Mop swab and mop

Abstract

A mop swab is disclosed which comprises a plurality of individual cords of suitably absorbent material of finite lengths, wherein adjacent cords are interwoven with each other at a plurality of intermittent points along their respective lengths to define a reticular pattern.

The invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed is defined as follows:  
     
         1 . A mop swab comprising a plurality of individual cords of suitably absorbent material of finite lengths, wherein adjacent cords are interwoven with each other at a plurality of intermittent points along their respective lengths to define a reticular pattern.  
     
     
         2 . The mop swab of  claim 1 , wherein each of the individual cords is interwoven with a first adjacent cord at a plurality of intermittent points along the length thereof, and further interwoven with a second adjacent cord at a plurality of intermittent points along the length thereof, and wherein further the plurality of intermittent points alternate between the first and second adjacent cords along the length of each individual cord.  
     
     
         3 . The mop swab of  claim 2 , wherein each of said individual cords consists essentially of a single strand of absorbent material.  
     
     
         4 . The mop swab of  claim 2 , wherein each of said individual cords consists essentially of a plurality of strands of absorbent material which are intertwined to define a unitary material element.  
     
     
         5 . The mop swab of  claim 4 , characterized in that one or more of the plurality of strands of absorbent material of adjacent cords are interwoven at the plurality of intermittent points along their respective lengths to define the reticular pattern of the mop swab.  
     
     
         6 . A mop comprising a handle with first and second ends, the handle having connected thereto a mop swab comprising a plurality of individual cords of suitably absorbent material of finite lengths, wherein adjacent cords are interwoven with each other at intermittent points along their respective lengths to define a reticular pattern.  
     
     
         7 . The mop swab of  claim 6 , wherein each of the individual cords is interwoven with a first adjacent cord at a plurality of intermittent points along the length thereof, and further interwoven with a second adjacent cord at a plurality of intermittent points along the length thereof, and wherein further the plurality of intermittent points alternate between the first and second adjacent cords along the length of each individual cord.  
     
     
         8 . The mop swab of  claim 7 , wherein each of said individual cords consists essentially of a single strand of absorbent material.  
     
     
         9 . The mop swab of  claim 7 , wherein each of said individual cords consists essentially of a plurality of strands of absorbent material which are intertwined to define a unitary material element.  
     
     
         10 . The mop swab of  claim 9 , characterized in that one or more of the plurality of strands of absorbent material of adjacent cords are interwoven at the plurality of intermittent points along their respective lengths to define the reticular pattern of the mop swab.  
     
     
         11 . The mop of  claim 6 , further comprising a sleeve rotatably and slidably disposed on the handle, and wherein said mop swab is both connected to said sleeve and connected to one of the first and second ends of said handle.  
     
     
         12 . The mop swab of  claim 11 , wherein each of the individual cords is interwoven with a first adjacent cord at a plurality of intermittent points along the length thereof, and further interwoven with a second adjacent cord at a plurality of intermittent points along the length thereof, and wherein further the plurality of intermittent points alternate between the first and second adjacent cords along the length of each individual cord.  
     
     
         13 . The mop swab of  claim 12 , wherein each of said individual cords consists essentially of a single strand of absorbent material.  
     
     
         14 . The mop swab of  claim 12 , wherein each of said individual cords consists essentially of a plurality of strands of absorbent material which are intertwined to define a unitary material element.  
     
     
         15 . The mop swab of  claim 14 , characterized in that one or more of the plurality of strands of absorbent material of adjacent cords are interwoven at the plurality of intermittent points along their respective lengths to define the reticular pattern of the mop swab.