Cleaning implement having high absorbent capacity
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsSteven Allen Holt, Alan Edward Sherry, Vernon Sanford Ping, III
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Abstract
A cleaning implement comprising a handle and a removable cleaning pad. The removable cleaning pad is capable of absorbing at least 10 g deionized water per g of cleaning pad in 20 minutes, under a confining pressure of 0.09 psi. These implements provide the convenience of disposable cleaning implements and the cleaning ability of conventional mops.
Claims10
A cleaning implement comprising:
- a. a handle;
- and
- b. a removable cleaning pad comprising:
- i. a scrubbing layer;
- ii. an absorbent layer in direct fluid communication with the scrubbing layer, wherein the absorbent layer comprises a superabsorbent material;
- and
- iii. an attachment layer for releasably attaching the cleaning pad to the handle.
The cleaning implement of claim 9 wherein the means for releasably attaching the cleaning pad are hooks and the attachment layer comprises a material that will act as loops for mechanically attaching to the hooks.
The cleaning implement of claim 10 wherein the support head has an upper surface that is pivotably attached to the handle and a lower surface that comprises the hooks for releasably attaching the cleaning pad to the support head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.