Mop head

Abstract

A mop head having a bottom face portion includes a recessed portion and a fastener strip mounted in the recessed portion. The mop head may have a web structure defining a bottom plane of the mop head. A mop assembly includes a mop head having a bottom face portion with a recessed portion. A fastener strip is mounted in the recessed portion. A mop handle is attached to the mop head and a mop pad is attached to the bottom face portion of the mop head by the fastener strip.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mop head having a bottom face portion comprising:
 a first recessed portion recessed from said bottom face portion; and   a first fastener strip mounted in said at first recessed portion.   
     
     
         2 . The mop head of  claim 1  wherein said mop head bottom face portion is formed by a rigid web structure that defines a bottom plane of said mop head; said bottom face portion being adapted to engage a top surface of a mop pad. 
     
     
         3 . The mop head of  claim 2  wherein said bottom plane of said mop head is substantially coplanar with a lower most portion of said first fastener strip. 
     
     
         4 . The mop pad of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a second recessed portion and 
 a second fastener strip mounted in said second recessed portion. 
 
     
     
         5 . the mop head of  claim 2  wherein said first recessed portion if defined by said rigid web structure. 
     
     
         6 . The mop head of  claim 1 , said fastener strip being positioned in a frame structure, said frame structure being attached to a surface defining said recessed portion. 
     
     
         7 . A mop head having a web structure defining a bottom face plane of said mop head. 
     
     
         8 . The mop head of  claim 7 , said web structure being adapted to engage a top portion of a flexible mop pad. 
     
     
         9 . The mop head of  claim 8 , said web structure comprising a plurality of interconnected vertical wall portions that define a plurality of adjacent, three-sided cells. 
     
     
         10 . The mop head of  claim 9 , some of said plurality of interconnected vertical wall portions also defining at least part of a recess for receiving a mop pad attachment assembly. 
     
     
         11 . The mop head of  claim 10 , said recess for receiving a mop pad attachment assembly being defined in part by a bottom peripheral edge of said mop head. 
     
     
         12 . The mop head of  claim 10 , said mop pad attachment assembly comprising a fastener strip. 
     
     
         13 . The mop head of  claim 12 , said mop pad attachment assembly comprising a frame member, said fastener strip being mounted in said frame member. 
     
     
         14 . The mop head of  claim 14 , said frame member being adhesively secured within said recess. 
     
     
         15 . The mop head of  claim 14  further comprising a second recess for receiving a second mop pad attachment assembly. 
     
     
         16 . A mop assembly comprising:
 a mop head having a bottom face portion comprising:
 a first recessed portion; and 
 a first fastener strip mounted in said first recessed portion; 
   a mop handle attached to said mop head; and   a mop pad attached to said bottom face portion of said mop head.   
     
     
         17 . The mop assembly of  claim 16  wherein said mop head bottom face portion comprises a rigid web structure defining a bottom plane of said bottom face portion, said bottom face portion being adapted to engage a top surface of said mop pad. 
     
     
         18 . The mop assembly of  claim 17  wherein said bottom face portion bottom plane is substantially coplanar with a lower most portion of said first fastener strip. 
     
     
         19 . The mop assembly of  claim 16 , said mop head further comprising:
 a second recessed portion and   a second fastener strip mounted in said second recessed portion.   
     
     
         20 . The mop assembly of  claim 16  wherein said first fastener strip comprises a plurality of hook-type fibers that are adapted to penetrate and releasably hold the mop pad against the mop head bottom face portion during normal mopping operations, said hook-type fibers being adapted to nondestructively release said mop pad when sufficient removal force is applied thereto.