Mop swab holder

• US 8,341,797 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2006
• Issued: 01/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ronald Alexander Young
• Original Assignee: Ronald Alexander Young
• Inventors: Young, Ronald Alexander
• Primary Examiner(s): Spisich, Mark
• Assistant Examiner(s): JENNINGS, MICHAEL DEANGILO
• Application Number:
  US12/278,576
• Publication Number:
  US 20090151100A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,274 Days
• Field of Search: 152/08, 152/091, 152/23, 152/24, 152/28, 152/443, 151/471, 300/21
• US Class Current: 15/228
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/20 Mops

Abstract

A swab (10, 110) for a mop includes an outer casing (14) and an inner filling (20), the outer casing (14) being made of an absorbent material and enveloping the inner filling (20), and the inner filling (20) being made of an absorbent material, opposite major surfaces (16, 18) of the outer casing (14) being attached together though the inner filling (20) to form depressions (28) in the opposite major surfaces (16, 18) of the outer casing (14) and to limit movement of the inner filling (20) within the outer casing (14).

Claims

1. An assembly comprising:

a mop swab holder; and

a mop swab,

wherein the swab comprises an outer casing and an inner filling, the outer casing being made of an absorbent material and enveloping the inner filling, and the inner filling being made of an absorbent material, opposite major surfaces of the outer casing being attached together through the inner filling by a plurality of spaced rows of stitching extending in a same direction to each other to form a plurality of pockets extending in the same direction, the pockets forming a plurality of depressions in the opposite major surfaces of the outer casing and the stitching limiting movement of the inner filling within the outer casing, and

wherein the mop swab holder including a channel to receive a part of the mop swab such that in use, the mop swab depends from the mop swab holder with the plurality of rows of stitching extending longitudinally downwardly from the holder.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the stitching together of the opposite major surfaces of the outer casing through the inner filling, forms the swab with a plurality of pockets in each of the plurality of pockets are voids in which in use, significant volumes of air are trapped.

3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein the voids include voids between the outer casing and the inner filling.

4. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein additionally, cross stitching is provided to divide lengths of the pockets.

5. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the outer casing is formed from a single sheet of absorbent material wrapped about the inner filling to form the opposite major surfaces, and opposed three edges of the wrapped sheet being attached together with the inner filling interposed between the major surfaces so that the outer casing envelopes the inner filling.

6. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the outer casing formed from two separate sheets of absorbent material to provide the opposite major surfaces of the outer casing, and between the opposite major surfaces of the outer casing the inner filling is interposed, four opposed edges of the two sheets being attached together so that the outer casing envelopes the inner filling.

7. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the absorbent outer casing is made from one of a woven fabric material and a nonwoven fibre material.

8. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the inner filling is an interlaced structure.

9. The assembly according to claim 8, wherein the inner filling material is one of or a mixture of more than one of a matted absorbent material, a felted or woven fabric or material, and a nonwoven fibre.

10. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein fastening means secure an edge of the mop swab in the channel.

11. The assembly according to claim 1 wherein the channel is one of elongate and curved.

12. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the mop swab holder includes a handle fastening for fastening a handle to the mop swab holder.

13. An assembly comprising:

a mop swab holder; and

a mop swab,

wherein the swab comprises an outer casing and an inner filling, the outer casing being made of an absorbent material and enveloping the inner filling, and the inner filling being made of an absorbent material, opposite major surfaces of the outer casing being attached together through the inner filling by a plurality of spaced rows of stitching extending in a same direction to each other to form a plurality of pockets extending in the same direction, the pockets forming a plurality of depressions in the opposite major surfaces of the outer casing and the stitching limiting movement of the inner filling within the outer casing, and

wherein the mop swab holder comprises a support surface having a greater width than length, and against which the mop swab abuts and is retained in use as the assembly is moved, with the mop swab flat, over a surface to be mopped, and the rows of stitching of the swab extending in generally the same direction as the assembly is moved over the surface to be mopped.

14. The assembly according to claim 13, wherein the mop swab holder is attached to one of the opposite major surfaces.

15. A mop including in combination a swab and mop swab holder assembly and a handle fastened to the mop swab holder wherein the swab includes an outer casing and an inner filling, the outer casing being made of an absorbent material and enveloping the inner filling, and the inner filling being made of an absorbent material, opposite major surfaces of the outer casing being attached together through the inner filling by a plurality of spaced rows of stitching extending in the same direction to each other to form a plurality of pockets extending in the same direction, the pockets forming a plurality of depressions in the opposite major surfaces of the outer casing and the stitching limiting movement of the inner filling within the outer casing, and the mop swab holder including a channel to receive a part of the mop swab such that in use, the mop swab depends from the mop swab holder with the plurality of rows of stitching extending longitudinally downwardly from the holder.

16. An assembly comprising:

a mop swab holder; and

a mop swab,

wherein the swab comprises an outer casing and an inner filling, the outer casing being made of an absorbent material and enveloping the inner filling, and the inner filling being made of an absorbent material, opposite major surfaces of the outer casing being attached together through the inner filling by a stitching limiting movement of the inner filling within the outer casing, and

wherein the mop swab holder comprises a channel to receive a part of the mop swab such that in use, the mop swab depends from the mop swab holder.