US Patent Issued to Keith Alwardt on Sept. 30 for "Upright mop holder" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,766, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Keith Alwardt (Hartford, Wis.).

"Upright mop holder" was invented by Keith Alwardt (Hartford, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for an improved mop holder which accommodates a variety of mop types and sizes is disclosed. The improved mop holder is inexpensive to manufacture, simple to use, and is adaptable to a variety of buckets having different sizes and shapes. The mop holder secures the mop handle in a substantially upright vertical position. A user can implement the mop holder by attaching a groove in the mop holder body to a bucket lip. Further, the user can secure...