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US 6,003,191 AGranted
Cleaning implement
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsAlan Edward Sherry, Steven Allen Holt, Larry Neil Mackey, Vernon Sanford Ping, III
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Abstract
A cleaning implement comprising a handle and a removable cleaning pad. The cleaning pad exhibits the ability to initially delay absorption of cleaning fluid, soil and the like, but then absorb those materials after this initial delay.
Claims48
A cleaning implement comprising:
- a. a handle;
- and
- b. a removable cleaning pad comprising:
- i. a scrubbing layer;
- and
- ii. an absorbent layer;
- wherein the cleaning pad has a t.sub.30 percent absorbency of not more than about 10% of the pad's t.sub.1200 absorbent capacity, and a t.sub.1200 absorbent capacity of at least about 5 g of deionized water per g of the cleaning pad.
4 more elements
A cleaning implement comprising:
- a. a handle comprising a support head at one end;
- and
- b. a removable cleaning pad comprising:
- i. a scrubbing layer;
- ii. an absorbent layer in direct fluid communication with the scrubbing layer;
- and
- iii. an attachment layer that is essentially fluid impervious;
- wherein the cleaning pad has a t.sub.30 percent absorbency of not more than about 5% of the cleaning pad's t.sub.1200 absorbent capacity, and a t.sub.1200 absorbent capacity of at least about 20 g of deionized water per g of the cleaning pad.
5 more elements
A cleaning pad comprising:
- a. a scrubbing layer;
- and
- b. an absorbent layer;
- wherein the cleaning pad has a t.sub.30 percent absorbency of not more than about 10% of the cleaning pad's t.sub.1200 absorbent capacity, and a t.sub.1200 absorbent capacity of at least about 5 g of deionized water per g of the cleaning pad.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.