Disposable berm mop

Abstract

An absorbent berm mop assembly to contain a liquid spill is provided. The absorbent berm comprises an absorbent material packed within a tube sock of variable length and diameter comprising a berm. Prior to closing of the ends of the berm, a rigid plate is inserted atop the absorbent. The rigid berm is fixed to a handle bracket. Operation of the handle effects a flattening of the berm via force applied to the handle being distributed along the length of the rigid plate. The berm is used to contain spills on a floor by presenting a planar absorbent surface to absorb liquid that can be moved in a mopping motion. The saturated berm assembly can be disposed of for appropriate disposal after detaching from the handle. The advantage to this design is the ability to maximize the active absorbance capacity of a given volume of absorbent material by flattening the berm surface to the floor plane, as well as by mopping motion, while allowing for easy disposal of all but the handle. The novel utility is a disposable berm mop.

The following claims are made about the invention described in this application: 
     
         1 . A mop for liquid spills comprising:
 a rigid plate located atop a mass of absorbent material.   both rigid plate and absorbent material being enclosed within a textile sock.   a handle bracket to be affixed to a rigid plate by fasteners through said textile sock.   a handle attached to said handle bracket.   
     
     
         2 . A berm mop for liquid spills wherein application of force in the mopping motion to the handle serves to flatten the berm to the floor through transfer of that force along the rigid plate allowing for absorption of the liquid spill by the berm. 
     
     
         3 . A disposable berm mop where separation of the mop handle from the remainder of the berm assembly allows disposal of a berm saturated with liquid.