US1933262A - Mop - Google Patents

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oct. 31, 1933. T, ,.LL 1,933,262

MOP

Filed Dec. 26, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l /n/e'nlfor: Thomas ffzll.

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Patented Oct. 31, 1933 MOP Thomas Hill, Detroit, Mich., assigner t D. H.

' `Gilcrist, Detroit, Mich.

Application December 26, 1930 lSerial No. 504,792

2 Claims.

' The present invention relates to that type of device known as a self wringing mop or as a combined mop and wringer and is an improvement over the mop shown in vmy Patent No. 1,676,497.

The chief object ofthe improvement is to enable the mop to employ any rags of the proper length as mopping material, without any special preparation, and to facilitate their being fastened into place.

1o My invention possesses numerous other adn vantages thatwill be characterized during the course oi the following detailed description, illustratedv throughout the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointedl out in the appended claims. i y

With reference to the drawings: Figure l'is afplan view of the complete inventicn, and broken as indicated.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the important part of theinvention showing the jaws there- -of in an opened position.

Figure 3 is a section taken substantially upon line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a section substantially upon line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is an inner plan view of one of the jaw members of the device, and Figure 6 is a similar View of the opposing jaw member.

Figure 7 is an inner plan view of the jaw member operating lever.

Figure 8 is a section substantially upon line 8-8 of Figure 2.

Figure 9 is an underneath plan assembly of the device and broken as shown.

Figure 10 is a clear illustration of the device in the act of wringing the mop cloths thereof, with handle broken as indicated.

Figure 11 shows how the jaw end of the device will appear when it is ready for use.

Figure 12 clearly illustrates the device in the act of drying the cloths thereof.

Figure 13 is a section substantially upon line 13-13 of Figure 9.

The invention comprises ar handle portion 1,

lwhich may be formed of a steel tubing or of wood, preferably the latter in order to eliminate ex cessive weight. The front end of the said handle has a portion thereof reduced in diameter to re ceive the telescopically engaged sleeve member 2 which is ofA metal, and with reference to Figure 1 it is observed that one end of this sleeve is forked as at 3, and the purpose of the portion 3 is to support the mechanism of the device, further eX- planation presently follows.

Members 4 and 5 are provided as seen in'Figures 5 and 6, and it is noted -thatthese members are respectively formed of a single sheet Yof metal. Member 4 having teeth 6 and 'l formed thereupon, while member 5 has similar teeth 8 and 9, and the particular construction of the said teeth is to effect a rm grip upon the ends of the cloths A, Y v

and the-operating lever 12.

This however may appear to form a` rigid triangle, but 'actually the deflections l5 in member 11 vpermit the same to elongate under tension and thus permit the pivot.

13'to snap past the plane in which lie the pivots 14 and 16. This snap action together with friction retains the jaws closed upon the mop. Raised 'portions 15 of part 11 of member 5 provide a clearance for passage of the heads of rivets 14.

In Figure 9 the entire mechanism of the device is mounted upon fork 3 -of sleeve 2 by means of transversely extending studA 16, spacing sleeve 17 and washers 18 where shown. This arrangement permits the mechanism of the device to 'pivot relative to the handle thereof, and in the position of any angle preferred; an example of this fact is revealed in Figures 2 and 10.

' Rod 19 is provided, one end of which is formed into a suitable crank as at 20, and having knob 21 secured thereto, the said rod adapted to freely pass through an ape turnedY part 10B of m rture in part 10A and upember 4. The opposite end of rod 19 being formed into a T head as at 22 in Figure 1, and the portion 22 brazed or welded to elongated loop bars 23 in order that the same may be freely rotated by the rod 19 when desired for the purpose of wringing or drying cloths A. When this connection iscomplete bars 23 will be at right angles to rod 19, as clearly seen in Figure 10.

SCI'BW 26.

Throughout the drawings the device is illustrated with a double cloth arrangement, whereas a single cloth may be used if preferred without affecting any change of the device or the operation thereof.

The complete details of construction of the device having just been explained, the operation thereof immediately follows:

The cloths A are drawn through bars 23 and their ends placed between teeth 6, 7, 8 and 9 of members 4 and 5 respectively, the jaws being open as in Figure 2, lever 12 is then pressed downwardly to the position shown in Figure 3, the ends of the said cloths are now fixed by a firm grip within the said jaws and the device is ready to be used for mopping purposes, as in Figure 11.

A novel feature of the device is the simple operation thereof for drying cloths A, and this is accomplished by merely elevating rod 19 from recess 24 in handle 1 and sliding the same to the position as indicated in Figure 12, and again placing the rod into the said recess for retaining the same in the cloth-drying position of the device, and the latter may be changed to the position as in Figure 11 in the same simple manner. Cloths A are very quickly and effectively .wrung by sliding rod 19 to the position as in Figure 12 and permitting the said rod to pivot approximately 90 degrees in relation to handle 1, and by rotating the said rod by crank 20 thereof,` until cloths A will have assumed the rigidly twisted position clearly revealed in Figure-10. rIihis feature alone is indeed a' decided advantage in view of eliminating the necessity of placing the hands into the water, and also the twisting of the cloths by hand, as in many types of mops used.

By substituting cloths A with cloths for polishing purposes the device becomes an effective floor polisher and would be serviceable for other1 similar operations.

One of the advantages of my invention, and one of no less importance than those hereinbefore stated is that due to the simple manner of construction employed it may be manufactured at an exceedingly low cost, and placed upon the market at a price well in keeping with *Y its quality, and within reach of all classes of trade, consequently its value from a commeroial viewpoint can not of course be overly estimated.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A combined mop, wringer and dryer cornprising a handle, a jaw transverse to and pivoted at onefend of the said handle, a second jaw pivoted to and opposed to the first-named jaw, means to open and close the said jaws, a rod slidably and rotatably mounted on the firstnamed jaw, said jaw being perpendicular to and passing between the said jaws through a gap in the mop clamping portion of one of the said jaws when the same are closed, and lying along the said handle when the device is in use 10o l for mopping purposes, a pair of transverse elongated loops at the end of the said rod projecting from the jaws, one of the said loops being at each side of the axis of the rod, and means to rotate the said rod.

2. A combined mop,wringer and dryer as set forth in claim 1, in which the loops at the endV of the rod lie in oblique planes sloping toward the opposite end of the rod so that when the loop carrying end of the rod is drawn up to the 11() jaws of the device the outer portion of each of the said loops will lie one on each side of the jaws.

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v THOMAS HILL.

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