MOPPING SYSTEM METHOD OF USE

• US 20070113418A1
• Filed: 01/05/2007
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Palmer
• Original Assignee: Robert Palmer
• Inventors: Palmer, Robert
• Application Number:
  US11/620,578
• Publication Number:
  US 20070113418A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 34/58
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/58 Wringers for scouring pads, mops, or the like, combined with buckets
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/78 with ozone C02F1/4672 takes precedence

Abstract

Methods for using a novel mopping system are disclosed. A mop assembly includes a mop head that is adapted to be spun around a generally vertical rotational axis thereof when the mop head is fixed within a mop head spinning means of a bucket assembly. When the mop head is spun at a relatively high rate of rotational speed, water retained in the mop is forcefully dispelled from the mop by centrifugal force. The water leaves the mop and is retained within a spin chamber of the bucket assembly. A drain plunger is included to allow the collected water to be drained from the bucket assembly. An ozone generator may be included for introducing ozone gas into the collected fouled water in the spin chamber. A clean water tank with a pump and spraying means, mounted within the spin chamber just below the mop head when the mop head is engaged with the mop head spinning means, is preferably included to allow introduction of clean water to the moping surface of the mop head. The mop assembly may include a lever means for selectively detaching the mop head from the handle. A control circuit controls the spraying of clean water onto the mop head, the ozone generator, and the activation and speed of the mop head spinning means, such that various wash-dry cycles are available.

Claims

1. A mop drying method comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a mop head having a longitudinal axis, and a mop head spinning means;

(b) engaging the mop head spinning means to the mop head proximate the longitudinal axis thereof; and

(c) activating the spinning means to spin the mop head about a rotational axis thereof until the mop head is substantially dry.

2. The mop drying method of claim 1 further including the steps of:

(d) spraying clean water onto the mop head; and

(e) activating the spinning means a second time to spin the mop head about the rotational axis until the mop head is substantially dry.

3. A mop drying method comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a mop head having a longitudinal axis, and a mop head spinning means;

(b) engaging the mop head spinning means to the mop head proximate the longitudinal axis thereof;

(c) activating the spinning means to spin the mop head about a rotational axis thereof at a first speed;

(d) spraying a clean water solution onto the mop head for a first period of time; and

(e) activating the spinning means to spin the mop head about a rotational axis thereof at a second speed for a second period of time.

4. A mop drying method comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a mop and a mop head spinning means, the mop including a mop head detachable from a mop handle;

(b) detaching the mop head from the handle;

(c) engaging the mop head to the mop head spinning means;

(d) activating the spinning means to spin the mop head about a rotational axis thereof until the mop head is substantially dry.