Abstract: An adjustable-size mop head assembly that may be used with a handle and a disposable cleaning substrate is disclosed. The mop head assembly includes a central frame section with a central portion and a lower substrate support surface configured to hold a disposable cleaning substrate. The mop head assembly also includes at least one adjunct frame section configured to be operably coupled to the central frame section and configured to move between a stored configuration, where the adjunct frame section is stored by the central frame section, and an extended configuration where the adjunct frame section extends from the central frame section to add width to the central frame section and the lower substrate support surfaces. A continuous web of disposable cleaning substrate that may be used with the adjustable-size mop head assembly is also disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 18, 2006
Date of Patent:
October 27, 2009
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
Inventors:
Cameron Ray Morris, Stephanie Ann Rossignol, George Nukuto, Denis R. Grimard, Carl G. Rippl, MeeWha Lee, Paul Woon, Russell J. Kroll, Mark Londborg, Robert Henshaw, Kiran K. Reddy, Thomas Glenn Merrill, Jose Ricardo Rubio-Flores, Jr., Dennis Y. Lee, Nathan P. Hendon
Abstract: A lawn sweeper generally comprises a tow bar adapted to be connected to a draw bar of a lawn implement, a brush housing containing a plurality of brushes mounted for rotation, and a hamper assembly secured behind the brush housing. A hitch clevis assembly is used to secure the tow bar of the lawn sweeper to the draw bar of a lawn implement and is adjustable in that it allows for attachment at multiple discrete height settings. The preferred lawn sweeper can be easily and rapidly manipulated into an upright storage position, with the hamper assembly having a collapsible frame for storage.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 19, 2002
Date of Patent:
November 4, 2003
Assignee:
Brinly-Hardy Company
Inventors:
Bruce E. Bogart, James D. Scobee, Bruce A. Thomas