Claims
- 1. A mop head that removes grease load and increases the coefficient of friction of a floor by abrasive point load mopping, comprising:
- a plurality of elongated strands of absorbent material having a first plurality of free ends and a second plurality of free ends;
- a mop handle attachment region located intermediate said first plurality of free ends and said second plurality of free ends, said mop handle attachment region adapted to attach to a mop handle;
- a first abrasive pad having a distal end and a proximal end, said first pad attached to said strands intermediate said first plurality of free ends and said handle attachment region, said distal end of said first pad closer to said first plurality of free ends and said proximal end of said first pad closer to, yet spaced away from, said handle attachment region; and
- at least one additional abrasive pad having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end of said additional pad intermediate said proximal end of said first pad and said handle attachment region.
- 2. The mop head of claim 1, wherein said distal end of said first pad is positioned in the range from approximately one-tenth the distance from said first plurality of free ends to said handle attachment region and two-thirds the distance from said first plurality of free ends to said handle attachment region.
- 3. The mop head of claim 1, further comprising at least one band for fastening said strands of absorbent material together.
- 4. The mop head of claim 3, comprising at least three bands for fastening said strands of absorbent material together, as follows: a central band at said handle attachment region, a first end band located between said handle attachment region and said first plurality of free ends, and a second end band located between said handle attachment region and said second plurality of free ends.
- 5. The mop head of claim 4, wherein said distal end of said first pad is attached to said strands of absorbent material by said first end band.
- 6. The mop head of claim 1, wherein said first abrasive pad is comprised of a non-absorbent material.
- 7. The mop head of claim 6, wherein said first abrasive pad is porous.
- 8. The mop head of claim 3, wherein each of said bands is formed of a strip of absorbent material stitched onto said strands of absorbent material.
- 9. The mop head of claim 8, wherein each of said strips of absorbent material extends laterally across at least one side of said strands of absorbent material.
- 10. The mop head of claim 1, wherein said proximal end of said additional pad is attached at said handle attachment region.
- 11. The mop head of claim 10, wherein said first pad attached nearer said first plurality of free ends is attached to said strands along its distal end, wherein said proximal end of said first pad and said distal end of said additional pad are separable from said strands.
- 12. The mop head of claim 1, wherein said first pad extends laterally across all of said strands.
- 13. The mop head of claim 1, wherein said first abrasive pad is rectangular strands.
- 14. A mop head for abrasive point load mopping of a floor, comprising:
- a plurality of elongated strands of absorbent material having a plurality of free ends;
- a mop handle attachment region on said strands, said handle attachment region adapted to attach to a mop handle;
- a first abrasive pad attached to said strands intermediate said plurality of free ends and said handle attachment region; and
- a second abrasive pad attached to said strands between said first abrasive pad and said mop handle attachment region, wherein said first and second abrasive pads are applied with said strands to be in continuous contact with floor during said abrasive point load mopping thereof.
- 15. An abrasive mop head for cleaning a floor having contaminants thereon, said mop head comprising:
- a plurality of elongated strands of absorbent material having a first plurality of free ends and a second plurality of free ends;
- a mop handle attachment region located intermediate said first plurality of free ends and said second plurality of free ends;
- a first abrasive pad attached directly to said strands, said pad having a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end being closer to said first plurality of free ends than said second plurality of free ends, said distal end extending at least one-third the distance from said handle attachment region to said first plurality of free ends; and
- a second abrasive pad having a distal end and a proximal end, said second abrasive pad attached to said strands intermediate said mop handle attachment region and said proximal end of said first abrasive pad, such that said first and second abrasive pads are simultaneously applied to the floor with said strands, said first and second abrasive pads in continuous contact with the floor during each mopping stroke.
- 16. The mop head of claim 15, wherein said proximal end of said first pad and said distal end of said second pad are unattached to said strands of absorbent material.
- 17. An abrasive mop head that removes grease load and increases the coefficient of friction of a dirty floor by abrasive point load mopping, comprising:
- a plurality of elongated strands of absorbent material having a first plurality of free ends and a second plurality of free ends;
- a mop handle attachment region located intermediate said first plurality of free ends and said second plurality of free ends, said mop head attachment region adapted to attach to a mop handle; and
- an abrasive pad having a planar surface, said planar surface of said pad being substantially parallel to a surface formed by said elongated strands, having a distal end and a proximal end, said proximal end of said pad sewn to said mop head attachment region, and said distal end of said pad extending more than 3.5 inches from said mop head attachment region.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 08/608,092, filed Feb. 28, 1996, now abandoned which is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 08/334,203, filed Nov. 4, 1994 now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (21)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (2)
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Photographs of a mop head having an abrasive pad attached at the handle attachment portion, 1994. |
Photographs of a Quickie.TM. mop head from Quickie Manufacturing Corporation, 1994. |
Continuation in Parts (2)
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