US1613790A - Fountain mop - Google Patents

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Jan. 11, 1927. 1,613,790

H. L. ENGENDAHL ET AL FOUNTAIN MOP Filed April 28. 1926 Henry Lewis ZnyenJa/M fcina W Lean INVENTORS A TTORNEYJ and the bend b of the shank 7) Patented Jan. ll, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFF'I HENRY LEWIS ENGENDAHL AND EDNA W. MACLEAN, OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA;

SAID ENGENDAHL'ASSIGNOR TO EDNA W. MACLEAN, OF READING, PENNSYL- VAN IA.

FOUNTAIN MOP.

Application filed April 28, 1926!" Serial No. 105.077.

Our invention relates to devices adapted more particularly for washingautomobrles or like purposes; and our object is to provide a more convenient, effective and generally satisfactory device for such uses. To this end the invention consists in a specifically new form of mop-engaging nozzle whereby the mop material is most readily. and satisfactorily secured with insurance of proper feed of the washing liquid thereto, protection of the surface treated, and convenience of use; as fully set forth in connection with the accompanying drawingand defined 1n the subjoined claim.

:Fig. 1 shows our improved mop nozzle device in longitudinal section, with the attached mop-material strands sutliciently indicated to make clear the effectiveness of our improved nozzle in insuring a'satisfactory mop construction and operation.

1 Fig. 2 is an end view of the ventage head of the nozzle.

The nozzle device comprises a tubular body a, the pipe or tube-connecting shank portion 6 of which is shown as bent to approximately right angles with the main por tion so as to enable the user to most conveniently handle the same in connection with the attached water conduit. The operating end of the nozzle body is formed with a conical or flaring ventage head 0, having a recessed front (Z in which is suitably secured a ventage plate 6 having any desired number of perforations or apertures f; and the length of the straight nozzle body rearward of the head is made sufficient to provide for most satisfactorily securing the mop material as hereinafter described.

Spaced away from the base of the conical ventage head 0 a sufiicient distance to provide an intervening mop-engaging circular recess 9 between it and the forwardly spreading head, is a circular body flange or collar it; said flange being so located on the tubular body as to leave space between said flange for primarily securing the mop material as indicated.

This material commonly consists of fibrous strands which are conveniently bent about midway of their lengths to facilitate attachment to the mop head andto properly group the loose ends; and the specific form of our improved nozzle is adapted to most advantageously enable such attachment and grouping with insurance of uniform distribution of the cleaning liquid and satisfactory application of the completed mop to the surface opera ed on. As indicated, the midway bendings of the mop strands are first tightly secured to the nozzle body rearward .of the flange h, by wrapping or otherclamping means It; the doubled strands being then supported by the extending rim of the flange, and the portions thereof directly forward of the latter being wedged'tightly into the tapering recess 9 between the flange h and the conical head 0, by exterior wrapping or clamping means m, with or without prior I securing of the inner strand portions as indicated at m. The unsecured portions of the strands are thus left to fall freely over the conical ventage head 0, their naturally symmetrical grouping beyond the latter being equalized, and the head itself effectively covered" as is practically required, by the drawing together of the inner-strands as indicated at a, this being effected without impairing the free flow of liquid through the depressed ventage plate 6. The specific construction of our improved nozzle as set forth, not only provides for most readily and satisfactorily securing the mop thereto with advantageous grouping of the free ends, but insures satisfactory flow and distribution of the liquid supplied through the connected conduit and most convenient handling of the completed mop in service.

. WVhat we claim is: A fountain-mop comprising a nozzle device having a tubular body with a bent tubeconnecting shank portion, a conical ventage head having a recessed front provided with an apertured ventage plate and forming a flaring enlargement of said tubular body, and a circular body flange located between said conical head and the bend of the shank; and a covering of mop material strands secured midway of their lengths to the nozzle body rearward of said flange and having their doubled-over portions secured thereto rearward of said conical head with the in terior strand portions gathered in front of said recessed ventage plate.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

HENRY LEWIS EN GENDAHL,

EDNA W. MAGLEAN.

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