US20110247157A1 - Bent stick for a floor cleaning mop, and a mop including the stick - Google Patents
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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
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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
- A47L13/20—Mops
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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
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25G—HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS
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- B25G1/04—Handle constructions telescopic; extensible; sectional
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25G—HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS
- B25G1/00—Handle constructions
- B25G1/10—Handle constructions characterised by material or shape
- B25G1/102—Handle constructions characterised by material or shape the shape being specially adapted to facilitate handling or improve grip
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Abstract
A stick (2) for a floor cleaning mop, the stick featuring a top part (4) and a bottom part (6) linked one to the other in an intermediate zone (5). Said stick (2) comprises an elongate element (10) and a grip element (16). The elongate element (10) features in the top part (4) of the stick (2), a rectilinear first portion (12) extending along a longitudinal axis (X) up to the intermediate zone (5), and in the bottom part (6) of the stick (2) a second portion (14) extending away from the longitudinal axis (X) and featuring a bottom end (15) suitable for receiving a cleaning head (8). The grip element (16) is located in the top part (4) of the stick (2), features an outside surface (17) and is movable in rotation relative to the elongate element (10) around the longitudinal axis (X).
Description
- This application claims priority under the Paris Union Convention from French patent application No. 1 052 679 filed on Apr. 8, 2010.
- The invention relates to a stick for a broom or mop for cleaning surfaces, in particular the floor, and to a floor cleaning mop including the stick.
- The invention seeks to improve the effectiveness of cleaning and to reduce the physical fatigue of the user.
- To do this in accordance with the invention, the stick features a top part and a bottom part linked one to the other in an intermediate zone, said stick comprising:
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- an elongate element featuring:
- in the top part of the stick, a rectilinear first portion extending along a longitudinal axis up to the intermediate zone; and
- in the bottom part of the stick a second portion extending away from the longitudinal axis and featuring a bottom end suitable for receiving a cleaning head; and
- a grip element located in the top part of the stick, said grip element featuring an outside surface and being movable in rotation with respect to the elongate element around the longitudinal axis.
- an elongate element featuring:
- Thus, by holding the mop by the grip element, the user allows the mop to pivot freely around the longitudinal axis. Consequently, because the bottom end of the elongate element is offset from the longitudinal axis, friction between the cleaning head and the ground automatically causes the elongate element to pivot around the longitudinal axis so that the cleaning head always features substantially the same front surface perpendicularly to its travel direction.
- The dirt collected by the cleaning head thus runs less risk of escaping therefrom. The effectiveness of cleaning is thereby improved.
- Furthermore, since the user no longer needs to orient the cleaning head, the user needs to supply less effort and has greater freedom of movement.
- According to another characteristic in accordance with the invention, and preferably, in the direction of the longitudinal axis, the top part of the stick extends over a first distance, and the bottom part of the stick extends over a second distance that is less than one-third and preferably less than one-fifth of the first distance.
- For a given offset of the bottom end of the elongate element from the longitudinal axis, the cleaning head thus becomes oriented more quickly and more accurately relative to its travel direction. Conversely, the offset of the bottom end of the elongate element from the longitudinal axis may be reduced while still conserving a satisfactory orientation for the cleaning head. Use of the mop is consequently thus further facilitated and made more effective.
- Preferably, the second distance is less than or equal to 30 centimeters (cm).
- According to another characteristic in accordance with the invention, the stick includes in the top part, a knob disposed at a top end of said stick.
- The user can thus manipulate the mop more easily by causing it to pivot in directions perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
- According to an additional characteristic in accordance with the invention, the grip element comprises the knob.
- The user thus has great freedom of movement for moving the cleaning head.
- According to another characteristic in accordance with the invention, and preferably, the mop further includes a handle secured to the elongate element, wherein the grip element comprises a sleeve disposed between the handle and the intermediate zone in the direction of the longitudinal axis.
- The user is thus in a position also to pivot the cleaning head around the longitudinal axis, whenever that is found to be necessary, e.g. in order to clean a corner.
- According to an additional characteristic in accordance with the invention, and preferably, the handle features a guard-forming shoulder situated between an outside surface and the grip element.
- This further increases comfort in use of the stick.
- According to another characteristic in accordance with the invention, and preferably, the elongate element features a telescopic portion situated between the grip element and the intermediate zone.
- The length of the stick is thus easily adapted to the height of the user while providing great ease of use and satisfactory cleaning effectiveness.
- The invention also provides a mop that comprises, in addition to the stick, a cleaning head connected to the bottom end of the elongate element, said cleaning head featuring a leading edge extending generally in a transverse direction, and said stick extending substantially in a plane perpendicular to the transverse direction of the cleaning head.
