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CA2889040A1
CA2889040A1 CA2889040A CA2889040A CA2889040A1 CA 2889040 A1 CA2889040 A1 CA 2889040A1 CA 2889040 A CA2889040 A CA 2889040A CA 2889040 A CA2889040 A CA 2889040A CA 2889040 A1 CA2889040 A1 CA 2889040A1
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Min He
Jian Wu
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JIAXIN JACKSON TRAVEL PRODUCTS Co Ltd
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/50Auxiliary implements
    • A47L13/58Wringers for scouring pads, mops, or the like, combined with buckets

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  • Cleaning Implements For Floors, Carpets, Furniture, Walls, And The Like (AREA)
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Abstract

A bucket for a mop detachably connected to the bucket has a casing with a closed end, an open end and a wall surrounding between the closed end and the open end, a screen movably positioned between a first position and a second position inside the casing, and an elevating assembly movably received inside the casing to intermittently raise and lower the screen.

Description

BUCKET FOR A MOP
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the invention The present invention is related to a bucket, and more particularly to a bucket for a mop,
2. Description of Related Art Mopping the floor is extremely tiresome and time-consuming, let alone intermittently cleaning mop after the floor is and completely mopped. To solve this problem, there is a kind of mop assembly very handy for housewives when mopping the floor is necessary. This mop assembly has a nickname "Spin Mop" bearing a trademark "Supalvlop Hao Shen Tuo" TM. When intermittently cleaning the mop while using this kind of mop to clean the floor, the user never has to touch any part of the mop, the mop is immersed in water contained in a bucket for cleaning and then dried due to the centrifugal force so generated by spinning the mop inside the bucket.
It is learned that when cleaning the mop inside the bucket, the mop is elevated and then descended as the mop is spinning. The spinning force comes from the interior structure of the mop, which is not the focus of this disclosure so that the theory and detailed structure of the mop is omitted for clarity. However, it is also observed that to allow the mop to be cleaned and dried, there are two separate spaces defined to allocate the mop, which makes the bucket bulky and redundant. With this mop assembly, especially the bulky bucket, the user will have to face difficulty finding an appropriate place for storage. Besides, the two separate spaces for cleaning and drying the mop are the primary reason that the bucket is bulky.
In view of the foregoing, a need exists in the art for an innovative bucket to allow the mop to be cleaned and dried in the same space. In order to meet that -requirement, the bucket has to be compact and still works well.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In general, a bucket constructed in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention is provided with an elevating assembly to enable a screen to selectively move upward and downward as required.
In order to accomplish the objective, the bucket is preferably composed of a casing, an elevating assembly movably received in the casing, a screen detachably connected to the elevating assembly and a cover enclosing a peripheral edge of the casing.
Another objective of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is that the elevating assembly includes sliding tracks defined inside the casing and a supporting seat movably received inside the casing and having positioning bosses formed on peripheral edges of the supporting seat to correspond to the sliding tracks.
Another objective of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is that the bucket has a cover detachably connected to a peripheral edge of the casing to prevent any spill of the water originally contained in the casing.
Still another objective of the present invention is that the sliding tracks are defined in each of plates installed inside the casing.
Therefore, the design of the bucket is non-obvious and sufficiently inventive, and reflects a same general patentability requirement. It is noted that the present invention has the advantages that the invention provides a clear and ergonomic instrument for a mop.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF Ti IF, DRAWINGS
An embodiment of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the bucket constructed in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the elevating assembly in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is a plan view showing detailed structure of the sliding track defined in plates to be installed in the casing of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 isometric view of the automatic handle assembly of the preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;
Fig. 2 is another isometric view of the automatic handle assembly of the preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;
Fig. 3 is an assembled view of the automatic handle assembly of the preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;
Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view showing the supporting seat of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is a partially cross-sectional view showing the bucket of the preferred embodiment of the present invention after assembly;
Fig. 6 is a schematic plan view showing movement of one of the positioning bosses inside a corresponding one of the sliding tracks;
Fig. 7 is still a schematic plan view showing movement of one positioning boss inside the corresponding sliding track in a different state, which elevates height of the screen relative to the casing;
Fig. 8 is a top plan view showing the cover;
Fig. 8A is a side plan view showing the cover; and Fig. 8B is still a slide plan view showing the cover.
