Flexible scrubbing head for a floor mop

摘要

A mop having a handle and a base plate. The base plate has a lower surface configured to lie on a surface to be cleaned, and extends in a plane defined by a lateral direction and a longitudinal direction that is perpendicular to the lateral direction. The base plate is elongated in the lateral direction and includes a rigid central region that is connected to the handle, a flexing region, and a stepping region. The flexing region is made with an elastomeric material, and is connected at an inboard edge to a lateral end of the central region and extends to an outboard edge. The stepping region is connected to the outboard edge of the flexing region, and includes a generally flat upper surface configured to be stepped on by a user's foot.

主权项

1. A mop comprising:
a handle having a proximal end, a distal end opposite the proximal end; a base plate having a lower surface configured to lie on a surface to be cleaned, the base plate extending in a plane defined by a lateral direction and a longitudinal direction that is perpendicular to the lateral direction, the base plate being elongated in the lateral direction and comprising:
a rigid central region having a first lateral end and a second lateral end opposite the first lateral end, the rigid central region being connected to the proximal end of the handle between the first lateral end and the second lateral end,a first flexing region comprising an elastomeric material, the first flexing region being connected at an inboard edge to the first lateral end of the rigid central region and extending in the lateral direction away from the rigid central region to an outboard edge, anda first stepping region connected to the outboard edge of the first flexing region, the first stepping region comprising a generally flat upper surface configured to be stepped on by a user's foot; wherein the first flexing region comprises a plurality of openings.