Addition of a removable scrubbing pad to a mop holder and to a scrub applicator

Abstract

A pad for scrubbing is attached to the head of a mop holder by a removable adhesive means such as VELCRO, producing a combined mop and scrubber holder for dual use cleaning and removing need for a separate scrubber holder. The pad may be easily removed and replaced when it is worn out. For cleaning applications requiring a separate scrubber tool, a removable scrubbing pad is attached to the end of an applicator handle, using a removable adhesive means such as VELCRO. Any worn out scrubbing pad can be easily removed from the applicator handle and replaced.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is:  
     
         1 . In a mop holder tool of the type used for cleaning floors and other flat surfaces, said mop holder tool having an extended length handle that includes at one end, an attached mop holding frame that has an unbroken horizontal bar member to which mop fibers are fastened; 
 a scrubbing pad; and    fastening means for removably engaging said scrubbing pad to the top surface of said horizontal bar member;    said scrubbing pad being attached with its scrub surface exposed and available for cleaning application to a floor surface or other flat surface, using said mop holder tool.    
     
     
         2 . The fastening means as recited in  claim 1 , including two adhesive strips, each strip including a permanent adhesive layer on one side for permanent attachment to either said bar member or said scrubbing pad, each strip including on its non-permanent adhesive side, a pressure sensitive engaging composition layer for engaging the other strip; said engaging composition layer permitting disengagement of said two adhesive strips when a separating tensile force is applied.  
     
     
         3 . In a scrubbing pad applicator tool of the type used for cleaning floors and other flat surfaces, said scrubbing pad applicator tool having an extended length handle that includes at one end, a structure for holding a scrubbing pad, said structure including an attached flat, horizontally projecting bar member; 
 a scrubbing pad; and    fastening means for removably engaging said scrubbing pad to the bottom surface of said bar member;    said scrubbing pad being attached with its scrub surface exposed and available for cleaning application to a floor surface or other flat surface.    
     
     
         4 . The fastening means as recited in  claim 3 , including two adhesive strips, each strip including a permanent adhesive layer on one side for permanent attachment to either said bar member or said scrubbing pad, each strip including on its non-permanent adhesive side, a pressure sensitive engaging composition layer for engaging the other strip; said engaging composition layer permitting disengagement of said two adhesive strips when a separating tensile force is applied.