- Thus, the leading edge of the cleaning head remains perpendicular to its movement, thereby obtaining improved cleaning effectiveness. The term “generally” should be understood as meaning that the leading edge need not be rectilinear, but in particular may be slightly curved, and preferably concave.
- According to an additional characteristic in accordance with the invention, and preferably, the cleaning head is connected to the bottom end of the elongate element by a hinge providing two degrees of freedom in rotation between the stick and the cleaning head.
- The freedom of movement obtained by the hinge and the automatic orientation of the leading edge of the head perpendicular to the travel direction thus combine effectively.
- Other characteristics and advantages of the feature invention appear from the following detailed description given with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mop in accordance with the invention; -
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the mop; and -
FIG. 3 is a section view of the stick on line referenced III-III inFIG. 2 . - The figures show a mop 1 essentially comprising a
stick 2 and acleaning head 8. - The
stick 2 features atop part 4 and abottom part 6 that are joined together in anintermediate zone 5. Thestick 2 essentially comprises anelongate element 10, asleeve 16, ahandle 20, and aknob 30. - The
elongate element 10 has afirst portion 12 and asecond portion 14. Thefirst portion 12 is entirely rectilinear and it extends along a longitudinal axis X, between atop end 11 and theintermediate zone 5. Thesecond portion 14 extends from theintermediate zone 5 to abottom end 15 constituting thebottom end 2 b of thestick 2. Thesecond portion 14 is offset relative to the longitudinal axis X, with its offset relative to the longitudinal axis X increasing progressively from theintermediate zone 5 to thebottom end 15. The elongate element thus extends substantially in a plane P. Thesecond portion 14 comprises, in succession from theintermediate zone 5 to the bottom end 15: a first angled portion 14 a; a firstrectilinear portion 14 b; a secondangled portion 14 c; and a secondrectilinear portion 14 d. The second rectilinear portion extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. At thebottom end 15, thestick 2 features an offset Δ relative to the longitudinal axis X. - Furthermore, the
elongate element 10 is constituted by a firsttubular segment 10 a, a secondtubular segment 10 b, and a thirdtubular segment 10 c. - The
first segment 10 a is entirely included within thefirst portion 12. Thesecond segment 10 b is inserted at least in part in thefirst segment 10 a. Anut 18 screwed onto the bottom end of thefirst segment 10 a and moving a bottom conical ring serves selectively (on being loosened) to allow thesecond segment 10 b to slide in thefirst segment 10 a along the direction of the longitudinal axis X, or to prevent it from moving (on being tightened). Thefirst segment 10 a and thesecond segment 10 b thus form a telescopic assembly, as to vary the distance between thetop end 11 of the tube secured to thefirst segment 10 a and thebottom end 2 b forming part of thethird segment 10 c. - The
third segment 10 c is preferably connected to the bottom end of thesecond segment 10 b by areleasable fastener device 19, preferably by snap-fastening. Thethird segment 10 c comprises, going from thebottom end 15 to thereleasable fastener device 19, in succession: the secondrectilinear portion 14 d; the secondcurved portion 14 c; the firstrectilinear portion 14 b; the first curved portion 14 a; and a rectilinear portion, preferably similar to the secondrectilinear portion 14 d, that extends inside thefirst portion 4 of the stick (coaxially around the longitudinal axis X). - The
handle 20 is substantially tubular. Thehandle 20 extends around thefirst segment 10 a of theelongate element 10, and more precisely around thetop end 11 of theelongate element 10. It extends along the direction of the longitudinal axis X between theknob 30 and thesleeve 16. Thehandle 20 is secured to theelongate element 10. Thehandle 20 extends between atop end 21 and abottom end 23. Thehandle 20 features a guard-forming shoulder 24 a and a cylindricaloutside surface 22 whereby the handle is gripped, which cylindrical outsidesurface 22 extends between thetop end 21. Theguard 24 is disposed close to thebottom end 23, in other words between theoutside surface 22 and thesleeve 16. - The
knob 30 is mounted at thetop end 21 of thehandle 20 and thus constitutes the top end 2 a of thestick 2. It features a sphericaloutside surface 32. In a variant, theknob 30 could be mounted on theelongate element 10, and itstop end 11. Theknob 30 is mounted to rotate around the longitudinal axis X, and in the embodiment shown it is mounted by means of aroll bearing 26. - The
sleeve 16 extends around theelongate element 10. It is mounted to be rotatable around the longitudinal axis X relative to theelongate element 10. Thesleeve 16 features anoutside surface 17 that, in the embodiment shown, is cylindrical and of circular section, and that extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis X. Thesleeve 16 extends between thehandle 20 and theintermediate zone 5, and more precisely between thehandle 20 and thenut 18. Thesleeve 16 is held in sliding along the direction of the longitudinal axis X between thehandle 20 and aring 28 secured to thefirst tubular segment 10 a of theelongate element 10. - In the direction of the longitudinal axis X, the
