CN211558421U - Cleaning system - Google Patents

Abstract

A cleaning system having a glove or mitt assembly having a boundary body defining a plurality of finger grooves, an interior space, and an opening; a first side on the body; a second side on the body, the second sides generally opposing each other. The first side has a substantially planar surface and a plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the substantially planar surface. The substantially planar surface and the plurality of protrusions are integrally formed of a flexible material. The second surface is formed of a woven fabric material and has an abrasive surface. The wrist access portion is disposed at the opening of the boundary body and has a wrist construction system that prevents the glove assembly from accidentally falling off the user's hand while the user is wearing the glove or mitt assembly.

Description

Cleaning system

Technical Field

The present invention relates generally to hand-worn devices, such as gloves or mittens, for use in cleaning animals, particularly for brushing and cleaning animals, including pets for example, as well as other items such as furniture and carpets, car seats, and the like, and/or for cleaning those items that collect hair or hair and fine fiber debris from furniture, carpets, car seats, and the like.

Background

Cleaning hair and fine fiber fragments is a particularly challenging cleaning task. For example, brushing and washing pets often requires the use of various tools. Many pets have thick hair that easily falls off. When brushing the pet, it is preferable to brush the hair and gently remove the hair, which is easily shed if not done so. At the same time, the skin of the pet is preferably massaged, so that the grease of the healthy skin is uniformly distributed, and the hair of the pet is rich in luster. Although the brush is frequently used, the brush may be caught in the thick hair of the animal, and thus the pet may feel pain. It is best to gently remove the excess hair.

In addition, pet hair often sticks to other surfaces such as furniture and clothing. Without suitable tools, it can be difficult to clean such surfaces and remove such fine pet hair fibers. Brushes and rollers are also common tools as are vacuum cleaners. However, while brushes and rollers are effective in removing lint, removing pet hair generally requires a stronger adhesive force and is not so economical because of the need to frequently replace rollers. In addition, it is difficult to remove hair fibers using a vacuum cleaner alone without using a rotating brush to forcefully brush each individual hair fiber.

Thus, there remains a need for more effective tools for brushing animals (pets, farm animals, etc.) and cleaning hair that may fall from the animal onto surfaces (vehicles, furniture, clothing, etc.), while more generally, there also remains a need for more effective tools for cleaning and collecting fine fiber debris from any item.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

A cleaning system having a glove or mitt assembly having a flexible boundary body defining a plurality of finger slots, an interior space, and a hand access opening; a first side on the body; a second side on the body, the second sides generally opposing each other. The first side has a substantially planar surface and a plurality of extending flexible molding projections extending outwardly from the substantially planar support surface, wherein the substantially planar support surface is integrally formed with the flexible molding projections and is substantially planar (e.g., planar in surface) in an unused state. The substantially planar surface and the plurality of protrusions are integrally formed of a flexible material. The second surface is formed of a woven fabric material and has an abrasive surface with a plurality of elongated, braided nubs (terry tuff of textile fibers). A wrist access portion is provided at the opening of the boundary body and has a wrist construction system that prevents the glove assembly from accidentally falling off the user's hand while the user is wearing the glove.

The sides of the glove assembly may be disposed between the first and second sides, the sides being stretchable whereby different sized hands may wear the glove assembly. The wrist construction system may include an elastic band. The wrist construction system may comprise a strap having a first part and a second part, the first and second parts being releasably securable to each other such that the wrist access portion has a first state in which the first part is unsecured to the second part and a second state in which the first part is secured to the second part. The plurality of protrusions may be nubs that are densely spaced and equally spaced before each other.

The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals denote like elements.

Drawings

The invention may be further understood by reference to the preferred embodiments illustrated in the drawings. While the preferred embodiments illustrated are merely examples for carrying out the methods, structures and compositions of the invention, the organization and method of the invention, together with further objects and advantages thereof, may be better understood by reference to the drawings and the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. The drawings are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but rather are presented for purposes of illustration and explanation, with the scope of the present invention being specifically set forth in the appended claims or the claims as amended below.

For a more complete understanding of the present invention, reference is now made to the following figures, in which:

FIG. 1 is a front view of a first side of a glove according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a front view of a second side of the glove of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a first side of the glove of FIG. 1 in a first state;

FIG. 4A is a perspective view of the glove of FIG. 1, wherein the glove is shown worn on the right hand and in a first state;

FIG. 4B is a perspective view of the glove of FIG. 1, wherein the glove is shown worn on the right hand and in a second state; and

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the glove of FIG. 1, wherein the glove is shown worn on a left hand and in a first state.

Glossary of reference numerals:

100 cleaning system

102 first surface

104 protrusions/nubs

106 first glove side

108 second surface

109 glove side

110 wrist strap

Second fixing surface of 111 wrist strap

112 second fixing surface of the wristband

L left hand

R right hand.

Detailed Description

As required, detailed illustrative embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein. However, techniques, systems, compositions, and operational structures in accordance with the present invention may be embodied in a variety of sizes, shapes, forms, and patterns, some of which may be quite different from those of the disclosed embodiments. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are merely representative, yet in this regard, for purposes of disclosure, they are considered to provide the best embodiments and to provide a basis for the claims herein, which define the scope of the invention.

Referring to fig. 1-5, the cleaning system 100 will now be described.

The cleaning system 100 may include a glove or mitt that includes a first surface 102, which first surface 102 may be used to brush an animal or other surface to be cleaned. For example, the first surface 102 may include a plurality of protrusions or nubs 104. The first surface 102 can be secured (e.g., adhered or sewn or molded with) to the first glove side 106. The cleaning system may also include a second or epilator surface 108 having a plurality of extending bristles or nubs or loops on the surface of the cleaning system opposite the first surface 102 for capturing or engaging loose fibers and picking them up from the surface on which they are located.

