Dismountable cleaning head for sweeping apparatus
A cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus, connected with a connecting part thereof, comprises a cleaning element, made of water-absorbing material and having an elongated sweeping part and a held part attached to a top side thereof, and a base plate, further comprising a lateral wall, formed like an elongated strip, and a counter plate, which together with said lateral wall forms a body with a U-shaped cross-section holding said held part of said cleaning element and has a top side carrying a top element which is fastened to said connecting part, so that said cleaning head is easily installed and replaced.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus, particularly to a cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus which is fastened in a way to facilitate mounting and replacing thereof.
2. Description of Related Art
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For wringing the cleaning head 1, the user holds the main rod 3 with one hand and, with the other hand holding the grip 41, pushes up the wringing rod 4, so that the two connecting rods 5 pull up the base plate 11, taking along the cleaning element 12. The cleaning element 12, having entered the gap between the two squeezers 57, is compressed, and water contained therein is squeezed out. After the cleaning element 12 has been wrung, the two connecting rods 5 are pushed down to an original position, in turn pushing down the cleaning element 12 to an original position. Repeated pushing up and down of the wringing rod 4 brings about complete wringing of the cleaning element 12.
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1. Assembly is not convenient. The cleaning had 1 needs to be mounted on the two connecting rods 5, which takes much time.
2. Replacing is not convenient. After some time of usage, the connection between the connecting rods 5 and the cleaning head 1 undergoes corrosion. Since any necessary replacing of the cleaning head 1 has become difficult, the whole sweeping and wringing apparatus is usually thrown away, which is a waste.
3. Furniture is easily damaged. Placing the connecting rods 5 at exterior positions easily results in damaging of furniture during floor sweeping.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIt is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus which is easy to mount.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus which is easy to replace.
The present invention can be more fully understood by reference to the following description and accompanying drawings.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to
The cleaning head 1a has a cleaning element 8 which is equal to the cleaning element 12 of conventional art. In contrast to conventional art, the cleaning head 1a has a base plate 7 with a lateral wall 71 and a counter plate 72. The counter plate 72 carries a top plate 74 which allows for easy installing and replacing of the cleaning head 1a.
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For increased stiffness of the base plate 7, two end plates 76 are set on opposite ends of the counter plate 72.
Furthermore, by having the connecting rod 5a and the connecting part 6, which hold the base plate 7 of the cleaning head 1a, accommodated inside the main rod 3a, a smooth external shape results with no risk of damaging furniture during floor sweeping.
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The lateral and counter plates 71, 72 of the base plate 7 are made of metal, plastics or other suitable hard material. The top elements 74, 74a, 74b, 74c are integrated into the counter plate 72 or separate therefrom.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Claims
1. A cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus, connected with a connecting part thereof and comprising:
- a cleaning element, made of water-absorbing material and having an elongated sweeping part and a held part attached to a top side thereof; and
- a base plate, further comprising a lateral wall, formed like an elongated strip, and a counter plate, which together with said lateral wall forms a body with a U-shaped cross-section holding said held part of said cleaning element and has a top side carrying a top element which is fastened to said connecting part, so that said cleaning head is easily installed and replaced.
2. The cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said top element of said base plate has a T-shaped cross-section.
3. The cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said counter plate on said top side thereof carries a top element having a depression with a T-shaped cross-section.
4. The cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said counter plate on said top side thereof carries a top element having a projection through which a plurality of lateral holes are bored.
5. The cleaning head for a sweeping and wringing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said counter plate on said top side thereof carries a top element having a depression with side walls through which a plurality of holes are bored.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 23, 2005
Publication Date: Oct 26, 2006
Inventor: Ming-Hsien Lin (Chia Yi Hsien)
Application Number: 11/113,368
International Classification: A47L 13/144 (20060101);