Floor finish application pad and method
AssigneeDiversey, Inc.
InventorsNathan E. Ludtke, Glenn Weaver, Axel Schmitz, Shwn-Meei Linden
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Abstract
A floor finish application apparatus and method for applying floor finishes to a floor. The floor finish application apparatus can include an applicator pad, which in some embodiments comprises filter material. In some embodiments, the filter material is air filter material, and has certain wet and/or dry friction characteristics, density, thickness, compressive resistance, liquid absorptive capacity, porosity, spreading capability, and/or leveling capability. In some embodiments, the pad has a stepped or otherwise uneven height.
Claims15
A floor finish applicator pad, comprising:
- a leading edge;
- a trailing edge;
- and
- a sheet having
- a first side;
- a second side opposite the first side and more fluid absorbent than the first side;
- and
- a fold at least partially defining one of the leading and trailing edges of the applicator pad and having at least a double layer of the sheet, the fold further defining a first portion of the applicator pad in which the second side of the sheet is oriented to engage a floor surface;
- wherein a second portion of the applicator pad is at least partially defined by the sheet, the first side of the sheet at the second portion oriented to engage the floor surface.
A floor finish applicator pad, comprising:
- a body comprised of a sheet with a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the body having:
- leading and trailing edges joined by lateral sides;
- a ground-engaging surface;
- and
- a fold at least partially defining one of the leading and trailing edges and having at least a double layer of the sheet such that at least a portion of each of the first side and the second side is oriented to engage a floor surface,
- wherein the body comprises material having a density greater than about 0.01 g/cm3 and less than about 0.08 g/cm3.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.