Patent ID: 7984527

Claim:
A handheld cleaning implement configured to be rotatable between a cleaning mode and a moisture squeezing mode, said implement comprising: an upper control section comprising a first base member having an upstanding cleaning control arm comprising a lower support component extending up from the first base member and a handle component extending laterally outboard of the implement, said handle component at no time being positioned over the first base member, either when the implement is in the cleaning mode or in the moisture squeezing mode, and a second base member having an upstanding squeeze arm which, when the implement is in the cleaning mode, extends from the second base member at an angle to and is adjacently aligned with the lower support component of the control arm, the squeeze arm comprising a front scraper protruding forward of the second base member, said upper section further comprising hinge means between the first and second base members for interconnecting the base members and for permitting the second base member to rotatably pivot in relation to the first base member; a lower cleaning section having a length which is at least one third the length of the control arm, said cleaning section comprising a squeezable cleaning element; and means for connecting the lower cleaning section directly to the base members of the upper section to secure the lower section to the upper section; whereby in the cleaning mode the base members are located in the same transverse plan, and in the moisture squeezing mode the control arm, squeeze arm and base members are rotatable to a position wherein the handle component and the squeeze arm extend in substantially opposite directions and the base members are substantially parallel to each other with the cleaning element squeezed therebetween.