Rotating Mop Bucket Basket for In-Bucket Wringing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mop assemblies are inefficient and uncomfortable to use, requiring frequent bending to wring out the mop head, either by hand or with a lever, and often necessitate moving the mop head between different parts of the bucket.
Innovation Solution
A mop bucket assembly with a basket and interior track system that allows the mop head to be wetted, wrung out, and re-wetted without removal, featuring a supporting member with projections that engage the track and a central protrusion for rotation, enabling vertical movement and access to a notch portion for efficient liquid handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the mop head is moved between buckets or different portions of the bucket, then the cleaning process can be completed, but the operation becomes inefficient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the wetting area, wringing area, and re-wetting area into a single integrated bucket structure with a divided interior space. The basket rotates within the bucket to allow the mop head to access different functional zones without removing the mop from the bucket, eliminating the need to move between separate buckets or locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The basket is designed to rotate dynamically within the bucket on a central protrusion, allowing the user to swing the basket between different positions. This dynamic movement enables the mop head to be sequentially immersed in water, wrung out, and re-wetted within the same bucket structure, improving operational efficiency.
2Ease of operation
If the user constantly bends over to wring out the mop head by hand or with a lever, then the wringing function is achieved, but user discomfort increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a vertical dimension to the wringing process by positioning the wringing area at the top of the bucket interior, above the user's reach level. The basket rotates upward to allow the mop head to be wrung out at this elevated position, eliminating the need for the user to bend over repeatedly and reducing physical discomfort.
3Productivity
If the mop head is removed from the bucket for wringing, then the wringing can be done more effectively, but the cleaning process becomes less efficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functions (wetting, wringing, re-wetting) into a single bucket assembly with a rotating basket. The mop head remains in the basket throughout the entire process, which rotates to position the mop head in different functional zones, eliminating the need to remove the mop from the bucket while maintaining effective operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A mopping assembly includes a mop bucket having a basket and an interior track formed on an inner surface thereof and a mop having a mop head configured to engage the basket. The basket engages the track on an interior surface of the bucket, so that the basket transitions within an interior portion of the bucket in a vertical direction along the longitudinal axis of the bucket, and the track includes a stop having a notch portion, and wherein the basket is configured to access the notch portion via one or more access paths.