Cleaning pads

• US 7,028,364 B2
• Filed: 11/04/2003
• Issued: 04/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Policicchio, Nicola John, Rhamy, Preston James
• Primary Examiner(s): Warden, Sr., Robert J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Guidotti, Laura C
• Application Number:
  US10/700,988
• Publication Number:
  US 20040128786A1
• Time in Patent Office: 896 Days
• Field of Search: 152/08, 152/091, 152/101, 152/31, 152/28, 152/291, 152/32, D32/50
• US Class Current: 15/228
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/20 Mops
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/22 with liquid-feeding devices
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/44 Securing scouring-cloths to the brush or like body of the implement
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 1/00 Cleaning by methods involving the use of tools cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto B08B9/00
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/049 Cleaning or scouring pads; Wipes

Abstract

The present invention provides a cleaning pad which can be used with various cleaning implement. The cleaning pad has an absorbent layer, attachment wings which can be attached to grippers located on the top surface of the mop head of a first cleaning implement and loop fasteners which can be attached to hook fasteners located on the bottom surface of the mop head of a second implement.

Claims

1. A cleaning pad usable with a first cleaning implement having a first mop head having a length and a width and retaining means located on the top of said first mop head and with a second cleaning implement having a second mop head having a length and a width and retaining means located on the bottom surface of said mop head, said cleaning pad comprising:

an absorbent layer having a top and a bottom surface, a length and a width, wherein the width of said absorbent layer is greater than the width of the mop head of said first cleaning implement such that said absorbent layer comprises a first and a second attachment wing portion wherein said first and second attachment wing portions are removably attachable to said retaining means located on the top surface of the mop head of said first cleaning implement and wherein said first and second attachment wing portions are folded on the top of said absorbent layer thereby forming a first and a second folding line, such that each of said first and second attachment wing portion at least partially covers the top surface of said absorbent layer; and

at least one strip of mechanical fasteners attached to said cleaning pad such that said cleaning pad is removably attachable to said retaining means located on the bottom surface of the mop head of said second cleaning implement.

2. The cleaning pad of claim 1 wherein said retaining means located on the bottom surface of the mop head of said second cleaning implement are hook fasteners and wherein said cleaning pad comprises a first strip of loop fasteners attached to the top surface of said first folded attachment wing portion and a second strip of loop fasteners attached to the top surface of said second folded attachment wing portion such that said first and second strips of loop fasteners are directly attachable to said hook fasteners.

3. The cleaning pad of claim 2 wherein said first strip of loop fasteners is substantially adjacent to said first folding line and said second strip of loop fasteners is substantially adjacent to said second folding line.

4. The cleaning pad of claim 2 wherein said first and second attachment wing portions are partially bonded to the top surface of said absorbent layer.

5. The cleaning pad of claim 2 wherein said first attachment wing portion is partially bonded to said second attachment wing portion.

6. The cleaning pad of claim 1 further comprising an impervious layer attached to the top surface of said first and second attachment wing portions.

7. The cleaning pad of claim 6 wherein said retaining means located on the bottom surface of the mop head of said second cleaning implement are hook fasteners and wherein said impervious layer comprises a first strip of loop fasteners attached to the portion of said impervious layer covering said first attachment wing portion and a second strip of loop fasteners attached to the portion of said impervious layer covering said second attachment wing portion such that said first and second strips of loop fasteners are directly attachable to said hook fasteners.

8. The cleaning pad of claim 7 wherein said impervious layer comprises a perforation line along the length of said impervious layer.

9. The cleaning pad of claim 1 wherein at least one of said first and second attachment wing portions comprises a notch.

10. The cleaning pad of claim 1 wherein said at least one strip of mechanical fastener is made of a material having a Peel Force of at least about 30 g.

11. A cleaning pad usable with a first cleaning implement having a mop head having a length and a width and retaining means located on the top of said mop head and with a second cleaning implement having a mop head having a length and a width and retaining means located on the bottom surface of said mop head, said cleaning pad comprising:

an absorbent layer having a length and a width;

a floor sheet having a length and a width wherein said floor sheet is in direct fluid communication with said absorbent layer and wherein the width of said floor sheet is greater than the width of the mop head of said first cleaning implement such that said floor sheet comprises a first and a second attachment wing portion wherein said first and second attachment wing portions are removably attachable to said retaining means located on the top surface of the mop head of said first cleaning implement and wherein said first and second attachment wing portions are folded on the top of said absorbent layer thereby forming a first and a second folding line, such that each of said first and second attachment wing portion covers at least partially the top surface of said absorbent layer; and

at least one strip of loop fasteners attached to said cleaning pad such that said cleaning pad is removably attachable to said retaining means located on the bottom surface of the mop head of said second cleaning implement.

12. The cleaning pad of claim 11 wherein said retaining means located on the bottom surface of the mop head of said second cleaning implement are hook fasteners and wherein said cleaning pad comprises a first strip of loop fasteners attached to the top surface of said first folded attachment wing portion and a second strip of loop fasteners attached to the top surface of said second folded attachment wing portion such tat said first and second strips of loop fasteners are directly attachable to said hook fasteners.

13. The cleaning pad of claim 12 wherein said first strip of loop fasteners is substantially adjacent to said first folding line and said second strip of loop fasteners is substantially adjacent to said second folding line.

