U.S. patent application number 10/920339 was filed with the patent office on 2006-02-23 for aquarium cleaning mop.
This patent application is currently assigned to Meiko Pet Corporation.. Invention is credited to Chiao-Ming Wang.
Application Number | 20060037159 10/920339 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 35908277 |
Filed Date | 2006-02-23 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060037159 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wang; Chiao-Ming |
February 23, 2006 |
Aquarium cleaning mop
Abstract
An aquarium cleaning mop for cleaning aquarium walls is equipped
with a replaceable mophead and is adjustable angularly. It mainly
includes a handle, an anchor seat and a presser plate. The handle
has a pivot head on one end that has an arched gear rack to
pivotally couple with the anchor seat and engage with a tooth of
the anchor seat to adjust angle. The anchor seat also has guide
tracks on two sides to couple with the presser plate which attaches
to a mophead for cleaning. The cleaning mop thus formed enables
users to adjust the angle of the handle and the mophead according
to requirements to improve cleaning of the aquarium. Different
types of mopheads may also be changed and replaced for cleaning the
aquarium made of different materials.
Inventors: |
Wang; Chiao-Ming; (Taichung
Hsien, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BRUCE H. TROXELL
SUITE 1404
5205 LEESBURG PIKE
FALLS CHURCH
VA
22041
US
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Assignee: |
Meiko Pet Corporation.
|
Family ID: |
35908277 |
Appl. No.: |
10/920339 |
Filed: |
August 18, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
15/144.1 ;
15/105; 15/121; 15/244.2 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47L 13/42 20130101;
A47L 13/12 20130101; A01K 63/10 20170101; A47L 13/257 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
015/144.1 ;
015/105; 015/121; 015/244.2 |
International
Class: |
A47L 13/12 20060101
A47L013/12 |
Claims
1. An aquarium cleaning mop, comprising: a handle including a stem
and a pivot head on one end which has an arched gear rack formed on
an outer side; and an anchor seat engaged with the one end of the
handle having a coupling section to pivotally coupled with the
pivot head and a tooth corresponding to and engageable with the
arched gear rack on a coupling spot which is changeable according
to user's requirements to make angular adjustment.
2. The aquarium cleaning mop of claim 1, wherein the arched gear
rack has respectively a stub shaft on two lateral sides.
3. The aquarium cleaning mop of claim 1, wherein the coupling
section has a pivot hole on each of two sides.
4. The aquarium cleaning mop of claim 1, wherein the anchor seat
has a bottom to couple with a mophead.
5. An aquarium cleaning mop, comprising: a handle including a stem
and a pivot head on one end which has an arched gear rack formed on
an outer side; an anchor seat engaged with the one end of the
handle having a coupling section to pivotally coupled with the
pivot head and a tooth corresponding to and engageable with the
arched gear rack on a coupling spot which is changeable according
to user's requirements to make angular adjustment; and a presser
plate coupled with the anchor seat having a mophead on a bottom
side thereof.
6. The aquarium cleaning mop of claim 5, wherein the arched gear
rack has respectively a stub shaft on two lateral sides.
7. The aquarium cleaning mop of claim 5, wherein the coupling
section has a pivot hole on each of two sides.
8. The aquarium cleaning mop of claim 5, wherein the anchor seat
has a guide track on each of two lateral sides.
9. The aquarium cleaning mop of claim 8, wherein the guide track
has a notch.
10. The aquarium cleaning mop of claim 5, wherein the presser plate
has a coupling trough on each of two inner lateral sides
thereof.
11. The aquarium cleaning mop of claim 10, wherein the coupling
trough has a latch tooth on a upper edge thereof.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to a cleaning mop for cleaning
aquarium walls and particularly to an aquarium cleaning mop that is
adjustable angularly and equipped with a replaceable mophead.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] A conventional aquarium cleaning mop 1, referring to FIG. 1,
mainly includes a presser plate 11 coupling with a handle 12 and
bonding a mophead 13 on the bottom. The handle 12 has a bore 14 on
a tail end. When in use, a user can grasp the handle 12 to scrub
and clean the aquarium walls through the mophead 13.
