Device for extracting liquid from a wiping covering

The invention relates to a device for extracting liquid from a wiping covering of a surface wiping device which has a wiping head held on a handle and having two supporting arms, on which the wiping covering is held and which can be pivoted back and forth between a position aligned at right angles to the handle and a position aligned at an angle or parallel to the handle, wherein the device comprises a container, in which a rotatably drivable wiping head holder is arranged, the holder having a receiving area, into which the wiping head can be inserted with the wiping covering. In order to improve the device in such a manner that it has a compact type of construction and the wiping covering can have moisture removed from it with a low consumption of energy, it is suggested in accordance with the invention that the receiving area accommodate the wiping head with supporting arms pivoted forwards in the direction pointing away from the handle, wherein it has stops, on which the supporting arms can abut in the area of their upper side facing away from the wiping covering.