A portable cleaning assembly for containing a cleaning solution and a mop. The assembly comprises a wheeled bucket with a drain opening and a drain valve. The drain valve comprises a biasing member to force a stopper in a downward direction. The assembly further comprises a pivoting handle and at le
A portable cleaning assembly for containing a cleaning solution and a mop. The assembly comprises a wheeled bucket with a drain opening and a drain valve. The drain valve comprises a biasing member to force a stopper in a downward direction. The assembly further comprises a pivoting handle and at least one rigid handle on the back and/or front wall of the bucket. The assembly comprises a latch connected to a side wall, wherein the latch retains a wringer handle in a downward position. The assembly also comprises a strainer extending vertically and having an upper opening. The assembly can also comprise a wringer having a channel extending vertically along the front wall thereof. The channel is adapted to retain a mop handle therein in an essentially vertical orientation. The front wall can also comprise at least one flexible member to retain the mop handle within the channel.
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1. A portable cleaning assembly for containing a cleaning solution and a mop, the assembly comprising: a bucket body for containing a cleaning solution, wherein the bucket body has a front wall at a front end of the bucket body, a back wall at a back end of the bucket body, a first side wall, a seco
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A portable cleaning assembly for containing a cleaning solution and a mop, the assembly comprising: a bucket body for containing a cleaning solution, wherein the bucket body has a front wall at a front end of the bucket body, a back wall at a back end of the bucket body, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom section, wherein the bottom section comprises a drain hole, wherein the front wall comprises a pedestal;wheels attached on opposite sides of the bucket body adjacent to the bottom section, thereby allowing the portable cleaning assembly to roll along a surface; anda plug valve connected to the front wall, wherein the plug valve comprises a generally vertical shaft and a biasing spring, the vertical shaft comprising a valve handle on the upper end thereof and a drain plug on the lower end thereof, wherein the valve handle is movable and rotatable between a lower position and an upper position, wherein the upper position rests the valve handle on the pedestal of the front wall at a height sufficient to clear the drain plug from the drain hole, wherein the lower position rests the drain plug in the drain hole, and wherein the plug valve is biased towards the lower position by the spring. 2. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a curved handle pivotally connected to the bucket body adjacent to the front wall, wherein the curved handle is adapted for lifting the front end of the bucket body. 3. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a back handle fixedly connected to the back wall. 4. The assembly of claim 3, further comprising a front handle fixedly connected to the front wall. 5. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a latch connected to the first side wall, the second side wall, or combinations thereof, wherein the latch extends above an upper edge of the first side wall or the second side wall, wherein the latch is adapted to receive and hold a wringer handle in a downward position. 6. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the latch is movable by the wringer handle when the wringer handle is pressed against the upper portion of the latch. 7. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a strainer positioned about the drain hole, wherein the strainer comprises a side surface extending in a generally vertical direction, wherein the side surface comprises an upper edge defining an open space, and wherein the open space is adapted to allow a hand to be inserted therethrough. 8. The assembly of claim 7, wherein the upper edge of the side surface is located below an upper edge of the front wall. 9. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a wringer, wherein the wringer has a channel extending vertically along the front wall thereof, wherein the channel is adapted to retain a mop handle therein in an essentially vertical orientation. 10. A wringer assembly adapted for attachment to a bucket for wringing excess cleaning solution from a mop, wherein the wringer assembly comprises: a front wall;a first side wall;a second side wall;a wringer plate movable toward and away from the front wall for squeezing the mop therebetween;a first support assembly integrally or mechanically attached to the front wall; anda second support assembly integrally or mechanically attached to the front wall,wherein the second support assembly is vertically aligned with the first support assembly such that the support assemblies are spaced along a longitudinal axis, and wherein the first support assembly and the second support assembly retain a mop handle adjacent to the front wall in an upward position along the longitudinal axis. 11. The wringer assembly of claim 10, further comprising an elongated channel extending upwardly along the longitudinal axis and within the front wall, wherein the first support assembly comprises at least one protrusion or flexible member extending about the elongated channel, wherein the second support assembly comprises at least one protrusion or flexible member extending about the elongated channel, and wherein the respective at least one protrusion or flexible member of the first support assembly and the at least one protrusion or flexible member of the second support assembly retain the mop handle within the elongated channel in the upward position. 12. The wringer assembly of claim 10, further comprising an elongated channel extending upwardly along the longitudinal axis and within the front wall, wherein the first support assembly comprises at least two flexible members connected on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis and extending towards each other, wherein the second support assembly comprises at least two flexible members connected on opposites sides of the longitudinal axis and extended towards each other, and wherein the at least two flexible members of the first support assembly and the at least two flexible members of the second support assembly retain the mop handle within the elongated channel in the upward position. 13. The wringer assembly of claim 10, further comprising an elongated channel extending upwardly along the longitudinal axis and within the front wall, wherein the first support assembly comprises at least two protrusions extending towards each other, wherein the at least two protrusions are connected on opposite sides of the elongated channel, wherein the at least two protrusions retain the mop handle within the elongated channel in the upward position. 14. The wringer assembly of claim 10, further comprising: at least two bars projecting laterally from the front wall and extending upwardly in a generally parallel configuration along the front wall, wherein the at least two bars are adapted to receive the mop handle therebetween;the first support assembly further comprising a first protrusion or flexible member extending from a bar of the at least two bars; andthe second support assembly further comprising a second protrusion or flexible member extending from a bar of the at least two bars, wherein the first and second protrusions or flexible members are adapted to retain the mop handle in the upward position between the at least two bars. 15. A portable bucket assembly for containing a cleaning fluid, the assembly comprising: a bucket body for containing a cleaning solution, wherein the bucket body comprises: a front wall at a front end of the bucket body, the front wall comprising a pedestal;a back wall at a back end of the bucket body;a first side wall;a second side wall; anda bottom section, wherein the bottom section comprises a drain hole;wheels attached on four sides of the bucket body, thereby allowing the bucket body to roll along a surface;a valve assembly connected along an interior side of the front wall, wherein the valve assembly comprises a shaft, wherein the shaft has a valve handle on the upper end thereof, wherein the shaft has a stopper on the lower end thereof, wherein the valve assembly further comprises a spring that biases the shaft in a lower position wherein the stopper occupies the drain hole, and wherein the valve handle is liftable and rotatable from the lower position to an upper position wherein the handle contacts the pedestal of the front wall and the stopper is cleared from the drain hole, wherein contact between the pedestal and the handle prevents the spring from returning the shaft to the lower position; anda strainer positioned above the drain hole, wherein the strainer comprises a side surface extending in generally vertical direction, wherein an upper rim of the side surface defines an open space sized to allow the shaft and a hand to be inserted therethrough to clean out the drain hole. 16. The assembly of claim 15, further comprising: a pivoting handle connected adjacent to the front wall of the bucket body; anda fixed back handle connected to the back wall. 17. The assembly of claim 15, further comprising a handle latch connected to the first side wall, the second side wall, or combinations thereof, wherein the handle latch extends above an upper edge of the first side wall or the second side wall, wherein the handle latch is adapted to receive and hold a wringer handle in a downward position, wherein the handle latch is movable by the wringer handle when the wringer handle is pressed against the upper portion of the latch.
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Kyde, Robert W.; Lloyd, David W.; Richter, John T.; Robinson, Robert S., Cleaning cart systems.
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