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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Medline Industries, Inc., Mundelein, IL (US);
Inventor:
Derek Roberts, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Medline Industries, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 13/256 (2006.01); A47L 13/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 13/256 (2013.01); A47L 13/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mop () includes a mop head () having a housing () defining a major surface to couple to a cleaning pad (). One or more flappers () are disposed along the major surface. The flappers, in response to actuation of an actuator (), selectively pivot from a closed position disposed within the housing and substantially parallel with the major surface to an angularly displaced open position extending distally outward from the major surface. A user actuates the actuator () to detach the cleaning pad from the major surface without having to handle the cleaning pad.