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US 2006/0230559 A1Published application
Nubby mitt for debris removal
AssigneeS. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
InventorsJeremy Knopow, Steven Zach, Chrissie Smits, Douglas Gundlach
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Abstract
A fabric cleaning device (20) is disclosed. The fabric cleaning device (20) includes a hand held support (22) having a plurality of loosening projections (50) associated therewith, and a resilient pad (26) comprising a plurality of individual flexible cleaning sheets (60) receiving the loosening projections (50) and having an affinity for debris.
Claims20
A cleaning device comprising:
- a support configured to be received by a human hand;
- a plurality of spaced-apart loosening projections operatively coupled with the support and extending outwardly therefrom;
- and
- a plurality of individual, adjacent cleaning sheets receiving the loosening projections therethrough and releasably engaging the projections.
1 more element
A mitt for cleaning a fabric comprising:
- a plurality of spaced-apart nubs operatively coupled with the mitt and extending outwardly therefrom;
- and
- a plurality of individual, apertured, face-to-face oriented cleaning sheets receiving the nubs therethrough and positioned proximal to the nubs, the cleaning sheets each being mounted for individual manual lift-off removal thereof and having an affinity for debris.
A method of cleaning a surface comprising:
- attaching a support to the hand of a user;
- operatively coupling a plurality of spaced-apart loosening projections with the support;
- releaseably engaging the projections with a resilient pad comprising a plurality of cleaning sheets;
- and
- moving the mitt across the fabric such that the plurality of loosening projections engage the surface and the cleaning sheets assist in cleaning the surface.
2 more elements
A hand held cleaning device comprising:
- a plurality of spaced-apart loosening projections operatively coupled with a cleaning surface of the device and extending outwardly therefrom;
- and
- a plurality of individual, adjacent cleaning sheets receiving the loosening projections therethrough and releasably engaging the projections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.