Mop, Mop Head and Method of Fitting

Abstract

A Kentucky mop comprises a mop head ( 11 ) having an elongate tubular header ( 19 ) formed of fabric material from which a plurality of elongate co-extending members ( 18 ) of absorbent material extend. A handle assembly ( 10 ) of the mop comprises a mount ( 13 ) having a pivotable mounting bar 15 that can be inserted into the tubular header ( 19 ) and pivoted towards a body ( 14 ) of the mount. The header ( 19 ) is securely constrained by the bar ( 15 ) in a channel formed on the bottom wall of the mount body ( 14 ).

1 . A head for a mop, the head comprising a plurality of elongate members of absorbent material extending from a header, wherein the header defines an elongate passageway adapted to receive an elongate mounting bar of a mount of a handle assembly of the mop. 
     
     
         2 . The head for a mop of  claim 1 , in which the header is tubular. 
     
     
         3 . The head for a mop  claim 2 , in which the header comprises an abrasive material. 
     
     
         4 . The head for a mop of  claim 3  in which the header is formed of a flexible material. 
     
     
         5 . The head for a mop of  claim 4 , in which the header is formed of a woven fabric. 
     
     
         6 . The head for a mop of  claim 2 , in which the elongate members of the mop head extend outwardly from a sidewall of the tubular header. 
     
     
         7 . A mop comprising a handle assembly and a head, the head comprising a plurality of elongate members of absorbent material extending from a header, wherein the header defines an elongate passageway adapted to receive an elongate mounting bar of a mount of a handle assembly of the mop, the handle assembly comprising a mount having an elongate mounting bar which extends through the passageway defined by the header of the mop. 
     
     
         8 . The mop of  claim 7 , in which the mounting bar is displaceable towards the mount. 
     
     
         9 . The mop of  claim 7 , wherein the mounting bar is an elongate flat blade. 
     
     
         10 . The mop of  claim 8 , in which a first end of the mounting bar is pivotally mounted to a body of the mount. 
     
     
         11 . The mop of  claim 10 , in which a second end of the mounting bar is arranged to releasably engage the body of the mount. 
     
     
         12 . The mop of  claim 10 , in which a second end of the mounting bar is arranged to releasably engage the body of the mount by means of a releasable catch. 
     
     
         13 . The mop of  claim 12 , in which the catch is provided with an actuator for releasing the engagement between the second end of the mounting bar and the body of the mount. 
     
     
         14 . The mop of  claim 13 , in which the body of the mount comprises an elongate channel into which a longitudinal side portion of the mounting bar extends when the second end of the mounting bar is engaged with the body of the mount. 
     
     
         15 . The mop of  claim 12 , in which the channel is defined between a pair of rows of teeth which extend from the body of the mount. 
     
     
         16 . A method of fitting a mop head to a handle assembly of a mop, the method comprising inserting an elongate mounting bar of a mount of the handle assembly into an elongate passageway defined by a header of the mop head. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  comprising pivoting the mounting bar towards a body of the mount and locking the mounting bar thereto.