Holding device for fastening a mop to the end of a handle

A holder for securing a mop at the end of a handle comprises elongated headpiece(1)formed of two domed half shells(3:4)and handle socket(2)the ends of the headpiece major axis are rounded and blend into constant radius side boundaries where the ratio of length to width is between 1 to 2 and 1 to 4 and the side radius between 0.61 to 4.24 times the width : Preferred features;The mop head comprises a number of absorbent fabric strips as wide as the headpieces offset at an angle to each other and clamped between an under plate and the headpiece the plate having the same profile but larger than the headpiece and the handle socket may be replaced by an eye arrangement to allow the handle to pivot.