- 3 -DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENT ION
The following description is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the present teachings, applications, or uses. Those of skill in the art will recognize that the following description is merely illustrative of the principles of the invention, which may be applied in various ways to provide many different alternative embodiments.
The invention relates to a bucket for a mop which is able to extend into the bucket for cleaning and drying afterwards. As the focus is describing the substantial structure of the bucket, the internal structure of the mop is omitted for clarity but only the necessary element of the mop will be mentioned when necessary.
With reference to Fig. 1, it is noted that the bucket constructed in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention has a casing 10, an elevating assembly composed of plates 11 and a supporting seat 20, a screen 30 and a cover preferably annular in shape. The casing 10 is an annular casing with one closed end, an open end opposite to the closed end and a wall firmly connected to a peripheral edge of the closed end and a peripheral edge of the open end. It is appreciated that at the bottom part of the casing 10, there is provided with a plug 12 movably plugged in an outlet (not numbered) in the wall of the casing 10 to drain when necessary. It is also noted that the plates 11 of the elevating assembly are rigidly installed inside the casing 10. And each of the plates 11 is provided with a sliding track W. In this embodiment, the sliding track is defined in each of the plates 11, however, the sliding track W may also be defined in an inner periphery of the wall of the casing 10.
With reference to Figs. 2 and 3, when the sliding track W is either defined in a side face of the plate 11 or the inner periphery of the wall of the casing 10, the sliding track W is composed of an inlet Q, a lower stop 112, preferably a recess defined in a periphery defining the inlet Q, communicating with the inlet Q, a first guiding track
- 4 -113 communicating with the lower stop 112, a first arcuate stop B formed on a periphery defining the sliding track W, a second arcuate stop D also formed on the periphery defining the sliding track W and substantially continuously formed in conjunction with the first arcuate stop B, an upper stop 111, preferably an indent, defined in the periphery defining the sliding track W and a second guiding track 114 in communication with both the inlet Q and the lower stop 112.
With reference to Fig. 4 and still taking using Figs. 1 and 2 as reference, it is noted that the supporting seat 20 is an integral device and has supporting legs 23 radially extending out from a center thereof and respectively having a positioning boss 21 formed on an outer periphery of a corresponding one of the supporting legs 13 to correspond to the sliding track W and a fixing shaft 22 formed on the center thereof to correspond to the screen 30.
With reference to Figs. 1-5, when the bucket of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is in assembly, the plates 11 are installed inside the casing 10 and securely against the inner periphery of the casing 10. Then, the supporting seat 20 is received inside the casing 10 to allow the positioning bosses 21 to extend into the inlet Q. After the positioning bosses 21 of the supporting seat 20 are respectively received in the corresponding inlets Q, the positioning bosses 21 are then securely received inside the lower stops 112 after going through the second guiding tracks 114.
After the supporting seat 20 is securely received in the casing 10 with the positioning bosses 21 received in the sliding tracks W of the plates 11, the screen 30 is then placed on top of the supporting seat 20. The screen 30 has a centrally defined hole (not numbered) defined to receive therein the fixing shaft 22 of the supporting seat 20, a sleeve 31 provided to allow the fixing shaft 22 to extend there through and a cap 32 threadingly connected to the free end of the fixing shaft 22 after the fixing shaft 22 extends through the hole and the sleeve 31. The cap 32 further has a collar 321 formed
- 5 -to extend out of the cap 32. Furthermore, in order to allow the screen 30 to rotate relative to the supporting seat 20, there is provided with a bearing 40 which is provided around the fixing shaft 22 to support the screen 30. Preferably, the supporting scat 20 has a positioning recesses (shown but not numbered) to receive therein the bearing 40 such that when the screen 30 is rotated due to the operation of the mop, the screen 30 is able to rotate smoothly relative to the supporting seat 20.
