Patents by Inventor Rolland Hofacker, Jr.

Rolland Hofacker, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 4675932
    Abstract: An improved mop and scrubber assembly for use in conjunction with a mop handle, the mop handle having a bail and shoe for lockable interengagement around the transverse mid-point perimeter of the mop assembly. The mop assembly includes a plurality of strands of absorbent material, such as cotton or polyester, arrayed in side-by-side and layered fashion and held together in a bundle by transverse stitching or sewing through the strand layers adjacent each end of the bundle. Stitched or sewn onto opposite sides of the bundle about the bundle mid-portion are a layer of abrasive material and a layer of backing material. At least one end of the abrasive material, and preferably both, are looped back onto the abrasive layer itself and sewn thereto to form a transverse loop portion outwardly disposed from the bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Inventor: Rolland Hofacker, Jr.