Sponge board device

Abstract

The present invention provides a device for squeezing water out of a sponge board (1) having a bow handle (2) arranged on a backing plate (14), the device comprising a perforated base plate (3) and a pressure element (4), wherein the perforated base plate (3) comprises multiple drainage openings (5) for allowing water to drain from an upper surface (6) of the perforated base plate; and the pressure element (4) comprises a first end (7), a second end (8), at least one pressure surface (11) and a recess (9), the recess is arranged to accommodate the bow handle (2) when the sponge board (1) is arranged on the upper surface (6) of the perforated base plate (3), the first end (7) is pivotably connected to the perforated base plate by at least one hinge (12) and the second end (8) is distal from the first end and comprises a push handle (10), and the pressure element (4) may pivot between a first position, wherein the sponge board (1) may be arranged on the upper surface (6) of the perforated base plate (3), and a second position, wherein the at least one pressure surface (11) is parallel to, and at a predetermined distance from, the upper surface (6) of the perforated plate (3), wherein the device comprises means for changing the predetermined distance of the at least one pressure surface (11) in the second position.

1 . A device for squeezing water out of a sponge board having a bow handle arranged on a backing plate, the device comprising a perforated base plate and a pressure element, wherein
 the perforated base plate comprises multiple drainage openings for allowing water to drain from an upper surface of the perforated base plate; and   the pressure element comprises a first end, a second end, at least one pressure surface and a recess, the recess is arranged to accommodate the bow handle when the sponge board is arranged on the upper surface of the perforated base plate, the first end is pivotably connected to the perforated base plate by at least one hinge and the second end is distal from the first end and comprises a push handle, and the pressure element may pivot between a first position, wherein the sponge board may be arranged on the upper surface of the perforated base plate, and a second position, wherein the at least one pressure surface is parallel to, and at a predetermined distance from, the upper surface of the perforated plate, wherein the device comprises means for changing the predetermined distance of the at least one pressure surface in the second position.   
     
     
         2 . A device according to  claim 1 , wherein the means for changing the predetermined distance of the at least one pressure surface in the second position comprises at least one interchangeable adapter on the pressure element, said interchangeable adapter comprising the at least one pressure surface. 
     
     
         3 . A device according to  claim 2 , wherein the interchangeable adapter comprises a first plate element comprising the at least one pressure surface, wherein the thickness of the first plate element decides the size of the predetermined distance. 
     
     
         4 . A device according to  claim 2  or  3 , wherein the at least one interchangeable adapter comprises a first and a second interconnected plate element, each plate element comprising a pressure surface, the first and the second plate element being parallel and of different thickness, such that the interchangeable adapter may be arranged with the pressure surface of the first or the second plate element facing the upper surface of the perforated base plate to provide a first or a second predetermined distance, respectively, between the at least one pressure surface and the upper surface of the perforated base plate when the pressure element is in the second position. 
     
     
         5 . A device according to  claim 4 , wherein the first and the second plate element are interconnected by a connecting element such that the interchangeable adapter may be releasably fastened to the pressure element, preferably by being clipped onto the pressure element. 
     
     
         6 . A device according to  claim 2 , wherein the interchangeable adapter provides increased stiffness to the pressure element. 
     
     
         7 . A device according to  claim 1 , wherein the pressure element is pretensioned towards the first position, preferably by an internal spring in the at least one hinge. 
     
     
         8 . A device according to  claim 1 , wherein the perforated base plate comprises guide rails for centering the sponge board upon the perforated base plate. 
     
     
         9 . A device according to  claim 1 , wherein the pressure element may be locked in the second position, preferably by at least one locking arm pivotably connected to the perforated base plate. 
     
     
         10 . A device according to  claim 1 , wherein the pressure element comprises two parallel arms interconnected by the push handle, and the recess is provided by a longitudinal opening formed between the two parallel arms. 
     
     
         11 . A device according to  claim 9 , wherein the at least one interchangeable adapter is arranged on the parallel arms. 
     
     
         12 . A device according to  claim 1 , wherein the push handle is bow shaped and comprises an upper rounded surface extending away from the perforated base plate. 
     
     
         13 . A device according to  claim 1 , comprising stopping means for preventing the pressure element from pivoting beyond the second position. 
     
     
         14 . A device according to  claim 1 , wherein the means for changing the predetermined distance of the at least one pressure surface in the second position comprises means for raising or lowering the level of the at least one hinge  12  in relation to the perforated base plate  3 .