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Dust mop frame

  • US 4,225,998 A
  • Filed: 03/20/1979
  • Issued: 10/07/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A dust mop frame having opposite top and bottom surfaces and being adapted to receive dusting fabric with a central portion of said fabric extending across said bottom surface and opposite edge portions of said frame extending onto said top surface;

  • andmeans for retaining the edge portions of said fabric on said top surface comprising a plurality of toggle assemblies, each of said toggle assemblies being disposed in opposed sets with at least one toggle assembly adjacent each of said edge portions, each toggle assembly comprising;

    a toggle member having a pivot axis, an arm portion projecting generally radially from said axis, a lip portion spaced from said axis, projecting from one side of said arm portion and extending parallel to said axis, and a curved portion having an arcuate surface disposed around said pivot axis;

    means mounting said toggle member on said frame for positionable pivotable movement around said axis between a release position with said lip spaced from the top surface of said frame to afford insertion of the edge portion of said dusting fabric therebetween, and an engage position with said lip pressing the edge portion of said dusting fabric therebetween against said top surface;

    a spring mounted on said frame and having a portion adapted to frictionally engage and slide along said arcuate surface upon movement of said toggle member between said release and engage positions; and

    the adjacent surfaces of said frame and said lip being shaped to hold the edge portion of said fabric therebetween when said toggle member is in its engage position thereby to restrict the withdrawal of the fabric.

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