Wiper

Abstract

A mop includes a handle; a sliding sleeve slidingly disposed longitudinally on the handle and including a sleeve housing having a first side face, a second side face and an opening, the squeeze housing being movable from a mopping position to squeezing position in response to a sliding of the sliding sleeve; and a mopping device disposed at a bottom end of the handle and having a mop-head plate and a cleaning pad, the mop-head plate having two swivel-mounted mop-head plate wings foldable toward one another and pressable against each other and at least partially introducible into the opening in response to the sliding of the sliding sleeve into the squeezing position.

1 - 13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . A mop comprising:
 a handle;   a sliding sleeve slidingly disposed longitudinally on the handle and including a sleeve housing having first side face, a second side face and an opening, the squeeze housing being movable from a mopping position to a squeezing position in response to a sliding of the sliding sleeve; and   a mopping device disposed at a bottom end of the handle and having a mop-head plate and a cleaning pad, the mop-head plate having two swivel-mounted mop-head plate wings foldable toward one another and pressable against each other and at least partially introducible into the opening in response to the sliding of the sliding sleeve into the squeezing position.   
     
     
         15 . The mop as recited in  claim 14 , wherein a cross-sectional area of the squeeze housing corresponds to across-sectional area of the mop-head plate wings folded together in the squeezing position, and wherein the opening forms a pressing gap having pressing surfaces. 
     
     
         16 . The mop as recited in  claim 15 , further comprising pressure rollers disposed in the pressing gap. 
     
     
         17 . The mop as recited in  claim 16 , wherein the sliding sleeve includes elongated holes configured to support the pressure rollers. 
     
     
         18 . The mop as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the squeeze housing includes a pair of open side faces disposed opposite each other. 
     
     
         19 . The mop as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the squeeze housing includes a pair of cutouts disposed opposite each other. 
     
     
         20 . The mop as recited in  claim 14 , further comprising a rotating device configured to effect a 90° rotation of the squeeze housing in response to a sliding of the sliding sleeve between the squeezing position and the mopping position. 
     
     
         21 . The mop as recited in  claim 14 , wherein a material having a reduced friction is disposed on a top side of each of the mop-head plate wings. 
     
     
         22 . The mop as recited in  claim 14 , wherein a top side of each mop-head plate wing includes a ramp region configured to produce a pressure profile. 
     
     
         23 . The mop as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the mopping device is mounted in an articulated manner at a bottom end of the handle. 
     
     
         24 . The mop as recited in claim  12 , wherein a cardan joint joins the mopping device and the handle. 
     
     
         25 . The mop as recited in  claim 14 , further comprising an integrated cleaning agent reservoir including a spray device having a spray nozzle and an actuation device. 
     
     
         26 . The mop as recited in  claim 14 , further comprising a layer of a soft material permanently fastened to a bottom side of the mop-head plate. 
     
     
         27 . The mop as recited in  claim 26 , wherein the soft material includes one of a foam and a soft rubber. 
     
     
         28 . The mop as recited in  claim 27 , wherein the foam is a closed-cell foam.