EP1370174A1 - Tissu de nettoyage - Google Patents

Tissu de nettoyage

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EP1370174A1
EP1370174A1 EP20020704931 EP02704931A EP1370174A1 EP 1370174 A1 EP1370174 A1 EP 1370174A1 EP 20020704931 EP20020704931 EP 20020704931 EP 02704931 A EP02704931 A EP 02704931A EP 1370174 A1 EP1370174 A1 EP 1370174A1
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Prior art keywords
cloth
yarn
carrier web
loops
multiplicity
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German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
William Hockey-Smith
Alexander Maurice Hilltout
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Herrmann Diana
Hockey-Smith William
Original Assignee
Hilltout Alexander Maurice
Hockey-Smith William
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Priority claimed from GBGB0105811.4A external-priority patent/GB0105811D0/en
Application filed by Hilltout Alexander Maurice, Hockey-Smith William filed Critical Hilltout Alexander Maurice
Publication of EP1370174A1 publication Critical patent/EP1370174A1/fr
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D02—YARNS; MECHANICAL FINISHING OF YARNS OR ROPES; WARPING OR BEAMING
    • D02G—CRIMPING OR CURLING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, OR YARNS; YARNS OR THREADS
    • D02G3/00—Yarns or threads, e.g. fancy yarns; Processes or apparatus for the production thereof, not otherwise provided for
    • D02G3/44—Yarns or threads characterised by the purpose for which they are designed
    • D02G3/449—Yarns or threads with antibacterial properties
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B1/00—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
    • D04B1/02—Pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features
    • D04B1/04—Pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features characterised by thread material
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B21/00—Warp knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
    • D04B21/02—Pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features
    • D04B21/04—Pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features characterised by thread material
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
    • D06M11/00—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with inorganic substances or complexes thereof; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment, e.g. mercerising
    • D06M11/83—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with inorganic substances or complexes thereof; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment, e.g. mercerising with metals; with metal-generating compounds, e.g. metal carbonyls; Reduction of metal compounds on textiles
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
    • D06M16/00—Biochemical treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, e.g. enzymatic

