Cleaning pad and cleaning implement
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsDavid John Pung, Hugh Joseph O'Donnell, Edward Phillip Allie, Vincent Sean Breidenbach, Jeffrey Len Osborne, Nicola John Policicchio
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a cleaning implement comprises a handle; a head portion pivotally attached to the handle comprising an upper surface and a lower surface connected to the upper surface by side edges; and a cleaning pad removably attached to the head portion, the cleaning pad comprising an absorbent layer which extends over the lower surface of the head portion and a scrubbing strip which extends along a side edge of the head portion.
Claims21
A cleaning pad, said cleaning pad comprising:
- an absorbent layer, and
- a thermoplastic film scrubbing strip joined to, and covering only a part of said absorbent layer, said scrubbing strip comprising a plurality of protrusions formed with and extending outwardly from said film.
A cleaning pad removably attachable to a cleaning implement, said cleaning pad comprising:
- a longitudinally extending central panel,
- a side panel abutting said central panel, and
- said side panel comprising a thermoplastic film scrubbing strip joined thereto, said scrubbing strip comprising a plurality of protrusions formed integrally with and extending outwardly from said film and from said side panel.
A cleaning pad removably attachable to a cleaning implement, said cleaning pad comprising:
- an absorbent layer,
- an outwardly facing scrubbing layer joined thereto, and
- a thermoplastic film scrubbing strip joined to scrubbing layer and facing outwardly therefrom, said scrubbing strip comprising a plurality of protrusions formed integrally with and extending outwardly from said film.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.