Sweeping Mop

What is seen in the picture is a sweeping mop. The way it function is that the user needs to fill the container with water, place the mop inside the deeper (blue) area of the container, and by using the pedal on the side of the container get the thread of the mop wet (and also make it cleaner after it is used for the first time). After that, all the user has to do is to place and hold the mop in the other side of the container, where it squeezes and take off the water from the strand/thread of the mop in the by using the same pedal in order to get rid of the extra water in it; finally, it is ready to be used. This device is intended to be used to clean the tiles everywhere to be used by the public (everyone who does the cleaning). The idea behind this device was to make mopping of the floors/tiles easier since the user doesn’t have to bend and squeeze the mop’s thread/strand by hand anymore. Before the invention of this device, people would have to bend and squeeze the mop’s thread/strand in a container, and it could be very exhausting and difficult to do.

With this newer version of the sweeping mop, the container has wheels underneath it which makes it easier to carry the container (for example, it could be moved forwards by a push of the foot). The material used for this device is mostly hard plastic along with metal in some areas, which make the device more durable. The blue color was chosen for this product to promote this product which is related to cleanliness, and the color blue could show the idea of cleanliness since people associate the color blue with water, and water is a symbol of purity. The overall design and features of this product is very effective; however, there is still an improvement that could be done for this product. The handle around the container could be improved in a way to become taller and more accessible so that the user wouldn’t have to bend and grab the handle and drag the container; but with a taller handle, they could easily grab the tall handle and drag the container on the ground with ease and without having to bend.