Cleaning pad and cleaning implement

A device for cleaning an escalator or moving walkway, the device comprising:

• b. a cleaning implement comprising:
• i. a head portion configured to attach to a handle;
• and
• c. cleaning pad removably attached to the head portion, the cleaning pad comprising:
• i. a contact surface with a plurality of ridges and grooves constructed from an absorbent material and a semi-rigid material, wherein the semi-rigid material is arranged substantially parallel to absorbent material so that that the ridges and grooves of the semi-rigid material are coincident with those of the absorbent material, and wherein the plurality of ridges and grooves are configured to mesh with the channels and ribs of an escalator or moving walkway step.

A method for cleaning an escalator or moving walkway having a comb, the method comprising:

• d. mounting a cleaning pad to a cleaning implement, wherein the cleaning pad comprises:
• i. a contact surface with a plurality of ridges and grooves arranged substantially parallel to each other, the contact surface comprising an absorbent material and a semi-rigid material, wherein the semi-rigid material is positioned substantially parallel to the absorbent material so that that the ridges and grooves of the semi-rigid material are coincident with those of the absorbent material;
• e. loading the contact surface with cleaning fluid;
• f. placing the contact surface on a step of the escalator or moving walkway, adjacent to the comb, when the escalator or moving walkway is in operation;
• g. aligning and meshing the ridges and grooves of the cleaning pad with the step.