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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2004
Adrian Benton James, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bryan Thomas White, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael Joseph Shawver, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Jan Hendrik Maria Verbiest, Baruta, VE;
Virginia Pankratz, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Paulus Antonius Augustinus Höfte, Sint Martens Latem, BE;
Adrian Benton James, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bryan Thomas White, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael Joseph Shawver, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Jan Hendrik Maria Verbiest, Baruta, VE;
Virginia Pankratz, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Paulus Antonius Augustinus Höfte, Sint Martens Latem, BE;
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A cleaning implement is provided for cleaning surfaces with a cleaning substrate. The cleaning implement includes a handle connected via a universal joint to a mop head. A portion of the universal joint forms a handgrip which allows a user to hold the mop head independently from the handle. The cleaning implement has a quick-disconnect mechanism which includes a male element located at a distal end of the handle and a female element located on the universal joint and which allow a user to easily disconnect the handle from the mop head.