall, a rear portion, and an intermediate portion positioned between said front and rear portion, means for securing said first halve to said second halve; a trigger handle, having a top end and a bottom end, said top end pivotally connected to said intermediate area for rotation about a first axis wherein said trigger handle rotates between an engagement position and a release position; a first roller rotationally secured to said first and second halve sidewalls for rotation about a second axis; a second roller rotationally secured to said first and second halve sidewalls for rotation about a third axis; said third axis is translatable along a portion of said sidewalls allowing for the adjustment of spacing between said rollers; and at least one actuating member constructed and arranged to extend between said top end of said trigger handle and said second roller, wherein engagement of said trigger causes the top end of said trigger handle to rotate about said first axis and drive said actuating member to move said second roller towards said first by reducing the space between said third axis and said second axis.