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Cleaning device

a cleaning device and cleaning technology, applied in the direction of carpet cleaners, cleaning equipment, cleaning machines, etc., can solve the problems of cleaning devices, over the course of multiple uses, devices that lose their cleaning efficiency, and receive a great deal of pressure and wear on their cleaning surface,

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-06-22
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC
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[0005] Disclosed herein are cleaning pads and cleaning devices comprising cleaning pads. In one embodiment, a cleaning pad comprises: a non-woven web having a length along a length dimension and a width along a width dimension, and having a height along a he

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These devices, over the course of multiple uses, receive a great deal of pressure and wear on their cleaning surface.
This wear can cause the device to loose its cleaning efficiency.
Additionally, due to the nature of the use of the cleaning devices, the cleaning devices can become fouled with dirt, grease, bacteria, and other contaminants.
The scrubbing materials tend to be expensive.

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[0013] Disclosed herein are cleaning pads and cleaning devices comprising cleaning pads. The cleaning pads have one or more cleaning surfaces capable of cleaning other surfaces. All ranges disclosed herein are inclusive and combinable (e.g., ranges of “up to about 25 wt %, or, more specifically about 5 wt % to about 20 wt %” is inclusive of the endpoints and all intermediate values of the ranges of “about 5 wt % to about 25 wt %,” etc.). The terms “first,”“second,” and the like, herein do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another, and the terms “a” and “an” herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item.

[0014] Referring now to FIG. 1, in one embodiment, a cleaning pad 10 comprises a nonwoven web 12 having a length dimension 14 (a portion of the length 14 is shown in FIG. 1) along a length dimension, a width 16 along a width dimension, and a height 1...

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Abstract

In one embodiment, a cleaning device comprises a holder and a cleaning pad removably attached to the holder. The cleaning pad comprises a non-woven web having a length along a length dimension and a width along a width dimension, and having a height along a height dimension, wherein the length and the width define a cleaning surface, wherein the height and the length defining a side surface. The width is less than the height which is less than the length. The cleaning surface is capable of cleaning other surfaces.

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BACKGROUND [0001] This disclosure relates to cleaning devices. [0002] Many cleaning devices comprise a handle with a cleaning instrument attached thereto (e.g., a mop attached to a handle, and the like). These devices, over the course of multiple uses, receive a great deal of pressure and wear on their cleaning surface. This wear can cause the device to loose its cleaning efficiency. Additionally, due to the nature of the use of the cleaning devices, the cleaning devices can become fouled with dirt, grease, bacteria, and other contaminants. [0003] The cleaning surface usually comprises a scrubbing material for cleaning other surfaces. The scrubbing materials tend to be expensive. [0004] Accordingly, there remains a need for cleaning devices with inexpensive cleaning surfaces. There also remains a need for cleaning devices with efficiently and effectively designed handles. BRIEF SUMMARY [0005] Disclosed herein are cleaning pads and cleaning devices comprising cleaning pads. In one em...

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IPC IPC(8): A47L13/17A47L13/16
CPCA47L13/16
Inventor BRUNNER, MICHAEL S.
Owner KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC