Patent ID: 8082620

Claim:
A mop bucket comprising: a fluid reservoir portion including a plurality of sidewalls, wherein the fluid reservoir portion is configured to hold fluid; and a wringing portion provided inside the fluid reservoir portion, the wringing portion including: a first wringing member; a second wringing member, which is moveable toward the first wringing member to wring fluid from a mop; a wringer handle configured to be actuated to cause movement of the second wringing member toward the first wringing member; and a linkage configured to move the second wringing member in response to actuation of the wringer handle, wherein the linkage includes a first link and a second link, wherein the first link is directly connected to the second wringing member at a pivotable connection, wherein the second link is pivotably connected to the first link and has a longitudinal axis that is fixed at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the wringer handle, wherein the first wringing member is fixed to at least a first sidewall of the fluid reservoir portion such that the first wringing member is spaced from an adjacent second sidewall of the fluid reservoir portion such that fluid is capable of draining between the first wringing member and the second sidewall, wherein the first wringing member has a first surface facing the second wringing member and a second surface opposing the first surface and facing the second sidewall, and wherein an engaging portion of the first wringing member directly engages with an engaging portion of the second sidewall.