Mop measuring canister and systems and method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9320404-B2
Application number	US-201213548884-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2012
Priority date	Jul 13, 2012
Publication date	Apr 26, 2016
Grant date	Apr 26, 2016

Abstract

A mop kit ( 1000 ) for a moping system and method is disclosed. The mop kit includes a canister with a plurality of demarcations ( 110,111,112,113,114,115,116,117,118,119 ) disposed along a sidewall. Each demarcation can correspond to a fluid level suitable for saturating a predetermined number of mop heads. The mop kit can also include a bucket ( 400 ) configured to retain the mop heads along a base ( 401 ) of the bucket, as well as the predetermined number of mop heads ( 300 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mop kit, comprising:
a canister comprising a plurality of demarcations disposed along a sidewall, each demarcation indicating a predetermined number of mop heads capable of being saturated by a volume of liquid in the canister;
a bucket configured to retain the predetermined number of mop heads along a base of the bucket; and
the predetermined number of mop heads.

2. The mop kit of claim 1 , further comprising one or more containers of fluid configured for measurement in the canister and for saturation of one or more of the predetermined number of mop heads.

3. The mop kit of claim 2 , further comprising a mop.

4. The mop kit of claim 3 , wherein each of the predetermined number of mop heads comprises one of a hook or loop fastener, and the mop comprises another of the hook or loop fastener.

5. The mop kit of claim 2 , further comprising a dispenser for the one or more containers of fluid.

6. The mop kit of claim 1 , the canister comprising a canister base, the sidewall comprising a tapered sidewall extending from the canister base to a rim, and the volume of liquid in the measurement canister having the each demarcation as an upper limit.

7. The mop kit of claim 6 , the each demarcation comprising a curvilinear demarcator.

8. The mop kit of claim 7 , the plurality of demarcations inversely tapered such that the each demarcation becomes shorter as the tapered sidewall extends from the rim to the canister base.

9. The mop kit of claim 7 , the each of the plurality of demarcations further comprising words “X mops,” wherein X is a value within a predetermined range.

10. The mop kit of claim 9 , the predetermined range comprising values between 1 and 10, inclusive.

11. The mop kit of claim 6 , the number of mop heads comprising microfiber mop heads.

12. The mop kit of claim 11 , the microfiber mop heads comprising about eighty percent polyester and about twenty percent polyamide.

13. The mop kit of claim 6 , the volume of liquid comprising a multiple of six ounces.

Assignees

• Gornik Matthew S
• Dick Tamara L
• Medline Ind Inc

Inventors

• Gornik Matthew S
• Dick Tamara L

Classifications

• A47L13/50

  Auxiliary implements (cleaning devices for brushes or the like A46B17/06) · CPC title

• A47L13/20 Primary

  Mops · CPC title

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title