CLEANING IMPLEMENTS, CLEANING MATERIAL COMPONENTS, AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A cleaning implement, comprising at least one head component that comprises at least one cleaning material support component and at least one cleaning surface component, wherein the cleaning material support component comprises at least one cleaning material support component surface that at least partially defines at least one cleaning implement cartridge receiving area, wherein the cleaning material support component comprises at least one opening such that the cleaning implement cartridge receiving area communicates with the cleaning surface component, and wherein the cleaning implement cartridge receiving area is configured to receive at least one cleaning implement cartridge comprising cleaning material such that at least a portion of the cleaning material is movable to and/or from the cleaning implement cartridge receiving area to extend over at least a portion of the cleaning surface component when the cleaning implement cartridge is at least partially disposed in the cleaning implement cartridge receiving area.
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Abstract
The invention provides cleaning implements that include head components comprising cleaning surface components and cleaning material support components. The cleaning material support components typically include cleaning material receiving areas that communicate with the cleaning surface components. Cleaning material receiving areas are generally configured to receive cleaning materials that are movable to and/or from the cleaning material receiving areas to extend over at least portions of the cleaning surface components. The invention also provides cleaning material components that include cleaning material support structures and cleaning materials. Related methods are also provided.
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45 Claims
- 1. A cleaning implement, comprising at least one head component that comprises at least one cleaning material support component and at least one cleaning surface component, wherein the cleaning material support component comprises at least one cleaning material support component surface that at least partially defines at least one cleaning implement cartridge receiving area, wherein the cleaning material support component comprises at least one opening such that the cleaning implement cartridge receiving area communicates with the cleaning surface component, and wherein the cleaning implement cartridge receiving area is configured to receive at least one cleaning implement cartridge comprising cleaning material such that at least a portion of the cleaning material is movable to and/or from the cleaning implement cartridge receiving area to extend over at least a portion of the cleaning surface component when the cleaning implement cartridge is at least partially disposed in the cleaning implement cartridge receiving area.
- 26. A cleaning implement cartridge, comprising at least one housing and at least one cleaning material, wherein the housing comprises at least one housing surface that at least partially defines a cavity, wherein the housing comprises at least one orifice that communicates with the cavity, wherein the cleaning material is at least partially disposed in the cavity such that the cleaning material is movable to and/or from the housing, wherein at least a portion of the housing is configured to be received in a cleaning implement cartridge receiving area of a cleaning implement, and wherein the cleaning material is configured extend over at least a portion of a cleaning surface component of the cleaning implement when the housing is at least partially disposed in the cleaning implement cartridge receiving area of the cleaning implement.
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45. A cleaning implement, comprising at least one head component that comprises at least one cleaning surface component and at least one cleaning material support component that comprises a cleaning material receiving area that communicates with the cleaning surface component, wherein the cleaning material receiving area is configured to receive at least one cleaning material such that at least a portion of the cleaning material is movable to and/or from the cleaning material receiving area to extend over at least a portion of the cleaning surface component when the cleaning material is at least partially disposed in the cleaning material receiving area.
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