14. The cleaning pad of claim 12 wherein said cleaning pad further comprises an impervious layer attached to said absorbent layer such that said impervious layer is located between said first and second folded attachment wing portions and said absorbent layer.

15. The cleaning pad of claim 14 wherein said first and second folded attachment wing portions are partially bonded to the top surface of said impervious layer.

16. The cleaning pad of claim 14 wherein said first folded attachment wing portions is partially bonded to said second folded attachment wing portion.

17. The cleaning pad of claim 11 wherein at least one of said first and second attachment wing portions comprises a notch.

18. The cleaning pad of claim 11 wherein said at least one strip of loop fastener is made of a material having a Peel Force of at least about 30 g.

19. A cleaning pad usable with a first cleaning implement having a mop head having a length and a width and retaining means located on the top of said mop head and with a second cleaning implement having a mop head having a length and a width and retaining means located on the bottom surface of said mop head, said cleaning pad comprising:

an absorbent layer having a top and a bottom surface, a length and a width, a leading and a trailing edge;

a first attachment wing connected to said leading edge of said absorbent layer wherein said first attachment wing is removably attachable to said retaining means of said first cleaning implement;

a second attachment wing connected to said trailing edge of said absorbent layer wherein said second attachment wing is removably attachable to said retaining means of said first cleaning implement;

wherein said first and second attachment wings are folded on the top of said absorbent layer thereby forming a first and a second folding line, such that each of said first and second attachment wing covers at least partially the top surface of said absorbent layer and such that said cleaning pad is directly attachable to said retaining means of said second cleaning implement, and

wherein said first and second attachment wings are made of a material having a Peel Force of at least about 30 g.

20. The cleaning pad of claim 19 wherein said first and second attachment wings are partially bonded to the top surface of said absorbent layer.

21. The cleaning pad of claim 19 wherein said first attachment wing is partially bonded to said second attachment wing.

22. The cleaning pad of claim 19 wherein said cleaning pad further comprises an impervious layer attached to said absorbent layer such tat said impervious layer is located between said first and second folded attachment wings and said absorbent layer.

23. The cleaning pad of claim 22 wherein said first and second attachment wings are partially bonded to the top surface of said absorbent layer.

24. The cleaning pad of claim 22 wherein said first attachment wing is partially banded to said second attachment wing.

25. A cleaning pad usable with a first cleaning implement having a mop head having a length and a width and retaining means located on the top of said map head and with a second cleaning implement having a mop head having a length and a width and retaining means located on the bottom surface of said mop head, said cleaning pad comprising:

an absorbent layer having a top and a bottom surface, a length and a width, a leading and a trailing edge;

an attachment layer connected to said absorbent layer substantially adjacent to said leading edge and said trailing edge of said absorbent layer, wherein said attachment layer comprises a breakable perforation line along its length and such that a first and a second attachment wings are removably attachable to said retaining means of said first cleaning implement when said perforation line is broken and wherein said attachment layer is removably attachable to the retaining means of said second cleaning element when said perforation line is not broken.

26. The cleaning pad of claim 25 wherein said cleaning pad further comprises a first strip of loop fasteners attached to the top surface of said attachment layer and located substantially adjacent to said leading edge and a second strip of loop fasteners attached to the top surface of said attachment layer and located substantially adjacent to said trailing edge.

27. The cleaning pad of claim 26 wherein said first and second strip of loop fasteners are made of a material having a peel for of at least about 30 g.

28. The cleaning pad of claim 27 wherein cleaning pad further comprises an impervious layer attached to said absorbent layer such that said impervious layer is located between said attachment layer and said absorbent layer.

29. The cleaning pad of claim 28 wherein said attachment layer is partially bonded to said impervious layer via a first and a second partial bond, wherein said first partial bond is located between said leading edge and said breakable perforation line and said second partial bond is located between said breakable perforation line and said trailing edge.

30. A cleaning pad usable with a first cleaning implement having a mop head having a length and a width and retaining means located on the top of said mop head and with a second cleaning implement having a mop head having a length and a width and retaining means located on the bottom surface of said mop head, said cleaning pad comprising:

an absorbent layer having a top and a bottom surface, a length and a width, a leading and a trailing edge;

an impervious layer attached to the top surface of said absorbent layer;

a first attachment wing connected to said impervious layer wherein said first attachment wing is removably attachable to said retaining means of said first cleaning implement;

a second attachment wing connected to said impervious layer wherein said second attachment wing is removably attachable to said retaining means of said first cleaning implement;

a first strip of loop fasteners attached to the top surface of said first attachment wing; and

a second strip of loop fasteners attached to the top surface of said second attachment wing,

wherein said first and second attachment wings are folded on the top of said impervious layer thereby forming first and a second folding line, such that each of said first and second attachment wing covers at least partially the top surface of said impervious layer and such that said cleaning pad is directly attachable to said retaining means of said second cleaning implement;

wherein said first and second strips of loop fasteners are made of a material having a Peel Force of at least 30 g.

31. The cleaning pad of claim 30 wherein said first and second attachment wings are partially bonded to the top surface of said impervious layer.

32. The cleaning pad of claim 30 wherein said first attachment wing is partially bonded to said second attachment wing.

33. The cleaning pad of claim 30 wherein said first strip of loop fasteners is located adjacent said first folding line and wherein said second strip of loop fastener is located adjacent said second folding line.