Triboelectric system
First Claim
1. A system for cleaning and removing particles from a surface comprising:
- a cleaning sheet for collecting and retaining the particles having a basis weight of at least about 30 g/m2;
a container for housing and dispensing the cleaning sheet, the container comprising at least one charging surface configured to frictionally engage the cleaning sheet;
wherein the cleaning sheet has a charge that is increased by at least about 500 V when the cleaning sheet is passed across the charging surface.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for inducing an electric charge in a cleaning sheet for cleaning and removing particles from a surface are disclosed. The systems include a cleaning sheet for collecting and retaining the particles and a charging surface configured to frictionally engage the sheet. The cleaning sheets typically have a basis weight of at least about 30 g/m2. The system may include a container for housing and dispensing the cleaning sheet. When the sheet is passed across the charging surface, the electrical charge in the sheet is generally increased by at least about 500 V. Methods of and kits for cleaning surfaces and collecting and retaining debris are also disclosed.
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32 Claims
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1. A system for cleaning and removing particles from a surface comprising:
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a cleaning sheet for collecting and retaining the particles having a basis weight of at least about 30 g/m2;
a container for housing and dispensing the cleaning sheet, the container comprising at least one charging surface configured to frictionally engage the cleaning sheet;
wherein the cleaning sheet has a charge that is increased by at least about 500 V when the cleaning sheet is passed across the charging surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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16. A system for inducing an electric charge in a cleaning sheet for cleaning and removing particles from a surface comprising:
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a container having an interior receptacle configured for housing a plurality of cleaning sheets;
an outlet for dispensing at least one of the plurality of cleaning sheets, wherein the outlet includes a first charging surface and a second charging surface;
wherein the first and second charging surfaces are each configured to frictionally engage at least one of the plurality of the cleaning sheets as the cleaning sheet is dispensed through the outlet, thereby inducing an electrostatic charge in the cleaning sheet.
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25. A method of inducing an electric charge in a cleaning sheet for cleaning and removing particles from a surface comprising:
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dispensing the cleaning sheet from a generally nonconductive container comprising a first charging surface such that frictionally engaging the cleaning sheet against the first charging surface induces an electrostatic charge of at least about 1000 V in the sheet;
wherein the cleaning sheet has a basis weight of at least about 30 g/m2.
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31. A method of cleaning a surface comprising:
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dispensing a cleaning sheet from a generally nonconductive container comprising at least one charging surface such that frictionally engaging the cleaning sheet against the first charging surface increases an electrostatic charge of the cleaning sheet by at least about 500 V; and
contacting the surface with the cleaning sheet;
wherein the cleaning sheet has a basis weight of at least about 30 g/m2.
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32. A kit for cleaning surfaces and collecting and retaining debris comprising:
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a cleaning head;
a cleaning sheet adapted for coupling to the head; and
a container for housing and dispensing the cleaning sheet and having at least one charging surface configured to frictionally engage the cleaning sheet as the cleaning sheet is dispensed from the container;
wherein the charging surface is configured to induce a charge of at least about 1000 V in the cleaning sheet when the cleaning sheet is dispensed from the container.
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Specification