Patent ID: 8652263

Claim:
A method of cleaning floors with a flat mop having a removable pad, and a top surface, using a cleaning bucket having a first container holding a water; a second container for receiving dirty water, a foot pad installed on said cleaning bucket, and a slide press having two ends, and at least one extractor, positioned above said slide press, said at least one extractor having a flexible blade, comprising the steps of: a) positioning said slide press atop said second container such that two ends of said slide press overhang a top perimeter of said second container and extend outward in a horizontal plane; b) dipping a flat mop in the first container of said clean water; c) mopping a floor surface; d) aligning the flat mop with the slide press; e) sliding the flat mop through the slide press such that said at least one extractor contacts said mop, said mop is compressed between said slide press and said extractor such that said flexible blade contacts said mop to discharge the dirty water contained in the floor mop into said second bucket; f) removing the flat mop from the slide press; and g) continuing to mop the floor surface.