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A connection system for securing a mop head to a mop handle. The system uses a handle connector component secured to the mop handle and a mop head connector component secured to the mop head. Through holes in the handle connector component are aligned with through holes in the mop head connector com

A connection system for securing a mop head to a mop handle. The system uses a handle connector component secured to the mop handle and a mop head connector component secured to the mop head. Through holes in the handle connector component are aligned with through holes in the mop head connector component. A resilient clip with protruding tabs is positioned in and around the mop head connector component, such that the tabs of the resilient clips extend through the aligned holes in the connector components. The resiliency of the clips compels the tabs into the holes, thus securing the components.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A mop, comprising: a handle including a handle connector positioned at an end of the handle, the handle connector including a pair of handle openings; a mop head removably connected to the handle and including at least one cleaning implement and a mop head connector, th

The invention claimed is: 1. A mop, comprising: a handle including a handle connector positioned at an end of the handle, the handle connector including a pair of handle openings; a mop head removably connected to the handle and including at least one cleaning implement and a mop head connector, the mop head connector including an outer surface, a recess defined in the outer surface, and a pair of mop head openings completely disposed in the recess; and a resilient clip substantially semi-circular in shape and including an inner concave surface, an outer convex surface, and a pair of tabs substantially cylindrical in shape extending from the inner concave surface, each tab has a first end adjacent the inner concave surface, a second end spaced apart from the first end and the inner concave surface, a ramped surface adjacent the second end, and a central longitudinal axis, wherein the central longitudinal axes of the pair of tabs are linearly aligned with one another and extend transverse to the inner concave surface of the clip, and wherein the clip removably connects the mop head to the handle by aligning the pair of handle openings with the pair of mop head openings, positioning the clip in the recess of the mop head connector, and positioning the pair of tabs in the aligned pairs of handle and mop head openings, and wherein the mop head is removed from the handle by removing the tabs of the clip from the aligned pairs of handle and mop head openings. 2. The mop of claim 1, wherein the handle openings are linearly aligned on opposite sides of the handle connector and the mop head openings are linearly aligned on opposite sides of the mop head connector. 3. The mop of claim 1, wherein the handle openings are on opposite sides of the handle connector and are substantially circular in shape, each handle opening includes a central axis extending through a center of the circular handle opening, and wherein the central axes of the handle openings are linearly aligned. 4. The mop of claim 3, wherein the mop head openings are on opposite sides of the mop head connector and are substantially circular in shape, each mop head opening includes a central axis extending through a center of the circular mop head opening, and wherein the central axes of the mop head openings are linearly aligned. 5. The mop of claim 1, wherein the resilient clip is resiliently moveable between a first position, in which the tabs are positioned in aligned pairs of handle and mop head openings to connect the mop head to the handle, and a second position, in which the clip is deflected to remove the tabs from the aligned pairs of handle and mop head openings and facilitate removal of the mop head from the handle. 6. The mop of claim 5, wherein the clip returns to the first position from the second position due to resiliency of the clip. 7. The mop of claim 1, wherein the clip has a pair of ends and wherein the tabs are spaced inward from the ends. 8. The mop of claim 1, wherein the clip has a pair of ends extending out of alignment with the semi-circular clip. 9. The mop of claim 8, wherein the ends of the clip extend outwardly out of alignment with the semi-circular clip. 10. A combination, comprising: a handle including a handle connector positioned at an end of the handle, the handle connector including a pair of handle openings; a first mop head removably connected to the handle and including at least one cleaning implement and a first mop head connector, the first mop head connector including a first outer surface, a first recess defined in the first outer surface, and a first pair of mop head openings completely disposed in the first recess; a second mop head removably connected to the handle and including at least one cleaning implement and a second mop head connector, the second mop head connector including a second outer surface, a second recess defined in the second outer surface, and a second pair of mop head openings disposed in the second recess; and a clip substantially semi-circular in shape and including an inner concave surface, an outer convex surface, and a pair of tabs substantially cylindrical in shape extending from the inner concave surface, each tab has a first end adjacent the inner concave surface, a second end spaced apart from the first end and the inner concave surface, a ramped surface adjacent the second end, and a central longitudinal axis, wherein the central longitudinal axes of the pair of tabs are linearly aligned with one another and extend transverse to the inner concave surface of the clip; wherein the clip removably connects one of the first and second mop heads to the handle at a time by aligning the pair of handle openings with the one of the first and second pairs of mop head openings, positioning the clip in the one of the first and second recesses, and positioning the pair of tabs in the aligned pair of handle openings and the one of the first and second pairs of mop head openings; and wherein the one of the first and second mop heads is removed from the handle by removing the tabs of the clip from the aligned pair of handle openings and the one of the first and second pairs of mop head openings; and wherein the other of the first and second mop heads is connected to the handle using the clip. 11. The combination of claim 10, wherein the other of the first and second mop heads is connected to the handle by aligning the pair of handle openings with the other of the first and second pairs of mop head openings, positioning the clip in the other of the first and second recesses, and positioning the pair of tabs in the aligned pair of handle openings and the other of the first and second pairs of mop head openings. 12. The combination of claim 10, wherein the handle openings are linearly aligned on opposite sides of the handle connector, the first mop head openings are linearly aligned on opposite sides of the first mop head connector, and the second mop head openings are linearly aligned on opposite sides of the second mop head connector. 13. The combination of claim 10, wherein the handle openings are on opposite sides of the handle connector and are substantially circular in shape, each handle opening includes a central axis extending through a center of the circular handle opening, and wherein the central axes of the handle openings are linearly aligned. 14. The combination of claim 13, wherein the first mop head openings are on opposite sides of the first mop head connector and are substantially circular in shape, each of the first mop head openings includes a central axis extending through a center of the circular first mop head opening, and wherein the central axes of the first mop head openings are linearly aligned, and wherein the second mop head openings are on opposite sides of the second mop head connector and are substantially circular in shape, each of the second mop head openings includes a central axis extending through a center of the circular second mop head opening, and wherein the central axes of the second mop head openings are linearly aligned. 15. The combination of claim 10, wherein the clip is a resilient clip and is resiliently moveable between a first position, in which the tabs are positioned in the aligned pair of handle openings and the one of the first and second pairs of mop head openings to connect the one of the first and second mop heads to the handle, and a second position, in which the clip is deflected to remove the tabs from the aligned pair of handle openings and the one of the first and second pairs of mop head openings to facilitate removal of the one of the first and second mop heads from the handle. 16. The combination of claim 15, wherein the clip returns to the first position from the second position due to resiliency of the clip.