Patent ID: 7373708

Claim:
A method for manual adjustment of a length of a handle for a floor mop, comprising: providing an inner element in telescopic engagement with an outer element, the outer element having a first end and a second opposite end, an actuating member being in operative engagement with a locking member, the actuating member extending in a first direction away from the locking member towards the second opposite end of the outer element, the actuating member extending along the outer element, and being in operative engagement with an operating member adjacent to the second opposite end of the outer element, the inner element having a lower free end being extendable and axially movable from the first end of the outer element in a second direction, the second direction being opposite the first direction; attaching a removable floor mop to the lower free end of the inner element; moving the floor mop against a surface to clean the surface; shifting the operating member to a first position to, via the actuating member, effect the locking member to release a locking surface of the locking member from the inner element; axially sliding the inner element relative to the outer element; and shifting the operating member to a second position to, via the actuating member, effect the locking member to axially lock the locking surface of the locking member to the inner element.