Mop
AssigneeCarl Freudenberg KG
InventorsKarl-Ludwig Gibis, Norbert Weis, Dieter Philipp, Lars Schmitt
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Abstract
A mop comprising a mop head (1) that has at least one cleaning strip (2) is disclosed. The cleaning strip (2) comprises at least one cleaning surface (5) on which raised cleaning islands (6) made of flock fibers are arranged. The cleaning strip (2) is attached to the mop head (1) at one of its ends (3) and has a free end (4). The raised cleaning islands (6) on the at least one cleaning surface (5) of the cleaning strip (2) are arranged at certain distances (7) from each other and are surrounded on all sides by storage spaces (8) for holding dirt. The size of the storage spaces (8) steadily decreases from the end (3) of the cleaning surface (5) facing the mop head (1) in the mopping direction (9) of the free end (4).
Claims20
A mop comprising:
- a mop head with at least one cleaning strip, the at least one cleaning strip having at least one cleaning surface on which a plurality of raised cleaning islands of flock fibers are disposed;
- wherein the at least one cleaning strip has a first end attached to the mop head and a second free end;
- wherein the plurality of raised cleaning islands are disposed in spaced relation to each other with each cleaning island being surrounded by storage spaces for accommodation of soil, the storage spaces becoming steadily smaller in a direction of mopping from the first end to the second free end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.