A mopping device includes a mopping portion, a fluid release device for releasing fluid to at least one of a surface to be mopped and the mopping portion, a handle configured to be gripped by a user to control the mopping portion, and a reservoir for storing fluid. The reservoir can include an expan
A mopping device includes a mopping portion, a fluid release device for releasing fluid to at least one of a surface to be mopped and the mopping portion, a handle configured to be gripped by a user to control the mopping portion, and a reservoir for storing fluid. The reservoir can include an expandable bladder. The reservoir also can be configured such that air need not be evacuated from the reservoir during tilling of the reservoir. The mopping device also can be part of a mopping system, in which a refill reservoir is provided to refill the reservoir of the mopping device.
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1. A mopping device comprising: a mopping portion;a handle configured to be gripped by a user to control the mopping portion;a reservoir for storing fluid, wherein the reservoir includes a refillable collapsible bladder;a reservoir housing connected to the handle and having an end surface facing the
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A mopping device comprising: a mopping portion;a handle configured to be gripped by a user to control the mopping portion;a reservoir for storing fluid, wherein the reservoir includes a refillable collapsible bladder;a reservoir housing connected to the handle and having an end surface facing the mopping portion, the collapsible bladder being located within the reservoir housing; anda sprayer configured to dispense fluid in a plurality of streams behind or in front of the mopping portion, the sprayer being mounted on the end surface of the reservoir housing such that initial dispensing of the fluid from the sprayer occurs at the end surface of the reservoir housing,wherein the bladder has a first opening at a top of the bladder and a second opening at a bottom of the bladder, the first opening being configured to allow the fluid to fill the bladder to an expanded state from a collapsed state and the second opening being configured to allow the fluid to flow into the sprayer such that the bladder collapses back to the collapsed state when drained of fluid. 2. The mopping device of claim 1, wherein the mopping portion includes a microfiber pad. 3. The mopping device of claim 1, wherein the reservoir housing is located within a top 80% of the handle. 4. The mopping device of claim 1, wherein the reservoir housing is located within a top 30% of the handle. 5. A mopping device comprising: a mopping portion;a handle configured to be gripped by a user to control the mopping portion;a reservoir for storing fluid, the reservoir having a first opening configured to allow the reservoir to be filled with the fluid, and a second opening configured to allow fluid to drain from the reservoir;a reservoir housing connected to the handle;a sprayer configured to dispense fluid in a plurality of streams behind or in front of the mopping portion; anda dispensing valve openable to a dispense position in which fluid from the reservoir is able to flow into the sprayer,wherein the reservoir is located within the reservoir housing, andwherein the sprayer is mounted on an end surface of the reservoir housing facing the mopping portion such that initial dispensing of fluid from the sprayer occurs at the end surface of the reservoir housing,wherein the sprayer is positioned downstream of the dispensing valve, andwherein the reservoir does not include a vent, other than the first and second openings. 6. The mopping device of claim 5, wherein the mopping portion includes a microfiber pad. 7. The mopping device of claim 5, further comprising a press button positioned on a circumferential surface of the handle, wherein the button is configured to open the dispensing valve and cause fluid to be dispensed from the sprayer when pressed down into the circumferential surface of the handle in a perpendicular direction to a longitudinal surface of the handle, andwherein the button is capable of being pressed by each of a finger, a thumb, and a palm of the user based on an orientation of the mopping device and the user's grip of the longitudinal surface of the handle. 8. The mopping device of claim 5, wherein the reservoir includes a refillable collapsible bladder, and wherein the collapsible bladder is configured to be filled and drained of fluid solely by gravity. 9. The mopping device of claim 5, wherein the reservoir housing is located within a top 80% of the handle. 10. The mopping device of claim 1, further comprising a press button associated with the handle, the press button being configured to cause a dispensing valve to be opened such that the fluid flows from the bladder into the sprayer, upon depression of the press button, wherein the sprayer is positioned downstream of the dispensing valve. 11. The mopping device of claim 10, wherein the press button is positioned on a circumferential surface of the handle, and is configured to cause fluid to be dispensed from the sprayer when pressed down into the circumferential surface of the handle in a perpendicular direction to a longitudinal surface of the handle. 12. The mopping device of claim 11, wherein the button is capable of being pressed by each of a finger, a thumb, and a palm of the user based on an orientation of the mopping device and the user's grip of the longitudinal surface of the handle. 13. A mopping device comprising: a mopping portion;a handle configured to be gripped by a user to control the mopping portion;a reservoir for storing fluid, wherein the reservoir includes a refillable collapsible bladder;a reservoir housing connected to the handle;a sprayer configured to dispense fluid in a plurality of streams behind or in front of the mopping portion; anda dispensing valve openable to a dispense position in which fluid from the reservoir is able to flow into the sprayer,wherein the reservoir is located within the reservoir housing, andwherein the sprayer is mounted on an end surface of the reservoir housing facing the mopping portion such that initial dispensing of fluid from the sprayer occurs at the end surface of the reservoir housing,wherein the sprayer is positioned downstream of the dispensing valve, andwherein the collapsible bladder is configured to be filled and drained of fluid solely by gravity. 14. The mopping device of claim 13, wherein the mopping portion includes a microfiber pad. 15. The mopping device of claim 13, wherein the reservoir does not include a vent. 16. The mopping device of claim 13, further comprising a press button positioned on a circumferential surface of the handle, wherein the button is configured to open the dispensing valve and cause fluid to be dispensed from the sprayer when pressed down into the circumferential surface of the handle in a perpendicular direction to a longitudinal surface of the handle, andwherein the button is capable of being pressed by each of a finger, a thumb, and a palm of the user based on an orientation of the mopping device and the user's grip of the longitudinal surface of the handle. 17. The mopping device of claim 13, wherein the reservoir housing is located within a top 80% of the handle.
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