Wringer assembly

Abstract

A wringer assembly for mounting on a bucket, including a housing having an end wall and a moveable wringing member in the housing, where the wringing member has a wringing surface facing the end wall. A lever mechanism moves the wringing member in the housing between a first position in which the wringing surface is maximally spaced from the end wall to provide a space between the wringing surface and the end wall, and a second position in which the wringing surface is spaced closer to the end wall. The wringing member has a first mounting formation which is releasably co-operable with a second corresponding mounting formation of an adaptor to mount the adaptor to the wringing surface for movement with the wringing member. The adaptor may include a pad of resilient material and the end wall includes at least one opening for liquid to pass from the wringer housing.

1 . A wringer assembly for mounting on a bucket, the assembly including a housing having an end wall, and there being a moveable wringing member in the housing, the wringing member having a wringing surface which faces the end wall, and there being a lever mechanism for moving the wringing member in the housing between a first position in which the wringing surface is maximally spaced from the end wall to provide a space between the wringing surface and the end wall for a mop to be wrung, and a second position in which the wringing surface is spaced closer to the end wall, the wringing member having a first mounting formation which is releasably co-operable with a second corresponding mounting formation of an adaptor to mount the adaptor to the wringing surface for movement with the wringing member, the adaptor including a pad of resilient material, and the end wall including at least one opening for liquid to pass from the wringer housing. 
     
     
         2 . An assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the adaptor comprises a resilient pad and a backing part to which the resilient pad is connected, the backing part providing at least one first mounting formation. 
     
     
         3 . An assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the adaptor includes a first set of second mounting formations which engage with corresponding first formation of the wringing member, and a second set of second mounting formations which engage with corresponding first mounting formations of the wringing member, the first and second mounting formations engaging as the adaptor is lowered into the housing. 
     
     
         4 . An assembly according to  claim 3  wherein the first set of second mounting formations are tabs receivably in tab openings of the wringing member. 
     
     
         5 . An assembly according to  claim 3  wherein the second set of second mounting formations including one or more hooks. 
     
     
         6 . An assembly according to  claim 1  wherein on the exterior of the housing there is provided at least one stowage mounting formation corresponding to the first mounting formation of the wringing member so that when the adaptor is not in use, the adaptor may be stowed by engaging a second mounting formation of the adaptor with the stowage mounting formation. 
     
     
         7 . An assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the wringer assembly includes a floor part, which extends laterally from the wringing surface and has a generally curved configuration, the wringer assembly including an insert which is located on the floor part, the insert being generally wedge shaped with a minimum thickness end of the wedge facing the end wall when the wringing member is in its first position. 
     
     
         8 . An assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the wringer assembly has retaining devices releasably to retain the wringer assembly to the bucket on which it is mounted. 
     
     
         9 . An assembly according to  claim 1  wherein at least a part of the wringer assembly housing is received within the bucket. 
     
     
         10 . An assembly according to  claim 9  wherein the wringer assembly has engagement formations for engagement with corresponding engagement formations of the bucket. 
     
     
         11 . A combination of a bucket and a wringer assembly, the assembly including a housing having an end wall, and there being a moveable wringing member in the housing, the wringing member having a wringing surface which faces the end wall, and there being a lever mechanism for moving the wringing member in the housing between a first position in which the wringing surface is maximally spaced from the end wall to provide a space between the wringing surface and the end wall for a mop to be wrung, and a second position in which the wringing surface is spaced closer to the end wall, the wringing member having a first mounting formation which is releasably co-operable with a second corresponding mounting formation of an adaptor to mount the adaptor to the wringing surface for movement with the wringing member, the adaptor including a pad of resilient material, and the end wall including at least one opening for liquid to pass from the wringer housing.