Sponge mop
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Description
FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a sponge mop showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side, with the exception of the number and placement of the grooves as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, being the same;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear, with the exception of each of the grooves being placed further to the left as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, being the same.
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Patent History
Patent number: D421514
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 12, 1999
Date of Patent: Mar 7, 2000
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: William P. Camp, Jr. (Wooster, OH), Charles Sven Johnson (Copley, OH)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/100,653
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 12, 1999
Date of Patent: Mar 7, 2000
Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated (Wooster, OH)
Inventors: William P. Camp, Jr. (Wooster, OH), Charles Sven Johnson (Copley, OH)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Lavone D. Tabor
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 0/100,653
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Scraper, Duster, Mop, Or Sponge (D32/40);
Floor Mop Or Broom (D32/50)
International Classification: 0805;
International Classification: 0805;