Mop
CA 2004919 C · Owner: Ilona Enevoldson · Inventors: St. Cyer, Barbara A.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A mop comprising a support member comprising a hollow body, open at its top, and having ends sides and a, base. There is a clamping member comprising a hollow body having an open base and having ends, sides and a top and, being dimensioned to fit within the support member with a predetermined peripheral clearance between the two members. A socket is attached to the exterior of the top of the clamping member to receive a handle. The mop also includes a compressible, absorbent sponge comprising a body having a top and flat ends with a recess formed in the top of the sponge to receive the support member. The support member is located within the recess and the clamping member pressed into the …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed December 7, 1989 and granted June 1, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 7, 2009.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by December 7, 2011.
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