US 8,572,795 B2 · Armored sponge cleaning mitt

Abstract

An armored sponge cleaning mitt device for cleaning sharp-edged objects, such as the blades of knives and other cutlery apparatus. The present invention is a cleaning device that can be readily slipped about the blade of a knife, for example, in a substantially enclosing manner such as to effectively provide cleaning of the blade surfaces of the device while being frictionally slide along the blade. The armored sponge cleaning mitt is sized and dimensioned to fit about the hand of a wearer and encasing the fingers and thumb and comprising several layers bonded together to form a unitary structure. This multi-layered mitt includes an abrasive layer for providing a scouring cleaning surface, a sponge layer, a fabric layer and an armored rigid layer providing structure and protection from the sharp edges being cleaned. In some embodiments, the multilayered mitt may comprise an exterior fabric layer with an interior abrasive scouring cleaning surface layer.

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Dependent claims

An armored sponge cleaning mitt for cleaning sharp edges and cutlery devices,

said armored sponge cleaning mitt comprising a plurality of layers,
wherein a first interior layer is comprised of scouring material forming a contiguous abrasive surface area,
wherein a second intermediate layer is an absorbent, porous material, and
wherein a third exterior fabric layer is a cloth fabric material;
and
wherein said first interior layer is bound to said second intermediate layer, and said third exterior layer is also bound to said second intermediate layer such that said intermediate layer is betwixt said first and third layer;
and
said armored sponge containing a set of rigid armoring members comprised of at least three unitary substantially rigid plates,
wherein said set of rigid armoring members are encased and carried by said third exterior fabric layer, and each plate contains at least one aperture for providing fluid drainage between said layers.

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