Cleaning member mounting holder for mop and mop

Abstract

A cleaning member mounting holder for a mop is disclosed. The cleaning member mounting holder comprises: a shaft for mounting a cleaning member, the shaft having opposite ends, and a pair of mounting members each having a hole, the opposite ends of the shaft being mounted in the holes of the pair of mounting members respectively, wherein the ends of the shaft are movable substantially perpendicularly to the shaft axis in the holes of the pair of mounting members.

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         23 . A cleaning member mounting holder for a mop, comprising:
 a shaft for mounting a cleaning member, the shaft having opposite ends, and a pair of mounting members each having a hole, the opposite ends of the shaft being mounted in the holes of the pair of mounting members, respectively, wherein at least one of the opposite ends of the shaft is movable substantially perpendicularly to the shaft axis in the holes of the pair of mounting members.   
     
     
         24 . The cleaning member mounting holder of  claim 23 , wherein each of the holes is an elongated hole or a slot and thus has a longitudinal direction. 
     
     
         25 . The cleaning member mounting holder of  claim 24 , wherein the cleaning member mounting holder has a first use state in which the longitudinal direction of the holes is oriented substantially at an angle of less than 45 degrees to a vertical direction, and a second use state in which the longitudinal direction of the holes is oriented substantially at an angle of less than 45 degrees to a horizontal direction. 
     
     
         26 . The cleaning member mounting holder of  claim 24 , wherein the cleaning member mounting holder has a first use state in which the longitudinal direction of the holes is oriented substantially in a vertical direction, and a second use state in which the longitudinal direction of the holes is oriented substantially in a horizontal direction. 
     
     
         27 . The cleaning member mounting holder of  claim 25 , further comprising:
 locking members for releasably locking the ends of the shaft at predetermined positions in the holes, respectively.   
     
     
         28 . The cleaning member mounting holder of  claim 27 , further comprising:
 a connecting member for connecting the pair of mounting members, wherein the predetermined positions in the holes are ends of the holes on a side opposite to the connecting member in the second use state of the cleaning member mounting holder.   
     
     
         29 . The cleaning member mounting holder of  claim 27 , further comprising:
 a connecting member for connecting the pair of mounting members, wherein the predetermined positions in the holes are ends of the holes on a side of the connecting member in the first use state of the cleaning member mounting holder.   
     
     
         30 . The cleaning member mounting holder of  claim 27 , wherein the locking members are projections protruding from inner walls of the holes. 
     
     
         31 . The cleaning member mounting holder of  claim 25 , wherein the cleaning member mounting holder can switch between the first and second use states by turning the cleaning member mounting holder in such a manner that a downward side of the cleaning member mounting holder becomes an upward side of the cleaning member mounting holder. 
     
     
         32 . The cleaning member mounting holder of  claim 27 , wherein the locking members release the ends of the shaft from the predetermined positions in the holes or lock the ends of the shaft at the predetermined positions in the holes when a force applied to the shaft is larger than a predetermined force. 
     
     
         33 . A mop comprising:
 a handle,   a cleaning member mounting holder connected with the handle, the cleaning member mounting holder including: a shaft for rotatably mounting a cleaning member, the shaft having opposite ends, and a pair of mounting members respectively connected with the opposite ends of the shaft, and   a water squeeze device including at least one squeeze plate mounted between the pair of mounting members and configured to be slidable along the shaft.   
     
     
         34 . The mop of  claim 33 , wherein the cleaning member mounting holder is hinged to the handle, and the cleaning member mounting holder is rotatable relative to the handle in a plane defined substantially by the cleaning member mounting holder and the handle. 
     
     
         35 . The mop of  claim 34 , wherein the water squeeze device includes one squeeze plate and a driving mechanism disposed to drive the one squeeze plate to slide along the shaft, and wherein the driving mechanism includes:
 a first link having a first end hinged to the one squeeze plate, and a second end,   a second link having a first end hinged to the second end of the first link, and a second end, and   a driving lever having an end hinged to the handle, wherein the second end of the second link hinged to the driving lever.   
     
     
         36 . The mop of  claim 33 , wherein the water squeeze device includes a pair of squeeze plates, and a driving mechanism disposed to drive the pair of squeeze plates to slide along the shaft, and wherein the driving mechanism includes:
 a pair of first links each having first and second ends, the first ends of the pair of first links being hinged to the pair of squeeze plates, respectively,   a sleeve slidably fitted over the handle, the second ends of the pair of first links being hinged to the sleeve,   a second link having a first end hinged to the sleeve, and a second end, and   a driving lever having an end hinged to the handle, wherein the second end of the second link hinged to the driving lever.   
     
     
         37 . The mop of  claim 34 , wherein the cleaning member mounting holder can rotate relative to the handle in the plane by 0 to 180 degrees.