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a cloth for cleaning purposes, whether in catering facilities, in the household or otherwise: the invention also relates to cleaning devices formed from or including such a cloth.
  • Dish cloths are commonly used for cleaning purposes, particularly in catering facilities and in the household. Such cloths are used and re-used repeatedly and pick up bacteria: dish cloths are accordingly responsible for spreading bacteria and for consequent food poisoning on many occasions.
  • dish cloths are accordingly responsible for spreading bacteria and for consequent food poisoning on many occasions.
  • a cloth which comprises a carrier web carrying a multiplicity of loops of yarn, or such loops which have been subsequently severed, the carrier web being formed at least in part from yarn which exhibits an anti-bacterial and/or anti- fungal property.
  • the loops are distributed over the surface of the cloth, projecting loosely therefrom.
  • the yarn having the anti-bacterial and/or anti-fungal property inhibits the growth of bacteria and/or fungi on the cloth, so that the risk of bacteria and/or fungi being spread by the cloth is substantially reduced.
  • the carrier web may be formed at least in part from yarn which incorporates an agent or agents having an antibacterial and/or anti-fungal property.
  • the yarn which incorporates the active agent preferably comprises a synthetic plastics material (particularly an acrylic) in which the active agent is dispersed, for example in particulate form.
  • the carrier web may be formed at least in part from yarn which includes silver: the yarn may include filaments or particles of silver, or may comprise one or more textile fibres which have a layer or coating of silver bonded thereto. It is known that silver has effective anti-bacterial and anti- fungal properties.
  • the yarn in the loops is split or sub- divided into a multiplicity of filaments or fibres: typically of the order of 1000 such microfibres may be formed.
  • Cleaning cloths have been made hitherto, having a multiplicity of loops (or terry cloth loops) thus subdivided to provide the cloth with a very soft characteristic, which enables the fibres to enter very small crevices and so gives the cloth exceptionally efficient cleaning capabilities.
  • the microfibre construction of the terry loop yarn endows the cloth with a greatly enhanced absorbency characteristic.
  • the yarn from which the loops are formed may be of a known form, comprising a multiplicity of filaments of high-melt polymer material co-extruded with low-melt polymer material disposed between those filaments.
  • the cloth may be subjected, after its formation, to a known process in which it is subjected to heat and immersed in alkali, to dissolve out the low-melt material and so subdivide the yarn into a multiplicity of filaments.
  • the yarn may instead be subjected to this subdivision process before, rather than after, it is used in the formation of the cloth.
  • the loops may be severed or trimmed after the cloth is formed, to provide a velour finish.
  • the carrier web of the cloth is of knitted construction.
  • the multiplicity of loops also form part of the knitted construction.
  • the cloth in accordance with the present invention may be used as a dish cloth or other cleaning cloth. It may however be used as part of a wide variety of cleaning devices: for example it may be used to form the head (or- cover the head) of a cleaning mop or other cleaning device.
  • FIGURE 1 is an enlarged schematic view of a cloth in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIGURE 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion of the cloth of Figure 1.
  • a cloth in accordance with the invention which comprises a web 10 onto which a multiplicity of loops 12 are formed, distributed over the surface of the cloth and projecting loosely therefrom, on both sides thereof.
  • the web 10 is itself of knitted construction and the multiplicity of. loops 12 also form part of the knitted construction.
  • the yarn from which the loops 12 are formed comprises synthetic plastics material (for example a 70% polyester/30% polyamide material) .
  • the yarn in the loops 12 is split or subdivided into a multiplicity of fine fibres, typically of the order of 1000 such fibres.
  • the carrier web may be formed at least in part from yarn which incorporates an agent or agents having an anti-bacterial and/or anti-fungal property.
  • the yarn may comprise an acrylic material in which the anti-bacterial/anti-fungal agent is dispersed, for example in particulate form.
  • BIOKRYL One suitable yarn is marketed in the UK by Acordis UK Limited under the trade name BIOKRYL, see also UK Patent No. 2,309,461.
  • the carrier web may be formed at least in part from yarn which includes pure silver: the yarn may include filaments or particles of silver, or may comprise one or more textile fibres which have a layer or coating of silver bonded thereto (such fibres are available from Noble Fiber Technologies of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA under the trade name X-Static) .
  • the yarn in the loops 12 may be split or subdivided, into its multiplicity of fine fibres, in a known process subsequent to formation of the cloth: in this case, the cloth is subjected to heat and immersed in alkali, to dissolve out low-melt polymer material disposed between high-melt filaments of the yarn.
  • the yarn may be split, using the same process, prior to formation of the cloth.
  • the micro-fibre construction of the terry loops 12 of the cloth give the cloth a very soft characteristic and endows the cloth with exceptionally effective cleaning capabilities and with greatly enhanced absorbency.
  • the active agent incorporated into the yarn of the carrier web 10 inhibits the growth of bacteria and/or fungi, so that the risk of bacteria and/or fungi being spread by the cloth is substantially reduced.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Microbiology (AREA)
  • Cleaning Implements For Floors, Carpets, Furniture, Walls, And The Like (AREA)

Abstract

Cette invention concerne un tissu comprenant une trame (10) qui porte une multiplicité de boucles (12) de fil, la trame étant constituée au moins en partie d'un fil doté de propriétés anti-bactériennes et/ou anti-fongiques. Les boucles sont de préférence subdivisées en une multiplicité de filaments ou de microfibres.
EP20020704931 2001-03-09 2002-03-07 Tissu de nettoyage Ceased EP1370174A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0105811 2001-03-09
GBGB0105811.4A GB0105811D0 (en) 2001-03-09 2001-03-09 Cleaning cloth
GB0116132A GB2372939B (en) 2001-03-09 2001-07-02 Cleaning cloth
GB0116132 2001-07-02
PCT/GB2002/001045 WO2002071914A1 (fr) 2001-03-09 2002-03-07 Tissu de nettoyage

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EP1370174A1 true EP1370174A1 (fr) 2003-12-17

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US (1) US20040078915A1 (fr)
EP (1) EP1370174A1 (fr)
CA (1) CA2440339A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO2002071914A1 (fr)

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