Multilayer scrub pad
First Claim
1. A scrub pad comprising:
- a) a scrubbing layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer;
b) a wiping layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer; and
c) an absorbent core layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer comprising at least one absorbent material selected from the group consisting of short-fiber, air-laid nonwoven material, nonwoven plastic batting, cellulosic fibrous web materials, wax coated paper, corrugated paper, fluff pulp, cotton balls, cotton batting, or mixture thereof, wherein the absorbent core layer is located intermediate to the scrubbing layer and the wiping layer and wherein the scrubbing layer, the absorbent core layer and the wiping layer are joined at the periphery of each layer to form a bonded edge.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a scrub pad comprising a scrubbing layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer; a wiping layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer; and an absorbent core layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer comprising at least one absorbent material selected from the group consisting of short-fiber, air-laid nonwoven material, nonwoven plastic batting, cellulosic fibrous web materials, wax coated paper, corrugated paper, fluff pulp, cotton balls, cotton batting, or mixture thereof; wherein the absorbent core layer is located intermediate to the scrubbing layer and the wiping layer and wherein the scrubbing layer, the absorbent core layer and the wiping layer are joined at the periphery of each layer.
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1. A scrub pad comprising:
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a) a scrubbing layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer;
b) a wiping layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer; and
c) an absorbent core layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer comprising at least one absorbent material selected from the group consisting of short-fiber, air-laid nonwoven material, nonwoven plastic batting, cellulosic fibrous web materials, wax coated paper, corrugated paper, fluff pulp, cotton balls, cotton batting, or mixture thereof, wherein the absorbent core layer is located intermediate to the scrubbing layer and the wiping layer and wherein the scrubbing layer, the absorbent core layer and the wiping layer are joined at the periphery of each layer to form a bonded edge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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12. A scrub pad comprising:
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a) a scrubbing layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer comprising at least one ply each comprising a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, cellulose, and mixtures thereof and is in the shape selected from the group consisting of meshes or scrims of filaments, woven substrates, ribbons, ribbons interwoven with filaments, slitted films, airblown substrates, and through-air dried substrates;
b) an absorbent core layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer comprising comprises from 1 to 4 layers of absorbent material selected from the group consisting of short-fiber airlaid nonwoven material, nonwoven plastic batting, cellulosic fibrous materials, and mixtures thereof, having a basis weight of from about 100 gsm to about 2000 gsm and a caliper thickness of from about 100 mils to about 1000 mils; and
c) a wiping layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer comprising selected from the group consisting of heavy-duty paper towel material, apertured laminated thermoplastic/cellulosic webs, hydrophilic nonwoven materials, and mixtures thereof. - View Dependent Claims (11, 13)
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