Cleaning tool with removable cleaning sheets
First Claim
1. A mop for cleaning a floor, said mop comprising:
- a handle for a user to grip the mop;
a mop head interconnected with said handle and having a lower surface and an upper surface, each surface having a side to side width and a back to front length associated therewith;
a first plurality of cleaning sheets each removably supported on said lower surface in a stacked configuration, each of said sheets comprising a bibulous layer and a moisture barrier layer operative to prevent transport of liquid from said bibulous layer of one sheet to said bibulous layer of an adjacent sheet, each of said sheets having an outward face for cleaning and an opposed inward face, each of said sheets having a side to side width and a front to back length associated therewith, said outward face of each of said sheets configured for contacting and cleaning a floor thereby becoming soiled, whereby when said outward face of the outermost sheet becomes soiled said sheet may be peeled away to expose a non-soiled sheet.
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Abstract
A mop for cleaning a floor includes a handle for a user to grip the mop and a mop head which is interconnected with the handle. The mop head has a lower surface and an upper surface, each of which have a side to side width and a back to front length. Multiple cleaning sheets are each removably supported on the lower surface in a stacked configuration. Each of the sheets has an outerward face for cleaning and an opposed inward face. The outward face of each of the sheets is configured for contacting and cleaning the floor causing them to become soiled. When the outward face of the outermost sheet becomes soiled, that sheet may be peeled away to expose a non-soiled sheet. In some embodiments, the mop head and the handle are pivotally interconnected. In other embodiments, the multiple cleaning sheets are maintained in the stacked relationship by a releasable adhesive. In yet other embodiments, the cleaning sheets include a bibulous layer and a moisture barrier layer which is operative to prevent transport of liquid from one bibulous layer to the next. A web of cleaning material may be wrapped about the mop head so as to form an oblate roll, thereby defining the multiple cleaning sheets.
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50 Claims
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1. A mop for cleaning a floor, said mop comprising:
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a handle for a user to grip the mop;
a mop head interconnected with said handle and having a lower surface and an upper surface, each surface having a side to side width and a back to front length associated therewith;
a first plurality of cleaning sheets each removably supported on said lower surface in a stacked configuration, each of said sheets comprising a bibulous layer and a moisture barrier layer operative to prevent transport of liquid from said bibulous layer of one sheet to said bibulous layer of an adjacent sheet, each of said sheets having an outward face for cleaning and an opposed inward face, each of said sheets having a side to side width and a front to back length associated therewith, said outward face of each of said sheets configured for contacting and cleaning a floor thereby becoming soiled, whereby when said outward face of the outermost sheet becomes soiled said sheet may be peeled away to expose a non-soiled sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mop for cleaning a floor, said mop comprising:
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a handle for a user to grip the mop;
a mop head interconnected with said handle and having a lower surface and an upper surface, each surface having a side to side width and a back to front length associated therewith;
a web of cleaning material wrapped about said mop head so as to form a roll having an ellipsoidal, oval, or football-shaped cross section with a vertical height of the cross-section being less than a horizontal width of the cross-section, said oblate roll of cleaning material defining a first plurality of cleaning sheets each removably supported on said lower surface in a stacked configuration, each of said sheets having an outward face for cleaning and an opposed inward face, each of said sheets having a side to side width and a front to back length associated therewith, said outward face of each of said sheets configured for contacting and cleaning the floor thereby becoming soiled, whereby when said outward face of the outermost sheet becomes soiled said sheet may be peeled away to expose a non-soiled, said oblate roll of cleaning material further defining a second plurality of cleaning sheets supported on said upper surface of said mop head. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A mop for cleaning a floor, said mop comprising:
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a handle for a user to grip the mop;
a mop head interconnected with said handle and having a lower surface and an upper surface, each surface having a side to side width and a back to front length associated therewith;
said mop head having an ellipsoidal, oval, or football-shaped cross section with a vertical height of the cross-section being less than a horizontal width of the cross-section, a first plurality of cleaning sheets each removably supported on said lower surface in a stacked configuration, each of said sheets having an outward face for cleaning and an opposed inward face, each of said sheets having a side to side width and a front to back length associated therewith, said outward face of each of said sheets configured for contacting and cleaning a floor thereby becoming soiled, whereby when said outward face of the outermost sheet becomes soiled said sheet may be peeled away to expose a non-soiled sheet. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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