Patent ID: 7039969

Claim:
A mop base for a mop pad with first and second pockets, the mop base comprising: a first element having a first free end, the first free end adapted to fit within the first pocket of the mop pad; a second element pivotally connected to the first element, the second element having a second free end, the second free end adapted to fit within the second pocket of the mop pad; a pivot joint that provides a rotation axis for relative rotation of the first element with respect to the second element, to change the configuration of the mop base between a planar first state, in which the first element and the second element are substantially coplanar, and an angled second state, in which the first element and the second element are in an angled configuration; and a clamping device disposed on the first element, the clamping device having a mouth like opening and arranged such that the mouth like opening is adapted to close and thereby clamp a pocket wall of the first pocket of the mop pad when the mop base is in the angled second state.