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US3178748A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Floor mop with wringer attachment

Assignee: Ideal Rubber Products Co
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Filing: 1963-03-19
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Granted: 1965-04-20
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Expires: 1983-03-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Heepe Charles

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 16:55
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L13/00; A47L13/10; A47L13/14; F; F16; F16B; F16B7/00; F16B7/04; F16B7/0433; F16B9/00; F16B9/05; F16B9/052

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 168 words
A FLOOR MOP OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, COMPRISING A HANDLE, A MOP HEAD SECURED TO SAID HANDLE AND A CLEANING ELEMENT DETACHABLY SECURED TO SAID MOP HEAD, SAID MOP HEAD COMPRISING A FLANGED MEMBER AND A FERRULE, SAID FLANGED MEMBER AND SDID FERRULE BEING FORMED OF A SINGLE INTEGRAL MMETAL STAMPING HAVING A NARROW NECK PORTION WHICH JOINS SAID FLANGED MEMBER TO THE FERRULE, SAID FERRULE ENCIRCLING THE LOWER END OF THE MOP HANDLE AND BEING SECURED THERETO, THEREBY SECURING SAID MOP HANDLE TO SAID FLANGED MEMBER, AND SAID CLEANING ELEMENT COMPRISING A CELLULOSE SPONGE BLOCK AND A MOUNTING PLATE THEREFOR, SAID SPONGE BLOCK BEING ADHESIVELY SECURED TO SAID MOUNTING PLATE, SAID MOUNTING PLATE HAVING INTEGRALLY FORMED CHANNEL MEMBERS STRUCK OUT THEREFROM, SAID CHANNEL ELEMENTS BEING DISPOSED WITHIN THE PERIPHERAL BORDER OF SAID MOUNTING PLATE AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID FLANGED MEMBER, WHEREBY SAID FLANGED MEMBER MAY BE BROUGHT INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CHANNEL ELEMENTS TO DETACHABLY SECURE THE MOP HANDLE AND THE CLEANING ELEMENT TO EACH OTHER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 168 words
A FLOOR MOP OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, COMPRISING A HANDLE, A MOP HEAD SECURED TO SAID HANDLE AND A CLEANING ELEMENT DETACHABLY SECURED TO SAID MOP HEAD, SAID MOP HEAD COMPRISING A FLANGED MEMBER AND A FERRULE, SAID FLANGED MEMBER AND SDID FERRULE BEING FORMED OF A SINGLE INTEGRAL MMETAL STAMPING HAVING A NARROW NECK PORTION WHICH JOINS SAID FLANGED MEMBER TO THE FERRULE, SAID FERRULE ENCIRCLING THE LOWER END OF THE MOP HANDLE AND BEING SECURED THERETO, THEREBY SECURING SAID MOP HANDLE TO SAID FLANGED MEMBER, AND SAID CLEANING ELEMENT COMPRISING A CELLULOSE SPONGE BLOCK AND A MOUNTING PLATE THEREFOR, SAID SPONGE BLOCK BEING ADHESIVELY SECURED TO SAID MOUNTING PLATE, SAID MOUNTING PLATE HAVING INTEGRALLY FORMED CHANNEL MEMBERS STRUCK OUT THEREFROM, SAID CHANNEL ELEMENTS BEING DISPOSED WITHIN THE PERIPHERAL BORDER OF SAID MOUNTING PLATE AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID FLANGED MEMBER, WHEREBY SAID FLANGED MEMBER MAY BE BROUGHT INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CHANNEL ELEMENTS TO DETACHABLY SECURE THE MOP HANDLE AND THE CLEANING ELEMENT TO EACH OTHER.

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