Wiping instrument
First Claim
1. A wiping instrument movable over a surface to be cleaned comprising:
- a base plate portion made of a rigid material having a downward extending engaging portion;
an elastic covering member detachably disposed on a bottom of the base plate portion, said engaging portion attached to said elastic covering member to provide a prescribed spacing therebetween, the elastic covering member having a generally flat bottom surface portion;
a plurality of elastic projections extending from said bottom surface portion of the elastic covering member; and
a wiping cloth covering the bottom of the elastic covering member and covering the plurality of elastic projections, the wiping cloth being attached to the base plate.
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Abstract
A wiping instrument can clean places which previously have been difficult to clean is arranged such that a ground contact pressure of a wiping cloth per unit area is allowed to increase, and further a wiping cloth on the instrument can scrub the surface to be cleaned so as to follow irregularities existing on the surface to be cleaned. Accordingly, the wiping instrument provides a wiping cloth which is attached to the bottom of a base plate portion provided with a handle. The wiping operation is performed by moving the wiping cloth over a surface to be cleaned. The base plate portion is made of a rigid material and a plurality of elastic projections are erected on substantially all of the surface of the bottom of the base plate portion. The wiping cloth is attached to the bottom of the base plate portion so as to cover a plurality of the elastic projections.
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13 Claims
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1. A wiping instrument movable over a surface to be cleaned comprising:
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a base plate portion made of a rigid material having a downward extending engaging portion; an elastic covering member detachably disposed on a bottom of the base plate portion, said engaging portion attached to said elastic covering member to provide a prescribed spacing therebetween, the elastic covering member having a generally flat bottom surface portion; a plurality of elastic projections extending from said bottom surface portion of the elastic covering member; and a wiping cloth covering the bottom of the elastic covering member and covering the plurality of elastic projections, the wiping cloth being attached to the base plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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