Double Action Wringer Assembly

Abstract

A double action wringer assembly for wringing a mop in a mop bucket includes a mop bucket and a wringer that is positioned on the mop bucket. A handle is included that has a pair of legs each extending between a grip such that the handle has a U-shape. The handle is movably integrated into the wringer for wringing the mop. A foot pedal is movably disposed on the mop bucket and the foot pedal can be stepped upon. Additionally, the foot pedal is in mechanical communication with the wringer. The foot pedal urges the wringer into the compressed condition when the foot pedal is stepped upon to wring the mop.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A double action wringer assembly being integrated into a mop bucket to facilitate either hand actuation or foot actuation, said assembly comprising:
 a mop bucket;   a wringer being positioned on said mop bucket wherein said wringer is configured to have a mop positioned therein for squeezing water from the mop;   a handle having a pair of legs each extending between a grip such that said handle has a U-shape, said handle being movably integrated into said wringer wherein said handle is configured to be gripped for wringing the mop, said handle urging said wringer into a compressed condition, said wringer being biased into a released condition; and   a foot pedal being movably disposed on said mop bucket wherein said foot pedal is configured to be stepped upon, said foot pedal being in mechanical communication with said wringer, said foot pedal urging said wringer into said compressed condition when said foot pedal is stepped upon wherein said foot pedal is configured to wring the mop.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said wringer has a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall, said wringer including a plate being pivotally disposed in said wringer; and   each of said legs has a foot extending away from said leg, said foot on each of said legs being directed toward each other, said foot on each of said legs rotatably engaging a respective one of said first lateral wall and said second lateral wall of said wringer, said foot on each of said legs being coupled to respective lateral edges of said panel being disposed in said wringer, each of said legs being vertically oriented when said wringer is in said released condition having said grip extending along a horizontal axis wherein said grip is configured to be gripped.   
     
     
         3 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said wringer includes a plate being pivotally disposed in said wringer; and   said assembly includes a linkage being coupled to and extending downwardly from said wringer, said linkage having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end being coupled to said panel, said linkage extending downwardly along a back side of said outer wall of said mop bucket, said lower end having a notch extending upwardly in said lower end.   
     
     
         4 . The assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 said mop bucket has a bottom wall and an outer wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall; and   said foot pedal has a front end and a back end, said foot pedal being elongated between said front end and said back end, said foot pedal extending along said bottom wall of said mop bucket such that said front end is spaced in front of a front side of said outer wall of said mop bucket, said back end having a tab extending away from said back end, said tab being positioned in said notch in said lower end of said linkage.   
     
     
         5 . The assembly according to  claim 4 , further comprising a pair of pivots, each of said pivots being coupled to said back side of said outer wall of said mop bucket, said lower end of said linkage being positioned between said pivots, each of said lower end and said tab on said back end of said foot pedal being pivotally coupled to said pivots. 
     
     
         6 . A double action wringer assembly being integrated into a mop bucket to facilitate either hand actuation or foot actuation, said assembly comprising:
 a mop bucket having a bottom wall and an outer wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall;   a wringer being positioned on said mop bucket wherein said wringer is configured to have a mop positioned therein for squeezing water from the mop, said wringer having a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall, said wringer including a plate being pivotally disposed in said wringer;   a handle having a pair of legs each extending between a grip such that said handle has a U-shape, said handle being movably integrated into said wringer wherein said handle is configured to be gripped for wringing the mop, said handle urging said wringer into a compressed condition, said wringer being biased into a released condition, each of said legs having a foot extending away from said leg, said foot on each of said legs being directed toward each other, said foot on each of said legs rotatably engaging a respective one of said first lateral wall and said second lateral wall of said wringer, said foot on each of said legs being coupled to respective lateral edges of said panel being disposed in said wringer, each of said legs being vertically oriented when said wringer is in said released condition having said grip extending along a horizontal axis wherein said grip is configured to be gripped;   a linkage being coupled to and extending downwardly from said wringer, said linkage having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end being coupled to said panel, said linkage extending downwardly along a back side of said outer wall of said mop bucket, said lower end having a notch extending upwardly in said lower end;   a foot pedal being movably disposed on said mop bucket wherein said foot pedal is configured to be stepped upon, said foot pedal being in mechanical communication with said wringer, said foot pedal urging said wringer into said compressed condition when said foot pedal is stepped upon wherein said foot pedal is configured to wring the mop, said foot pedal having a front end and a back end, said foot pedal being elongated between said front end and said back end, said foot pedal extending along said bottom wall of said mop bucket such that said front end is spaced in front of a front side of said outer wall of said mop bucket, said back end having a tab extending away from said back end, said tab being positioned in said notch in said lower end of said linkage; and   a pair of pivots, each of said pivots being coupled to said back side of said outer wall of said mop bucket, said lower end of said linkage being positioned between said pivots, each of said lower end and said tab on said back end of said foot pedal being pivotally coupled to said pivots.   
     
     
         7 . A double action wringer system being integrated into a mop bucket to facilitate either hand actuation or foot actuation, said system comprising:
 a mop bucket having a bottom wall and an outer wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall;   a wringer being positioned on said mop bucket wherein said wringer is configured to have a mop positioned therein for squeezing water from the mop, said wringer having a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall, said wringer including a plate being pivotally disposed in said wringer;   a handle having a pair of legs each extending between a grip such that said handle has a U-shape, said handle being movably integrated into said wringer wherein said handle is configured to be gripped for wringing the mop, said handle urging said wringer into a compressed condition, said wringer being biased into a released condition, each of said legs having a foot extending away from said leg, said foot on each of said legs being directed toward each other, said foot on each of said legs rotatably engaging a respective one of said first lateral wall and said second lateral wall of said wringer, said foot on each of said legs being coupled to respective lateral edges of said panel being disposed in said wringer, each of said legs being vertically oriented when said wringer is in said released condition having said grip extending along a horizontal axis wherein said grip is configured to be gripped;   a linkage being coupled to and extending downwardly from said wringer, said linkage having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end being coupled to said panel, said linkage extending downwardly along a back side of said outer wall of said mop bucket; and   a foot pedal being movably disposed on said mop bucket wherein said foot pedal is configured to be stepped upon, said foot pedal being in mechanical communication with said wringer, said foot pedal urging said wringer into said compressed condition when said foot pedal is stepped upon wherein said foot pedal is configured to wring the mop, said foot pedal including a pair of members each extending away from a plate, each of said members extending along said bottom wall of said mop bucket, said plate extending outwardly beyond a front side of said outer wall of said mop bucket wherein said plate is configured to be stepped upon, each of said members having a distal end with respect to said plate, said distal end of each of said members being pivotally coupled to said lower end of said linkage.