Cleaning pad

A cleaning pad comprising:

• a generally rectangular body comprising:
• a top material layer for securing to a cleaning pad displacement apparatus;
• and
• a bottom material layer for making contact with a floor surface;
• wherein the top material layer and bottom material layer are secured to each other;
• wherein the bottom material layer is generally rectangular in shape and includes first and second longitudinal edges and first and second lateral edges;
• wherein the bottom material layer further includes a first and a second strip of relatively lower absorbency material and a strip of relatively higher absorbency material;
• wherein the first strip of relatively lower absorbency material extends along the first longitudinal edge from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge;
• wherein the second strip of relatively lower absorbency material extends along the second longitudinal edge from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge;
• wherein the strip of relatively higher absorbency material extends from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge and between the first strip and the second strip of relatively lower absorbency material;
• wherein the first and second strips of relatively lower absorbency material comprise loop microfiber and the strip of relatively higher absorbency material comprises cut microfiber;
• and
• wherein the first and second strips of said relatively lower absorbency material and the strip of relatively higher absorbency material are substantially equal height and form a substantially coplanar floor engaging surface.

A method of manufacturing a cleaning pad comprising the steps of:

• providing a generally rectangular body comprising:
• a top material layer for securing to a cleaning pad displacement apparatus;
• and
• a bottom material layer for making contact with a floor surface;
• wherein the top material layer and bottom material layer are secured to each other;
• wherein the bottom material layer is generally rectangular in shape and includes first and second longitudinal edges and first and second lateral edges;
• wherein the bottom material layer further includes a first and a second strip of relatively lower absorbency material and a strip of relatively higher absorbency material;
• wherein the first strip of relatively lower absorbency material extends along the first longitudinal edge from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge;
• wherein the second strip of relatively lower absorbency material extends along the second longitudinal edge from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge;
• wherein the strip of relatively higher absorbency material extends from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge and between the first strip and the second strip of relatively lower absorbency material;
• and
• wherein the first and second strips of said relatively lower absorbency material and the strip of relatively higher absorbency material are substantially equal height and form a substantially coplanar floor engaging surface.