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Cleaning attachment for converting a broom to a mop

  • US 6,701,567 B2
  • Filed: 12/05/2001
  • Issued: 03/09/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A cleaning attachment for converting a cleaning implement to a mop, comprising a flexible cover having an inner surface and an outer surface, said cover being of sheet-like form having end sections interconnected by walls to a central section, fastening structure for securing said end sections together whereby said cover may be placed around a cleaning head of the cleaning implement to form an enclosure around the cleaning head with said inner surface of said cover disposed toward the implement and said central section disposed below the cleaning head, said central section being divided into a pair of support surfaces disposed at an angle to each other to form a V, reusable mounting structure on said outer surface of said cover, said central section having a shape, and a wipe detachably mounted to said outer surface below the cleaning head to convert the cleaning implement to a mop and to detachably remove the wipe after use whereby a different wipe or the same wipe may be selectively mounted to said reusable mounting structure on said outer surface of said cover at said central section and whereby the wipe conforms to the shape of said central section to create two separate cleaning areas for the wipe, said walls extending outwardly away from said V toward said end sections, said walls being movable toward each other when said end sections are moved to a position of securement to mount said attachment around the cleaning head and form said enclosure, and said walls being movable away from each other when said attachment is being removed from the cleaning head.

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