Disposable cleaning articles
AssigneeIsolyser Company, Inc.
InventorsTravis W. Honeycutt, Baosheng Lee, James R. Shreffler
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Abstract
A mop head made from a plurality of fibers of polyvinyl alcohol that are only water soluble at temperatures above 37.degree. C., where the fibers are formed into a mop head. A disposable cleaning rag made from at least one layer of a plurality of fibers of polyvinyl alcohol that are only water soluble at temperatures above 37.degree. C., wherein the fibers are formed into a disposable cleaning rag.
Claims32
A mop head comprising a plurality of fibers comprised of polyvinyl alcohol that are only water soluble at temperatures above 37.degree. C., wherein the fibers are formed into a mop head.
A mop head comprising a plurality of fibers comprising crystallized polyvinyl alcohol that is water soluble at temperatures only above 37.degree. C., wherein the fibers are formed into a mop head and wherein
- a) the polyvinyl alcohol fibers are produced by dope extrusion and treatment with heat and stretching of a greater than 98% saponified polyvinyl acetate;
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- b) the degree of polymerization for the fibers is from 1300 to 2000.
A mop head comprising a plurality of fibers comprising crystallized polyvinyl alcohol that is water soluble at temperatures only above 37.degree. C., wherein the fibers are formed into a mop head, an effective amount of an anti-blocking agent sufficient to increase the usability of the fibers and an effective amount of a wetting agent sufficient to increase the absorbency of the fibers, wherein
- a) the polyvinyl alcohol fibers are produced by dope extrusion and treatment with heat and stretching of a greater than 98% saponified polyvinyl acetate;
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- b) the degree of polymerization for the fibers is from 1300 to 2000.
A mop head comprising a plurality of fibers comprising crystallized polyvinyl alcohol that is water soluble at temperatures only above 37.degree. C., wherein the fibers are formed into a mop head, an effective amount of an anti-blocking agent sufficient to increase the usability, of the fibers, and an effective amount of a wetting agent sufficient to increase the absorbency of the fibers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.