BUCKET WITH WRINGER

Abstract

 Bucket (1) with wringer (2) for a mop, comprising three moving elements; two mutually facing elements (4) in a transversal plane of the bucket and displaced towards the front part of the bucket, with respect to the transversal plane (5) containing the centre of gravity of the bucket; and a third element (6) arranged in front of the transversal plane; with the wringer (2) being located in the rear part of the mouth of the bucket. Said bucket is characterised in that the rear part of the base (3) comprises at least one relief (7) which, together with said two elements (4), touch the floor when the bucket is at rest and when applying pressure to the wringer (2) with the mop; in which position the third moving element (6) is close to and separated from the floor, without touching same. The third element (6) touches the floor when pressure is applied to the front part of the bucket (1) to move same, thereby enhancing the movement and stability of the bucket.

Description

Object of the invention

[0001] The present invention relates to a bucket with wringer, which is intended to clean floors by means of a mop which is wrung in the wringer, the bucket being of the type that includes moving elements, such as wheels, in order to facilitate the sliding thereof on the surface to be mopped, and which aims to improve the aesthetics, movement and stability of the bucket, by means of a novel configuration of the base of the bucket.

Background of the invention

[0002] In the state of the art, the use of buckets with wringer in order to mop floors by means of a mop is known, there being different types of buckets which further comprise wheels in order to provide the movement of the bucket as the mopping of the floor progresses.

[0003] In this manner, it is worth mentioning the European patent with publication number EP 1870011, also published as ES 2353916, describing a mop bucket which is equipped with moving wheels, arranged mutually facing in one same transversal plane of the bucket and displaced towards the front part of the bucket, with respect to the transversal plane containing the centre of gravity of the bucket. In this document, the wheels do not touch the floor in the resting position of the bucket, nor when pressure is exerted on the wringer when wringing the mop; such that when one wants to move the bucket, they press on the front part of the bucket so that it tilts on sliding elements such that the bucket rests on the sliding elements, enabling the bucket to move on the floor. In order to achieve this functionality, the front part of the bucket has a configuration oriented outward and upward, such that it enables the bucket to tilt on the moving elements and rest on the wheels. This configuration makes the aesthetics of the bucket irregular and causes them to have an unstable appearance. Furthermore, the movement achieved with this bucket configuration can be improved.

Description of the invention

[0004] In order to solve the drawbacks and achieve the aforementioned objectives, the invention provides a novel bucket with wringer for a mop, which, like those foreseen in the state of the art, comprises at least three moving elements of the bucket on the floor, such that two of the moving elements are mutually facing in a transversal plane of the bucket and located displaced towards the front part of the bucket, in relation to the transversal plane containing the centre of gravity of the bucket. The wringer, like the conventional buckets, is located in the rear part of the mouth of the bucket, and the third moving element is arranged in front of the transversal plane containing the two moving elements.

[0005] The invention is novel since it is characterised in that the rear part of the base, located behind the transversal plane containing the two moving elements, comprises at least one relief which, together with said mutually facing moving elements, touch the floor both when the bucket is at rest and when pressure is applied to the wringer with the mop; in which position the third moving element is separated from the floor, without touching the same. When the bucket is to be moved, pressure must be applied to the front part of the bucket, which causes the bucket to tilt on the two mutually facing moving elements, until the third moving element touches the floor, in which position the bucket is resting on the three moving elements, which causes the bucket to move on the surface whereon it is arranged. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the at least one relief is made up of a plurality of reliefs, which for example are lugs.

[0006] Furthermore, the bucket has the novelty that at least the contour of the base of the bucket is parallel to the floor in the resting position, in which position said contour is separated from the floor by the at least one relief, or plurality of reliefs, and by the two mutually facing moving elements, which provides a structure with greater stability and a better aesthetic. In one embodiment, the base comprises a concavity flanked by the contour, but it is also foreseen that the base can be flat and parallel to the floor, which, as described, also establishes that the contour of the base is parallel to the floor. It is possible that the base can adopt any configuration, provided that the contour thereof is parallel to the floor.

[0007] The described configuration has the advantage that since the third element is separated from the floor, but very close to the same, the tilting that the bucket must perform to move when the pressure is applied to the front part thereof is very small, which greatly facilitates performance of the displacement manoeuvre of the bucket, while providing a stable structure with a regular aesthetic.

[0008] In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the at least one relief or reliefs are arranged in the contour of the base, but they can also be distributed on the rear part of the surface of the base, always behind the transversal plane containing the two mutually facing moving elements, regardless of whether it is flat or concave curved or has any other configuration that it may adopt.

