Mop fixture with clamp arm

Abstract

A mop fixture for mounting a mop head to a mop handle comprises an elongate upper clamp base body with a boss for connection to a mop handle end. A lower swing arm is swingably attached for a clamping relationship with the clamp base body and retains the mop head between the clamp base body and the lower swing arm. A latch end on the swing arm is selectively connectable to the clamp base body at a latch connection. A latch release mechanism in the clamp base body is provided for ease of disconnection of the swing arm latch end from the latch connection for removal and replacement of the mop head.

What is claimed and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is:  
     
         1 . A fixture for mounting a mop head to a mop handle comprising: 
 a. an elongate upper clamp base body with first and second ends and with a centrally mounted tubular boss extending upwardly for engagement with a mop handle end;    b. a lower swing arm swingable into clamping relationship with said clamp base body to hold and retain a mop head there between, the swing arm having an elongate portion and spaced, upstanding hinge end and latch ends, the hinge end swingably connected to said clamp base body first and the latch end being selectively connectable to said clamp base body second end; and    c. a latch connection at said clamp base body second end for selective engagement with said swing arm latch end so that said mop head may be removed and replaced.    
     
     
         2 . The fixture set forth in  claim 1  including a latch release mechanism at said clamp base body second end for disconnection of said swing arm latch end from said latch connection.  
     
     
         3 . The fixture set forth in  claim 2  wherein: 
 a. said swing arm latch end has a tooth and ramp;  
 b. said latch connection has a cross piece for snap-in engagement with said tooth; and  
 c. said release mechanism includes a lever and a nose portion engageable with said ramp so that as said lever is swung open, said nose portion pushes against said ramp to disconnect said tooth from said latch connection.  
 
     
     
         4 . The fixture set forth in  claim 1  wherein said swing arm hinge end and latch end extend upwardly from said elongate portion to form a space between said clamp base body and said swing arm for receipt of said mop head, and spikes extend upwardly from said swing arm elongate portion for protruding into said mop head.  
     
     
         5 . The fixture set forth in  claim 1  wherein said tubular boss has a plurality of longitudinal vanes and basal arcuate sections sized for snug fitting into a hollow end of said mop handle.  
     
     
         6 . A fixture for mounting a mop head to a mop handle comprising: 
 a. an elongate clamp base body with first and second ends and having a centrally mounted tubular boss extending upwardly and perpendicularly to the clamp base body, the boss having a diameter sized for fitting inside a hollow end of a mop handle end with exterior contact vanes and arcuate buttresses engaging said mop handle hollow end;    b. a lower swing arm swingable into clamping relationship against said clamp base to hold a mop head therebetween, the swing arm having a hinge end swingably connected to a first end of the clamp base body and an opposite toothed latch end selectively connectable to a second end of the clamp base body; and    c. a latch connection at said second end of the clamp base body and having a crossbar for said toothed latch end of said swing arm to snap over and a swingably mounted disengagement lever adjacent said crossbar and which bears against said toothed latch end to disengage same when said disengagement lever is swung open.