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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2013
Electrolux Home Care Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Donald Joseph Davidshofer, Mount Holly, NC (US);
Saba Rizzi, Charlotte, NC (US);
Craig Alan Amick, Davidson, NC (US);
Electrolux Home Care Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A mop having a handle and a base plate. The base plate has a lower surface configured to lie on a surface to be cleaned, and extends in a plane defined by a lateral direction and a longitudinal direction that is perpendicular to the lateral direction. The base plate is elongated in the lateral direction and includes a rigid central region that is connected to the handle, a flexing region, and a stepping region. The flexing region is made with an elastomeric material, and is connected at an inboard edge to a lateral end of the central region and extends to an outboard edge. The stepping region is connected to the outboard edge of the flexing region, and includes a generally flat upper surface configured to be stepped on by a user's foot.