CLEANING IMPLEMENTS, CLEANING MATERIAL COMPONENTS, AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A cleaning material component, comprising at least two cleaning material support structures and at least one cleaning material, wherein the cleaning material support structures are structured to support the cleaning material such that the cleaning material is movable to and/or from the cleaning material support structures, wherein at least a portion of the cleaning material support structures are configured to be received in at least one cleaning material receiving area of a cleaning implement, and wherein the cleaning material is configured to extend over at least a portion of a cleaning surface component of the cleaning implement when the cleaning material support structures are at least partially disposed in the cleaning material receiving area of the cleaning implement.
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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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20 Claims
- 1. A cleaning material component, comprising at least two cleaning material support structures and at least one cleaning material, wherein the cleaning material support structures are structured to support the cleaning material such that the cleaning material is movable to and/or from the cleaning material support structures, wherein at least a portion of the cleaning material support structures are configured to be received in at least one cleaning material receiving area of a cleaning implement, and wherein the cleaning material is configured to extend over at least a portion of a cleaning surface component of the cleaning implement when the cleaning material support structures are at least partially disposed in the cleaning material receiving area of the cleaning implement.
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17. 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, and wherein the cleaning implement comprises at least one conveyance mechanism, or at least one component thereof, that is configured to convey at least the cleaning material over at least the 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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18. A method of cleaning a surface, comprising:
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(a) providing at least one cleaning implement that comprises 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 at least one cleaning material is at least partially disposed in the cleaning material receiving area, wherein the cleaning material is extended over at least a portion of the cleaning surface component, and wherein the cleaning implement comprises at least one conveyance mechanism, or at least one component thereof, that is configured to convey at least the cleaning material over at least the portion of the cleaning surface component; and
,(b) contacting the cleaning material extended over the portion of the cleaning surface component with at least one surface such that one or more substances on the surface are transferred to the cleaning material, thereby cleaning the surface. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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