Grandma's Rag Mop

Abstract

A mop (6) that attaches to a mop frame (6) that attaches to a mop handle (12) with six functional parts, a padded cloth (1) to add more padding to the mop (6) a terry cloth that covers the padded cloth (4) that covers the mop frame (6) the mop frame having a tubular element (7) that fits inside the mechanism of a mop handle (12) and the tubular element (7) also receives and secures the cloths when placed over the frame by their openings (2) (3).

Description

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A mophead made from a cloth (4) that covers a sponge mop with a handle or any other element with a handle where the mophead will fit (2) (3) then the cloth (4) is cut in half equally (5) and then the two sections are stitched back together in a one inch seam (6) while leaving a 3½ inch opening (7) in the middle to insert a handle (2) of a sponge mop (3) the four corners of the cloth (4) (8) are turned over for design purposes (8) and then the top section of the cloth (4) is turned over to the bottom section forming a double thickness mophead (9) and the sides are stitched down (10) leaving the corners (11) and bottoms (12) open to insert a sponge mop.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will become apparent in the light of the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 2 shows a cloth (4) that has been cut in the middle equally (5) FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 shows the two sections (4) of the cloth (4) stitched together in a one inch seam (5) with an opening (7) in the middle of the two sections (4) of the cloth. FIG. 4 shows the four corners (8) turned over and stitched down and FIG. 5 shows the two section of the cloth (4) turned over each other (9) and stitched down at sides (10) leaving the corners and the bottoms open to insert a sponge mop (11) (12).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention consists of a mophead (1) (FIG. 1) constructed from a cloth (4) preferably of terry cloth fibers such as a towel approximately 13″ by 15″ (FIG. 2) but can vary in size, said mophead (1) (FIG. 1) is designed to cover a sponge mop (3) FIG. 1) with a handle (2) (FIG. 1) and the cloth (4) is cut in two equal sections (4) (FIG. 2) and stitched back together (6) (FIG. 3) leaving a 3½ inch opening in the middle (7) (FIG. 3) to insert the handle (2) (FIG. 1) of a sponge mop (2) (3) (FIG. 1) then the four sides (8) (FIG. 4) are turned over and stitched down for design purposes, and one section of the cloth (4) is turned over the other section of the cloth equally to form a double thickness mophead (9) (FIG. 5). And the sides (10) (FIG. 5) of the mophead are stitched together to secure both sections together, leaving the corners and bottoms of the mophead (11) (12) open to insert a sponge mop with a handle (2) (3). The mophead has two functional parts, the 3½ opening in the middle to insert a mop handle and the openings in the corners and bottoms of the mophead to insert a sponge a mop and a handle.

Claims

1. A method for making a mophead comprising the steps of using a cloth material preferably of terrycloth towelling material having a right side and a wrong side, fabricating therefrom a pattern with a top edge and a bottom edge of preferably of about 13 inches by 16 inches and a 3½ inch opening is made on the cloth in either one of two different constructions, the first method is where the cloth is cut across in two equal sections and the two sections are stitched leaving a 3½ inch opening in the middle, then the seams on both sides are stitched down to lie flat, and then the top of the cloth is turned over to meet the bottom of the cloth evenly with wrong sides together right sides up to form a double thickness mophead both sections are stitched together at the sides, to secure both sides together and the corners and bottoms are left open to insert a spongemop.