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Granted Patent B2
US 11,759,085 · App. 16/423,635 · Granted Sep 19, 2023

Floor cleaning system

Inventors: William Harrington (Newtown, CT); Robert F. Smith (Waterbury, CT); Joseph K. Patterson (Monroe, CT); Paul H. Adams (Monroe, CT)
Assignee: Unger Marketing International, LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,759,085
App. No.
16/423,635
Granted
Sep 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A floor cleaning system and a method of cleaning a floor are provided. The cleaning system includes a flat headed mop. The system also includes a frame and at least one compartment removably coupled to the frame. A wringing assembly is fluidly coupled to the at least one compartment, the wringing assembly comprising a fixed extractor element and at least one roller movable from a first position when the mop head is being inserted to a second position when the mop head is being withdrawn.

Claims (19)

1. A floor cleaning system having a flat headed mop, the system comprising:

a frame having a first portion and a second portion;

at least one compartment removably coupled to the first portion;

a wringing assembly fluidly coupled to the at least one compartment and disposed between the first portion and the second portion;

a post rotatably coupled to and extending from the wringing assembly, the post being rotatable about an axis extending axially through the post; and

a handle coupled to the end of the post.

2. The floor cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein the post is rotatable from a first position with the handle positioned at least partially over the wringing assembly to a second position.

3. The floor cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein the post includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being coupled to the wringing assembly, the second portion being offset from the first portion.

4. The floor cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein the post is extendable from a first length to a second length.

5. The floor cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein the handle is comprised of a c-shaped member.

6. The floor cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein the handle is comprised of a cross-member having a first c-shaped portion and a second c-shaped portion.

7. A floor cleaning system having a flat headed mop having a pole and a mop head, the mop head having a mop pad and a surface opposite the mop pad, the system comprising:

a frame;

at least one compartment removably coupled to the frame, the at least one compartment having a length and a width;

a member disposed within the at least one compartment, the member having a plurality of walls spaced apart from each other along the length of the at least one compartment; and

a wringing assembly fluidly coupled to the at least one compartment, the wringing assembly having a housing with a slot sized to receive the flat headed mop;

a blade fixedly disposed in the slot and configured to extract fluid from the mop pad; and

wherein the member includes a first wall and a second wall extending along the length of the at least one compartment, the second wall having a relief area sized to receive the handle of the flat headed mop.

8. The floor cleaning system of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of walls are parallel to the width of the at least one compartment.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2019
From: HARRINGTON, WILLIAM; SMITH, ROBERT F.; PATTERSON, JOSEPH K.; ADAMS, PAUL H.
To: UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
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Continuity (6)
Provisional Application 62833255 · Apr 12, 2019
Provisional Application 62795239 · Jan 22, 2019
Provisional Application 62767579 · Nov 15, 2018
Provisional Application 62695486 · Jul 9, 2018
Provisional Application 62677376 · May 29, 2018
Related Publication 20190365192A1 · Dec 5, 2019
Cited By (1)
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