(19)
(11) EP 0 980 667 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/01

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.02.2000 Bulletin 2000/08

(21) Application number: 99305846.0

(22) Date of filing: 23.07.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A47L 13/20, A47L 13/146, A47L 13/258
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 23.07.1998 GB 9816037

(71) Applicant: Addis Housewares Limited
Swansea SA1 7DD (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Ellams,Mike
    Porthcawi CF36 3DD (GB)
  • Woolley,Jack
    London N1 1PR (GB)
  • Edgerley,David
    London N6 6AL (GB)

(74) Representative: Davies, Gregory Mark et al
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Alexandra House 1 Alexandra Road Wales
Swansea, Wales SA1 5ED
Swansea, Wales SA1 5ED (GB)

   


(54) A mop


(57) A mop comprises an elongate handle 10, a tubular (hand grippable sleeve) 11 slidably mounted to the lower end of the handle 10 and an elongate cleaning head 12 rotatably mounted to the lower end of the sleeve 11 for rotation about an axis at an angle of about 40° to the longitudinal axis of the handle 10. The cleaning head 12 is provided on its underside with a cleaning pad 13 having a substantially flat cleaning surface which lies in a plane normal to the axis of rotation of the cleaning head 12. In use, the cleaning head 12 is arranged with its longitudinal axis lying perpendicular to the to-and-fro direction of movement of the mop. However, in order to clean in confined spaces, the cleaning head 12 can be rotated through 90°, so that its longitudinal axis now extends in line with the normal direction of movement.






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