This disclosure relates to dust mop frames. More particularly, the present invention pertains to dust mop frames used as a mechanism for attaching a dustmop made of fiberous and/or yarn material to a handle which is used to manuever and direct the appartus to an area to be cleaned.
Dust mop frames have been employed to provide a mounting structure on which various dusting media can be attached. Dust mop frames provide various advantages, including but not limited to, increasing the width and breadth of a surface that can be cleaned on a given pass over dust mop head bundles having with less structural stiffness and providing a robust and effective connection between the mop head and the associated handle.
The need for dust mop frames has long been recognized and has resulted in many styles of dust mop frames and accessories. While such devices have been desirable, their ability to pick up dirt and dust have been limited. While rigid frame dust mop assemblies provide enhanced cleaning in certain situations, it has been found that dust mop frames and associated assemblies do not provide a configuration that maximizes cleaning action while stably maintaining the mop head in contact with the dust mop frame.
Thus, it would be desirable to provide a dust mop frame and/or a dust mop assembly including such a dust mop frame, that improves the cleaning ability of the associated mop head, while maintaining it in stable relationship with the dust mop frame. It would also be desirable to provide a dustmop frame which would allow for additional degrees of angles to redirect the position of the mop head when in use to further enhance the effectiveness of the cleaning appartus
Disclosed herein is a dust mop frame that includes an elongate body member. The elongate body member has a first elongate face and an opposed second elongate face. The elongate body member includes a solid central body region and at least one projection extending therefrom along at least a portion of the elongate length. The at least one projection has a first region that is connected to the planar central body region, a central region extending angularly outward from the first region at an orientation parallel to the longitudinal axis and an outer terminal edge. The outer terminal edge of the projection is oriented upward relative to the second elongate face of the central body region when the dust mop frame is in the use position. The dust mop also includes at least one handle attachment member connected to the first elongate face; and at least one mop head bundle attachment mechanism connected to the second elongate face.
Also disclosed is a mop head that includes the dust mop frame and at least one mop head bundle. The dust mop head bundle includes a body having a floor contacting region and at least one attachment mechanism, the attachment mechanism configured to engage the at least one mop head attachment mechanism on the dust mop frame.
These and other aspects of the present disclosure are disclosed in the following detailed description of the embodiments, the appended claims and the accompanying figures.
The invention is best understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is emphasized that, according to common practice, the various features of the drawings are not to-scale. On the contrary, the dimensions of the various features are arbitrarily expanded or reduced for clarity.
The present disclosure is directed to dust mop frames that can be mounted to a handle member either temporarily or permanently. The connection between the dust mop frame can be either fixed or one that accommodates the dust mop frame to pivot or swivel relative to the mop handle. The dust mop frame as disclosed herein can accommodate one or more dust mop head bundles in attachment thereon such that the dust mop frame is interposed between at least a portion of the dust mop head bundle and the handle member. The dust mop head bundle can be either permanently attached to the dust mop frame or can be detachably mounted thereto.
As disclosed, the dust mop frame includes an elongate body member which, in the use position, has a floor contacting face and a handle mounting device that is configured on the elongate body member at a location opposed to the floor contacting face. An embodiment of the dust mop frame as disclosed is depicted in
Dust mop frame 10 includes an elongate body member 12 that has a first elongate face 14 and an opposed second elongate face 16. In
The elongate body member 12 can be constructed from a variety of materials including, but not limited to, various polymeric resins, metals, metal alloys and the like. It is contemplated that the material of choice will be one that will provide suitable rigidity for an associated mop head bundle (not shown). In the embodiment depicted, the elongate body member 12 is a solid body however various other configurations are considered to be within the purview of this disclosure. In certain embodiments, the solid body can be composed of suitable autoclavable material such as stainless steel and the like.
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The at least one projection 20, 22 is oriented such that it is angled relative to the central body region 18. In various embodiments, the dust mop frame 10 can include two opposed projections 20, 22 that are symmetrically disposed relative to a central or longitudinal axis L that extends through the central body region 18. In the embodiment depicted in
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The central body region 18 can have any suitable thickness. In the embodiment depicted in
The dust mop frame 10 can also include at least one mop handle attachment member 34 that is connected to the elongate body member 12 of the dust mop frame 10. In the embodiment depicted in
The dust mop frame 10 is configured to support a suitable surface cleaning member. The surface cleaning member can be configured as a mop head bundle such as dust mop head 42. The mop head bundle 42 can be connected to the dust mop frame 10 by a suitable mop head bundle attachment mechanism 44. The one mop head bundle attachment mechanism 44 can be located at a position on elongated body member of the dust mop frame 10 suitable for the maintaining the mop head bundle connected to the dust mop frame 10 in a suitable use position.
The mop head bundle 42 can be made of one or more materials including but not limited to woven and non-woven fabric sheet stock, yarn or tufted materials, etc. The mop head material can be composed of one or more of a variety of synthetic or natural materials as well as combinations of the two. Where desired or required, the material of the mop head bundle 42 can be composed washable reusable material. It is also contemplated that mop head bundle can be composed of disposable material, where desired or required.
In certain embodiments, the mop head bundle 42 can be configured with pile or tuft regions of varying height on different regions of the mop head. In certain embodiments, the pile can be deeper in regions associated with the respective projections 20, 20′ with a lower pile region at the portion of the mop head bundle 42 that is associated with the central body region 18. Where desired or required, the pile can be cut pile or loop pile. It is also contemplated that the material can be a woven or felted material having a weave suitable to retain dust dirt or the like. It is also contemplated that one or more regions located on mop bundle 42 associated with the central body region 18 of the dust mop frame 10 can be configured with material that can aid in agitation of dirt material present on the floor surface to be cleaned. In certain embodiments, the agitation regions can be configured with material of greater stiffness than the surrounding regions. The material in the one or more agitation regions can be composed of bristle like material where desired or required.
In certain embodiments, the region of the mop head bundle 42 associated with the central body region 18 can be a woven material, a pile or tufted material or a combination of the two. Where pile is employed in the region of the mop head bundle 42 associated with the central body region 18 of the dust mop frame 10, it is contemplated that the pile will have an average height between 0.2 inches and 2 inches.
In certain embodiments, it is contemplated that the region(s) of the mop head bundle 42 that is associated with the respective projections 20, 20′ of the dust mop frame can have length and/or density value(s) to effectively collect and maintain dust and dirt that initially comes in contact with the dust mop frame 10 in regions associated with the leading edge(s) 28, 28′. In certain embodiments, it is contemplated that the pile employed in the region(s) of the mop head bundle 42 associated with the respective projections 20, 20′ of the dust mop frame 10 can be equipped with a pile region having a thickness and/or density that differs from that of the pile present in the region of the mop head bundle 42 associated with the central region 18 of the dust mop frame 10. In certain embodiments, the pile located in regions of the mop head bundle 42 that is associated with the respective projections 20, 20′ can have a thickness and/or density and or length that is greater than pile located in other regions of the mop head bundle 42.
Dust mop frames can also include means for connecting the respective dust mop frame to the handle member as well as means or devices to connect the mop head member to the frame. The dust mop frames that have been proposed have a generally elongated body that provides a flat planar lower surface configured to maximize the contact area between the associated mop head with the floor to be mopped.
While the invention has been described in connection with certain embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiments but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the scope of the appended claims, which scope is to be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent structures as is permitted under the law.
The present disclosure claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/594,289 filed Dec. 4, 2017. The specification of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
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