CA2206730A1 - Cleaning cloth for fastening to a cleaning-cloth holder - Google Patents
Cleaning cloth for fastening to a cleaning-cloth holderInfo
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
- A47L13/20—Mops
- A47L13/24—Frames for mops; Mop heads
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
- A47L13/16—Cloths; Pads; Sponges
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
- A47L13/20—Mops
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Abstract
The invention relates to a cleaning cloth for fastening to a cleaning-cloth holder, in the form of a sheet-like textile structure, with a basic fabric formed by at least one thread system. So that the cleaning cloth can be fastened to a cleaning-cloth holder and released from this again simply and quickly, there is provision for the thread or threads of at least one thread system of the basic fabric to be formed at least partially by a loop yarn, for the worked-in loop yarn to appear on the rear side of the basic fabric and for the rear side of the basic fabric to be provided with a layer of projecting loops, so that the rear side of the basic fabric has, at least along a part region, a hook-on covering which is formed by loops and which, together with a barbed covering consisting of individual barbs, forms an adhesive fastening.
Description
Cleaning clo~h for Cas~enin~ ~o a cleaning-cloth holder The invention relates to a cie~ning c_ot~ for ~astening ~o a cleaning-cioth holder, i~ the form of a sheet-like textil2 st~AUcture.
C12~ning cioths of this kind ~re used p~rticularly as floor-wipln~ cloths, dust mops, etc~, ~epenc:~ing on ehe t~?2 o:t cleaning requiret~ n this case, th~ cleanln~ cloths ~re -astened ~o a cloth holde~, spe~fically by means of a re}e~sable fastenlng, in order ~o ma~e 1~ possib1e to wring out, cleanse and also exc~2nae ~he cleaning cloth. The cleaning cloths or ~he type mentioned are the~efore ready-made and possess lateral fold-round ed~es, in~o which thç en~s of a cloth holder baseplate can be pu~he~, with the re~ult th~t the cle~ning cloth can be fa~tened rel~asa~ly ~o the clo~h holdex The need _or a ready-made product i~ cost-intensive and resul~ in ~n ~5 increased consump,ion of cl~aning cloth. Furthermore, it is complicated and therefore time-consuming to rasten the cleaning cloth to the cleaning-clo~h holder.
In gene~al, in this case, the cleaning cloth has to ~e held in the hands, thus al-~o leadin~ to an undesirable so~ g of the hands.
The object of ~he inven~ion i~, therefore, to pro~ide a cleaning cloth which, without the ~ualit~ of a cleaning cloth being impaired, is designed ~i in su~h a wa~ t~a~ an be fastened to ~A cleaning-cloth holder and released from this again simply and quickly.
This obje~ is achieved by means of ~he features of Claim 1.
P~ cleaxling cloth i8 thereb~r provided, in which the thread system or thre~d ~ystems for constructing the basic fabric is or ~1-e used at the ~ame time for forming a hook-i~ layer o~ an adhesive fastening or touch-and-~lose fasteni~ o~ the ~ack of the cleanin~
cloth. The use o~ a loop yar.. in the b~si~ 'a~ri~
provides loop~ which ~xe anchor2d on the ~hread or ~hxeads in~erted ir, the basic rabric. There is r~o need ,o provide ~dàitional fastening means in the form of ~'astener p~r.~.
Si~ce ~he hoo~-in lAyer or- ~he back of the cleaning cloth forms ~ , irst ~ortiorl OL an adhesi~7e or touch-ar~d-~lose ,~dstPn~g, the cleaning-cloth. hol~er xleeds only to 3~e provided with ~ l~arbed ~o~erlng a~ a se~ond poxtlo~ of an adhe~ive or touch-and-close faste~ing in or~r to r~sten thz cleaning clotl to the said cleanin~-cloth holder. Pressin~ these two portions ligh~ly against or,e another ~loses ~he adhesive or touch-and-~lose f~steni~g, ~or wnich pur~ose the cleaning-clo~h holder merely has ,o ~e pxessed onto the back o- the cle~r.ing clo~h. The a~he~i~e or touch-and-close fastening made i~ thi~ way is relea ed s mply b~
pulling off the cle~ning cloth from the clea~ing-cloth holder. A reaày-m~Ze produ~t is possibl~, a~ before, 2S but is nc longer ~e~essar~. The cleaning cloths may consequently be cut off from a length of rabric in a simple wa~. Furthermore, adhesio~. of the cleaning cloth to the clea~ing-cloth holder is so firm tha~ the cleaning-cloth holder can be opexate~ m~nu~ily and mechanically.
