US Patent 10456005 Mop assembly

A mop assembly includes a mop handle having a distal end portion with an exterior surface. The mop assembly also includes a mop suspension member having an exterior surface and an interior surface. The suspension member is mounted on the handle distal end portion and is adapted to suspend the mop from a support structure. The mop suspension member has a seated operating position wherein the exterior surface of the suspension member is positioned substantially entirely within a recessed space that is recessed from the exterior surface of the distal end portion. The suspension member has at least one linearly extended operating position wherein at least a portion of the mop suspension member is positioned outwardly of the recessed space.