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EP1401315B1
EP1401315B1 EP02750956A EP02750956A EP1401315B1 EP 1401315 B1 EP1401315 B1 EP 1401315B1 EP 02750956 A EP02750956 A EP 02750956A EP 02750956 A EP02750956 A EP 02750956A EP 1401315 B1 EP1401315 B1 EP 1401315B1
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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
    • 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
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  • the invention relates to a hand cleaning device with a carrier and a coating applied thereto.
  • Such hand cleaning devices which are used in particular for cleaning smooth surfaces, such as glass panes, are well known. They usually consist of a core element, which is designed as a sponge and serves as a carrier for the coating applied thereto.
  • the cover consists of leather or textile.
  • the core element is normally absorbent in the previously known cleaning devices, so that cleaning fluid can be absorbed and stored.
  • embodiments are known in which the coating is interchangeable and fixable in different ways to the carrier.
  • the main drawback with the prior art hand cleaners is that because of the use of a readily deformable sponge as the backing, sufficient pressure can not be applied to the surfaces to be cleaned. Especially with stubbornly adhering soiling, there is a need to press the cleaning fabric of the coating with great force against the surface to be cleaned, so that a sufficient cleaning effect is achieved. If a cleaning device of the known type pressed with greater force against the surface, so the core element deformed disadvantageously so strong that the coating rests with the entire available cleaning surface on the object to be cleaned. It is thus not possible to achieve the necessary to remove stubborn dirt high contact pressure.
  • a further disadvantage is that the prior art hand cleaning devices are not suitable to reliably remove soiling in hard to reach places, such as in edges or joints.
  • the easily deformable core element in turn prevents the cleaning fabric with sufficient cleaning effect can reach into edges or narrow joints.
  • the present invention has the object to provide a hand cleaning device which avoids the aforementioned problems and which is also easy to handle and can be produced at low cost.
  • the deformability of the carrier over the prior art hand cleaning devices is severely limited.
  • targeted deflections of the sheet can be controlled by the user on the surface to be cleaned resting cleaning surface of the coating.
  • a particularly high pressure can be generated to remove stubborn dirt when the coating is pressed only with the narrow side in the region of the front edge of the carrier on the substrate to be cleaned.
  • There is advantageously the possibility of adapting the bending stiffness of the carrier sheet to the desired intended use for example by specifying the material thickness of the sheet in a suitable manner.
  • Various commercially available plastics are suitable for use as carriers in the hand-cleaning device according to the invention.
  • the cleaning device according to the invention is particularly suitable for the removal of soiling in places which are difficult to access.
  • the hand cleaning device can be guided by the user so that the narrow cleaning surface in the area of the front edge of the carrier sheet in edges or even narrow joints passes. Due to the stiffness of the flexurally elastic sheet sufficient forces can be exerted to remove stubbornly adhering dirt.
  • the coating of the hand cleaning device according to the invention on a one-sided insertion opening for the carrier. This makes it possible to replace the coating at any time.
  • the cover forms a pocket into which the carrier sheet can be inserted.
  • the carrier may comprise a grip element, it being particularly advantageous if the carrier with the grip element in the region of the insertion opening on the coating can be fixed.
  • the gripping element is designed as a longitudinally slotted clamping tube, which holds the coating on the carrier by the coating and the carrier are clamped one above the other in the slot of the clamping tube. In this way, the coating and the carrier sheet are non-positively fixed to each other, wherein it is only necessary to replace the coating to subtract the clamping tube in the axial direction, after which the carrier sheet is no longer connected to the coating.
  • a particularly secure fixing of the coating to the carrier is obtained when the clamping tube additionally engages in a form-fitting manner with a hem attached to the coating in the region of the insertion opening.
  • fixation elements on the carrier, which engage in a form-fitting manner when the coating is pushed onto the carrier in undercuts provided in the receiving space of the coating.
  • These fixing elements may be, for example, attached to the carrier resilient locking elements which hold in a splayed position of the carrier the coated on the carrier coating positively.
  • the resilient locking elements are simply compressed by hand, so that the positive engagement with the undercuts of the coating is repealed and this can be easily removed.
  • the locking elements hold in their locked position the coating in cooperation with the wearer. In particular, during cleaning is important that the coating is kept in its flat shape, resulting in an optimal utilization of the cleaning surface results. Due to the positive fixation ensures that the coating can not slip even with violent cleaning movements.
  • the carrier is designed as a double-layered sheet, wherein the two layers are connected to each other at the edge of the sheet facing the insertion opening.
  • the coating consists of two layers of a textile material sewn together.
  • the result is a bag for the carrier sheet, which has at the edges where the textile layers are sewn together, in the interior of the bag protruding hems.
  • the carrier is formed as a double-layered sheet, these seams can be clamped between the two layers of the carrier, so that the coating is fixed to the outer edges of the carrier sheet.
  • the coating is securely fixed to the carrier and can not slip on the surface to be cleaned, even with strong shyness.
  • a textile material is suitable for the coating of the hand cleaning device according to the invention in a special way a cleaning plush, since it is particularly absorbent and can store cleaning liquid.
  • the drawings show a coating 1, which consists of two layers of a cleaning fabric sewn together.
  • the illustrated cover 1 has a rectangular shape and has at each of three edges a seam through which a protruding into the receiving space of the cover 1 2 seam is formed.
  • the illustrated cover 1 forms a pocket with an upper insertion opening 3 for a flexible sheet formed as a flat sheet carrier 4.
  • the carrier sheet 4 is double-layered, wherein the two layers are connected to each other at the upper edge of the sheet.
  • the hand cleaning device shown in Figures 1 and 2 has a handle element 5, with which the carrier 4 in the region of the insertion opening 3 on the cover 1 can be fixed.
  • the grip element 5 is formed as a longitudinally slotted clamping tube which holds the coating 1 on the carrier 4, wherein the coating 1 and the carrier 4 are superimposed in the slot of the clamping tube 5 are clamped.
  • seams 6 are also attached to the support 4 in the region of the insertion opening, which are embraced by the clamping tube 5 form fit.

