Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Accessories – Mop wringers
Reexamination Certificate
2001-03-12
2001-12-11
Chin, Randall E. (Department: 1744)
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Accessories
Mop wringers
C015S262000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06327740
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a laundry sink attachment for wringing mops and more particularly pertains to allowing a wet mop to be easily wrung so as not to be required to lift a mop bucket to empty.
Typically, a person who is mopping uses a wringing attachment for a pail in order to wring their mop as needed. The use of this type of arrangement requires the person to initially fill the pail with clean water/cleaning solution so that the mop can be dipped in before being wrung out using the wringing attachment. The result of repeatedly continuing this process is a pail full of dirty water. This requires the person to lift the pail to a sink to empty the dirty water down the drain. This process can cause lower back strain that, after being done repeatedly, can result in permanent damage to the back. What is needed is a device that will allow a person to perform mopping duties by which they do not have to empty a pail full of dirty water into a sink so as to eliminate strain caused to the lower back.
The present invention attempts to solve the abovementioned problem by providing a device that allows a mop to be wrung directly into a laundry sink so that the use of a pail is eliminated thereby eliminating the need to lift a pail full of dirty water to empty.
The use of mop wringing devices is known in the prior art. More specifically, mop wringing devices heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of wringing mops are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art that have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,720,879 to Rabban discloses a utility sink with a removable compression surface for wringing out a map. U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,987,513 to Gonzales and 5,274,877 to Morad disclose mop wringing devices used in conjunction with a pail.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a laundry sink attachment for wringing mops for allowing a wet mop to be easily wrung so as not to be required to lift a mop bucket to empty.
In this respect, the laundry sink attachment for wringing mops according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of allowing a wet mop to be easily wrung so as not to be required to lift a mop bucket to empty.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved laundry sink attachment for wringing mops that can be used for allowing a wet mop to be easily wrung so as not to be required to lift a mop bucket to empty. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of mop wringing devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved laundry sink attachment for wringing mops. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved laundry sink attachment for wringing mops that has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a pair of side brackets adapted for securement to the opposed side walls of the laundry sink. The pair of side brackets each include an interior and an exterior T-shaped plate. The interior plate is positionable on an inner surface of the side wall of the laundry sink. The exterior plate is positionable on an outer surface of the side wall of the laundry sink. The exterior plate has a pair of thumb screws extending inwardly thereof for engaging the opposed side wall in a secured orientation. The interior plates each have lateral channels formed therein. A wringer portion is secured between the pair of side brackets. The wringer portion includes a fixed wringer and a slidable wringer. The fixed wringer and the slidable wringer each comprises a rectangular plate having a plurality of aperture's therethrough. The rectangular plate has a pair of side tabs extending outwardly from side edges thereof for being received within the lateral channels of the interior plates of the side brackets. The slidable wringer includes a handle member secured thereto to allow the slidable wringer to move inwardly against the fixed wringer.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved laundry sink attachment for wringing mops that has all the advantages of the prior art mop wringing devices and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved laundry sink attachment for wringing mops that may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved laundry sink attachment for wringing mops that is of durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved laundry sink attachment for wringing mops that is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such a laundry sink attachment for wringing mops economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved laundry sink attachment for wringing mops for allowing a wet mop to be easily wrung so as not to be required to lift a mop bucket to empty.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved laundry sink attachment for wringing mops including a pair of side brackets adapted for securement to the opposed side walls of the laundry sink. The pair of side brackets each include an interior and an exterior T-shaped plate. The interior plate is positionable on an inner surface of the side wall of the laundry sink. The exterior plate is positionable on an outer surface of the side wall of the laundry sink. The exterior plate has a pair of thumb screws extending inwardly thereof for engaging the opposed side wall in a secured orientation. The interior plates each have lateral channels formed therein. A wringer portion is secured between the pair of side brackets.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty that characte
Chin Randall E.
Goldstein Law Offices P.C.
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