Cleaning article with apertured sheet and tow fibers
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorJohn Thomas Cooper
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Abstract
A cleaning article optionally removably attachable to a handle. The cleaning article has a layer of tow fibers and a layer of sheet material, joined together in a layered construction. The sheet has apertures therethrough, so that the tow fibers may intercept the apertures. By intercepting the apertures, the tow fibers can become entangled, promoting fluffing of the tow fibers.
Claims19
A cleaning article for optional removable attachment to a handle and having a longitudinal axis defining a longitudinal length, said cleaning article comprising:
- at least one layer of tow fibers, said tow fibers extending transversely outward from proximal ends juxtaposed with said longitudinal axis to distal ends transversely remote therefrom, said layer further having first and second opposed faces;
- a generally planar sheet disposed on said first face of said at least one layer of tow fibers,
- said sheet having at least one sleeve for receiving a tine of a handle inserted into said sleeve,
- said sheet having a plurality of discrete apertures therethrough spaced apart from said distal ends of said tow fibers and
- said cleaning article optionally comprising transversely extending gather strips.
A cleaning article for optional removable attachment to a handle and having a longitudinal axis defining a longitudinal length, said cleaning article comprising:
- at least one layer of tow fibers, said tow fibers extending transversely outward from proximal ends juxtaposed with said longitudinal axis to distal ends transversely remote therefrom, said layer further having first and second opposed faces;
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- a generally planar sheet disposed on said first face of said at least one layer of tow fibers, said sheet having at least one sleeve for receiving a tine of a handle inserted into said sleeve, said sheet being having a plurality of discrete apertures therethrough at least some of said apertures of said plurality being of mutually different geometries and being spaced apart from said distal ends of said tow fibers.
A cleaning article for optional removable attachment to a handle and having a longitudinal axis defining a longitudinal length, said cleaning article comprising:
- at least one layer of tow fibers, said tow fibers extending transversely outward from proximal ends juxtaposed with said longitudinal axis to distal ends transversely remote therefrom, said layer further having first and second opposed faces;
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- a generally planar sheet disposed on said first face of said at least one layer of tow fibers,
- said sheet having at least one sleeve for receiving a tine of a handle inserted into said sleeve,
- said sheet having a plurality of discrete apertures therethrough spaced apart from said distal ends of said tow fibers and being joined to said at least one layer of tow fibers by a plurality of spot bonds, at least some of said spot bonds being offset from said longitudinal axis, at least some of said apertures and said spot bonds being interspersed at different transverse distances from said longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.