US20060085939A1 - Combination mop wringer and bucket system - Google Patents
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- Mop wringer/bucket combination systems are widely used in floor cleaning and swabbing operations, especially in, but not limited to, commercial environments. In normal practice, once the swab type mop employed to clean or mop a floor has become saturated, it is inserted into the wringer, where its moisture is squeezed out of the mop strands and into the bucket which mounts the wringer. The mop is then withdrawn from the wringer for further mopping. This basic system is also commonly used to clean floor surfaces when there is a cleaning liquid in the bucket. The swab mop is inserted into the bucket to soak in the liquid and is then put through the wringer to shed its excess liquid before being used on the floor.
- There are many such commonly used wringer/bucket combination systems, some of which are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,070,574, U.S. Pat. No. 5,440,778, U.S. Pat. No. 5,548,865, U.S. Pat. No. 5,615,446, U.S. Pat. No. 5,974,621, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,671,923. However, while some of these prior systems are effective in performing the mop wringing function, they are generally unstable, given the top heavy design of the wringer on the bucket. The very mounting of the wringer on the rim of the bucket results in the wringer being unsteady. This instability is exacerbated when the mop is inserted into the wringer; buckets, with wringers attached, often tip over, especially during this use. Further, most of the prior systems have a substantial number of connecting and moving parts which are prone to wear and failure. This, of course, makes the system inefficient over the life of the mop and bucket unit.
- It is thus the object of the present invention to overcome the disadvantages and deficiencies of prior combination wringer and bucket system.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide a combination wringer and mop bucket system which has components compatibly designed for use.
- It is a further object of the present invention to provide a combination wringer and mop bucket system which provides stability to the system, especially when a mop is inserted into the system's wringer.
- It is still another object of the present invention to provide a combination wringer and mop bucket system which employs a component which is separable from the wringer and bucket, but configured to support the wringer in relation to the bucket and provide stability to the system.
- It is a further object of the present invention to provide a combination wringer and mop bucket system which comprises means in the form of leg components extending from the wringer to provide additional stability while the wringer is in use.
- It is another object of the present invention to provide a combination wringer and mop bucket system which uses a cam system with a minimum of parts to smoothly control the movement of the pressure plate within the wringer and thus efficiently wring out saturated mops.
- It is still another object of the present invention to provide a combination wringer and mop bucket system which has removeable components which allow the bucket to be used separately.
- It is a further object of the present invention to provide a combination wringer and mop bucket system which has a minimum number of parts and which is easy to manufacture and assemble.
- These and other objects are accomplished by the combination wringer/bucket system of the present invention. The system uses a wringer consisting of a wringer basket and pressure plate, specifically configured to be mounted on the rim of the bucket, which itself is specially adapted to receive and support a separable, columnar, wringer basket support member. This member extends between the floor of the bucket and the basket and provides stability to the bucket mounted wringer. The support member can be removed from the bucket, as can the wringer, so that the bucket can be used alone, if desired. For providing additional stability to the wringer, leg components extend from the pressure plate, through the wringer basket. A cam operated system smoothly controls the movement of the pressure plate within the wringer, to efficiently and effectively wring out saturated mops.
- The novel features which are considered as characteristic of the invention are set forth in particular in the appended claims. The panel display system itself, however, both as to its design, construction, and use, together with additional features and advantages thereof, are best understood upon review of the following detailed description with reference to the accompany drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the mop wringer and bucket system of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is an elevation view of the system of the present invention. -
FIG. 3 is the other elevation view of the system of the present invention. -
FIG. 4 is a front view of the system of the present invention. -
FIG. 5 is a rear view of the system of the present invention. -
FIG. 6 is a top view of the system of the present invention. -
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the system of the present invention. -
FIG. 8 is a partial, cut-out elevation view of the system of the present invention. -
FIG. 9 is a partial, cut-out front view of the system of the present invention. -
FIG. 10 is a rear view of the wringer and columar support member, separable components of the system of the present invention. -
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the wringer and columar support member, components of the present invention, with the wringer handle in an upright position and the basket opened. -
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the wringer and columar support member, components of the present invention, with the wringer handle in a down position, having moved the pressure plate for mop wringing operations. -
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the columar support member component of the system of the present invention. -
FIG. 14 shows the manner in which the connecting tube and cam arm members of the system of the present invention are connected. - The wringer/
bucket system 1 of the present invention consists of amop wringer 2 andmop bucket 4. Wringer 2 compriseswringer basket 6 withfront surface 7,side surfaces bottom surface 10.Basket 6 is substantially open betweenside surfaces Pressure plate 14 extends intobasket 6 and is mounted within the basket by a cam type system which comprisesrod 16 positioned withinarcuate slots side surfaces Rod 16 is mounted withinslots bearings Rod 16 is positioned adjacent to and extends across the rear surface ofpressure plate 14, as seen inFIG. 5 , and is configured to be moveable up and down withinslots - The cam type system also includes dual slotted
cam components handle 30 is connected tocam component 26. The ends ofrod 16 and itsbearings slots cam components - Extending from the lower regions of
cam components cam arms Arms tube 36, which thereby mountscam components basket 6.Spring 38 substantially surrounds connectingtube 36 and is positioned to apply a compressive bias force againstpressure plate 14.Handle 30 is normally in a substantially upright position. However, forward movement ofhandle 30 acting against the bias ofspring 38, movesrod 16 forward withinarcuate slots slots cam components rod 16 against the rear surface ofpressure plate 14 compels the pressure plate forward against the compressive force fromspring 38. Aspressure plate 14 is moved forward, it serves to squeeze fluid from the strands of the mop which is inserted between the pressure plate andfront surface 7 ofbasket 6. - Emanating outward from
pressure plate 14 are twoleg members openings front surface 7 ofbasket 6. This configuration provides a substantial measure of anti-rotational stability tosystem 1, when a mop is inserted intobasket 6 andpressure plate 14 is compelled forward byhandle 30 to effect the wringer action on a mop. -
Mop bucket 4, while an integral component ofsystem 1, can also be used by itself, for common bucket uses.Bucket 4 hasfloor surface 50 which comprisesbucket base members outside bucket 4, the surfaces ofbase members form wheel wells - When
wringer 2 andbucket 4 are to be used in combination assystem 1,basket 6 is removeably mounted on the rim ofbucket 4 by means of hookedarms basket 6 has adequate support while it is mounted on the rim ofbucket 4,columar support member 70 is provided.Member 70 comprises dualinterconnected columns floor surface 50 ofbucket 4 andbottom surface 10 ofbasket 6. Eachcolumn basket support elements basket 6. Interconnectingmember 80 extends betweencolumns Bucket receptacle members columns bucket base members Columar support member 70 is formed as a unitary component and, likewringer 2, is separable and removable frombucket 4. However, whenmember 70 is in place betweenmop floor surface 50 andbasket 6, it provides added support to maintain the stability ofwringer 2, onbucket 4, even when a mop is in the basket and being squeezed bypressure plate 14 of the wringer. - Thus
system 1 consists of main elements,wringer 2,bucket 4 andcolumar support 70, which are easily assembled and, when the bucket is to be used separately, each to disassemble. The elements are also relatively simple and economically to manufacture and even wringer 2, which has relatively few parts, has components which can be readily manufactured and easily and quickly assembled. - Certain novel features and components of this invention and disclosed in detail in order to make the invention clear in at least one form thereof. However, it is to be clearly understood that the invention is disclosed is not necessarily limited to the exact form and details as disclosed, since it is apparent that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.
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