# US 10,478,021 B2 · Utility wash cloth

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- Number: US 10,478,021 B2
- Document ID: US10478021B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/366,302
- Filed: 2016-12-01
- Published: 2019-07-25
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2016-01-10
- Applicants: Demetrios C Sotos
- Inventors: Demetrios C Sotos
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10478021B2

## CPC

- A47K 7/02: Bathing sponges, brushes, gloves or similar cleaning or rubbing implements
- A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES

## Abstract

A reusable handheld cleaning implement comprised of a flat, perforated, semi rigid, pliable, semi resilient backing made of water resistant material. A plurality of single, solid, linear, vertical, soft, pliable, semi resilient, smooth, non-open looped strands are connected to the backing forming both the top and bottom surface of the implement. A tether is connected to the implement.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A reusable handheld implement comprised of:
a backing, multiple strands and a perimeter;
(A) the backing is flat and made of a water resistant or waterproof material; the mentioned backing is perforated, allowing the backing to be permeable; and where the backing has a thickness that minimizes the volume of said perforations;
and,
(1) the backing is pliable,
(2) perforations are located throughout the backing,
(3) perforations are adjacent to the strands,
(B) the strands are soft and not opened looped; the mentioned strands have an overall smooth surface; the strands are connected to the backing in a manner that allows each strand to have a top end that is vertical or vertically aligned to its bottom end;
and,
(1) the strands are pliable,
(2) the length of each individual strand is not greater than 1 inch,
(3) the diameter of each individual strand is not greater than 1 inch,
(4) the strands are not spaced more than 1 inch apart on any surface of the backing comprised of said strands.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The reusable handheld implement of claim 1, wherein the backing is semirigid.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The reusable handheld implement of claim 1, wherein the backing is semiresilient.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The reusable handheld implement of claim 1, wherein the strands are solid.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The reusable handheld implement of claim 1, wherein the strands are linear.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The reusable handheld implement of claim 1, wherein the strands are semiresilient.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The reusable handheld implement of claim 1, wherein the perimeter is non abrasive.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The reusable handheld implement of claim 1, may further comprise a tether attached to the implement.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The reusable handheld implement of claim 1, may further comprise a lining attached to the implement.

### Claim 10

A reusable handheld implement comprised of:
a backing, multiple strands, a perimeter and a tether;
(A) the backing is flat and made of a water resistant or waterproof material; the mentioned backing is perforated, allowing the backing to be permeable; and where the backing has a thickness that minimizes the volume of said perforations;
and,
(1) the backing is semirigid, pliable and semiresilient,
(2) perforations are located throughout the backing,
(3) perforations are adjacent to the strands,
(B) the strands are soft, solid, linear and not open looped; the mentioned strands have an overall smooth surface; the strands are connected to the backing in a manner that allows each strand to have a top end that is vertical or vertically aligned to its bottom end;
and,
(1) the strands are pliable and semiresilient,
(2) the length of each individual strand is not greater than 1 inch,
(3) the diameter of each individual strand is not greater than 1 inch,
(4) the strands are not spaced more than 1 inch apart on any surface of the backing comprised of said strands,
(C) the perimeter is non abrasive;
(D) the tether is attached to the implement.

### Claim 11

A reusable handheld implement comprised of:
a backing, multiple strands, a perimeter, a tether and a lining;
(A) the backing is flat and made of a water resistant or waterproof material; the mentioned backing is perforated, allowing the backing to be permeable; and where the backing has a thickness that minimizes the volume of said perforations;
and,
(1) the backing is semirigid, pliable and semiresilient,
(2) perforations are located throughout the backing,
(3) perforations are adjacent to the strands,
(B) the strands are soft, solid, linear and not open looped; the mentioned strands have an overall smooth surface; the strands are connected to the backing in a manner that allows each strand to have a top end that is vertical or vertically aligned to its bottom end;
and,
(1) the strands are pliable and semiresilient,
(2) the length of each individual strand is not greater than 1 inch,
(3) the diameter of each individual strand is not greater than 1 inch,
(4) the strands are not spaced more than 1 inch apart on any surface of the backing comprised of said strands,
(C) the perimeter is non abrasive;
(D) the tether is attached to the implement;
(E) the lining is attached to the perimeter.