Mop having a removable pivotable handle

Claim 1

A mop comprising a head portion having cleaning means secured thereto, handle means including an elongated handle and fastener means attached thereto having opposed projections thereon, at least a portion of said handle being tubular, said fastener means including a first section defining said opposed projections and a second section releasably secured within said tubular portion, said second section defining a first peripheral groove and a second peripheral groove extending from said first peripheral groove to the end of said second section, said handle means further including an inwardly directed projection on said tubular portion for cooperating with said first peripheral groove for locking said handle to said handle fastener means, said head portion including a pair of opposed upstanding portions spaced to receive an end portion of said handle therebetween, each opposed upstanding portion defining a socket and each of said sockets comprising a guide portion and a bearing portion for releasably receiving said projections.