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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2013
Midea America Corporation, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Donald Joseph Davidshofer, Mount Holly, NC (US);
MIDEA AMERICA, CORP., Parsippany, NJ (US);
Abstract
A mop having a base plate, a handle, a joint connecting the plate to the handle, a first grip at the end of the handle, a scrubbing mechanism in the base, and a cleaning pad attached to the bottom of the base. The scrubbing mechanism includes a scrub bar, and is movable between an inactive position in which the bar is flush with or above the lower surface of the plate, and an active position in which the bar extends through an opening through the plate to be at least partially below the lower surface of the plate. The cleaning pad moves from being flat on the lower surface of the plate when the scrubbing mechanism is in the inactive position, and a second configuration in which at least a portion of the cleaning pad protrudes downwards from the lower surface when the scrubbing mechanism is in the active position.