Adhesive roller

Abstract

An adhesive cleaner having an adhesive roller with a tubular and cylindrical core, typically made of cardboard and is six inches or more in length. The roller further includes a plurality of elongated strips wherein each strip includes a backing and an adhesive coating on one side of the backing. Each strip is in the shape of a parallelogram and has a surface area substantially equal to or slightly greater than the outer peripheral surface area of the core. Each strip is successively wound in a spiral pattern around the core with the adhesive layer facing outwardly so that each strip forms a successive layer around the core which substantially covers the outer peripheral area of the core or the preceding layer.

Description

[0001] I. Field of the Invention[0002] The present invention relates generally to adhesive rollers.[0003] II. Description of Related Art[0004] Adhesive rollers for use with cleaners for removing foreign particles, such as dirt, pet hair, detritus and the like, from surfaces have been long known. Oftentimes the roll is used with a floor sweep which includes an elongated handle with the adhesive roller rotatably and transversely mounted to one end.[0005] The adhesive roller used with these previously-known handle mounted typically comprises a tubular and cylindrical cardboard core. An elongated strip having a backing and an adhesive coating applied to one side of the backing is then continuously wound around the core thus forming a plurality of overlapping layers of the backing with its adhesive coating.[0006] In use, the cleaner is used by rolling the adhesive roller along the surface to be cleaned with the adhesive coating facing outwardly. In doing so, the adhesive coating removes ...

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Benefits of technology

[0014] In practice, the spiral winding of the individual strips around the core prevents the strips from unwinding during use of the adhesive roller with an elongated handle having the roller transversely mounted to one end, such as a floor sweep, regardless of the direction of rotation of the adhesive roller on the floor.

Problems solved by technology

After extended use of the cleaner, the exposed portion of the adhesive loses its tackiness and thus its ability to effectively remove dirt, pet hair and the like.

One disadvantage of these previously-known adhesive rollers for use with cleaners, however, is that the free edge of the continuous strip, i.e. the edge where the previously-used layer has been removed, frequently adhesively sticks more than desired to the surface being cleaned.

Rewinding the unwound portion of the continuous strip back on the roll is not only time-consuming and a nuisance for the user, but it is also difficult to properly accomplish.

This, however, results in wastage of the not-yet-depleted adhesive on the discarded portion of the continuous strip.

This solution, however, is unsatisfactory since it renders the cleaner more difficult and cumbersome to use.

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