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Wringer-type sponge mop and sponge clamp therefor

  • US 5,331,706 A
  • Filed: 05/26/1993
  • Issued: 07/26/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/26/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A wringer type sponge mop comprising:

  • an elongate handle;

    a pair of opposing rollers carried at one end of said elongate handle;

    an operating rod having a lower end including a latch hook, said latch hook having a free end portion of a predetermined length defining a longitudinal axis and a non-circular cross-sectional shape in a cross-section taken orthogonally to said longitudinal axis;

    a sponge clamp positioned between said rollers, said sponge clamp including an elongate upper wall, a pair of side walls integrally formed with said upper wall and depending therefrom along opposite sides of said elongate upper wall, an arch integrally formed in said upper wall and defining a latch passageway extending longitudinally along said elongate upper wall for receiving the free end portion of said latch hook therein to removably secure said sponge clamp to said operating rod, said latch passageway having a non-circular cross-sectional shape corresponding to the non-circular cross-sectional shape of the free end portion of said latch hook for receiving said free end portion and preventing rotational movement of the sponge clamp about the latch hook, a recess formed in said upper wall adjacent said latch passageway and in longitudinal alignment therewith, said recess having a length at least as long as the predetermined length of the free end portion of said latch hook and defining a guide channel for receiving the free end portion of said latch hook and guiding same into said latch passageway;

    a sponge secured to said sponge clamp; and

    an operating lever connected to an upper end of said operating rod, said operating lever being movable to squeeze said sponge between said opposing rollers.

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