Patent ID: 8893343

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a mop head comprising a first securement member and a second securement member adapted for securing a cleaning element to the mop head, wherein the first securement member is pivotally connected to the second securement member at a pivot joint, the first securement member having a first distal end located distally from the pivot joint and the second securement member having a second distal end located distally from the pivot joint; a latch connected to the first securement member; a locking member connected to the second securement member; wherein the latch includes a locking member receiver defined in an engagement point of the latch and wherein the locking member includes a tab having a configuration complimentary with the locking member receiver; wherein the first securement member and second securement member are moveable by pivoting about the pivot joint between a change position and a use position; wherein a first distal end of the first securement member is positioned at a first distance from the second distal end of the second securement member when the first and second securement members are in the change position so that the first and second securement members are adapted to allow installation and removal of the cleaning element in the change position, and the first distal end is positioned at a second distance from the second distal end when the securement members are in the use position so that the securement members are adapted to secure the cleaning element to the mop head in the use position; wherein the first distance is less than the second distance; wherein the locking member receiver of the latch engages the tab of the locking member when the first securement member and second member are in the use position to resist pivoting of the first and second securement members and to lock the first and second securement members in the use position; and a handle coupler connected to the mop head and adapted for connecting a handle to the mop head.