Patent ID: 7185387

Claim:
A manually operated sweeping and wringing apparatus, comprising: a cleaning head, further comprising a cleaning element, having a sweeping part and a held part attached to a top side thereof, a base plate formed of a metal channel elongated in an axial direction, attached on a lower open side to said held part, having on a top side two fastening elements projecting upwards, each having a through hole in the axial direction; a main handle, being generally cylindrical with an elongated opening in a lower section of a sidewall, having an upper end, for holding during sweeping, a lower end adapted to receive a connecting part for mounting a cleaning head, and a squeezing head having a substantially u-shaped channel, with a closed side thereof mounted on said lower end, and an open side thereof having right and left arms, each said arm supporting a squeezer rod holding a plurality of squeezers adjacent to said cleaning element; a wringing mechanism having a wringing handle adapted for attachment to a middle section of said main handle, a connecting rod with a first end connected to an upper section of said wringing handle and a second end disposed inside of said main handle, said connecting rod extending through said elongated opening in said side wall of said main handle, a connecting part, having a body adapted for sliding movement in said lower end of said main handle and an elongated cross hole in a middle section of said body, with an upper end connected to said second end of said connecting rod, and a lower end adapted for mating to said through holes of said fastening elements of said base plate; a fixing device for attaching said fastening elements of said base plate onto said lower end of said connecting part, further comprising two end pieces, each having a central retainer, an outer projection with a circular cross-section, disposed against one of said fixing elements, passing through said hole thereof, and an inner projection, and a spring, placed between said two end pieces and having ends that are adapted to fit over said inner projections of said two end pieces; wherein said fixing device holds said cleaning head onto said wringing mechanism in a secure and conveniently dismountable manner; and wherein a lower portion of said wringing mechanism is housed inside of said main handle.