Cleaning article with differential overlap between sheet and tow fibers
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorNicola John POLICICCHIO
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Abstract
A cleaning article optionally removably attachable to a handle. The cleaning article has a layer of tow fibers and a layer of sheet material, joined together in a layered construction. The tow fiber layer has a greater width than the sheet, so that the tow fibers overhang the edge of the sheet. The amount of overhang varies throughout at least a portion of the length of the cleaning article. Such variation provides a differential overhang believed to promote fluffing of the tow fibers.
Claims20
A cleaning article for optional removable attachment to a handle and having a longitudinal axis defining a longitudinal length, said cleaning article comprising:
- at least one layer of tow fibers, said tow fibers extending transversely outward from proximal ends juxtaposed with said longitudinal axis to distal ends transversely remote therefrom, said layer further having first and second opposed faces and defining a tow fiber width from said spine to said distal ends of said fibers;
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- a generally planar sheet disposed on said first face of said at least one layer of tow fibers, wherein said distal ends of said tow fibers differentially overhang the edges of said sheet 4 mm to 60 mm, and
- said cleaning article optionally comprising transversely extending gather strips.
A cleaning article for optional removable attachment to a handle and having a longitudinal axis defining a longitudinal length, said cleaning article comprising:
- at least one layer of tow fibers, said tow fibers extending transversely outward from proximal ends juxtaposed with said longitudinal axis to distal ends transversely remote therefrom, said layer further having first and second opposed faces and defining a tow fiber width;
- a generally planar sheet disposed on said first face of said at least one layer of tow fibers, said sheet having two longitudinal edges, at least one said longitudinal having a plurality of notches therein to provide a differential overhang of said tow fibers relative to said sheet, said differential overhang being from 4 mm to 60 mm.
A cleaning article for optional removable attachment to a handle and having a longitudinal axis defining a longitudinal length, said cleaning article comprising:
- at least one layer of tow fibers, said tow fibers extending transversely outward from proximal ends juxtaposed with said spine to distal ends transversely remote therefrom, said layer further having first and second opposed faces and defining a tow fiber width, said tow fiber width varying throughout said longitudinal length;
- a generally planar sheet disposed on said first face of said at least one layer of tow fibers, said sheet having two opposed longitudinal edges, at least one said longitudinal edge having a portion convex outwardly from said longitudinal axis, so that said tow fibers overhang said longitudinal edges of said sheet at said convex portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.