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WO1996033649A1
WO1996033649A1 PCT/GB1996/000964 GB9600964W WO9633649A1 WO 1996033649 A1 WO1996033649 A1 WO 1996033649A1 GB 9600964 W GB9600964 W GB 9600964W WO 9633649 A1 WO9633649 A1 WO 9633649A1
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brush
mop
broom
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Richard Norbert Conroy
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/14—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing combined with squeezing or wringing devices
    • A47L13/146—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing combined with squeezing or wringing devices having pivoting squeezing plates
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/12—Implements with several different treating devices

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  • This invention concerns a cleaning implement in the form of a scrub- brush mop, and more particularly one incorporating both a broom-like brush and a sponge mop.
  • Sponge mops which can be actuated to fold in half, the two halves being pressed together to express water therefrom.
  • a cleaning implement comprising a broom-like brush having a sponge-like mop pivotally mounted behind the broom-like brush, and mechanism which can be operated to pivot the mop to press it against the brush for the purpose of expressing water therefrom.
  • the implement may also include a squeegee in front of the broom brush.
  • the squeegee and broom brush may be comprised by an integral moulding of rubber material.
  • the mechanism may comprise a sleeve slidable on the broom handle and connected by a pivoted link with the mop.
  • the mechanism may comprise a manually operable lever connected to the mop.
  • the implement comprises a brush 10 formed as an integral moulding of rubber with a squeegee blade 11 protruding forwardly therefrom.
  • a mop 12 comprised by a pad 13 of plastics foam detachably mounted (for replacement purposes) beneath a rigid plate 14 which is pivotally connected to the rear of the brush 10.
  • the plate 14 has a depending flange 14a at its rear edge.
  • a broom handle 15 engages a socket 16 to extend upwardly from the brush 10 in known manner.
  • a sleeve 17 is slidable along the handle 15 and carries a pivotally connected link 18 whose end remote from the sleeve 17 is pivotally connected with the plate 14.
  • the implement may be used as required as a squeegee, a brush or a mop.
  • the sleeve 17 When it is desired to express water from the pad 13 the sleeve 17 is pulled upwardly along the handle 15 to cause the plate 14 to swing downwardly and compress the pad 13 against the bristles of the brush 10.
  • the flange 14a ensures that the pad as adequately squeezed. The expressed water is expelled through the spaces between the bristles thereby washing and cleaning the brush 10.
  • a simple manually operable lever may extend from the top of the plate 14 as indicated at 20 in chain-dotted lines.

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

Abstract

According to the presence invention there is provided a cleaning implement comprising a broom-like brush (10) having a sponge-like mop (12) pivotally mounted behind the broom-like brush (10) and mechanism (17) which can be operated to pivot the mop (12) to press it against the brush (10) for the purpose of expressing water therefrom.

Description

Cleaning Implement
This invention concerns a cleaning implement in the form of a scrub- brush mop, and more particularly one incorporating both a broom-like brush and a sponge mop.
Sponge mops are known which can be actuated to fold in half, the two halves being pressed together to express water therefrom.
According to the present invention there is provided a cleaning implement comprising a broom-like brush having a sponge-like mop pivotally mounted behind the broom-like brush, and mechanism which can be operated to pivot the mop to press it against the brush for the purpose of expressing water therefrom.
Since the water is discharged through the bristles of the brush, the brush is cleaned each time the mechanism is operated.
The implement may also include a squeegee in front of the broom brush.
The squeegee and broom brush may be comprised by an integral moulding of rubber material.
The mechanism may comprise a sleeve slidable on the broom handle and connected by a pivoted link with the mop. The mechanism may comprise a manually operable lever connected to the mop.
The invention will be further apparent from the following description with reference to the single figure of the accompanying drawing, which shows, by way of example only, a side view of one form of cleaning implement embodying same.
Referring now to the drawing, it will be seen that the implement comprises a brush 10 formed as an integral moulding of rubber with a squeegee blade 11 protruding forwardly therefrom. At the rear of the brush 10 is a mop 12 comprised by a pad 13 of plastics foam detachably mounted (for replacement purposes) beneath a rigid plate 14 which is pivotally connected to the rear of the brush 10. The plate 14 has a depending flange 14a at its rear edge.
A broom handle 15 engages a socket 16 to extend upwardly from the brush 10 in known manner.
A sleeve 17 is slidable along the handle 15 and carries a pivotally connected link 18 whose end remote from the sleeve 17 is pivotally connected with the plate 14.
In use the implement may be used as required as a squeegee, a brush or a mop.
When it is desired to express water from the pad 13 the sleeve 17 is pulled upwardly along the handle 15 to cause the plate 14 to swing downwardly and compress the pad 13 against the bristles of the brush 10. The flange 14a ensures that the pad as adequately squeezed. The expressed water is expelled through the spaces between the bristles thereby washing and cleaning the brush 10.
It will be appreciated that it is not intended to limit the invention to the above example only, many variations, such as might readily occur to one skilled in the art, being possible, without departing from the scope thereof.
Thus, for example, instead of the parts 17 and 18 a simple manually operable lever may extend from the top of the plate 14 as indicated at 20 in chain-dotted lines.

