A cleaning implement having high absorbent capacity

Abstract

A cleaning implement comprising a handle (1a) and a removable cleaning pad (201). The removable cleaning pad is capable of absorbing at least 10 g deionized water per g of cleaning pad in 20 minutes, under a confining pressure of 0.09 psi. These implements provide the convenience of disposable cleaning implements and the cleaning ability of conventional mops.

Description

technical field [0001] This application relates to cleaning implements for removing soil from hard surfaces. The present application particularly relates to cleaning implements comprising a handle and a replaceable absorbent cleaning mop. This cleaning mop has the ability to absorb and hold large amounts of liquid. Background of the invention [0002] There are numerous reports in the literature of products capable of cleaning hard surfaces such as tile floors, hardwood floors and ceilings as opposed to them. For cleaning floors, many of the implements described include handles and some means for absorbing liquid cleaning compositions. Such utensils include those reusable utensils including mops comprising cotton cords, cellulose and / or synthetic strips, absorbent foams, and the like. While these mops are effective for removing a wide variety of soils from hard surfaces, they typically require one or more inconvenient rinsing steps during use in order to avoid saturating ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0005] While many known utensils for cleaning hard surfaces are effective at removing most of the soils that the average consumer encounters in the cleaning process, they require one or more cleaning steps, which are inconvenient

With these prior art appliances having said inconvenience problem, the cost of cleaning it is also often problematic

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