Patents by Inventor Jane Brinker

Jane Brinker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Mop with disposable cleaning element
    Patent number: 7313843
    Abstract: A mop construction comprises an elongate shaft (3) and a mop head (4) arranged on a first end of the shaft, wherein the mop head has a clamp mechanism (103). A discardable substantially rigid cleaning member (50) is selectively engageable by the clamp mechanism (34, 35) and an operating arrangement (9) for opening and closing the clamp mechanism is provided to allow the cleaning member (50) to automatically separate from and couple to the clamp mechanism (22) respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Inventors: Jane Brinker, Frank Verona
  • Mop with disposable cleaning element
    Publication number: 20050039286
    Abstract: A mop construction comprises an elongate shaft (3) and a mop head (4) arranged on a first end of the shaft, wherein the mop head has a clamp mechanism (103). A discardable substantially rigid cleaning member (50) is selectively engageable by the clamp mechanism (34, 35) and an operating arrangement (9) for opening and closing the clamp mechanism is provided to allow the cleaning member (50) to automatically separate from and couple to the clamp mechanism (22) respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Jane Brinker, Frank Verona
  • Mop with disposable mopping element
    Publication number: 20030074757
    Abstract: A light-weight mop having a mop head element with gripping means for engaging a planar fibrous sheet obtained from a magazine which maintains the sheet in moist condition until use. Sheets are singly withdrawn from the magazine after disposal of a previously soiled sheet by releasing the gripping means which engages a laterally projecting portion of the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventor: Jane Brinker