Cleaning head with fixing device for cleaning apparatus
A cleaning head with fixing device is used in conjunction with a cleaning apparatus and mounted at a lower side thereof, comprising a cleaning element and first and second adhesive plates, which are attached to a top side of the cleaning element and a lower side of the cleaning apparatus; The first and second adhesive plates have a plurality of hooks and a fiber surface, which engage with each other for mounting the cleaning element on the cleaning apparatus.
The present invention relates to a cleaning head with a fixing device for a cleaning apparatus, particularly to a cleaning head with a fixing device for a cleaning apparatus having a cleaning element made of water-absorbent material.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONIn daily life, cleaning apparatuses with handles are important tools for cleaning floors without the need for bending down or kneeling. A cleaning apparatus with handle generally has a handle and a cleaning element, which is a bundle of cotton strings or a wiping cloth. The cleaning element is attached to a lower end of the handle and works by absorbing water along with dirt on an object to be cleaned. After wiping over the object to be cleaned, the cleaning element is manually wrung, which is laborious and unhygienic.
Therefore, cleaning apparatuses have appeared on the market, which use an elongated sponge as cleaning element, so that dirt and dust are easily removed therefrom by simple washing with water.
Besides, a wringing device is provided, which, manually driven by a lever, pushes the cleaning element through a space between two roles, squeezing out water from the cleaning element. However, such a wringing device is hard to operate and mounting and dismounting thereof is cumbersome.
Therefore, an improved cleaning apparatus has been disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,983,509 “Sweeping and Wringing Apparatus”, which has two wringing plates at a lower end of a main rod. The two wringing plates are driven by a lever to turn against each other, compressing a cleaning element and squeezing water out. Thereby wringing is made more convenient than in conventional art. However, the cleaning element needs to be replaced regularly due to wear of material and deformation. Hence providing quick mounting and removing of the cleaning element contributes significantly to convenience of use.
The cleaning apparatus of U.S. Pat. No. 6,983,509 uses a held plate, to which the cleaning element is attached and which carries several snap-fastening projections that engage with openings in a holding plate. For removing the cleaning element, the held plate is pulled away from the holding plate. However, removing the cleaning element requires much manual force and is, due to a large number of snap-fastening projections, time-consuming. Besides, the wringing plates have to be held manually to be prevented from swaying in an uncontrolled way.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe main object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning head with a fixing device which allows quick and easy mounting on a cleaning apparatus and dismounting therefrom.
For achieving above objects, the present invention comprises a cleaning element and first and second adhesive plates, which are attached to a top side of the cleaning element and a lower side of the cleaning apparatus. The first and second adhesive plates have a plurality of hooks and a fiber surface, which engage with each other for mounting the cleaning element on the cleaning apparatus.
Other aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, illustrating by way of example the principles of the present invention.
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For improved stability of mounting of the cleaning head 10 on the two wringing plates 6, several fixing bands 40 are attached to the cleaning head 10, each laterally extending away from two opposite longitudinal sides thereof. As shown in
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The hooks 21C are integrated with a base plate 23C to form a single body. The base plate 23C is glued to the cleaning element at the top side of the cleaning head 10C. Each of the wringing plates 6C forms an integrated body with hooks of the plurality of hooks 31C.
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While preferred embodiments of the invention have been set forth for the purpose of disclosure, modifications of the disclosed embodiments of the invention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to cover all embodiments which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims
1. A cleaning head with fixing device, used in conjunction with a cleaning apparatus and mounted at a lower side thereof, comprising:
- a cleaning element, made of water-absorbent material and having a top surface;
- first adhesive plates, attached to said top side of said cleaning element
- second adhesive plates, attached to said lower side of said cleaning apparatus;
- wherein said first and second adhesive plates have a plurality of hooks and a fiber surface, which engage with each other for mounting said cleaning element on said cleaning apparatus.
2. The cleaning head with fixing device of claim 1, wherein said first adhesive plates have said fiber surface and said second adhesive plates have said plurality of hooks.
3. The cleaning head with fixing device of claim 2, wherein said second adhesive plates and said plurality of hooks form an integrated body.
4. The cleaning head with fixing device of claim 3, further comprising fixing bands, which each are attached to said cleaning element on said top side thereof and each have adhesive end plates to be put around part of said cleaning apparatus and connected with each other for enhancing stability after connecting said first and second adhesive plates.
5. The cleaning head with fixing device of claim 2, further comprising fixing bands, which each are attached to said cleaning element on said top side thereof and each have adhesive end plates to be put around part of said cleaning apparatus and connected with each other for enhancing stability after connecting said first and second adhesive plates.
6. The cleaning head with fixing device of claim 1, wherein said first adhesive plates have said plurality of hooks and said second adhesive plates have said fiber surface.
7. The cleaning head with fixing device of claim 6, further comprising fixing bands, which each are attached to said cleaning element on said top side thereof and each have adhesive end plates to be put around part of said cleaning apparatus and connected with each other for enhancing stablilty after connecting said first and second adhesive plates.
8. The cleaning head with fixing device of claim 1, further comprising fixing bands, which each are attached to said cleaning element on said top side thereof and each have adhesive end plates to be put around part of said cleaning apparatus and connected with each other for enhancing stablilty after connecting said first and second adhesive plates.
9. A cleaning head with fixing device, used in conjunction with a cleaning apparatus and mounted at a lower side thereof, comprising:
- a cleaning element, made of water-absorbent material and having a top surface;
- first adhesive plates, attached to said top side of said cleaning element
- second adhesive plates, attached to said lower side of said cleaning apparatus;
- wherein said first and second adhesive plates have a plurality of hooks with hooked sections, which engage with each other for mounting said cleaning element on said cleaning apparatus.
10. The cleaning head with fixing device of claim 9, wherein said second adhesive plates and hooks of said plurality of hooks connected thereto form an integrated body.
11. The cleaning head with fixing device of claim 10, further comprising fixing bands, which each are attached to said cleaning element on said top side thereof and each have adhesive end plates to be put around part of said cleaning apparatus and connected with each other for enhancing stablilty after connecting said first and second adhesive plates.
12. The cleaning head with fixing device of claim 9, further comprising fixing bands, which each are attached to said cleaning element on said top side thereof and each have adhesive end plates to be put around part of said cleaning apparatus and connected with each other for enhancing stability after connecting said first and second adhesive plates.
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 20, 2009
Publication Date: Dec 16, 2010
Inventor: Ming-Hsien Lin (Puzi City)
Application Number: 12/582,614