Additionally, it is learned that a cover a is provided to cover the peripheral edge of the casing 10 to prevent any accidental spill of the water inside the casing 10.
With reference to Fig. 6, before the bucket of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is in use, the positioning bosses 21 are securely received in the lower stop 112 of the sliding track W, which means the screen 30 is at its first position. After the mop is extend into the screen, a claw (not shown) on the mop securely clings to the collar 321 of the cap 32 so that movement of the mop drives the screen 30 to move accordingly. Again, because the screen 30 is supported by the supporting seat 20, when positioning bosses 21 of the supporting seat 20 are at the lower stop 112, the first position of the screen 30 indicates that the screen 30 is also at the lower position.
Thereafter, when the mop moves upward, due to the secure engagement of the mop with the collar 321 of the screen 30 which is connected to the supporting seat 20, the upward movement of the mop drives the screen 30 along with the supporting seat upward as well As shown by the arrow in the accompany drawing, when the supporting seat 20 is driven to move upward, the positioning bosses 21 move along the sliding track W. After the positioning bosses 21 reach to the top of the sliding track W, the first arcuate stop B forces the positioning bosses 21 to fall to the upper stop 111. It is to be noted that when the positioning bosses 21 are located at the upper stop 111, the screen 30 is also at its second position, which means the screen 30 is elevated and is above the water level. Therefore, the rotation mechanism of the mop will drive the
- 6 -screen 30 to rotate as well, which will dry the mop accordingly.
With reference to Fig. 7, after the mop is dried, the user only needs to tilt the mop a little relative to the cap 32, the mop is able to escape from the engagement with the collar 321. However, if the mop still needs to be cleaned again, the mop is first lifted upward to allow the positioning bosses 21 to first leave the restrain from the upper stop 111 and be guided by the second arcuate stop D. Then the downward movement of the mop forces the positioning bosses 21, the supporting seat 20 along with the screen 30 to move downward and eventually the positioning bosses 21 are again located at the lower stop 112 to allow the mop head to be immersed in the water for cleaning purpose.
After the above explanation, it is understood that the reciprocal movement of the positioning bosses 21 between the lower stop 112 and the upper stop 111 allows the mop head to be dried and cleaned as required, which completely fulfills the requirements. This design requires no extra space as those in the prior art and is thus compact.
With reference to Figs. 5, 8, 8A and 8B, it is noted that the cover a is composed of a rim 1 and a lid 2. The rim 1 is provided with an outlet 3 for draining the water contained inside the casing 10, two assembly holes 4 respectively defined at two opposite positions relative to the outlet 3 and a hook 5 formed on an outer periphery of the rim 1. The lid 2 has two cylinders 6 formed on an underside of the lid 2 to correspond to the two assembly holes 4 of the rim 1. In addition, the casing 10 has locking holes 7 defined in an upper periphery defining the open end thereof to correspond to the hook 5 of the rim 1 such that the rim 1 is able to be detachably connected to the casing 10 and the lid 2 is able to be detachably connected to the rim 1.
While the invention has been described in connection with what is considered
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the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements.
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WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A bucket for a mop detachably connected to the bucket, the bucket comprising:
a casing with a closed end, an open end and a wall surrounding between the closed end and the open end;
a screen movably positioned between a first position and a second position inside the casing; and an elevating assembly movably received inside the casing to intermittently elevate and descend the screen.
2. The bucket as claimed in claim 1, wherein a cover is detachably connected to the open end of the casing to prevent any spill.
3. The bucket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elevating assembly is composed of sliding track defined inside the casing and a supporting seat firmly connected to the screen and provided with positioning bosses formed on an outer periphery thereof to correspond to the sliding track so that the supporting seat as well as the screen is able to move along the sliding track, the screen is rotatable relative to the supporting seat.