A preferre~ sheet-like tex~ile structure is a ~la~ or pile or plush fabric which can be woven, knitted or ~ufted. In the case of a ~lat .abric, the loop yarn i.~ prefer~bly worked in in such a way that it does no~ appear or appear~ only sli~htly on the top side or front side of the basic fabric which con~titutes the effective cleanin~ surface. S~h ~lat fabric is, in particulax, ~oven .lat Labric wi~h plurality of thread svstems in ~ pluraiity of tiers.
Pile or plush fabric with a basic fabric and with a pile cover bound into th~ fronL side o~ the basic f~briç are particularly pre~erred as the ~heet-like textile structure. The pile cover is an S outstandins cle~n_ng ~.aterial, and Lhe pi7e-free rear side allows ~he worked-in loo~ yarn to appear by mean3 ~f a simple stit~h-forming and blndin~ technique. Loops which ma~ possikly llkewise project on the fr~n~ side of the basic fabric ~re concealed by the pile co~er ~nd therefore do no~ impede the cleaning operation.
A prefer~ed loop yarn is ~ boucle yarn or ~
loop twist, in whi~h ~ loo -forming additional thread is ~rranged on rhe thread core. This addition21 ~hread preferably ~onsi~t~ of a pla~tic m~Lerial.
15The loop -~axn stren~th is pxeferably ~round Nm 0.5 to Nm 20 a~d ~Ln therefcre correspond to ~he yarn st~ength which i,, conventionally u~ied fox the ~t le~Lst - one threa~L ~ystem o~ ~he b~sic ~a~ric If ~he lsop yarn is used, ~here.ore, the po~sibilitles o, va~Jing the des~gn of th~ ba~ a~r~c ~ccording to the ~arn st~ength Eor the a~ l~a~t on2 ~hread system are presexved. The s~me apPlie to rhe choice of stitc~-fcrming or binding method.
The loops of the loop yarn may be ~ormed by a spun-fi~re, mult;~ilament o~ mo~oril~ment thread. The advant~ge of pun-fibre and multif lament threads is that ~e loops consist of a fibre bundle, in which the barbs of a bar~ed covexing are securely anchored in a similar way to a .leecy layer. This applies ~0 particul~rl~ ~o th~ choice of ribre strength according to Cl~im 7. Loops consistin~ o~ monofilaments have the advantage of ~ high load-b-aring cap~city.
The basic fabri~ may be a knitted or wo~en fabric, depending on the i~tended use ~nd the type of cleaning. ~n the case or a woven fabric with crossed warp and weft thre~ds, the loop yarn is preferably used for the weft threads, and e~ch weft thread or every second to ~ourth weft thread may co~sis~ of the loop yarn. This ensures that the entire back of a cleaning cloth is covered with a hook-in laver. ~here is no need for the barbed covering on the cleaning-clo~h holder to ~e positioned in relation to the back or ~he clean~g cloth. The clean.ng-cloth holder can be pressed with its ~a~bed ~oYJeri-lg ontc the ~k of ~he ~leaning cloth at any point or~ the said ~ack arld fastenins can be a-nieved thereby.
It i~ par~icularlY prererred, in the case of woven fa)~rl~, ;G~- _he wef~ ~hre~ds ~onsistins of 1GOP
0 yarn tO be ~ound in with a higher y~rn strength than the warp threa~s, ~;~e warp thread~ cor.sis~i~g of a conventional plair. y~n. The thicker weft threads then pr~domina~e in ehe ba~ic ~ab~i~, thus leadirLg ~o a ~ore unifor~ and denser distribution of ~he loopss on the rear side o~ the basic fabric.
The p-le ccver may be de~igned ln a known w~y as ~ut pile or loop pile. Any pi'e den~ity desired may be selected. Na~ur~l su~stances, pre~er~bly co~ton, rayo~ and wool, or plastics, such ~s polyamides, ~o polyester ~nd pol~ropylene, may be u ed ~s materials.