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A manual cleaning device has a support and a cover therefor. The device improves upon currently used manual cleaning devices in such a way that it is more suitable for removing dirt from places which are difficult to access, such as edges or joints, and it can provide a high specific surface pressure when required in order to remove solidly adhering dirt. The support is embodied as a bending, elastic flat blade which is surrounded by a cover. The support has a grip element which is used to fix the support to the cover.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Handreinigungsgerät mit einem Träger und einem darauf angebrachten Überzug.The invention relates to a hand cleaning device with a carrier and a coating applied thereto.

Derartige Handreinigungsgeräte, die insbesondere zur Reinigung von glatten Oberflächen, wie beispielsweise Glasscheiben, dienen, sind allgemein bekannt. Sie bestehen in der Regel aus einem Kernelement, das als Schwamm ausgebildet ist und als Träger für den darauf angebrachten Überzug dient. Der Überzug besteht dabei aus Leder oder aus Textil. Das Kernelement ist bei den vorbekannten Reinigungsvorrichtungen normalerweise saugfähig, so daß Reinigungsflüssigkeit aufgenommen und gespeichert werden kann. Des weiteren sind Ausführungsformen bekannt, bei denen der Überzug auswechselbar und auf unterschiedliche Arten an dem Träger festlegbar ist.Such hand cleaning devices, which are used in particular for cleaning smooth surfaces, such as glass panes, are well known. They usually consist of a core element, which is designed as a sponge and serves as a carrier for the coating applied thereto. The cover consists of leather or textile. The core element is normally absorbent in the previously known cleaning devices, so that cleaning fluid can be absorbed and stored. Furthermore, embodiments are known in which the coating is interchangeable and fixable in different ways to the carrier.

Eine derartige Ausführungform is zum Beispiel aus der US 2 011 214 bekannt.Such an embodiment is known for example from US 2 011 214.

Der Hauptnachteil besteht bei den vorbekannten Handreinigungsgeräten darin, daß aufgrund der Verwendung eines leicht verformbaren Schwamms als Träger kein ausreichender Druck auf die zu reinigende Oberflächen ausgeübt werden kann. Insbesondere bei hartnäckig anhaftenden Verschmutzungen besteht die Notwendigkeit, das Reinigungstextil des Überzugs mit großer Kraft gegen die zu reinigende Fläche zu pressen, damit eine ausreichende Reinigungswirkung erzielt wird. Wird ein Reinigungsgerät der vorbekannten Art mit größerer Kraft gegen die Oberfläche gepreßt, so verformt sich das Kernelement nachteiligerweise so stark, daß der Überzug mit der gesamten zur Verfügung stehenden Reinigungsfläche auf dem zu reinigenden Objekt anliegt. Es ist somit nicht möglich, den zur Entfernung von hartnäckigem Schmutz nötigen hohen Anpreßdruck zu erreichen.The main drawback with the prior art hand cleaners is that because of the use of a readily deformable sponge as the backing, sufficient pressure can not be applied to the surfaces to be cleaned. Especially with stubbornly adhering soiling, there is a need to press the cleaning fabric of the coating with great force against the surface to be cleaned, so that a sufficient cleaning effect is achieved. If a cleaning device of the known type pressed with greater force against the surface, so the core element deformed disadvantageously so strong that the coating rests with the entire available cleaning surface on the object to be cleaned. It is thus not possible to achieve the necessary to remove stubborn dirt high contact pressure.

Nachteilhaft ist ferner, daß die vorbekannten Handreinigungsgeräte nicht geeignet sind, Verschmutzungen an schwer zugänglichen Stellen, wie beispielsweise in Kanten oder Fugen, zuverlässig zu entfernen. Durch das leicht verformbare Kernelement wird wiederum verhindert, daß das Reinigungstextil mit ausreichender Reinigungswirkung bis in Kanten oder schmale Fugen gelangen kann.A further disadvantage is that the prior art hand cleaning devices are not suitable to reliably remove soiling in hard to reach places, such as in edges or joints. The easily deformable core element in turn prevents the cleaning fabric with sufficient cleaning effect can reach into edges or narrow joints.

