Patent ID: 7543351

Claim:
A replaceable, autoclavable mop head adapted to engage a handle-manipulated frame having a pair of substantially planar free ends, the free ends having open zones at least partially surrounded by wire perimeter elements, the mop head comprising: a cellular foam body of predefined thickness; a fabric layer adhered in fixed relation at least partially across a lower face of the foam body; and an attachment plate disposed in fixed relation across an upper face of the foam body, the attachment plate comprising a base and a plurality of enclosed raised profile insert structures adapted for press fit insertion at least partially through the open zones in the free ends, wherein at least a portion of the raised profile insert structures comprise a flared distal surface and a reduced diameter body disposed between the base and the flared distal surface, wherein the flared distal surface is adapted to pass in compressed relation through open zones in the free ends such that at least a portion of the wire perimeter elements are held against the reduced diameter body in underlying relation to edge portions of the flared distal surface.