Household cleaning container and assembly comprising such a container and a mop

Abstract

The invention relates to a cleaning container (1) for receiving household cleaning liquid, in particular for cleaning floors. The container comprises:

• • a vessel (2) for a cleaning liquid (L),
  • a basin (3) arranged such that a mop (100) is able to collect said liquid by absorption when the container is in the cleaning position,
  • a partition (4) separating the vessel (2) for the cleaning liquid (L) from the basin (3),
  • at least one opening (5) arranged in the partition (4) to allow the cleaning liquid to pass into the basin.

The at least on opening (5) is in the vicinity of the bottom of the container and is permanently open. When the opening is submerged in the cleaning liquid, the vessel is airtight, such that the liquid flow is stopped and the liquid is in equilibrium between the vessel (2) and the basin (3). This arrangement provides for a constant level in the basin (3).

Description

[0001]The invention relates to cleaning container for household cleaning of smooth surfaces of any kind, in particular floors.[0002]The invention also relates to an assembly comprising such a container and a mop.PRIOR ART[0003]In the area of household cleaning, it is known to use a bucket filled with a cleaning liquid, for example water, mixed if necessary with a cleaning product or detergent. In general, the user soaks a cloth in the cleaning liquid before applying it to the floor in order to scrub the floor with said cloth. The cloth is then soaked again in the liquid contained in the bucket in order to be rinsed and then wrung out before being soaked again in order to clean a new part of the floor. The user repeats the process as many times as necessary in order to clean the desired floor surface. Yet these processes lead to the cleaning liquid gradually becoming contaminated with the dirt collected from the floor to be cleaned. This results in frequent replacement of the cleanin...

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Benefits of technology

[0040]According to a particular embodiment, the container is arranged and configured to be placed on the floor in an upright position in which the basin is situated above the vessel for cleaning liquid and the at least one opening is in an elevated position relative to the vessel for cleaning liquid. For example, the upright position corresponds to a substantially vertical position. In this vertical position, it is provided that the water contained in the basin returns to the vessel and that the used liquid contained in the collection chamber cannot escape from it. According to a particular embodiment, the outlet from the collection chamber and the drain hole are positioned in the upper part of the collection chamber when the container is in a substantially vertical position. The outlet of the collection chamber and the drain hole are positioned relative to the container in order to prevent the used liquid from escaping when the container is in a substantially vertical position. In this position, neither the cleaning liquid contained in the vessel nor the used liquid contained in the collection chamber can be spilled. This feature enables the user to lift up the container, transport it vertically to another room, and then place it back on the floor horizontally in order to clean that other room. When the container is thus placed back on the floor horizontally, the cleaning liquid contained in the vessel returns to the basin and the used liquid contained in the collection chamber returns to the horizontal without being able to escape. For example, the container features on its periphery an oblique transverse surface, which forms the lower surface in the upright position. Thus, the container automatically tilts when resting against a vertical partition such as a wall when the container is placed on the floor in the upright position along said wall. This feature facilitates storage of the cleaning container.

[0041]The container preferably comprises a hanging device in the vicinity of the basin. Said hanging device is arranged and configured to enable the container to be suspended without either the vessel or the collection chamber emptying. T

Problems solved by technology

Yet these processes lead to the cleaning liquid gradually becoming contaminated with the dirt collected from the floor to be cleaned.

This results in frequent replacement of the cleaning liquid and excessive consumption of water and of cleaning product.

Yet these devices do not prevent the vessel containing clean liquid from becoming contaminated as the dirt is still present on the cloth, so that some of it still becomes diluted in the

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