Cleaning cloth with encapsulated formulation, steam mop and method
AssigneeBISSELL Homecare, Inc.
InventorsJesse J. Williams, Jeffrey A. Scholten, Jay M. Kellis
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Abstract
A cleaning cloth for use with a steam mop having a housing mounting the cleaning cloth for cleaning the surface to be cleaned and a steam delivery system for delivering steam to the cleaning cloth. The cleaning cloth has at least one fabric layer that is configured to be attached to a steam mop and an encapsulated cleaning composition associated with the fabric layer and configured to be released by exposure to steam delivered to the cleaning cloth. A steam mop for use of the cleaning cloth and a method of cleaning with the cleaning pad is also disclosed.
Claims28
A cleaning cloth for use with a steam mop having a housing mounting the cleaning cloth for cleaning the surface to be cleaned and a steam delivery system for delivering steam to the cleaning cloth, the cleaning cloth comprising:
- at least one fabric layer that is configured to be attached to a steam mop;
- and
- an encapsulated cleaning composition associated with the fabric layer and configured to be released from the encapsulation by exposure to steam delivered to the cleaning cloth.
A cleaning cloth according to 17 wherein the wafer is a fragrance-infused thermoplastic sheet and the fragrance is volatilized into the cleaning cloth and surrounding atmosphere when the sheet is exposed to steam.
A method for cleaning a surface comprising:
- applying to the surface a cleaning cloth with a cleaning composition encapsulated within a heat-activated barrier;
- and
- delivering steam to the cleaning cloth to release the cleaning composition from within the heat-activated barrier for application onto the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.