[0009] The invention foresees that the third moving element is a roller, but it can also be a wheel.

Description of the figures

[0010] To complete the description, and for the purpose of helping to make the features of the invention more readily understandable, this description is accompanied by a set of figures constituting an integral part of the same, which by way of illustration and not limitation represents the following:

Figure 1 is a side view of a possible embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a rear view of the example of the previous figure.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the bucket of the previous figures.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the inverted bucket in order to show the configuration of the base.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the bucket.

Preferred embodiment of the invention

[0011] The invention is described below based on the previously mentioned figures.

[0012] The bucket 1 of the invention comprises a wringer 2 which is foreseen in the rear part of the mouth of the bucket 1 in order to wring a mop (not depicted) by means of which floors are mopped.

[0013] Furthermore, the bucket 1 comprises two moving elements 4, which are preferably two wheels, which are mutually facing in a transversal plane of the bucket 1 and are arranged displaced towards the front part of the bucket 1, with respect to the transversal plane 5 containing the centre of gravity of the bucket. In other words, the wheels 4 are located in front of the centre of gravity of the bucket.

[0014] The base 3 of the bucket 1 comprises a third moving element 6, preferably a roller, which is arranged shifted forward with respect to the wheels 4.

[0015] The base 3 has a configuration wherein, at least, the contour 3a thereof is parallel to the floor wherein the bucket is located. In the preferred embodiment, the base is concave curved and the contour 3a thereof is parallel to the floor, but the base 3 could be flat and parallel to the floor. The front part of the concave curved area of the base 3 includes the roller 6 which protrudes with respect to the contour 3a of the base 3.

[0016] Furthermore, the rear part of the base 3, more specifically the part which is located behind the transversal plane containing the wheels 4, comprises at least one relief 7, which in the exemplary embodiment comprises a plurality of reliefs 7, which can be lugs for example, which are arranged in the contour 3a of the base 3, although they could also be distributed on the rear part of the base 3. The plurality of reliefs 7 are foreseen to provide a means of resting the base on the floor when the bucket is at rest, in which position the base further rests on the wheels 4 and the roller 6 is separated a small distance from the floor, such that said roller 6 does not touch the floor. This position of the bucket is maintained when it is at rest and when the wringer 2 is pressed in order to wring the mop, since the pressure is applied on the wheels 4 and ribs 7 of the rear part of the bucket, such that they maintain the bucket in this stable position.

[0017] When the bucket 1 is to be moved, it is enough to press on the front part of the bucket 1, for example by means of the mop, which causes the bucket on the wheels 4 to tilt forward until the roller 6 makes contact with the floor, with which the bucket moves forward, in order to advance as it mops the floor. The tilting that must be performed in order to cause the movement of the bucket is minimal, since the roller 6, as described, is separated and close to the floor in the resting position of the bucket.

Claims

1. A bucket (1) with wringer (2) for a mop comprising at least three moving elements on the floor; two of the mutually facing moving elements (4) being in a transversal plane of the bucket and displaced towards the front part of the bucket, with respect to the transversal plane (5) containing the centre of gravity of the bucket; the wringer (2) being located in the rear part of the mouth of the bucket; and wherein the third moving element (6) is arranged in front of the transversal plane containing the two moving elements (4); characterised in that the rear part of the base (3), located behind the transversal plane containing the two moving elements (4), comprises at least one relief (7) which, together with said two mutually facing moving elements (4), touch the floor when the bucket is at rest and when pressure is applied to the wringer (2) with the mop; in which position the third moving element (6) is close to and separated from the floor, without touching same; whereas said third moving element (6) touches the floor when pressure is applied to the front part of the bucket (1) in order to cause the movement thereof.

2. The bucket, according to claim 1, characterised in that at least the contour (3a) of the base (3) of the bucket is parallel to the floor in the resting position, in which position said contour (3a) is separated from the floor whereon it touches through the at least one relief (7) and the two mutually facing moving elements (4).

3. The bucket, according to claim 2, characterised in that the at least one relief (7) is arranged in the contour (3a) of the base (3).

4. The bucket, according to claim 2, characterised in that the base (3) is flat and parallel to the floor.

5. The bucket, according to claim 2, characterised in that the base (3) comprises a concavity flanked by the contour (3a).

6. The bucket, according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that it comprises a plurality of reliefs (7).

7. The bucket, according to claim 6, characterised in that the plurality of reliefs (7) are arranged distributed on the rear part of the surface of the base (3).

8. The bucket, according to claim 1, characterised in that the third moving element (6) is selected between a roller and a wheel.

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