Adjustable contour-following mop

Details Adjustable contour-following mop Adjustable contour-following mop

2011-03-22

2011-03-22

Carter, Monica S (Department: 3727)

Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning

Implements

Fabric

C015S115000, C015S118000, C015S098000, C015S220100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07908701

ABSTRACT:
An adjustable scrubbing implement for cleaning a surface is disclosed. A resilient base that comprises a center portion and a plurality of resilient fingers each is joined at a proximal end thereof to the center portion and extends radially away therefrom. The rigid cap comprises a side portion fixed at a top end thereof to an inside upper side of the cap, and terminates at a wider open lower end. The inside upper side includes a central aperture therethrough. The cap includes a handle receiving means pivotally fixed thereto for receiving a threaded end of an elongated handle. An adjustment means interposed between the cap and the resilient base moves the center portion of the base relative to the inside upper side of the cap. The downward angle of the fingers are defined by the relative distance between the center portion of the base and the inside upper side of the cap. Changing the downward angle of the fingers results in a change in the effective resiliency of the resilient base, which affects the amount of force required to cause the fingers to move into a compressed. As such, the scrubbing characteristics of the scrubbing implement may be selectively adjusted by adjusting the adjustment means.

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Simoniz Car Wash System (as seen on TV), www.amazon.com/Simoniz-Car-Wash-Syste-Seen/dp/B0006AAVLW.

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