Abstract: A common string mop with an affixed wringer assembly which slides over the wet mop head to extract water. This is done by forcing a collar over a pleated sleeve which compresses the enclosed mop head.

Abstract: A cleaning mop includes a hollow device handle carrying a mop head at its lower end. A cylindrical press sleeve is mounted on the outside of the device handle for longitudinal movement relative thereto. A press head stick is slidably mounted inside the device handle for longitudinal movement relative thereto. A press head is affixed to a lower end of the press head handle. The press head handle can be positioned such that the press head is spaced from a lower edge of the press sleeve to form a press gap therewith. By then raising the device handle, the mop can be pulled through the press gap to squeeze water therefrom.

Abstract: Device for collecting dirty washing liquid and for containing liquid for wetting a floor-cloth or the like, for washing floors or the like by hand, including a main container, which supports a wringer and forms a compartment for collecting the liquid produced by wringing the floor-cloth used for washing. The device also comprises a secondary container, which is connected to the main container and is suitable to contain a liquid for wetting the floor-cloth.

Abstract: An adjustable wringer can wring a variety of different types and sizes of mops, wipes, sponges and other wringable items for use in cleaning clean rooms. The wringer has two side plates situated in a spaced relationship relative to one another, each of the side plates having a slot. The wringer has a lever which has a handle and a rod. The handle has side posts, with the lower end of each side post being rotatably mounted to a respective side plate, and a handle bar extending across and connecting the upper ends of the first and second side posts. The rod is attached at each end to a handle side post, with each end of the rod passing through a respective slot in the side plates. The wringer also has a crank which has a crank handle and a rotatable crank shaft that extends from one side plate to the other. A substantially lint-free, flexible web is attached at one end to the rod and at the other end to the crank shaft.

Abstract: A portable cleaning and wringing device for a mop having a mop head comprising a housing having an open top. A mop wringer mechanism is attached to the housing adjacent the open top. A component is for carrying the housing from place to place. An assembly is for cleaning the mop head when the mop head is being wrung out by the mop ringer mechanism, so as to prevent the mop head from becoming sour. The assembly can also be used for cleaning an area about the housing.

Abstract: A mop wringer has a long lever operating handle and mounts on the rear wall of a bucket. When so mounted the wringer is supported on the side walls of the bucket at or towards the front of the wringer by support ledges integrally moulded into the side walls of the bucket, below its upper rim. The wringer engages the bucket in a manner which opposes the tendency for the back of the wringer to lift off the bucket when an operating force is applied to the wringer handle.

Abstract: A piston plate received within a container is provided, such that the container having an apertured container floor directs squeezed water from a chamois positioned between the piston plate and the container floor. The container is arranged for reception within a supporting plate that is further apertured, wherein an articulated linkage is arranged to project the piston plate into the container permitting periodic extraction of water from the chamois.

Abstract: The present invention is a unique semi-automatic mop wringer. The mop wringer comprises a hollow housing vertically movably supported on a supporting structure by a suspension mechanism. The housing is engaged with the supporting structure through a rack-and-gear mechanism, so that a downward motion of the housing can be transmitted into the rotation of crank members which in turn drive a wringer roller to squeeze the mop against a wringer plate mounted inside the housing. A user can use the present invention mop wringer to wring a mop by placing the mop inside the housing, holding the mop holder and applying a downward force. The downward motion of the housing causes the wringer roller to move in a circular path to squeeze the mop against the wringer plate. When the user withdraws the downward force, the housing moves back upwardly to allow the user to repeat the process.

Abstract: An apparatus including a lid removably mounted relative to an underlying container, wherein the lid includes a first and second trough spaced juxtaposed to a central trough, wherein the central trough includes an apertured floor, and the first and second troughs are each arranged for selective securement of fluid therewithin. A sponge assembly includes a plate member to overlie the first and second troughs mounting a sponge to the bottom surface of the plate member. The sponge is defined by a sponge height less than a first trough height of the first and second troughs, wherein a second trough height of the central trough is less than the sponge height to permit compression of the sponge within the central trough and removal of excess fluid therefrom. A serpentine handle is mounted to a top surface of the support plate for enhanced manual grasping of the eraser member.

Abstract: A mop receptacle for use with a mop bucket used for cleaning wherein the mop receptacle includes an outer body with two sets of a pair of downwardly extending legs each to receive the edge of the bucket therebetween and a pair of support surfaces and an inner body made integral with the outer body and including a plurality of rounded elements which are interconnected to provide a mop basket with a plurality of openings and no solid material catching corners.