To ccnsoli~e the cl e~ing ~loth, its ~ear side may be impreg~ated with a hardenin~ coating materi~l.
Fu~_h r embodimen~s G~ the invention c~an be taken from the 'o lowing description and $ubclA_ms.
The in~ention is explained in more detail below by means of the exemplary embodiment~ illust~-~ted in the ~ompanying f igures.
Figure 1 ~hows di~grammatically a lateral top view of a cleaning cloth and a cl~ning-cloth holder, Figure ~ ~ow~ diagra~m~tically ~ lateral tGp view o~
portion of the basic f~ric of ~he cleaning ~loth accor~ing ~o Fi~ure 1, Figure 3 shows diagrammatically a weft thread portion for a basic.
fabric of a cleaning cloth according to an other embo-diment of the invention, Figure 4 shows diagrammatically a lateral top view of a cleaning cloth using weft threads according to Figure 3.
Figures 1 and 2 shows a first exemplary embodiment of a cleaning cloth 1 for fastening to a cleaning-cloth holder 2, in the form of a sheet-like textile structure with a basic fabric 3 formed by at least one thread system. A preferred sheet-like textile structure is a flat or pile or plush fabric which may be woven, knitted or tufted.
In the cleaning cloth illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the sheet-like textile structure is designed as a pile or plush fabric, specifically with a basic fabric 3 into which is bound a pile cover 4 covering a front side of the basic fabric 3.
In this case, the basic fabric 3 may be a stitched fabric or a woven fabric, the thread or threads of at least one thread system of the basic fabric 3 being formed at least partially by a loop yarn which forms loops 7. The loops 7 extend outwardly from a thread core 12 and a plurality of loops 7 are provided along the thread core 12. Preferably the loops 7 are fixed on the core close to each other. The loops 7 can have the same sizes or different sizes. Loops 7 of the worked-in loop yarn appear on a rear side 6 of the basic fabric 3 and provide this rear side 6 with a layer of projecting loops 7. The number of loops 7 arran-ged on the rear side 6 depends, in particular, on the number of loop yarn threads worked into the basic fabric 3.
The loops 7 formed by the loop yarn are suitable for coming into adhesive engagement (in the manner of a touch-and-close fastening) with barbs 8 of a barbed covering on a baseplate 9 of the cleaning-cloth holder 2. There is therefore provision for the rear side 6 of the basic fabric 3 to have, at least along a part region, a hook-on covering 11 which is formed by the loops 7 and which, together with a barbed cover-ing, forms an adhesive fastening (touch-and-close fastening).
In the exemplary embodiment described here, the basic fabric 3 is a woven fabric with a plurality of crossed warp threads 10 and weft threads 5 (see Figure 2). The pile cover 4 covering the front side of the basic fabric 3 is bound into the basic fabric 3. By contrast, the rear side 6 of the basic fabric 3 remains pile-free. The weft threads 5 consist of the loop yarn, whilst the warp threads 10 consist of a plain yarn. The weft threads 5 worked in as loop yarn appear on the rear side 6 of the basic fabric purely because the weft threads 5 are crossed alternately with the warp threads 10 by virtue of a fabric weave.
In this case, simple weaves, such as, for example, the cloth weave, are preferred as a type of weave. In the case of even-sided weaves of this kind, although the weft threads 5 consisting of the loop yarn may also form loops on the front side of the basic fabric 3 (see Figure 2), these loops are covered by the pile cover 4. Non-even-sided weaves are also suitable, and these may be used to ensure that the weft threads consisting of the loop yarn predominate on the rear side 6 of the basic fabric 3.
In order to obtain as high a number of loops 7 as possible, all the weft threads 5 of the basic fabric 3 of a cleaning cloth 1 may consist of the loop yarn. Alternatively, only every second to fourth weft thread 5 may consist of a loop yarn. Furthermore, the weft threads 5 preferably have a higher yarn strength than the warp threads 10 and are consequently thicker than the warp threads 10 which are preferably fine.
Furthermore, alternatively, either only the warp threads or the weft threads and the warp threads 10 may consist of a loop yarn.
Moreover, a uniform distribution of the threads of a thread system, which consist of a loop yarn, over a width and/or length of the basic fabric 3 is preferred.
