Cleaning Cloth That Can Be Joined To A Mop Base

Abstract

The invention concerns a cloth equipped along one of its lengthwise edges with a protrusion, perpendicular or coplanar to the plane of the cleaning surf aces of said cloth; said protrusion being suitable for being joined to a mop base with a gripper mouth.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of Italian Patent Application PD2012A000113, filed on Apr. 13, 2012, and PCT Application PCT / IB2013 / 052799, filed on Apr. 8, 2013, both incorporated herein by reference.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not Applicable.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]This concerns a cleaning cloth, and in particular a cloth for cleaning floors, that is suitable for being used together with a mop base.DISCUSSION OF RELATED ART[0004]Cloths for cleaning floors are well known, they are generally wet or dry, and are suitable for being used together with a mop base.[0005]As is well known, said mops are effectively retained by their respective bases during the cleaning.[0006]At the end of the above-mentioned cleaning operations, the mop is disengaged from the base to be put in a container for dirty cloths to be washed and eventually re-used when clean.[0007]There are numerous methods for fixing s...

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Benefits of technology

The technical effects of this patent are as follows: 1. The protrusion on the mop base is aimed in a normal direction to the cleaning surfaces of the cloth, which helps to keep it in place and prevents it from deteriorating. 2. The protrusion is timed to be coplanar with the cloth, which creates an overhanging coupling element that protects the cloth and prevents it from coming into contact with the mop base, keeping it fresher for longer. 3. The coupling element is made of a rigid or semi-rigid material, which prevents the cloth from getting damaged when in contact with the mop base. 4. The coupling element has a blade-like design with an enlargement at the end that can be connected to the gripper of the mop base. 5. The enlargement has a smooth sawtooth-shaped section to easily insert into the gripper and keep it safe from unwanted detachments. 6. The tooth height of the blade is equal to the cloth thickness, which ensures it is directed towards the floor and does not point towards the user's hands.

Problems solved by technology

Even these modest operations for replacing the cloth (or washing, if the operator has a wringer and cleaning liquid at hand) can slow down cleaning operations, forcing the operator to interrupt normal activities to detach the dirty cloth, putt it in a special container or bag for dirty cloths, and then take a fresh clean cloth, normally putting it on the floor so that it can then be attached to the mop base.

However, this system up until now has encountered huge drawbacks to its use and distribution, because it is not always reliable in holding the cloth on the base and because of the frequency of the occasions needed for the replacement phase, and the waste of time this involves.

Indeed, current bases for holding the cloth along the side do not have sufficient retaining force.

The lack of a secure hold sometimes leads to a loss of contact following a crosswise movement, and very often following lengthwise movements of the cloth, which constitutes the retention edge.

This impedes many specific cleaning operations, like very close to the skirting board, where a series of alternating lengthwise movements are required along the lengthwise axis of the cloth whose profile constitutes the retention edge of the cloth.

In fact, every new attachment, whether to replace a dirty cloth with a clean one, or whether happening unexpectedly because of an accidental detachment, means the operator has to carry out a tiresome operation that certainly wastes time.

This is to prevent the edge that will be retained on the base being ragged, something that would not allow the mop base to easily attach to it.

Other systems that make use of pockets, buttons, pins, etc., can also make sense during one of the phases, generally the connection phase, but are disadvantageous in the uncoupling phase, because very often they require a manual intervention.

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