ROTARY MOP WITH ENHANCED WATER-WRINGING EFFECT
A rotary mop with enhanced water-wringing effect, including a handle; a slide sleeve fitted on the handle, the slide sleeve being rotatable about and movable along the handle; a mop cloth, one end of the mop cloth being connected with a bottom end of the slide sleeve, while the other end of the mop cloth being connected with a bottom end of the handle, when rotating the handle and the slide sleeve relative to each other, the mop cloth is wrung. The mop further has a rotary tube fitted on the handle and rotatable about the handle. When wringing and tensioning the mop cloth, the mop cloth binds the rotary tube, not the handle. Therefore, the slide sleeve and the handle can effectively wring and dry the mop cloth with less strength.
The present invention is related to a cleaning implement, and more particularly to a rotary mop with better water-wringing effect.
According to the above arrangement, the water can be hardly fully wrung out of the mop cloth 16 to dry the mop cloth 16.
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It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide a rotary mop, which is able to effectively wring and dry the mop cloth.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a rotary mop in which the mop cloth can be wrung by less strength.
According to the above objects, the rotary mop of the present invention includes: a handle; a slide sleeve fitted on the handle, the slide sleeve being rotatable about and movable along the handle; a mop cloth, one end of the mop cloth being connected with a bottom end of the slide sleeve, while the other end of the mop cloth being connected with a bottom end of the handle; and a rotary tube fitted on the handle and rotatable about the handle.
By means of rotating the slide sleeve and the handle relative to each other, the mop cloth is wrung and tensioned to bind the rotary tube, not the handle. Therefore, a user can further rotate the slide sleeve and the handle relative to each other to effectively wring and dry the mop cloth.
When wringing the mop cloth, no binding force is applied to the handle and there is no frictional resistance existing between the mop cloth and the handle. Accordingly, a user can easily wring the mop cloth with less strength.
The present invention can be best understood through the following description and accompanying drawings wherein:
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A top end of the handle 30 has a grip 32, which is integrally bent from the handle to form a reverse U-shape. The grip 32 has a lateral holding section 34.
The slide sleeve 40 is fitted on the handle 30. The slide sleeve 40 is rotatable about and movable along the handle 30. The slide sleeve 40 has an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the handle 30, whereby a receiving space 42 is defined between the slide sleeve 40 and the handle 30 as shown in
The rotary tube 60 is fitted on a bottom end of the handle 30 as shown in
The mop cloth 50 includes multiple side by side arranged cloth strips 52 as shown in
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Then, the user holds the slide sleeve 40 and the handle 30 with both hands respectively and rotates them relative to each other so as to wring the mop cloth 50 as shown in
Moreover, when wringing the mop cloth, the mop cloth binds the rotary tube, not the handle. Therefore, no binding force is applied to the handle and there is no frictional resistance existing between the mop cloth and the handle. With the rotary tube rotatable about the handle, the mop cloth and the slide sleeve are rotatable about the handle by means of the rotary tube, the user can easily rotate the handle and the slide sleeve relative to each other.
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In this embodiment, the handle 78 also has a grip 78 disposed at a top end of the handle 78. The grip 78 has a cylindrical body 781 and a holding section 782 laterally extending from one side of the cylindrical body. The holding section 782 of this embodiment and the holding section 34 of the first embodiment both serve as a force arm to facilitate rotation of the handle. By means of the holding section, a user can continuously rotate the handle with less strength.
In conclusion, the rotary mop of the present invention is characterized in that at least one rotary tube is rotatably fitted on the handle. When wringing and tensioning the mop cloth to a certain extent, by means of the rotary tube, the slide sleeve and the handle can be further rotated relative to each other so as to truly dry the mop cloth. In addition, when wringing the mop cloth, no binding force is applied to the handle and there is no frictional resistance existing between the mop cloth and the handle. Accordingly, a user can easily rotate the handle and the slide sleeve relative to each other with little strength.
The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, not intended to limit the scope thereof. Many modifications of the above embodiments can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
Claims
1. A rotary mop with enhanced water-wringing effect, comprising:
- a handle;
- a slide sleeve fitted on the handle, the slide sleeve being rotatable about and movable along the handle; and
- a mop cloth, one end of the mop cloth being connected with a bottom end of the slide sleeve, while the other end of the mop cloth being connected with a bottom end of the handle, whereby when rotating the handle and the slide sleeve relative to each other, the mop cloth is wrung; the rotary mop being characterized in that the rotary mop further comprises:
- at least one rotary tube fitted on the handle and rotatable about the handle, the rotary tube being positioned between the slide sleeve and the handle, whereby when wringing and tensioning the mop cloth, the mop cloth binds the rotary tube.
2. The rotary mop as claimed in claim 1, wherein the slide sleeve has an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the handle, whereby a receiving space is defined between the slide sleeve and the handle, the receiving space having an opening directed downward, whereby when the slide sleeve is moved to the bottom end of the handle, the rotary tube enters the receiving space.
3. The rotary mop as claimed in claim 2, wherein the rotary tube is fitted on the handle without upward extending through the slide sleeve.
4. The rotary mop as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least two rotary tubes are fitted on the handle and arranged along an axis of the handle, the rotary tubes being independently rotatable about the handle.
5. The rotary mop as claimed in claim 3, wherein at least two rotary tubes are fitted on the handle and arranged along an axis of the handle, the rotary tubes being independently rotatable about the handle.
6. The rotary mop as claimed in claim 1, wherein the slide sleeve is fitted on both the rotary tube and the handle.
7. The rotary mop as claimed in claim 6, wherein the rotary tube has a length approximately equal to that of the handle.
8. The rotary mop as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rotary tube is formed with a predetermined number of vents.
9. The rotary mop as claimed in claim 2, wherein the rotary tube is formed with a predetermined number of vents.
10. The rotary mop as claimed in claim 3, wherein the rotary tube is formed with a predetermined number of vents.
11. The rotary mop as claimed in claim 4, wherein the rotary tube is formed with a predetermined number of vents.
12. The rotary mop as claimed in claim 5, wherein the rotary tube is formed with a predetermined number of vents.
13. The rotary mop as claimed in claim 6, wherein the rotary tube is formed with a predetermined number of vents.
14. The rotary mop as claimed in claim 7, wherein the rotary tube is formed with a predetermined number of vents.
15. The rotary mop as claimed in claim 1, wherein a force arm section is disposed at a top end of the handle on one side thereof.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 27, 2008
Publication Date: Oct 22, 2009
Inventor: Hua-Tien Chen (Taichung Hsien)
Application Number: 12/147,563
International Classification: A47L 13/20 (20060101); A47L 13/24 (20060101);