Claims

C AIMS
1. A cleaning implement comprising a broom-like brush having a sponge-like mop pivotally mounted behind the broom-like brush, and mechanism which can be operated to pivot the mop to press it against the brush for the purpose of expressing water therefrom.
2. An implement according to Claim 1 including a squeegee in front of the broom brush.
3. An implement according to Claim 2 wherein the squeegee and broom brush are comprised by an integral moulding of rubber material.
4. An implement according to any preceding claim wherein the mechanism comprises a sleeve slidable on the broom handle and connected by a pivoted link with the mop.
5. An implement according to any one of the claims 1-3 wherein the mechanism comprises a manually operable lever connected to the mop.
6. An implement according to any preceding claim wherein a flange depends from the upper rear edge of the mop.
PCT/GB1996/000964 1995-04-24 1996-04-23 Cleaning implement Ceased WO1996033649A1 (en)

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AU53435/96A AU5343596A (en) 1995-04-24 1996-04-23 Cleaning implement

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Cited By (7)

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FR2775580A1 (en) * 1998-03-09 1999-09-10 Franck Gouriet Combined sweeping brush, sponge and scraper
WO2000071013A1 (en) * 1999-05-19 2000-11-30 Unilever Plc Mops
US6385807B1 (en) * 1999-12-24 2002-05-14 Tuttoscope S. Fransesco S.R.L. Tool for washing floors
JP2010514958A (en) * 2006-12-21 2010-05-06 ジョンソンディバーシー・インコーポレーテッド Floor finish application assembly and method
US7717524B2 (en) * 2006-05-19 2010-05-18 Quickie Manufacturing Corporation Method of molding a cleaning device with a squeegee
WO2010127931A3 (en) * 2009-04-15 2011-03-31 Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V. A decking coating composition applicator
CN103961020A (en) * 2014-02-25 2014-08-06 电子科技大学 Multifunctional household cleaning tool

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US2518765A (en) * 1945-10-29 1950-08-15 Ecker Louis Cleaning device having a brush and flanking sponge and squeegee elements
US2641787A (en) * 1947-06-13 1953-06-16 Samuel P Vosbikian Mop having sectional head with contrasting cleaning material
FR1038889A (en) * 1950-06-22 1953-10-02 Utensil for cleaning floors, parquet floors, walls, ceilings, etc.
US2730741A (en) * 1950-12-01 1956-01-17 Gantz Harry Combined cleaning mop and wringer
FR1162293A (en) * 1956-11-06 1958-09-10 Cleaning utensil for household and other similar purposes
US2896235A (en) * 1956-05-25 1959-07-28 A E Clements Ltd Combined mop and wringer with additional cleaning member
DE3834301A1 (en) * 1988-10-08 1990-04-12 Dietsche Roman Kg Cleaning implement

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2518765A (en) * 1945-10-29 1950-08-15 Ecker Louis Cleaning device having a brush and flanking sponge and squeegee elements
US2641787A (en) * 1947-06-13 1953-06-16 Samuel P Vosbikian Mop having sectional head with contrasting cleaning material
FR1038889A (en) * 1950-06-22 1953-10-02 Utensil for cleaning floors, parquet floors, walls, ceilings, etc.
US2730741A (en) * 1950-12-01 1956-01-17 Gantz Harry Combined cleaning mop and wringer
US2896235A (en) * 1956-05-25 1959-07-28 A E Clements Ltd Combined mop and wringer with additional cleaning member
FR1162293A (en) * 1956-11-06 1958-09-10 Cleaning utensil for household and other similar purposes
DE3834301A1 (en) * 1988-10-08 1990-04-12 Dietsche Roman Kg Cleaning implement

Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2775580A1 (en) * 1998-03-09 1999-09-10 Franck Gouriet Combined sweeping brush, sponge and scraper
WO2000071013A1 (en) * 1999-05-19 2000-11-30 Unilever Plc Mops
US6385807B1 (en) * 1999-12-24 2002-05-14 Tuttoscope S. Fransesco S.R.L. Tool for washing floors
US7717524B2 (en) * 2006-05-19 2010-05-18 Quickie Manufacturing Corporation Method of molding a cleaning device with a squeegee
US7819487B2 (en) 2006-05-19 2010-10-26 Quickie Manufacturing Corporation Method of molding a cleaning device with a squeegee
JP2010514958A (en) * 2006-12-21 2010-05-06 ジョンソンディバーシー・インコーポレーテッド Floor finish application assembly and method
JP2013064317A (en) * 2006-12-21 2013-04-11 Diversey Inc Floor finish application assembly and method
US8662778B2 (en) 2006-12-21 2014-03-04 Diversey, Inc. Floor finish application assembly and method
WO2010127931A3 (en) * 2009-04-15 2011-03-31 Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V. A decking coating composition applicator
CN103961020A (en) * 2014-02-25 2014-08-06 电子科技大学 Multifunctional household cleaning tool

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