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US3341876A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Combination mop and bucket

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-06-14
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Granted: 1967-09-19
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Expires: 1985-06-14
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 James W Campbell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 06:36
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L13/00; A47L13/10; A47L13/50; A47L13/58

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 207 words
A MOP AND BUCKET COMBINATION COMPRISING: (A) A MOLDED, NESTABLE BUCKET HAVING A BASE WALL, SPACEDLY OPPOSED SIDE WALLS AND SPACEDLY OPPOSED END WALLS, SAID SIDE WALLS AND SAID END WALLS BEING INTEGRAL WITH AND UPWARDLY DEPENDING FROM SAID BASE WALL; (B) A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED BAFFLE MEMBER SECURED TO SAID BUCKET INTERMEDIATE SAID END WALLS, THE UPPER END OF SAID BAFFLE MEMBER EXTENDING ONLY PARTIALLY ACROOSS SAID BUCKET IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID END WALLS, THE ENDS OF SAID BAFFLE MEMBER BEING SPACED FROM SAID BUCKET SIDE WALLS TO DEFINE CHANNELS AND TWO COMPARTMENTS IN COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER BY MEANS OF SAID CHANNELS, SAID BAFFLE MEMBER HAVING A VERTICAL DIMENSION SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF SAID SIDE AND END WALLS; (C) A FULCRUM SECURED TO THE TOP SAID BAFFLE MEMBER AND INTEGRAL THEREWITH; (D) A MOP HAVING A HANDLE AND A WATER ABSORBENT MEMBER; AND (E) A LEVER MEMBER SECURED TO SAID TOP INTERMEDIATE SAID HANDLE AND SAID WATER ABSORBENT PORTION, SAID LEVER MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO RELEASABLY ENGAGE SAID FULCRUM WHEREBY AN ARCUATE MOVEMENT OF SAID HANDLE WILL COMPRESS SAID WATER ABSORBENT MEMBER AGAINST THE TOP OF SAID BAFFLE MEMBER TO THEREBY EXPRESS THE WATER FROM SAID MOP INTO SAID BUCKET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 207 words
A MOP AND BUCKET COMBINATION COMPRISING: (A) A MOLDED, NESTABLE BUCKET HAVING A BASE WALL, SPACEDLY OPPOSED SIDE WALLS AND SPACEDLY OPPOSED END WALLS, SAID SIDE WALLS AND SAID END WALLS BEING INTEGRAL WITH AND UPWARDLY DEPENDING FROM SAID BASE WALL; (B) A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED BAFFLE MEMBER SECURED TO SAID BUCKET INTERMEDIATE SAID END WALLS, THE UPPER END OF SAID BAFFLE MEMBER EXTENDING ONLY PARTIALLY ACROOSS SAID BUCKET IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID END WALLS, THE ENDS OF SAID BAFFLE MEMBER BEING SPACED FROM SAID BUCKET SIDE WALLS TO DEFINE CHANNELS AND TWO COMPARTMENTS IN COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER BY MEANS OF SAID CHANNELS, SAID BAFFLE MEMBER HAVING A VERTICAL DIMENSION SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF SAID SIDE AND END WALLS; (C) A FULCRUM SECURED TO THE TOP SAID BAFFLE MEMBER AND INTEGRAL THEREWITH; (D) A MOP HAVING A HANDLE AND A WATER ABSORBENT MEMBER; AND (E) A LEVER MEMBER SECURED TO SAID TOP INTERMEDIATE SAID HANDLE AND SAID WATER ABSORBENT PORTION, SAID LEVER MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO RELEASABLY ENGAGE SAID FULCRUM WHEREBY AN ARCUATE MOVEMENT OF SAID HANDLE WILL COMPRESS SAID WATER ABSORBENT MEMBER AGAINST THE TOP OF SAID BAFFLE MEMBER TO THEREBY EXPRESS THE WATER FROM SAID MOP INTO SAID BUCKET.

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