The cleaning system may be worn on the left or right hand of a user such that when the cleaning system is worn, the first surface 102 may be the palm side or the back side of the hand. Similarly, the cleaning system may be worn on the left or right hand of a user such that the second surface 104 may be the palm side or back side of the hand when the cleaning system is worn. For example, as shown in fig. 4A-4B, the cleaning system may be worn on the right hand R with the first surface 102 on the palm side of the right hand and the second surface 108 on the back side of the right hand R. Instead, the cleaning system may be worn on the left hand L such that the first surface 102 is located on the dorsal side of the left hand and the second surface is located on the palmar side of the left hand.

The glove may further include a locking mechanism 110, such as a wrist strap, which may include a strap including a first surface 111 and a second surface 112, which may be

(Velcro) or are secured to each other using elastic bands, strings, buckles, or the like, and are releasably secured securely around the wrist to prevent the cleaning system from accidentally falling off the user's left or right hand L or R, such that the cleaning system cannot be left or right handedR is dropped.

The sides 109 of the cleaning system may be stretchable or elastic or to accommodate the size of the various hands inserted within the cleaning system, and the article 100 is flexible to accommodate the contours of the user's hands, the animal's body surface, and any surface to be cleaned (car seats, trouser legs, sofa armrests, etc., without limitation).

As shown in fig. 1, the first surface 102 may include a plurality of protrusions or nubs 104, each extending or protruding outwardly from the first surface 102. First surface 102 and nub 104 may be integrally formed and may be made of the same material. The material forming the first surface 102 and the nubs 104 may be a flexible rubber-like or polymer material such that the first surface 102 does not prevent the user from bending the left hand L or the right hand R when wearing the cleansing system and such that the nubs 104 are relatively gentle to the skin or hair of the animal when using the cleansing system. Also, the nubs 104 may be formed of a material that is easily grasped (e.g., silicone) or formed of a material that is grabbed by hair, such that when the nubs 104 are passed through the hair, the hair sticks to the nubs 104. The nubs 104 may be relatively short, such that the nubs 104 are long enough to grip the hair, but not so long that the nubs 104 do not become entangled or caught within the pet's hair. For example, the nubs 104 may be between 1/10 inches and 1/2 inches without departing from the scope of the invention.

As shown in fig. 2, the second surface 104 may comprise a woven fabric material on the opposite side of the cleaning system relative to the first surface 102. The woven fabric material may be abrasive to some extent due to the weave which may form ridges, bristles or tufts of bristles or loops, such that as the second surface 104 moves over a surface, the frictional interaction between the second surface 104 and the surface over which it moves causes particles and hairs on that surface to interfere with the second surface and thereby remain on or adhere to the second surface 104. For example, the static electricity induced by moving the second surface 104 across another surface helps the second surface 104 to more effectively remove particles (e.g., hair or fur) from the surface being cleaned.

In another example, ridges, bristles or tufts of bristles or loops may extend beyond the major surface of the textile and catch any loose fibers.

As shown in fig. 3, 4A and 5, the cleaning system is shown with the wristband 110 open. In contrast, fig. 1, 2 and 4B show the glove with the wristband in a closed state. For example, when using the cleaning system, particularly when brushing pet hair, the interaction of the nubs 104 with the pet hair may exert a force on the cleaning system in the direction of the user's arm to remove the cleaning system on the left hand L or the right hand R. Advantageously, when the wristband 100 is in the closed position, the wristband 100 prevents the cleaning system from falling off the user's left hand L or right hand R.

During use, hair or other debris may adhere or adhere to the nubs 104 of the first surface 104 and/or the woven surface of the second surface 108. Thus, during use of the cleaning system, for optimum effectiveness, hair or fur should be removed from the woven surfaces of the nubs 104 and the second surface 108.

Reference will now be made in detail to several embodiments of the present invention that are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same or similar reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts or steps. The figures are in simplified form and are not drawn to precise scale. For convenience and clarity only, directional terms, such as top, bottom, upper, lower, above, below, and the like, or kinematic terms, such as forward, rearward, lateral, transverse, and the like, may be used with respect to the drawings. These and similar directional terms should not be construed to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

Having described at least one preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that such embodiment is merely illustrative of and not restrictive on the broad invention, and that various changes, modifications and adaptations may be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be limited only by the attached claims. In addition, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many changes can be made in these details without departing from the spirit and principles of the invention. It is understood that the invention can be embodied in other forms without departing from the essential characteristics thereof.

Claims (6)

1. A cleaning system, comprising:

a glove assembly, comprising:

a boundary body defining a plurality of finger grooves, an inner space and an opening;

a first side on the body;

a second side on the body, the second side opposite the first side;

the first side further comprises:

a flat flexible member; and

a plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the flat flexible member, the flat flexible member and the plurality of protrusions being integrally formed from a flexible material;

a second surface formed of a woven fabric material, said woven fabric material having an abrasive surface;

a wrist entry portion disposed at the opening of the boundary body, the wrist entry portion including a wrist construction system including a strap securely fastened around a wrist of the user.

2. The cleaning system of claim 1, further comprising:

a side disposed between the first side and the second side, the side being stretchable.

3. The cleaning system of claim 2, wherein the wrist construction system comprises an elastic band.

4. The cleaning system of claim 1,

the wrist construction system may comprise a strap having a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions being secured to each other such that the wrist access portion has a first state in which the first portion is unsecured to the second portion and a second state in which the first portion is secured to the second portion.

5. The cleaning system of claim 1,

the plurality of protrusions may be nubs that are densely spaced and equally spaced before each other.

6. The cleaning system of claim 1,

the flexible material forming the flat flexible member and the plurality of protrusions is a silicone material.

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