Mop with multi-directional head

• US 5,876,141 A
• Filed: 06/03/1997
• Issued: 03/02/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hsing-Yuan Hsu
• Original Assignee: Hsing-Yuan Hsu
• Inventors: Hsu, Hsing-Yuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Walczak, David J.
• Application Number:
  US08/867,795
• Time in Patent Office: 637 Days
• Field of Search: 401/207, 401/268, 15/144.1, 15/144.2, 15/147.1, 15/150, 15/146, 15/148
• US Class Current: 401/207
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/254 Plate frames
• CPC Class Codes: B25G 3/38 Hinged, pivoted, swivelling, or folding joints

Abstract

A mop head is secured to a mop handle through a positioning block, directional block and connecting rod, whereby the connecting rod is pivotal relative to the directional block along the longitudinal axis of the head and pivotal with the directional block relative to the positioning block along the transverse axis of the head to provide multidirectional dispositioning of the handle relative to the head for accessing different surfaces to be cleaned.

Claims

1. A mop with multidirectional head comprising:

a) a mop head including a circular recess at a top central portion thereof, a pair of spaced retaining lugs extending upwardly from the recess, each retaining lug being provided with a U-shaped retaining groove formed in an inner wall thereof, and the retaining grooves being opposed to each other;

b) a positioning block including a pair of curved longitudinal end surfaces, a curved top surface having a ribbed portion formed therein and a curved bottom surface, the positioning block being stationarily secured within the retaining grooves of the retaining lugs, and the bottom surface of the block being in engagement with the circular recess;

c) a directional block having a through hole formed at a top portion thereof and a bottom provided with a ribbed portion, the directional block being movably secured within the retaining grooves of the retaining lugs, and the ribbed portion of the directional block being disposed in an interference engagement with the ribbed portion of the positioning block;

d) a connecting rod having a first end deforming a forked portion, a pair of aligned holes extending through the forked portion, the top of the directional block being engaged within the forked portion and a fastener extending through the holes of the forked portion and the through hole of the directional block for pivotally securing the connecting rod to the directional block, and the connecting rod including a second end having a threaded recess formed therein; and

e) a mop handle having a threaded end engaged within the threaded recess of the connecting rod.