Mop wringer

Abstract

A mop wringer comprises a basket having an opening for accepting a mophead having mop material to be wrung, and a lever-operated mechanically assisted pressing mechanism including a press member for pressing the mop material of the mophead into or against the basket, and an elongate lever for operating the press member. The lever is positioned in a plane which bisects or substantially bisects the opening of the basket. There is also provide a mop holding element specifically adapted for a centralised lever of a mop wringer as described above. The holding element comprises means for securing the holding element to the lever of the wringer, and a gripping portion for releasably gripping a mop handle attached to the mophead.

1 . A mop wringer comprising a basket having an opening for accepting a mophead having mop material to be wrung, and a lever-operated mechanically assisted pressing mechanism including at least one press member for pressing the mop material of the mophead into or against the basket, an elongate lever for operating the press member, and a gear mechanism for transmitting movement of the lever to the or each press member, wherein the lever is positioned in a plane which bisects or substantially bisects the opening of the basket, so that forces imparted to the wringer via the lever are evenly or substantially evenly distributed.  
   
   
       2 . A mop wringer as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the said plane of the lever is spaced from a line equally bisecting the opening of the basket in a range which is greater than 0 mm and less than 20 mm.  
   
   
       3 . A mop wringer as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the said plane of the lever is spaced from a line equally bisecting the opening of the basket in a range of 10 mm to 15 mm.  
   
   
       4 . A mop wringer as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the lever operated pressing mechanism includes two said press members for pressing the mop material into or against the basket.  
   
   
       5 . A mop wringer as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a holding element for releasably holding a handle attached to a mophead.  
   
   
       6 . A mop wringer as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the holding element is provided on the lever and supports the handle when the mophead is positioned in the basket.  
   
   
       7 . A mop holding element for a lever of a mop wringer as claimed in  claim 1 , the holding element comprising means for securing the holding element to the lever of the wringer, and a gripping portion for releasably gripping a mop handle attached to the mophead.  
   
   
       8 . A mop holding element as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the gripping portion includes two jaws between which the mop handle can be push-fit inserted.  
   
   
       9 . A mop holding element as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the securing means is a clamp by which the holding element is clamped to the lever.  
   
   
       10 . A bucket in combination with a mop wringer comprising a basket having an opening for accepting a mophead having mop material to be wrung, and a lever-operated mechanically assisted pressing mechanism including at least one press member for pressing the mop material of the mophead into or against the basket, an elongate lever for operating the press member, and a gear mechanism for transmitting movement of the lever to the or each press member, wherein the lever is positioned in a plane which bisects or substantially bisects the opening of the basket, so that forces imparted to the wringer via the lever are evenly or substantially evenly distributed, the mop wringer being detachably attachable to the bucket.  
   
   
       11 . A combination as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the lever of the mop wringer, in a pressing condition, extends beyond the front edge of the bucket.  
   
   
       12 . A combination as claimed in  claim 10 , further comprising a holding element having means for securing the holding element to the lever of the wringer, and a gripping portion for releasably gripping a mop handle attached to the mophead.