Absorbent pad and holder assembly for carpet cleaning
AssigneeAnn W. Tarkinson
InventorKevork W. Tarkinson
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Abstract
This invention comprises an absorbent pad unit covered by a coarse mesh screen and mounted on the head of a carpet cleaning device having a handle for manipulating it. The pad has an outer sheet of highly absorbent, acid-resistant paper reinforced with fiberglass strands and located next to the screen, an inner sheet of the same construction, and a relatively thick core of soft, highly absorbent material sandwiched between its outer and inner sheets for absorbing carpet cleaning residue which passes through the outer sheet when the screen rubs against the carpet as the cleaning head is moved across the carpet.
Claims13
For use with a carpet cleaning apparatus having a handle and a head at the lower end of the handle to be guided across the carpet being cleaned, the improvement which comprises:
- an absorbent pad unit having a thin outer sheet of fiber-reinforced absorbent material, an inner sheet, and a core of soft absorbent material sandwiched between said outer and inner sheets for soaking up moisture passing through said outer sheet;
- a coarse mesh screen covering said outer sheet of said absorbent pad unit;
- and means for mounting said absorbent pad unit and screen on said head of the carpet cleaning apparatus to position said screen in rubbing engagement with the carpet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.