Cleaning device

US12507856B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12507856-B2
Application numberUS-202118041216-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 1, 2021
Priority dateAug 14, 2020
Publication dateDec 30, 2025
Grant dateDec 30, 2025

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Abstract

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A cleaning device including a mop plate having a first main side and a second main side, wherein the first main side is assigned a cleaning cloth which can be fastened or is fastened to the mop plate in an exchangeable manner, wherein the mop plate is assigned a reservoir for taking up dirt particles, and wherein the cleaning cloth forms a delimiting wall of the reservoir.

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The invention claimed is: 1 . A cleaning device, comprising: a mop plate having a first main side and a second main side, wherein the first main side is assigned a cleaning cloth which can be fastened or is fastened to the mop plate in an exchangeable manner, wherein the mop plate is assigned a reservoir for taking up dirt particles, wherein the cleaning cloth forms a delimiting wall of the reservoir, wherein the mop plate is of a rectangular configuration, wherein a take-up opening is assigned to a narrow side of the mop plate, and wherein the take-up opening is formed from the reservoir. 2 . The cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the take-up opening leads into an edge of the mop plate. 3 . The cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the take-up opening is assigned a sweeping device. 4 . The cleaning device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the sweeping device is assigned a drive wheel. 5 . The cleaning device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the sweeping device is assigned a take-up bevel that directs into a cleaning lip. 6 . The cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mop plate includes an aperture to form the reservoir, and wherein the aperture is open toward the first main side. 7 . The cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a handle is fastened to the second main side in an articulated configuration. 8 . The cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cleaning cloth is formed from a textile sheetlike structure. 9 . The cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cleaning cloth is formed from nonwoven material.

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  • Implements with several different treating devices · CPC title

  • A47L13/256Primary

    for mops made of cloth · CPC title

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What does patent US12507856B2 cover?
A cleaning device including a mop plate having a first main side and a second main side, wherein the first main side is assigned a cleaning cloth which can be fastened or is fastened to the mop plate in an exchangeable manner, wherein the mop plate is assigned a reservoir for taking up dirt particles, and wherein the cleaning cloth forms a delimiting wall of the reservoir.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Freudenberg Carl Kg
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A47L13/256. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).