US2610346A - Molding mop - Google Patents

Description

Sept. 16, 1952 L. s. PUGH MOLDING MOP Filed 1 ug. 19, 1947 Jazzr a 52215970 INVENTOR ATTORNEY e Patenteci Sept. it? 1952 I i; f;

UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE I 2,610,346 l Y NG MO I Laura S. Pugh, Smyrna, Tenn. Application August 19, 1947,?SerialNo. 769,391

This invention relates to cleaning devices, and more particularly, has reference to a device of this character in which a cleaning mop is swingably mounted upon a hanolle,-the'parts being novelly formed and arranged so as tov adapt the device-particularly for cleaningv high door and window moldings, and-the like. i

Itis well known that the? horizontal surfaces of door andwindow moldings; .ias wellfas the tops of doors and windows, accumulate muchof standing on chairs or the like for the purpose 1 of reaching the molding. If an ordinary dust mop or the like is used, not only does this usually mark or soil the wall, by reason of its large and unwielding cleaning portion, but also, it is difiicult to manipulate with any assurance of effectively cleaning the molding.

The primary purpose of the invention is to provide a device wherein all these difficulties will be overcome, without the requirement of incurring danger or in fact of exerting oneself to any appreciable extent.

It isa further important object of the invention to provide a device which will meet the purposes stated above, and which yet is not in the category of an expensive cleaning device, the cleaner being adapted for manufacture at a minimum of expense, and with a minimum of materials, so as to be capable of production and distribution at low cost.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which'will appear as the description proceeds, the. invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangeof thehandle being broken away.

Figure 2 is arear elevational view, a portion ofthe handle being broken away. 7

- Figure 3 is a top plan view.

Referring to the drawing in'detail, 5 is a mock that is preferably flat, and may be of any conformation desired, the rectangular' conformation illustrated being merely the bodiment thereof.

To one end of the block an angle plate 6 is secured by means of a screw 1 or the like,

this having a leg 8 that projects laterally from one face of the block a distance, substantially.

equalto the'width of the ordinary door or window molding." 'i y:

To the angularly disposed inner faces of the leg 8 of plate 6, and of block 5, is secured, adhesively or by any other suitable means, a flexible backing strip 9, carrying the mop portion ill, the mop portion In being of any desired material, such as felt, cotton padding, or the like. Preferably, the padding should be of sufficient thickness and softness as to conform to irregular formations in the surface to be cleaned, such as are often encountered in door and window moldings whereby to effectively clean dust from within grooves or the like formed for ornamental purposes in such surfaces.

In the manufacture of the block 5 and plate 6, transversely extending smooth-walled openings II and I2 are respectively formed therein adjacent their upper ends, these openings registering when the plate 6 is connected to block 5. The opening II is preferably countersunk as clearly shown in Figure 1, for the reception of pivot bolt IS, on which the block and. plate, carrying mop iii, are freely rotatable.

The pivot bolt I 3 projects laterally through said openings in a direction opposite the leg 8 of the plate 6, and there is threaded thereon, so as to be positioned adjacent the plate 6, a spacer nut It. An adapter generally designated at [5 is next positioned on the projecting portion of the pivot bolt, this being formed at one end with a tongue [6 having a transverse opening I! through which the bolt passes. Opening I! may or may not be threaded as desired, and

preferably, this opening is smooth-walled for ease in assembling the parts of the device. The other end of the adapter is formed with a socket is, detachably engaging in any well-known manner the elongated handle is, that is extended parallel to block 5.

For the purpose of retaining the adapter and handle upon. pivot bolt 13, a cap nut 20 is threaded on the end of the bolt.

From the above, it is seen that pivot bolt l3, spacer l4, adapter [5, handle I9, and cap nut 20,

are parts which when assembled, are rigid or 1m movable relative. toeach other. However, block preferred em- 5 and the parts carried thereby constitute a movable cleaning portion for the device which is freely rotatable relative to the first-named parts. In operation, it is necessary only to raise the device by means of its handle until the leg 8 of the plate 6 overlies the surface of the molding to be cleaned. The handle can then be swung back and forth, with the rotatable mounting of the cleaning member compensating for any angularity of the handle during such swinging movement, said cleaning member remaining in full engagement for the length of the molding. Should the molding be curved, or should any other curved surface of the same generaltype have to be cleaned, again, the cleaning member will remain in full engagement with the molding as the handle is swung by the user. I The longer face of the mop, in this connection, at the same time cleans the vertically disposed portion 'of the molding, as will be readily seen.

Any ornamental configuration in the molding has no efiect on the cleaning properties of the device, by reason of the arrangement and formation of the mop [0.

It will be recognized that many variations may be made in design, within the spirit of the invention as claimed, the assembly of parts indicated being merely the preferred embodiment thereof.

What is claimed is:

A dust mop for moldings comprising an elongated handle, a pivot carried by said handle adja- 4 cent one end thereof and projecting laterally therefrom, an elongated block pivotally supported adjacent one end on the pivot for movement in an arcuate path adjacent one side of the handle. that portion of the block extending below said pivot overbalancing that portion of the block which extends above the pivot, a plate secured to said block at the end thereof adjacent the pivot and extending laterally therefrom away from the handle, the plate and block-defining an L-shaped support for a cleaning member, and an L-shaped cleaning pad secured to and overlying the plate and block on the side of the block remote from the handle.

LAURA S. PUGH.

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