Wall and ceiling mop

• US 4,951,341 A
• Filed: 02/24/1989
• Issued: 08/28/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mary Shears
• Original Assignee: Mary Shears
• Inventors: Shears, Mary
• Primary Examiner(s): Hornsby, Harvey C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SPISICH, MARK
• Application Number:
  US07/314,802
• Time in Patent Office: 550 Days
• Field of Search: 15/147 R, 15/147 A, 15/147 B, 15/220 R, 15/223, 15/224, 15/228, 15/229.1, 15/229.2, 15/229.6, 15/229.7, 15/229.8, 15/231
• US Class Current: 15/228
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/20 Mops

Abstract

A wall and ceiling mop is comprised of a plurality of folded flap elements removably secured to a support base. The folded flap elements are segmented and aligned to form radially transverse bands on the support base with intermediate interlocking elements securing the flap elements to the support base.

Claims

1. A wall and ceiling mop comprising a support base having a first flexible attachment means secured thereto, a plurality of absorptive flaps interconnected to one another at multiple fold lines to form a continuous strip, a carrier means secured to said absorptive flaps at said fold lines, a secondary flexible attachment means secured to said carrier means for removable engagement with said first flexible attachment means, a handle extending from said support base, means for attaching said first flexible attachment means to said support base, severing said interconnected flaps at some of said multiple fold lines, opposite said carrier to form said plurality of absorptive flaps.

2. The wall and ceiling mop of claim 1 wherein said first and second flexible attachment means comprises releaseable registrable fabric fasteners of hooks and loops interengaging material.

3. The wall and ceiling mop of claim 1 wherein said plurality of absorptive flaps are secured to said carrier means via said fold line comprises fabric stitching or the like.

4. The wall and ceiling mop of claim 3 wherein said means for attaching said first flexible attachment means to said support base comprises a compound inverted U-shaped channel on oppositely disposed longitudinal edges of said support base by compression of said channel against said first flexible attachment means.

5. The wall and ceiling mop of claim 1 wherein said plurality of absorbent flaps interconnected to one another at said fold line are secured transversely on said support base to form bands of absorptive flaps positioned in evenly spaced independent pairs across said support base.

6. The wall and ceiling mop of claim 1 wherein said carrier means is of absorbent material.

7. A wall and ceiling mop comprising a support base having a first flexible attachment means secured thereto, a plurality of absorptive flaps interconnected to one another at multiple fold lines to form a continuous strip, a carrier means secured to said absorptive flaps at set fold lines, a secondary flexible attachment means secured to said carrier means for removable engagement with said first flexible attachment means, means for attaching said first flexible attachment means to said support base, severing said interconnecting flaps at some of said multiple fold lines opposite said carrier to from said plurality of absorptive flaps.

8. The wall and ceiling mop of claim 7 wherein said first and second attachment means comprises releaseable registrable fabric fasteners of hook and loops interengaging material.