A bouclé yarn or loop twist with a yarn strength of preferably Nm 0.5 to Nm 20 is used as a loop yarn. The loops 7 are anchored on a thread core 12, being defined by a basic thread. An additional thread of the loop yarn is provided on the thread core 12, the said additional thread producing the loops 7, preferably consists of a plastic material and may be a spun-fibre, multifilament or monofilament thread. If the loops are formed by a spun-fibre thread, its fibre strength is prefer-ably around 0.7 to 30 den. The basic thread can be made from the same materials. The basic thread and the additional thread are worked to-gether to achieve a loop yarn with loops 7 which can be distributed along the core 12 regularly and wherein the loops 7 have substantially the same sizes (see Figure 1 and 2). Alternatively the loops 7 can be distributed along the core 12 irregularly and in different sizes as shown in the embodiment of Figures 3 and 4. The statements made above concerning Figure 1 and 2 otherwise apply accordingly to the embodiment of Figure 3 and 4.
The pile cover 4 is formed by a pile which is bound into the basic fabric 3 and which may be designed as a cut pile or loop pile. The pile naps are bound in preferably according to the W-weave. The pile length, pile density and pile material may be selected according to the intended use.
To consolidate the cleaning cloth 1, the rear side 6 of the basic fabric 3 may be impregnated with a hardening coating, hardening being completed preferably under the effect of heat.
According to a further exemplary embodiment which is not illustrated, the sheet-like textile structure may be a flat fabric. In the case of a flat fabric, the loop yarn is preferably worked in in such a way that it does not appear or appears only slightly on the top side or front side of the basic fabric which constitutes the effective cleaning surface. Such a flat fabric is, in particular, a woven flat fabric with a plurality of thread systems in a plurality of tiers. The statements made above otherwise apply accordingly.
Although the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but rather, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
C12~ning cioths of this kind ~re used p~rticularly as floor-wipln~ cloths, dust mops, etc~, ~epenc:~ing on ehe t~?2 o:t cleaning requiret~ n this case, th~ cleanln~ cloths ~re -astened ~o a cloth holde~, spe~fically by means of a re}e~sable fastenlng, in order ~o ma~e 1~ possib1e to wring out, cleanse and also exc~2nae ~he cleaning cloth. The cleaning cloths or ~he type mentioned are the~efore ready-made and possess lateral fold-round ed~es, in~o which thç en~s of a cloth holder baseplate can be pu~he~, with the re~ult th~t the cle~ning cloth can be fa~tened rel~asa~ly ~o the clo~h holdex The need _or a ready-made product i~ cost-intensive and resul~ in ~n ~5 increased consump,ion of cl~aning cloth. Furthermore, it is complicated and therefore time-consuming to rasten the cleaning cloth to the cleaning-clo~h holder.
In gene~al, in this case, the cleaning cloth has to ~e held in the hands, thus al-~o leadin~ to an undesirable so~ g of the hands.
The object of ~he inven~ion i~, therefore, to pro~ide a cleaning cloth which, without the ~ualit~ of a cleaning cloth being impaired, is designed ~i in su~h a wa~ t~a~ an be fastened to ~A cleaning-cloth holder and released from this again simply and quickly.
This obje~ is achieved by means of ~he features of Claim 1.
P~ cleaxling cloth i8 thereb~r provided, in which the thread system or thre~d ~ystems for constructing the basic fabric is or ~1-e used at the ~ame time for forming a hook-i~ layer o~ an adhesive fastening or touch-and-~lose fasteni~ o~ the ~ack of the cleanin~
cloth. The use o~ a loop yar.. in the b~si~ 'a~ri~
provides loop~ which ~xe anchor2d on the ~hread or ~hxeads in~erted ir, the basic rabric. There is r~o need ,o provide ~dàitional fastening means in the form of ~'astener p~r.~.
