Patent Application
20110000046
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a wringer bucket, in particular to a non-stepping wringer bucket that provides a high-safety application without requiring any foot-stepping action.
2. Description of the Related Art
Mop is one of the cleaning tools used for cleaning a floor, and traditional wringer buckets are used for removing extra water from the mop, and the traditional wringer buckets generally squeeze fabrics of the mop to remove water on the mop fabrics. As disclosed in R.O.C. Pat. No. M338634, a wringer bucket includes a casing, an installing portion, and a rotating unit, wherein the rotating unit includes a retaining element, an axle, a transmission unit and a push rod unit, such that interactions between the aforementioned components drive the rotating unit to rotate to dewater the mop.
However, the aforementioned conventional wringer bucket requires many components in the rotating unit, and thus results in a complicated structure with too many components and shortens the using life of the wringer bucket.
Furthermore, the design of such wringer bucket not only has the disadvantages of a complicated structure and an uneasy installation, but also require users to stand with one foot and step a pail pedal of the wringer bucket by another foot, such that the users may loss balance, fall down or get hurt.
When such wringer buckets are shipped out from a factory, internal components of the wringer buckets are assembled completely, and thus the wringer buckets cannot be transported by a stacking method, and manufacturers have to transport the wringer buckets with a large volume. As the result, a higher transportation cost will be incurred, which is unfavorable to both manufacturers and consumers.
A primary object of the invention is to provide a non-stepping wringer bucket featuring a high-safety application without requiring any foot-stepping action.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a non-stepping wringer bucket with a simple structure and a low cost.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a non-stepping wringer bucket that can be stacked conveniently for storage and transportation, without occupying much space and thus saving the transportation cost.
In order to achieve the above-mentioned objects, a non-stepping wringer bucket in accordance with the invention includes:
a) a bucket body, having a top surface substantially in a form of an opening, and a bottom surface having a protruding base, and a vertical support shaft being fixed on the protruding base;
b) a dewatering basket, having a plurality of dewatering holes disposed at the periphery and bottom surface of the dewatering basket, and a rotating base installed at the bottom of the dewatering basket and sheathed onto the support shaft; and
c) a rotating element, installed between the support shaft and the rotating base of the dewatering basket, for rotating the dewatering basket freely with respect to the support shaft.
The non-stepping wringer bucket of the present invention does not come with an active driving device, but makes use of the rotation of a mop to dewater the mop.
The non-stepping wringer bucket of the present invention further comprises a handle for facilitating users to carry the wringer bucket, and the bucket body has an opening substantially in an ∞ shape, and a convex cambered surface protruded from the bottom of the bucket body for enhancing a support force of the bucket body, such that when the rotating element is rotated, the non-stepping wringer bucket will not be shaken.
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The height of the protruding base 13 can be adjusted according to the actual required depth of the bucket body, but the height is preferably greater than or equal to the water level of the water required to be filled into the bucket body. The support shaft 14 can be embedded into the protruding base 13 as shown in
The dewatering basket 20 is sheathed onto the support shaft 14, and the rotating element 30 can be a bearing installed between the support shaft 131 and the bottom of the dewatering basket 20 and engaged with a rotating base 21 at the bottom of the dewatering basket 20, such that the dewatering basket 20 can be rotated freely with respect to the support shaft 14. The rotating base 21 can be a bearing housing, which is protruded from the middle of the bottom surface in the dewatering tank 20 in this preferred embodiment.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the rotating element 30 is sheathed onto the convex circular surface 141 of the support shaft 14, and then the dewatering basket 20 is detachably and vertically sheathed from top to bottom onto an upper portion of the support shaft 14 protruded from the rotating base 21. However, the invention is not limited to such arrangement only, but the rotating element 30 can be sheathed into the rotating base 21 and then sheathed onto the support shaft 14.
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The non-stepping wringer bucket 100 of the present invention as shown in
With the design of the non-stepping wringer bucket in accordance with the present invention, users no longer need to squeeze the mop by a foot-stepping method. As for elderly users, such design can improve the safety of using the wringer bucket.
In the non-stepping wringer bucket of the present invention, the rotating element 30 allows the dewatering basket 20 to rotate freely, and whose structure design is simple, so that the wringer bucket will not be worn out easily for a long time of use. In addition, it is not necessary to transport the wringer bucket as a whole, and the wringer buckets can be stacked with one another as shown in
Many changes and modifications in the above-described embodiment of the invention can, of course, be carried out without departing from the scope thereof. Accordingly, to promote the progress in science and the useful arts, the invention is disclosed and is intended to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.
