Blade Mop Attachment with Angled Scrapers to Reduce Back Strain

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional mopping methods require frequent bending or crouching to remove stuck substances from floors, leading to back strain and discomfort.

Innovation Solution

A mop attachment with angled blades that securely attaches to a mop handle, allowing users to scrape debris while standing upright by dragging the blades across the floor, eliminating the need for bending.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If one bends over or crouches to scrape stuck substances from the floor, then scraping effectiveness is improved, but back strain and physical discomfort increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvescraping effectivenessVSAvoidback strain

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention merges the scraping blade function with the mop handle by integrating a removable blade attachment that fits onto the mop handle. This combination allows the user to scrape stuck substances while standing upright, eliminating the need to bend over or crouch, thus resolving the contradiction between scraping effectiveness and back strain.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Productivity

If traditional mopping is used without a blade attachment, then the mop structure remains simple, but the ability to remove stuck substances is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefloor cleaning efficiencyVSAvoidmop structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The scraping function is segmented as a separate removable attachment that can be easily attached to and removed from the mop handle. This segmentation allows the blade component to be optimized for scraping while keeping the main mop structure simple and versatile, resolving the contradiction between cleaning efficiency and device complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The mop handle is designed with universal compatibility to accept the blade attachment, allowing a single mop handle to serve multiple functions (mopping and scraping). This multi-functionality improves floor cleaning efficiency without requiring separate tools, while maintaining relative structural simplicity through standardized attachment mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20250098929A1Blade Mop

Publication Date: 2025.03.27 MORAIS REGINALD GABRIEL

AI summary

An attachment to a mop handle to enable one to scrape debris off the ground. The blade mop has an attachment unit and a central body. The central body is formed by two sets of parallel walls forming a rectangular shape. The attachment unit is cylindrical in nature to mirror the shape of a broom handle. The central body has a plurality of apertures to allow one to screw the mop to a broom handle. The blade mop has two angled panels which when the broom is tilted, the panels can be used to scrape across the floor to lift stuck on debris.