Global Patent Index - EP 1017305 B1

EP 1017305 B1 20070214 - MOPS AND MOP COMPONENTS

Title (en)

MOPS AND MOP COMPONENTS

Title (de)

WISCHGERÄT UND WISCHGERÄTBESTANDTEILE

Title (fr)

BALAIS A LAVER ET LEURS COMPOSANTS

Publication

EP 1017305 B1 20070214 (EN)

Application

EP 98903475 A 19980115

Priority

  • US 9800637 W 19980115
  • US 5708897 P 19970827

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9909876A1] Disclosed is a butterfly mop having an elongate shaft (21) with a channel body (50) disposed at one end of the shaft, the channel body having first and second leg portions (51, 52) defining a channel therebetween, the mop further having a mop element (26) including a foldable, compressible, liquid-absorbent member. The mop element and channel body are hingedly movable along a hinge line (62) relative to one another, whereby the mop element may be drawn into the channel causing the mop element to fold along a transverse axis and to become compressed between the channel body leg portions. A manual actuation mechanism includes a handle (66) and a tension rod (68) connecting the handle to one of the mop element and channel body for effecting relative hinged movement thereof. The mop element preferably includes plural pairs of apertures (135-138) for allowing mounting of the mop element to variously sized mop element supports.

IPC 8 full level

A47L 13/144 (2006.01); A47L 13/12 (2006.01); A47L 13/146 (2006.01); A47L 13/258 (2006.01); A47L 13/46 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47L 13/146 (2013.01); A47L 13/258 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9909876 A1 19990304; AT E353588 T1 20070315; AU 6023998 A 19990316; CA 2302039 A1 19990304; CA 2302039 C 20040921; DE 69837099 D1 20070329; DE 69837099 T2 20070712; EP 1017305 A1 20000712; EP 1017305 A4 20001122; EP 1017305 B1 20070214

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9800637 W 19980115; AT 98903475 T 19980115; AU 6023998 A 19980115; CA 2302039 A 19980115; DE 69837099 T 19980115; EP 98903475 A 19980115