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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1995
Harold J Schroeck, West Chester, OH (US);
Paul R Burger, Lebanon, OH (US);
Vining Industries, Inc., Springfield, OH (US);
Abstract
A wringer mop including a handle and a head portion having a plurality of mop strands, and an improved connector for connecting the mop strands to the handle. The connector includes a connector body having a collar portion and a hollow shank portion. A strand clip is provided for engaging with the mop strands and includes a pair of legs for extending into engagement with the shank portion whereby the strand clip is attached to the connector body. The mop is assembled by first engaging the mop strands with the strand clip and then connecting the strand clip to the connector body. Subsequently, the assembled connector body and strand clip may be attached to the bottom of the handle by inserting the shank portion into the handle.