Floor cleaning apparatus

Abstract

A floor cleaning implement, especially useful as grout mop, that has a rectangular base member having first and second longitudinal edges and a coupling member having at least two pivot axes for supporting swiveling movement between the base member and a handle. A brush bristle mounting structure forms part of the base member and carries at least one, but preferably two, longitudinal rows of bristle tufts located along one longitudinal edge. A cleaning pad is removably secured to the base member adjacent the longitudinal rows of bristle tufts. Supplementary rows of bristle tufts having a longitudinal extent substantially less than the longitudinal extent of the first row of bristle tufts are centrally positioned. The cleaning pad includes an arcuate recess to provide clearance for the supplementary rows of bristle tufts. The bristles of the first row of bristle tufts have a length that is less than a thickness of the cleaning pad and engage a floor to be cleaned by exerting compression forces on the cleaning pad in order to reduce the thickness of the cleaning pad to a dimension equal to or less than the length of the bristle tufts of the first row. The reversible cleaning pad is covered with a microfiber material which also serves as a 'loop' material that is engageable with a 'hook' material on the base member in order to mount the cleaning pad to the base member.