Cleaning cloth for cleaning dirty surfaces

• US 5,804,274 A
• Filed: 03/24/1997
• Issued: 09/08/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Actuelle Tricot I Boras AB
• Original Assignee: Actuelle Tricot I Boras AB
• Inventors: Nordin, Rudolf
• Primary Examiner(s): MORRIS, TERREL H
• Application Number:
  US08/809,505
• Time in Patent Office: 533 Days
• Field of Search: 428/89, 15/208, 15/229.11
• US Class Current: 428/89
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/16 Cloths; Pads; Sponges metal scraping sponges A47L13/07
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/20 Mops
• CPC Class Codes: D03D 27/00 Woven pile fabrics
• CPC Class Codes: D04B 1/04 characterised by thread material
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/23936 Differential pile length or surface

Abstract

The invention relates to a cleaning cloth for cleaning dirty surfaces comprising a base fabric having two sides with loops of yarn on each side. One side has longer loops of yarn having a normal fibre fineness and shorter loops of microfilament yarn for improved absorbency. The invention also relates to a mop having the cleaning cloth arranged thereon.

Claims

1. A cleaning cloth for cleaning a dirty surface, comprising:

(a) a base fabric having a first side for facing said dirty surface and a second side;

(b) a plurality of first loops of yarn having a fiber fineness of at least about 1 Dtex on said first side of said base fabric;

(c) a plurality of second loops of yarn comprising microfilament yarn with a fiber fineness of up to about 1 Dtex on said first side of said base fabric whereby said first side of said base fabric has improved dirt and liquid absorbency, said plurality of first loops of yarn having a length longer than said plurality of second loops of yarn; and

(d) microfilament yarn with a fiber fineness of up to about 1 Dtex on said second side of said base fabric, whereby said second side of said base fabric has improved liquid absorbency.

2. The cleaning cloth of claim 1, wherein said plurality of first loops of yarn comprise filaments.

3. The cleaning cloth of claim 1, wherein said plurality of first loops of yarn comprise staple fibers.

4. The cleaning cloth of claim 1, wherein said base fabric is woven, and where said microfilament yarn on said second side of said base fabric comprises a plurality of third loops of said yarn.

5. The cleaning cloth of claim 4, wherein said base fabric at least partly comprises microfilament yarn.

6. The cleaning cloth of claim 1, wherein said plurality of second loops of yarn comprises between about 75% and 25% of the total number of said plurality of first and second loops of yarn on said first side of said base fabric.

7. The cleaning cloth of claim 6, wherein said plurality of second loops of yarn comprises 50% of the total number of said plurality of first and second loops of yarn on said first side of said base fabric.

8. The cleaning cloth of claim 1, wherein said microfilament yarn comprises synthetic fibers of 70% polyester and 30% polyamide.

9. The cleaning cloth of claim 1, wherein said plurality of first loops of yarn comprise fibers of synthetic polyester.

10. A mop for cleaning dirty surfaces comprising a base member and a cleaning cloth affixed to said base member, said cleaning cloth comprising the cleaning cloth of claim 1.

11. The mop of claim 10, including a second cloth sewn together with said cleaning cloth and disposed between said base member and said cleaning cloth.

12. The mop of claim 11, including at least one absorbent layer operatively arranged between said cleaning cloth and said second cloth.