Multi-purpose mop apparatus and method of use
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1. A multi-purpose mop apparatus comprising:
- a mop handle having a base and a grip installed thereon for manipulating the mop apparatus during use, the grip being formed with opposite holes formed on respective outside surfaces of the grip so as to be substantially opposite and outwardly-opening, the grip being further formed with opposite guiding channels so as to intersect the respective holes;
a cleaning attachment removably mounted on the base; and
an extension handle selectively and removably attached to the mop handle, the extension handle having a lengthwise gripping rod and a pair of legs extending from an end of the rod and formed at the distal ends thereof with tines configured for seating in the holes formed in the grip, the tines being configured to be substantially inwardly-projecting so as to flexibly engage the respective opposite holes and thereby secure the extension handle on the mop handle, the channels serving to cooperate in guiding the inwardly-projecting tines into the holes, the tines being further formed so as to span the grip, whereby the extension handle is pivotable relative to the mop handle through at least approximately a full one-hundred-eighty-degree arc, the legs being further formed with intermediate bends, whereby in a first operable configuration with the bends in the legs substantially toward the grip, the extension handle is pivoted away from the grip in a first mode of operation and the extension handle is pivoted toward the grip such that the legs are brought substantially adjacent to the grip in a second mode of operation, thereby enabling simultaneous grasping of the grip and at least one of the legs of the extension handle for manipulation of the mop apparatus through the grip without removal of the extension handle.
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Abstract
A multi-purpose mop apparatus includes a mop having a mop handle and a cleaning attachment removably mounted thereon, the mop handle further comprising a base and a grip installed thereon for manipulating the mop during use. The cleaning attachment may be a mop material cinched onto the base of the mop handle using a drawstring or may be a squeegee strapped thereto. A removable extension handle may be pivotally installed on the mop handle and configured for use in multiple configurations and modes.
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1. A multi-purpose mop apparatus comprising:
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a mop handle having a base and a grip installed thereon for manipulating the mop apparatus during use, the grip being formed with opposite holes formed on respective outside surfaces of the grip so as to be substantially opposite and outwardly-opening, the grip being further formed with opposite guiding channels so as to intersect the respective holes; a cleaning attachment removably mounted on the base; and an extension handle selectively and removably attached to the mop handle, the extension handle having a lengthwise gripping rod and a pair of legs extending from an end of the rod and formed at the distal ends thereof with tines configured for seating in the holes formed in the grip, the tines being configured to be substantially inwardly-projecting so as to flexibly engage the respective opposite holes and thereby secure the extension handle on the mop handle, the channels serving to cooperate in guiding the inwardly-projecting tines into the holes, the tines being further formed so as to span the grip, whereby the extension handle is pivotable relative to the mop handle through at least approximately a full one-hundred-eighty-degree arc, the legs being further formed with intermediate bends, whereby in a first operable configuration with the bends in the legs substantially toward the grip, the extension handle is pivoted away from the grip in a first mode of operation and the extension handle is pivoted toward the grip such that the legs are brought substantially adjacent to the grip in a second mode of operation, thereby enabling simultaneous grasping of the grip and at least one of the legs of the extension handle for manipulation of the mop apparatus through the grip without removal of the extension handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A multi-purpose mop apparatus comprising:
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a mop handle having a base and an integral grip thereon for manipulating the mop apparatus during use, the grip being formed with holes on respective inside surfaces of the grip so as to be substantially opposite and inwardly-opening; a cleaning attachment removably mounted on the base; and an extension handle selectively attached to the mop handle, the extension handle having a lengthwise gripping rod and a pair of legs extending from an end of the rod and formed at the distal ends thereof with tines configured to be substantially outwardly-projecting so as to flexibly engage the respective opposite inwardly-opening holes of the grip and thereby secure the extension handle on the mop handle, the legs being further formed with intermediate bends, whereby in a first operable configuration with the bends in the legs substantially toward the grip, the extension handle is pivoted away from the grip in a first mode of operation and the extension handle is pivoted toward the grip such that the legs are brought substantially adjacent to the grip in a second mode of operation, thereby enabling simultaneous grasping of the grip and at least one of the legs of the extension handle for manipulation of the mop apparatus through the grip without removal of the extension handle, further whereby in the first operable configuration the extension handle is pivotable relative to the mop handle through at least approximately a sixty-degree arc, and further whereby in a second operable configuration with the bends in the legs substantially away from the grip the extension handle may be pivoted past ninety degrees and so oriented at least partially below the base of the mop handle for cleaning of substantially horizontal overhead surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of cleaning a surface, comprising the steps of:
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removably securing a cleaning attachment to a mop handle so as to form a mop apparatus, the mop apparatus comprising a mop handle having a base and an integral grip thereon for manipulating the mop apparatus during use, the grip being formed with holes on respective inside surfaces of the grip so as to be substantially opposite and inwardly-opening, the cleaning attachment being removably mounted on the base; removably and pivotally attaching an extension handle to the mop handle, the extension handle having a lengthwise gripping rod and a pair of legs extending from an end of the rod and formed at the distal ends thereof with tines configured to be substantially outwardly-projecting so as to flexibly engage the respective opposite inwardly-opening holes of the grip and thereby secure the extension handle on the mop handle, the legs being further formed with intermediate bends such that in a first operable configuration the bends formed in the legs of the extension handle are substantially toward the grip of the mop handle; pivoting the extension handle relative to the mop handle away from the grip so as to render the mop apparatus in a first mode of operation; positioning the cleaning attachment against the surface to be cleaned and shifting the mop apparatus over the surface while maintaining the mop apparatus substantially in the first mode of operation so as to clean the surface; pivoting the extension handle relative to the mop handle toward the grip so as to render the mop apparatus in a second mode of operation wherein the legs are substantially adjacent the grip; and grasping the grip and at least one of the legs so as to manipulate the mop for further cleaning or wringing without removal of the extension handle, whereby in the first operable configuration the extension handle is pivotable relative to the mop handle through at least approximately a sixty-degree arc, and further whereby in a second operable configuration with the bends in the legs substantially away from the grip the extension handle may be pivoted past ninety degrees and so oriented at least partially below the base of the mop handle for cleaning of substantially horizontal overhead surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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