Graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher with easily graspable handle

• US 10,641,636 B1
• Filed: 11/09/2018
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medline Industries Incorporated (Medline Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Medline Industries Incorporated (Medline Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Wexler, Paige, Dick, Tamara, McNabb, Steve, Chacko, Shiny
• Primary Examiner(s): Williams, Jamel E
• Application Number:
  US16/185,076
• Publication Number:
  US 20200132531A1
• Time in Patent Office: 543 Days
• Field of Search: 73427
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/50 Auxiliary implements cleaning devices for brushes or the like A46B17/06
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 19/00 Calibrated capacity measures for fluids or fluent solid material, e.g. measuring cups

Abstract

A graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher includes a base, a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base to a liquid receiver, and a cylindrical handle. A first sidewall expands as it extends distally from the base to a waist and then tapers inward as it extends from the waist to the liquid receiver. A second sidewall and a third sidewall are substantially planar. A first plurality of demarcations is disposed along the second sidewall and indicate a number of mop heads of a first type capable of being saturated by a volume of liquid held by the graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher. A second plurality of demarcations is disposed along the third sidewall and indicates another number of mop heads of a second type capable of being saturated by another volume of liquid held by the graduated mop liquid measurement.

Claims

1. A graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher, comprising:

a base;

a plurality of sidewalls extending distally from the base to a liquid receiver; and

a cylindrical handle;

wherein;

a first sidewall expands outward from the base to a waist of the graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher and then tapers inward to the liquid receiver; and

a second sidewall expands outward from the base and terminates at a lower-handle engaging ledge;

the cylindrical handle extends from the lower-handle engaging ledge to an upper handle-engaging ledge; and

the second sidewall tapers inward from the upper handle-engaging edge to the liquid receiver.

2. The graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher of claim 1, further comprising a concave rear surface wall spanning the lower-handle engaging ledge and the upper handle-engaging ledge.

3. The graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher of claim 2, wherein the lower-handle receiving ledge and the upper handle-receiving ledge are substantially planar.

4. The graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher of claim 2, wherein the cylindrical handle, the lower-handle engaging ledge and the upper handle-engaging ledge define a D-shape.

5. The graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher of claim 2, wherein a third sidewall and a fourth sidewall are substantially planar.

6. The graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher of claim 5, wherein the third sidewall and the fourth sidewall taper inward as they extend from the base to a neck situated between the plurality of sidewalls and the liquid receiver.

7. The graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher of claim 6, wherein the liquid receiver comprises three substantially straight sides, further comprising a pour spout flue interrupting a fourth side of the liquid receiver.

8. The graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher of claim 7, wherein the pour spout flue traverses the neck.

9. The graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher of claim 8, further comprising eight microfiber mop fill demarcations disposed along the third sidewall and six microfiber mop fill demarcations disposed along the fourth sidewall.

10. The graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher of claim 9, further comprising a “

standard/premium”

mop head demarcation disposed along the third sidewall.

11. The graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher of claim 10, further comprising a “

super”

mop head demarcation disposed along the fourth sidewall.

12. A graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher, comprising:

a base;

a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base to a liquid receiver, wherein a first sidewall expands as it extends distally from the base to a waist and then tapers inward as it extends from the waist to the liquid receiver and a second sidewall and a third sidewall are substantially planar;

a first plurality of demarcations disposed along the second sidewall indicating a number of mop heads of a first type capable of being saturated by a volume of liquid held by the graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher and filled to one demarcation of the first plurality of demarcations; and

a second plurality of demarcations disposed along the third sidewall indicating another number of mop heads of a second type capable of being saturated by another volume of liquid held by the graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher and filled to another demarcation of the second plurality of demarcations.

13. The graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher of claim 12, further comprising a “

standard/premium”

mop head demarcation disposed along the third sidewall.

14. The graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher of claim 13, further comprising a “

super”

mop head demarcation disposed along the fourth sidewall.

15. The graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher of claim 14, wherein a fourth sidewall is interrupted by a lower-handle engaging ledge and a cylindrical handle extending from the lower-handle engaging ledge to an upper handle-engaging ledge.

16. The graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher of claim 15, further comprising a concave rear surface wall spanning the lower-handle engaging ledge and the upper handle-engaging ledge.

17. A graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher, comprising:

a base and a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base to a liquid receiver;

six demarcations disposed along a first sidewall, each demarcation of the six demarcations indicating a multiple of nine ounces of liquid held by the graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher when filled to the each demarcation of the six demarcations;

eight demarcations disposed on a second sidewall, each demarcation of the eight demarcations indicating a multiple of six ounces of liquid held by the graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher when filled to the each demarcation of the eight demarcations.

18. The graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher of claim 17, the base defining a punt surrounded by a perimeter edge and one or more liquid transmission channels interrupting the perimeter edge.

19. The graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher of claim 18, further comprising a “

standard/premium”

mop head demarcation disposed along the second sidewall.

20. The graduated mop liquid measurement pitcher of claim 18, further comprising a “

super”

mop head demarcation disposed along the first sidewall.