| CPC A47L 13/59 (2013.01) | 21 Claims |
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1. A bucket assembly for use with a mop having a mop head, the bucket assembly comprising:
an inner bucket assembly, the inner bucket assembly including a rinse bucket, a first reservoir, a fluid connection between the rinse bucket and the first reservoir, and at least one closure element disposed at the fluid connection and selectively movable between an open position and a closed position, the inner rinse bucket including an elongated recess, and the at least one closure element including an elongated structure that is slidably received in the elongated recess to selectively open and close the fluid connection between the first reservoir and the rinse bucket, the open position defining an opening created between the rinse bucket and the first reservoir,
an outer bucket assembly, the outer bucket assembly including an outer bucket peripheral wall extending from an outer bucket base to form a second reservoir, the inner bucket assembly being disposed at least partially within the outer bucket assembly,
a drainage channel fluidly connected to the second reservoir, the drainage channel being formed by at least one of
the inner bucket assembly,
the outer bucket assembly, and
the inner bucket assembly and the outer bucket assembly, and
wherein the first reservoir is optionally otherwise sealed when the at least one closure element is in the open position whereby fluid disposed within the first reservoir may freely be transferred to the rinse bucket as air from the rinse bucket enters the first reservoir through the opening, air entering the first reservoir and fluid flowing from the first reservoir to the rinse bucket only until a level of fluid in the rinse bucket covers the opening created by the at least one closure element sliding to the open position.
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