Si~ce ~he hoo~-in lAyer or- ~he back of the cleaning cloth forms ~ , irst ~ortiorl OL an adhesi~7e or touch-ar~d-~lose ,~dstPn~g, the cleaning-cloth. hol~er xleeds only to 3~e provided with ~ l~arbed ~o~erlng a~ a se~ond poxtlo~ of an adhe~ive or touch-and-close faste~ing in or~r to r~sten thz cleaning clotl to the said cleanin~-cloth holder. Pressin~ these two portions ligh~ly against or,e another ~loses ~he adhesive or touch-and-~lose f~steni~g, ~or wnich pur~ose the cleaning-clo~h holder merely has ,o ~e pxessed onto the back o- the cle~r.ing clo~h. The a~he~i~e or touch-and-close fastening made i~ thi~ way is relea ed s mply b~
pulling off the cle~ning cloth from the clea~ing-cloth holder. A reaày-m~Ze produ~t is possibl~, a~ before, 2S but is nc longer ~e~essar~. The cleaning cloths may consequently be cut off from a length of rabric in a simple wa~. Furthermore, adhesio~. of the cleaning cloth to the clea~ing-cloth holder is so firm tha~ the cleaning-cloth holder can be opexate~ m~nu~ily and mechanically.
A preferre~ sheet-like tex~ile structure is a ~la~ or pile or plush fabric which can be woven, knitted or ~ufted. In the case of a ~lat .abric, the loop yarn i.~ prefer~bly worked in in such a way that it does no~ appear or appear~ only sli~htly on the top side or front side of the basic fabric which con~titutes the effective cleanin~ surface. S~h ~lat fabric is, in particulax, ~oven .lat Labric wi~h plurality of thread svstems in ~ pluraiity of tiers.
Pile or plush fabric with a basic fabric and with a pile cover bound into th~ fronL side o~ the basic f~briç are particularly pre~erred as the ~heet-like textile structure. The pile cover is an S outstandins cle~n_ng ~.aterial, and Lhe pi7e-free rear side allows ~he worked-in loo~ yarn to appear by mean3 ~f a simple stit~h-forming and blndin~ technique. Loops which ma~ possikly llkewise project on the fr~n~ side of the basic fabric ~re concealed by the pile co~er ~nd therefore do no~ impede the cleaning operation.
A prefer~ed loop yarn is ~ boucle yarn or ~
loop twist, in whi~h ~ loo -forming additional thread is ~rranged on rhe thread core. This addition21 ~hread preferably ~onsi~t~ of a pla~tic m~Lerial.
15The loop -~axn stren~th is pxeferably ~round Nm 0.5 to Nm 20 a~d ~Ln therefcre correspond to ~he yarn st~ength which i,, conventionally u~ied fox the ~t le~Lst - one threa~L ~ystem o~ ~he b~sic ~a~ric If ~he lsop yarn is used, ~here.ore, the po~sibilitles o, va~Jing the des~gn of th~ ba~ a~r~c ~ccording to the ~arn st~ength Eor the a~ l~a~t on2 ~hread system are presexved. The s~me apPlie to rhe choice of stitc~-fcrming or binding method.
The loops of the loop yarn may be ~ormed by a spun-fi~re, mult;~ilament o~ mo~oril~ment thread. The advant~ge of pun-fibre and multif lament threads is that ~e loops consist of a fibre bundle, in which the barbs of a bar~ed covexing are securely anchored in a similar way to a .leecy layer. This applies ~0 particul~rl~ ~o th~ choice of ribre strength according to Cl~im 7. Loops consistin~ o~ monofilaments have the advantage of ~ high load-b-aring cap~city.
The basic fabri~ may be a knitted or wo~en fabric, depending on the i~tended use ~nd the type of cleaning. ~n the case or a woven fabric with crossed warp and weft thre~ds, the loop yarn is preferably used for the weft threads, and e~ch weft thread or every second to ~ourth weft thread may co~sis~ of the loop yarn. This ensures that the entire back of a cleaning cloth is covered with a hook-in laver. ~here is no need for the barbed covering on the cleaning-clo~h holder to ~e positioned in relation to the back or ~he clean~g cloth. The clean.ng-cloth holder can be pressed with its ~a~bed ~oYJeri-lg ontc the ~k of ~he ~leaning cloth at any point or~ the said ~ack arld fastenins can be a-nieved thereby.
It i~ par~icularlY prererred, in the case of woven fa)~rl~, ;G~- _he wef~ ~hre~ds ~onsistins of 1GOP
0 yarn tO be ~ound in with a higher y~rn strength than the warp threa~s, ~;~e warp thread~ cor.sis~i~g of a conventional plair. y~n. The thicker weft threads then pr~domina~e in ehe ba~ic ~ab~i~, thus leadirLg ~o a ~ore unifor~ and denser distribution of ~he loopss on the rear side o~ the basic fabric.
