Mop, and method for the production of a mopping cover for the mop

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for producing a mopping cover ( 1 ) for a mop ( 2 ) comprising a support ( 3 ) and the mopping cover ( 1 ) which at least partly encloses the support ( 3 ). Said support ( 3 ) is provided with triangular faces ( 6, 7 ) that extend away from each other like arrows on two opposite sides ( 4, 5 ) and are disposed in congruent, triangular insertion pockets ( 8, 9 ) of the mopping cover when properly using the mop ( 2 ). The imaginary extensions of the lateral lines ( 10, 11; 12, 13 ) of the faces ( 6, 7 ) and the insertion pockets ( 8, 9 ) are arranged essentially perpendicular to each other while angularly intersecting each other, respectively. The insertion pockets ( 8, 9 ) are formed by the mopping cover ( 1 ), are embodied as a single piece, and are made of the same material as the mopping cover ( 1 ). Each of the insertion pockets ( 8, 9 ) encompasses only one seam ( 14, 15 ) for forming the insertion pockets ( 8, 9 ), said seam extending in a vertical direction from the tip ( 16, 17 ) located on the face to the respective ground line ( 18, 19 ) thereof. In a first step of the inventive method, a rectangular planar structure ( 20 ) that substantially corresponds to the width and length of the support ( 3 ) is folded along half the width ( 22 ) thereof in the longitudinal direction ( 21 ). In a second step, the superimposed faces ( 24, 25; 26 27 ) that represent half the width and are disposed perpendicular to the folding line ( 23 ) are connected to each other on the faces. In another step, the fold ( 28 ) is folded open so as to create a planar mopping surface ( 29 ), the insertion pockets ( 8, 9 ) being automatically created when the fold ( 28 ) is folded open.

1 . A method for the production of a wiper cover for a wiper, comprising a carrier and the wiper cover, at least partially enclosing the carrier, wherein the carrier has triangular front sides, pointing away from one another in the form of arrows, on two opposing sides, which are arranged in congruently shaped, triangular insertion pockets of the wiper cover during use of the wiper, wherein the imaginary prolongations of the side lines of the front sides and the insertion pockets are arranged, intersecting angularly and essentially at right angles to one another, wherein the insertion pockets are formed by the wiper cover itself and are integrally formed with it of the same material, and wherein each of the insertion pockets has only one seam for the formation of the insertion pockets, which extends from their individual front tip, perpendicular to their individual base line, wherein in a first process step, a rectangular sheet-like article, corresponding essentially to the width and length of the carrier, is folded over in the longitudinal direction, along its half width, wherein in a second process step, the front sides of half width, which are arranged at right angles to the fold line and one atop the other, are joined at the end by a seam running perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and wherein, in another process step, the fold is again unfolded, so as to produce a wiping area, and wherein upon unfolding the fold, the insertion pockets form automatically.  
   
   
       2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the front sides are sewed, cemented, or welded together in a second process step.  
   
   
       3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the sheet-like article is folded, in the first process step, in such a way that the wiping area of the wiper cover is located on the outside.  
   
   
       4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the sheet-like article is folded, in the first step, in such a way that the wiping area is placed on the inside.  
   
   
       5 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein following the second process step, the wiping area is turned from the inside to the outside.  
   
   
       6 . A wiper, comprising a carrier and a wiper cover, enclosing the carrier, at least partially, wherein the carrier has triangular front sides, pointing away from one another in the form of arrows, on opposing sides, which are arranged during the use of the wiper in congruently shaped, triangular insertion pockets of the wiper cover, wherein the imaginary prolongations of the side lines of the front sides and the insertion pockets, are arranged intersecting angularly and essentially at right angles, wherein the insertion pockets are formed by the wiper cover itself and are integrally formed with it of the same material, and wherein each of the insertion pockets has only one seam for the formation of the insertion pockets, which extends from their individual front tip, perpendicular to their individual base line.  
   
   
       7 . The wiper according to  claim 6 , wherein the boundary of the wiper cover is covered, at least partially, by a hem.  
   
   
       8 . The wiper according to  claim 6 , wherein the seams are covered by a protective strip, on the side turned away from the carrier.  
   
   
       9 . The wiper according to  claim 6 , wherein the carrier is shaped as a wiper frame and comprises two clamping wings, which are locked during use and in that at least one of the clamping wings can be folded for the installation/removal of the wiper cover.