Abstract: A mopping system comprising a scoop pan with a two stage ramp for conveying liquid waste material to an open topped container and a mop support for releasably captively supporting a mop having a mop head, whereby the scoop pan can be manipulated by the mop. The ramp has two serially disposed ramps separated by a gully. The container may lead to a removable storage container or may be arranged to receive and support a liner into which the liquid or waste material passes from the ramp. The mop handle includes storage for liquid to be fed to a foam pad on the mop head.

Abstract: The present invention provides a wall mounted apparatus for wringing a mop comprising a base member adapted to be mounted to a wall; a door member hingedly affixed to the base for pivotal movement; and a panel member mounted to the inside surface of the door and forming a receptacle there between to accept a wet mop. The panel is mounted to move between a first position away from the door and a second position against the door, whereby closure of the door against the base causes the panel to be forced toward the door to squeeze the mop.

Abstract: A cleaning-pail attachment for the removal of excess moisture from a mop which comprises a downwardly tapering hollow strainer with three mounting claws for its attachment over the mouth of a cleaning pail, and wherein the mounting claws are fastened to the hollow strainer on opposite sides, substantially normal thereto, and provided with downwardly open slots extending in the peripheral direction for being set onto the upper rim of the cleaning pail, the slots being bounded on one side by a support strap and on the other side by a spring tongue. The support strap and the spring tongue are preferably provided at their lower end with a projection which narrows the slot, and preferably are of resilient construction in the direction of said projection.

Abstract: The plate-like carrier for the absorbent part of a mop is located in a vertical plane while a roller or a blade is caused to move along and in linear contact with successive increments of the absorbent part, either vertically from the upper edge to the lower edge or horizontally from one end to the other end of the carrier. The roller or blade can be moved by a manually operated drive or by a motor through the medium of a carriage.

Abstract: The apparatus consists of a stick (1) supporting a box-shaped structure (2) forming a container (3) in which a rotating basket (10) provided with holes is housed; the basket (10) is actuated by a first motor means (16) and houses an axially slidable rod (17) rotatably supporting a floor-cloth (18) and driven in the two senses by a second motor means (21) so that the floor-cloth attached thereto is moved between two end positions, that is a position in which it is completely inside the basket (10) and a position in which it is completely withdrawn thereform, said floor-cloth (18) being rotated by the action of the basket (10) not only when it has to be wringed but also when it has to be stretched out on the floor.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a mop and in particular to an improved mop and squeezing device combination, the mop comprising a backing plate, an absorbent body attached thereto, a handle pivotally connected to the backing plate, and one or more arms rigidly attached to the lower end of the handle, the combination of the handle and the arms forming a lever, the arms being co-operable with an auxiliary abutment so that pivoting movement of the handle causes a downward pressure onto the backing plate for squeezing the absorbent body; the squeezing device comprising a, preferably arcuate squeezing plate, a holder therefor and optionally one or more squeezer arms rigidly attached to the holder which are cooperable with the lever arms. The mopping device requires only limited force to accomplish complete squeezing-out of the absorbent body and provides improved removal of dirt from the absorbent body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a foldable multifunctional carriage, particularly for use in performing cleaning and maintenance tasks in hospitals, of the type comprising rollers on which are mounted a rigid portion and a foldable framework which can be placed either in an operative unfolded position or in an inoperative folded position.The carriage is characterized in that said rigid portion consists of a chassis (2) horizontally resting on said rollers (3), and in that said framework (1) has a pair of arms (4, 5) pivotally mounted on a front portion of said chassis (2), a U-shaped frame (7) being pivotally mounted between said pair of arms so as to form a strut adapted to abut against a stop (12) integrally formed with said chassis (2) to secure said framework (1) in its unfolded position, said pair of arms (4, 5) carrying, therebetween, if desired, one or more support members (8, 36, 37) for articles or utensils to be carried on the carriage.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes a mop with a rotatable wiper, a pail having a reservoir for cleaning liquid, and a motor-driven wringer mounted upon the pail for receiving and rotating the wiper of the mop at relatively high speed to extract cleaning liquid together with entrained dirt and other matter from the wiper and return the extracted liquid to the reservoir.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes a mop with a rotatable wiper, a pail having a reservoir for cleaning liquid, and a motor-driven wringer mounted upon the pail for receiving and rotating the wiper of the mop at relatively high speed to extract cleaning liquid together with entrained dirt and other matter from the wiper and return the extracted liquid to the reservoir.

Abstract: A mop cleaning device for use in mopping floors includes a container having a special partition which divides the interior of the container into first and second side-by-side compartmments which are in communication with each other in a manner such that water wrung from a wet mop into the first compartment displaces an equal amount of relatively solids-free liquid from the first compartment into the second compartment for re-use.