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US3246356A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Woven loop mop

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-07-08
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Granted: 1966-04-19
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Expires: 1983-07-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Weldon B Sorrells

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 01:09
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L13/00; A47L13/10; A47L13/20; A47L13/24; A47L13/25; A47L13/252; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S15/00; Y10S15/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 142 words
A MOP COMPRISING: A SINGLE LAYER OF WOVEN FIBROUS MATERIAL FOLDED INTO A PLURALITY OF OVERLYING LAYERS AND CLAMPED BETWEEN CLAMPING MEMBERS CARRIED AT THE END OF A HANDLE, SAID SINGLE LAYER INCLUDING A SADDLE PORTION AND TWO GROUPS OF ELONGATED PARALLEL MOP STRANDS EXTENDING THEREFROM IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, THE STRANDS BEING INTERWOVEN WITH A PLURALITY OF WARP THREADS TO FORM SAID SADDLE PORTION, SAID SINGLE LAYER BEING FOLDED ALONG AT LEAST ONE LINE EXTENDING ALONG A MOP STRAND SO AS TO FORM A MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURE, SAID CLAMPING MEMBERS ENGAGING PART OF THE OVERLYING SADDLE PORTIONS AND LEAVING EXPOSED A STRIP OF SADDLE PORTION BETWEEN THE MOP STRANDS AND THE CLAMPING MEMBERS, THE WARP THREADS IN THE AREA OF THE STRIPS BEING OF COARSE, TOUGH MATERIAL WHEREBY SAID STRIPS SERVE AS SCOURING SURFACES WHEN SAID MOP IS INCLINED FROM A VERTICAL POSITION.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-04-18 1969-10-18 1970-04-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-04-18 1973-10-18 1974-04-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-04-18 1977-10-18 1978-04-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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