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US 7,610,647 B2Granted
Cleaning system
AssigneeS.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
InventorsTerra J. Morgan, Kara E. Sturdy, Olivia M. Moodycliffe
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Abstract
Disclosed are hand-held scrubbing devices of the type having a replaceable pad. These devices have a handle which is extruded and extremely flexible. The pads are multi-layer and may be pre-impregnated with a cleaner concentrate. A shipping/docking container for use therewith is also disclosed which has the capability of reducing its overall size once the product has reached the consumer.
Claims15
A multi-layer surface treating pad, comprising:
- an upper layer suitable to serve as one part of a hook/loop type fastener system;
- an interior layer comprising a mix of pulp and synthetic material that is impregnated with a liquid surface treating formula;
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- a lower layer which comprises an abrasive material;
- wherein the pad is a cleaning pad and the formula comprises an acid;
- and
- wherein when the pad is first wetted with water it can release a cleaning solution of at least 1 percent acid by weight, and when that same pad is then wetted a second time with water it can still release a cleaning solution of at least 1 percent acid by weight, and when that same pad is thereafter wetted a third time with water it can still release a cleaning solution of at least 1 percent acid by weight.
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A multi-layer surface treating pad, comprising:
- an upper layer suitable to serve as one part of a hook/loop type fastener system;
- an interior layer comprising a mix of pulp and synthetic material that is impregnated with a surface treating formula;
- and
- a lower layer which comprises an abrasive material;
- wherein the pad is a cleaning pad and the formula comprises a carrier liquid and a surfactant;
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- wherein the formula comprises a glycol ether and a nonionic surfactant.
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A multi-layer surface treating pad, comprising:
- an upper layer suitable to serve as one part of a hook/loop type fastener system;
- an interior layer comprising a mix of pulp and synthetic material that has been impregnated with a liquid surface treating formula;
- and
- a lower layer which comprises an abrasive material;
- wherein the upper, interior and lower layers are attached together around their periphery so that the pad is thicker at its center than at its periphery;
- wherein the upper layer was placed on the interior layer after impregnation of the interior layer with the liquid surface treating formula.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.