The p-le ccver may be de~igned ln a known w~y as ~ut pile or loop pile. Any pi'e den~ity desired may be selected. Na~ur~l su~stances, pre~er~bly co~ton, rayo~ and wool, or plastics, such ~s polyamides, ~o polyester ~nd pol~ropylene, may be u ed ~s materials.
To ccnsoli~e the cl e~ing ~loth, its ~ear side may be impreg~ated with a hardenin~ coating materi~l.
Fu~_h r embodimen~s G~ the invention c~an be taken from the 'o lowing description and $ubclA_ms.
The in~ention is explained in more detail below by means of the exemplary embodiment~ illust~-~ted in the ~ompanying f igures.
Figure 1 ~hows di~grammatically a lateral top view of a cleaning cloth and a cl~ning-cloth holder, Figure ~ ~ow~ diagra~m~tically ~ lateral tGp view o~
portion of the basic f~ric of ~he cleaning ~loth accor~ing ~o Fi~ure 1, Figure 3 shows diagrammatically a weft thread portion for a basic.
fabric of a cleaning cloth according to an other embo-diment of the invention, Figure 4 shows diagrammatically a lateral top view of a cleaning cloth using weft threads according to Figure 3.
Figures 1 and 2 shows a first exemplary embodiment of a cleaning cloth 1 for fastening to a cleaning-cloth holder 2, in the form of a sheet-like textile structure with a basic fabric 3 formed by at least one thread system. A preferred sheet-like textile structure is a flat or pile or plush fabric which may be woven, knitted or tufted.
In the cleaning cloth illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the sheet-like textile structure is designed as a pile or plush fabric, specifically with a basic fabric 3 into which is bound a pile cover 4 covering a front side of the basic fabric 3.
In this case, the basic fabric 3 may be a stitched fabric or a woven fabric, the thread or threads of at least one thread system of the basic fabric 3 being formed at least partially by a loop yarn which forms loops 7. The loops 7 extend outwardly from a thread core 12 and a plurality of loops 7 are provided along the thread core 12. Preferably the loops 7 are fixed on the core close to each other. The loops 7 can have the same sizes or different sizes. Loops 7 of the worked-in loop yarn appear on a rear side 6 of the basic fabric 3 and provide this rear side 6 with a layer of projecting loops 7. The number of loops 7 arran-ged on the rear side 6 depends, in particular, on the number of loop yarn threads worked into the basic fabric 3.
The loops 7 formed by the loop yarn are suitable for coming into adhesive engagement (in the manner of a touch-and-close fastening) with barbs 8 of a barbed covering on a baseplate 9 of the cleaning-cloth holder 2. There is therefore provision for the rear side 6 of the basic fabric 3 to have, at least along a part region, a hook-on covering 11 which is formed by the loops 7 and which, together with a barbed cover-ing, forms an adhesive fastening (touch-and-close fastening).
In the exemplary embodiment described here, the basic fabric 3 is a woven fabric with a plurality of crossed warp threads 10 and weft threads 5 (see Figure 2). The pile cover 4 covering the front side of the basic fabric 3 is bound into the basic fabric 3. By contrast, the rear side 6 of the basic fabric 3 remains pile-free. The weft threads 5 consist of the loop yarn, whilst the warp threads 10 consist of a plain yarn. The weft threads 5 worked in as loop yarn appear on the rear side 6 of the basic fabric purely because the weft threads 5 are crossed alternately with the warp threads 10 by virtue of a fabric weave.
In this case, simple weaves, such as, for example, the cloth weave, are preferred as a type of weave. In the case of even-sided weaves of this kind, although the weft threads 5 consisting of the loop yarn may also form loops on the front side of the basic fabric 3 (see Figure 2), these loops are covered by the pile cover 4. Non-even-sided weaves are also suitable, and these may be used to ensure that the weft threads consisting of the loop yarn predominate on the rear side 6 of the basic fabric 3.
In order to obtain as high a number of loops 7 as possible, all the weft threads 5 of the basic fabric 3 of a cleaning cloth 1 may consist of the loop yarn. Alternatively, only every second to fourth weft thread 5 may consist of a loop yarn. Furthermore, the weft threads 5 preferably have a higher yarn strength than the warp threads 10 and are consequently thicker than the warp threads 10 which are preferably fine.