[0005] The presser plate 11 and the handle 12 are usually coupled
in an integrated manner. The mophead 13 is fixedly bonded to the
presser plate 11. Users cannot change the angle of the mophead 13
as desired, and have to exert a greater force to clean the heavily
stained spots. Moreover, the mophead 13 generally is made of one
type of material (such as sponge or scrubber tissues) that is not
always suitable for cleaning every type of aquarium (such as glass,
acrylic, etc.). After used for a period of time, the mophead 13
will be damaged, but the presser plate 11 and the handle 12 still
remain in a good condition and have to be discarded as well. It is
a waste of resources.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] In view of the aforesaid disadvantages, the present
invention aims to provide an aquarium cleaning mop that is
adjustable angularly and equipped with a replaceable mophead. It
mainly includes a handle, an anchor seat and a presser plate. The
handle has a pivot head on one end that has an arched gear rack on
the outer side and two stub shafts on two lateral sides to
pivotally couple with a coupling section of the anchor seat. The
anchor seat has a tooth corresponding to and engageable with the
arched gear rack, and may be adjustable angularly therewith. The
anchor seat further has two guiding tracks on two sides to couple
with two coupling troughs formed on the presser plate to facilitate
replacement of the mophead of different materials.
[0007] The bottom of the anchor seat may also be directly coupled
with a mophead to substitute the presser plate so that the
invention may be fabricated with most simple elements and still
provide adjustable angle for cleaning.
[0008] The invention changes the angle between the handle and the
anchor seat by altering the engaging position between the arched
gear rack and the tooth. Therefore users can adjust the angle of
the mophead according to requirements to facilitate cleaning.
Moreover, by coupling of the guide tracks and the coupling troughs,
different types of mopheads may be changed and replaced to suit
different types of aquariums to save the cost of purchasing many
different types of cleaning mops.
[0009] The foregoing, as well as additional objects, features and
advantages of the invention will be more readily apparent from the
following detailed description, which proceeds with reference to
the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional aquarium
cleaning mop.
[0011] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the invention.
[0012] FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the invention.
[0013] FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the invention in an angle
adjusting condition.
[0014] FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the invention showing the
operation of replacing the presser plate.
[0015] FIG. 6 is a cross section taken on line I-I in FIG. 5.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0016] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the invention mainly includes a
handle 21, an anchor seat 22 and a presser plate 23.
[0017] The handle 21 has a stem 210 for hand gripping. One end of
the handle 21 forms a pivot head 211 that has an arched gear rack
212 on the outer side and two stub shafts 213 on two lateral sides.
The other end of the handle 21 forms a fork type claw 214 to
facilitate planting of aquatic plants. The other end of the handle
21 also has a bore 215 for hanging.
[0018] The anchor seat 22 is coupled on one end of the handle 21
and has a coupling section 221 with pivot holes 222 on two sides to
couple with the stub shafts 213, and a tooth 223 corresponding to
and engageable with the arched gear rack 213. The stub shafts 213
may serve as fulcrums to allow the handle 21 to turn relative to
the anchor seat 22 for a selected angle. The anchor seat 22 further
has two guide tracks 224 on two lateral sides and a flute 226 on a
front edge to couple with a scrapper 227 for scrapping mosses.
[0019] The presser plate 23 is coupled with the anchor seat 22. It
is bonded to a mophead 233 on the bottom side for cleaning. It has
coupling troughs 231 on two inner lateral sides to couple with the
guide tracks 224 of the anchor seat 22. The coupling troughs 231
have respectively a latch tooth 232 on a upper edge to wedge in the
notch 225 of the guide tracks 224 to anchor the presser plate 23 on
the anchor seat 22.
[0020] By means of the construction set forth above, the handle 21
may be pivotally coupled with the anchor seat 22 through the pivot
head 211 and the coupling section 221. With the stub shafts 213
serving as the fulcrums, the angle of the handle 21 may be adjusted
by moving the handle upwards or downwards by forces to change the
engaging position of the arched gear rack 212 and the tooth 223.
The arched gear rack 212 and the tooth 223 are made of plastics and
can change the engaging position when subject to a great turning
force to change the angle and form an anchoring position (referring
to FIG. 4).
[0021] When change the mophead 233 is desired, push the presser
plate 23 outwards from the anchor seat 22 to separate the latch
tooth 232 from the notch 225, and remove the presser plate 23 from
the guide tracks 224 and the anchor seat 22 (referring to FIGS. 5
and 6). Then another mophead may be mounted.
[0022] In addition, different types of mopheads may also be changed
(such as sponge or scrubber tissues) to suit the aquariums made of
different materials (such as glass, acrylic, etc.) to achieve a
desired cleaning and avoid damaging the aquarium chest. For
instance, the presser plate 23 with the mophead 233 made of a
harder scrubber tissue may be changed and used to improve cleaning
results on the aquarium made of glass that is resistant to
scraping.
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