first portion 12 of thestick 2 extending from the top end 2 a to theintermediate zone 5 features a distance D. Still in the direction of the longitudinal axis X, the second portion of thestick 2, extending from theintermediate zone 5 to thebottom end 2 b of thestick 2 features a distance d. The distance d is preferably less than 30 cm and is advantageously substantially equal to 20 cm. It is less than one-third and preferably less than one-fifth of the distance D, including when the telescopic assembly is in its retracted position. Preferably, the offset Δ between thebottom end 2 b of thestick 2 and the longitudinal axis X lies in therange 5 cm to 25 cm, and is advantageously substantially equal to 15 cm. - The
outside surface 22 of thehandle 20 preferably features a diameter Ø22 lying between the diameter Ø17 of theoutside surface 17 of thesleeve 16, and the diameter Ø30 of theknob 30. Advantageously, the diameter Ø17 of theoutside surface 17 of thesleeve 16 is substantially equal to 30 millimeters (mm), the diameter Ø22 of theoutside surface 22 of thehandle 20 is substantially equal to 30 mm, and the diameter Ø30 of theknob 30 is substantially equal to 45 mm. - The cleaning
head 8 features a slightly concaveleading edge 9 that extends substantially in a transverse direction Y. The cleaninghead 8 is connected to thebottom end 2 b of thestick 2 via ahinge 7, preferably of the cardan joint type or analogous type, featuring two degrees of freedom in rotation around axes that are perpendicular to the direction of the longitudinal axis X. In known manner, the cleaninghead 8 includes a cleaning band of towel or analogous type. Thestick 2 extends substantially in a plane P perpendicular to the transverse direction Y of thecleaning head 8. - The
elongate element 10 is preferably made of metal and advantageously of aluminum, theknob 30 is made of elastomer or rubber, and thesleeve 16 and thehandle 20 are made of polypropylene or of analogous material. - Naturally, the invention is not limited in any way to the embodiment described by way of non-limiting illustration. Thus, although not preferred, the
knob 30 could be integral with thehandle 20.
Claims (10)
1. A stick for a floor cleaning mop, the stick featuring a top part and a bottom part linked one to other in an intermediate zone, said stick comprising:
an elongate element featuring:
in the top part of the stick, a rectilinear first portion extending along a longitudinal axis up to the intermediate zone; and
in the bottom part of the stick a second portion extending away from the longitudinal axis and featuring a bottom end suitable for receiving a cleaning head; and
a grip element located in the top part of the stick, said grip element featuring an outside surface and being movable in rotation relative to the elongate element around the longitudinal axis.
2. A stick according to claim 1 , wherein, in the direction of the longitudinal axis, the top part of the stick extends over a first distance, and the bottom part of the stick extends over a second distance that is less than one-third and preferably less than one-fifth of the first distance.
3. A stick according to claim 2 , wherein the second distance is less than or equal to 30 centimeters.
4. A stick according to claim 1 , including, in the top part, a knob disposed at a top end of said stick.
5. A stick according to claim 4 , wherein the grip element comprises the knob.
6. A stick according to claim 1 , further including a handle secured to the elongate element, wherein the grip element comprises a sleeve disposed between the handle and the intermediate zone in the direction of the longitudinal axis.
7. A stick according to claim 6 , wherein the handle features a guard-forming shoulder situated between an outside surface and the grip element.
8. A stick according to claim 1 , wherein the elongate element features a telescopic portion situated between the grip element and the intermediate zone.
9. A floor cleaning mop comprising a stick and a cleaning head, wherein:
the stick features a top part and a bottom part inked one to the other in an intermediate zone;
said stick comprises an elongate element and a grip element;
the elongate element features, in the top part of the stick, a rectilinear first portion extending along a longitudinal axis up to the intermediate zone, and in the bottom part of the stick a second portion extending away from the longitudinal axis and featuring a bottom end;
the grip element is located in the top part of the stick, said grip element featuring an outside surface and being movable in rotation relative to the elongate element around the longitudinal axis; and
the cleaning head is connected to the bottom end of the elongate element, said cleaning head features a leading edge extending generally in a transverse direction, and said stick extends substantially in a plane perpendicular to the transverse direction of the cleaning head.
10. A mop according to claim 9 , wherein the cleaning head is connected to the bottom end of the elongate element by a hinge providing two degrees of freedom in rotation between the stick and the cleaning head.
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