Furthermore, alternatively, either only the warp threads or the weft threads and the warp threads 10 may consist of a loop yarn.
Moreover, a uniform distribution of the threads of a thread system, which consist of a loop yarn, over a width and/or length of the basic fabric 3 is preferred.
A bouclé yarn or loop twist with a yarn strength of preferably Nm 0.5 to Nm 20 is used as a loop yarn. The loops 7 are anchored on a thread core 12, being defined by a basic thread. An additional thread of the loop yarn is provided on the thread core 12, the said additional thread producing the loops 7, preferably consists of a plastic material and may be a spun-fibre, multifilament or monofilament thread. If the loops are formed by a spun-fibre thread, its fibre strength is prefer-ably around 0.7 to 30 den. The basic thread can be made from the same materials. The basic thread and the additional thread are worked to-gether to achieve a loop yarn with loops 7 which can be distributed along the core 12 regularly and wherein the loops 7 have substantially the same sizes (see Figure 1 and 2). Alternatively the loops 7 can be distributed along the core 12 irregularly and in different sizes as shown in the embodiment of Figures 3 and 4. The statements made above concerning Figure 1 and 2 otherwise apply accordingly to the embodiment of Figure 3 and 4.
The pile cover 4 is formed by a pile which is bound into the basic fabric 3 and which may be designed as a cut pile or loop pile. The pile naps are bound in preferably according to the W-weave. The pile length, pile density and pile material may be selected according to the intended use.
To consolidate the cleaning cloth 1, the rear side 6 of the basic fabric 3 may be impregnated with a hardening coating, hardening being completed preferably under the effect of heat.
According to a further exemplary embodiment which is not illustrated, the sheet-like textile structure may be a flat fabric. In the case of a flat fabric, the loop yarn is preferably worked in in such a way that it does not appear or appears only slightly on the top side or front side of the basic fabric which constitutes the effective cleaning surface. Such a flat fabric is, in particular, a woven flat fabric with a plurality of thread systems in a plurality of tiers. The statements made above otherwise apply accordingly.
Although the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but rather, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
Claims (12)
1. Cleaning cloth for fastening to a cleaning-cloth holder, in the form of a sheet-like textile structure, with a basic fabric formed by at least one thread system, wherein threads of at least one thread system of the basic fabric are formed by a loop yarn comprising a thread core and loops being fixed thereon, the worked-in loop yarn providing the rear side of the basic fabric with projecting loops, defining along the rear side of the basic fabric a hook-in covering which is formed by loops and which, together with a barbed covering consisting of individual barbs, forms an adhesive fastening.
2. Cleaning cloth according to Claim 1, wherein a pile cover covering a front side of the basic fabric is bound into the basic fabric, and said loops of the loop yarn are exposed on a pile-free rear side of said basic fabric.
3. Cleaning cloth according to Claim 1, wherein said loop yarn is a bouclé yarn or loop twist.
4. Cleaning cloth according to Claim 3, wherein said loops of the loop yarn consist of a plastic material.
5. Cleaning cloth according to Claim 1, wherein said loop yarn has a yarn strength of between Nm 0.5 and Nm 20.
6. Cleaning cloth according to Claim 1, wherein said loops are formed by a spun-fibre, multifilament or monofilament thread.
7. Cleaning cloth according to Claim 1, wherein said loops are formed by a spun-fibre thread with a fibre strength of 0.7 to 30 den.
8. Cleaning cloth according to Claim 1, wherein said basic fabric is a knitted fabric consisting of the loop yarn.
9. Cleaning cloth according to Claim 1, wherein said basic fabric is a woven fabric with a crossed warp thread system and weft thread system, and an amount of weft threads of the weft thread system and/or the warp threads of the warp thread system are composed of a loop yarn.
10. Cleaning cloth according to Claim 9, wherein said weft threads and/or warp threads consisting of the loop yarn are bound, uniformly distributed, into the basic fabric over a width and/or length of the latter.
11. Cleaning cloth according to Claim 10, wherein said weft threads consist of a bulky loop yarn and the warp threads consist of a finer plain yarn.
12. Cleaning cloth according to Claim 1, wherein said rear side of the basic fabric is impregnated with a consolidating coating.
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