4. The bucket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elevating assembly is composed of plates securely installed inside the casing and each having a sliding track defined therein and a supporting seat firmly connected to the screen and provided with positioning bosses formed on an outer periphery thereof to correspond to the sliding track so that the supporting seat as well as the screen is able to move along the sliding track, the screen is rotatable relative to the supporting seat.
5. The bucket as claimed in claim 3, wherein the sliding track is composed of an inlet, a lower stop communicating with the inlet, a first guiding track communicating with the lower stop, a first arcuate stop formed on a periphery defining the sliding track, a second arcuate stop also formed on the periphery defining the sliding track and substantially continuously formed in conjunction with the first arcuate stop, an upper stop defined in the periphery defining the sliding track and a second guiding track in communication with both the inlet and the lower stop.
6. The bucket as claimed in claim 4, wherein the sliding track is composed of an inlet, a lower stop communicating with the inlet, a first guiding track communicating with the lower stop, a first arcuate stop formed on a periphery defining the sliding track, a second arcuate stop also formed on the periphery defining the sliding track and substantially continuously formed in conjunction with the first arcuate stop, an upper stop defined in the periphery defining the sliding track and a second guiding track in communication with both the inlet and the lower stop.
7. The bucket as claimed in claim 3, wherein the positioning bosses of the supporting seat are securely yet movably received in the sliding track so that the supporting seat along with the screen is movably received inside the casing.
8. The bucket as claimed in claim 4, wherein the positioning bosses of the supporting seat are securely yet movably received in the sliding track so that the supporting seat along with the screen is movably received inside the casing.
9. The bucket as claimed in claim 5, wherein the positioning bosses of the supporting seat are securely yet movably received in the sliding track so that the supporting seat along with the screen is movably received inside the casing.
10. The bucket as claimed in claim 6, wherein the positioning bosses of the supporting seat are securely yet movably received in the sliding track so that the supporting seat along with the screen is movably received inside the casing.
11. The bucket as claimed in claim 5, wherein when the positioning bosses are located inside the lower stop, the screen is at its first position and when the positioning bosses are located inside the upper stop, the screen is at its second position.
12. The bucket as claimed in claim 6, wherein when the positioning bosses are located inside the lower stop, the screen is at its first position and when the positioning bosses are located inside the upper stop, the screen is at its second position.
13. The bucket as claimed in claim 7, wherein when the positioning bosses are located inside the lower stop, the screen is at its first position and when the positioning bosses are located inside the upper stop, the screen is at its second position.
14. The bucket as claimed in claim 8, wherein when the positioning bosses are located inside the lower stop, the screen is at its first position and when the positioning bosses are located inside the upper stop, the screen is at its second position.
15. The bucket as claimed in claim 5, wherein the positioning bosses are forced to be received in the upper stop when engages with the first arcuate stop and in the lower stop when engages with the second arcuate stop.
16. The bucket as claimed in claim 6, wherein the positioning bosses are forced to be received in the upper stop when engages with the first arcuate stop and in the lower stop when engages with the second arcuate stop.
17. The bucket as claimed in claim 7, wherein the positioning bosses are forced to be received in the upper stop when engages with the first arcuate stop and in the lower stop when engages with the second arcuate stop.
18. The bucket as claimed in claim 8, wherein the positioning bosses are forced to be received in the upper stop when engages with the first arcuate stop and in the lower stop when engages with the second arcuate stop.
19. The bucket as claimed in claim 3, wherein the screen has a hole and a cap and the supporting seat has a fixing shaft extending through the hole of the screen to be threadingly connected to the cap and a bearing sandwiched between the supporting seat and the screen to allow the screen to be firmly connected to yet rotatable relative to the supporting seat.
20. The bucket as claimed in claim 4, wherein the screen has a hole and a cap and the supporting seat has a fixing shaft extending through the hole of the screen to be threadingly connected to the cap and a bearing sandwiched between the supporting seat and the screen to allow the screen to be firmly connected to yet rotatable relative to the supporting seat.
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