Davon ausgehend liegt der vorliegenden Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Handreinigungsgerät bereitzustellen, das die vorgenannten Probleme vermeidet und das zudem einfach handhabbar und zu geringen Kosten herstellbar ist.Based on this, the present invention has the object to provide a hand cleaning device which avoids the aforementioned problems and which is also easy to handle and can be produced at low cost.

Diese Aufgabe wird ausgehend von einem Handreinigungsgerät der eingangs genannten Art dadurch gelöst, daß der Träger als biegeelastisches flaches Blatt ausgebildet ist, daß von dem Überzug umschlossen wird.This object is achieved on the basis of a hand cleaning device of the type mentioned above in that the carrier is designed as a flexible elastic flat sheet that is enclosed by the coating.

Durch die Verwendung des biegeelastischen flachen Blattes wird die Verformbarkeit des Trägers gegenüber den vorbekannten Handreinigungsgeräten stark eingeschränkt. Durch gezielte Durchbiegungen des Blattes kann vom Benutzer die auf der zu reinigenden Oberfläche aufliegende Reinigungsfläche des Überzugs gezielt gesteuert werden. Ein besonders hoher Druck kann zum Entfemen von hartnäckigem Schmutz erzeugt werden, wenn der Überzug lediglich mit der Schmalseite im Bereich der vorderen Kante des Trägers auf den zu reinigenden Untergrund aufgepreßt wird. Es besteht vorteilhafterweise die Möglichkeit, die Biegesteifigkeit des Trägerblattes an den gewünschten Verwendungszweck anzupassen, indem zum Beispiel die Materialstärke des Blattes in geeigneter Weise vorgegeben wird. Verschiedene handelsübliche Kunststoffe kommen für die Verwendung als Träger bei dem erfindungsgemäßen Handreinigungsgerät in Frage.By using the flexible elastic flat sheet, the deformability of the carrier over the prior art hand cleaning devices is severely limited. By targeted deflections of the sheet can be controlled by the user on the surface to be cleaned resting cleaning surface of the coating. A particularly high pressure can be generated to remove stubborn dirt when the coating is pressed only with the narrow side in the region of the front edge of the carrier on the substrate to be cleaned. There is advantageously the possibility of adapting the bending stiffness of the carrier sheet to the desired intended use, for example by specifying the material thickness of the sheet in a suitable manner. Various commercially available plastics are suitable for use as carriers in the hand-cleaning device according to the invention.

Besonders eignet sich das Reinigungsgerät gemäß der Erfindung zur Entfernung von Verschmutzungen an schlecht zugänglichen Stellen. Das Handreinigungsgerät kann vom Benutzer derart geführt werden, daß die schmale Reinigungsfläche im Bereich der Vorderkante des Trägerblattes in Kanten oder auch schmale Fugen gelangt. Aufgrund der Steifigkeit des biegeelastischen Blattes können dabei ausreichende Kräfte zum Entfernen von hartnäckig anhaftendem Schmutz ausgeübt werden.The cleaning device according to the invention is particularly suitable for the removal of soiling in places which are difficult to access. The hand cleaning device can be guided by the user so that the narrow cleaning surface in the area of the front edge of the carrier sheet in edges or even narrow joints passes. Due to the stiffness of the flexurally elastic sheet sufficient forces can be exerted to remove stubbornly adhering dirt.

Vorteilhafterweise weist der Überzug des erfindungsgemäßen Handreinigungsgerätes eine einseitige Einführöffnung für den Träger auf. Damit besteht die Möglichkeit, den Überzug jederzeit auszuwechseln. Der Überzug bildet eine Tasche, in die das Trägerblatt eingesteckt werden kann.Advantageously, the coating of the hand cleaning device according to the invention on a one-sided insertion opening for the carrier. This makes it possible to replace the coating at any time. The cover forms a pocket into which the carrier sheet can be inserted.

Zur Handhabung des erfindungsgemäßen Handreinigungsgerätes kann der Träger ein Griffelement aufweisen, wobei es insbesondere vorteilhaft ist, wenn der Träger mit dem Griffelement im Bereich der Einführöffnung an dem Überzug festlegbar ist. Eine besonders zweckmäßige und einfache Ausführungsform ergibt sich dabei, wenn das Griffelement als längsgeschtitztes Klemmrohr ausgebildet ist, das den Überzug an dem Träger festhält, indem der Überzug und der Träger übereinanderliegend in dem Schlitz des Klemmrohres eingeklemmt werden. Auf diese Weise werden der Überzug und das Trägerblatt kraftschlüssig aneinander fixiert, wobei es zum Auswechseln des Überzuges lediglich nötig ist, das Klemmrohr in axialer Richtung abzuziehen, wonach das Trägerblatt nicht mehr mit dem Überzug verbunden ist. Eine besonders sichere Festlegung des Überzuges an dem Träger entsteht, wenn das Klemmrohr zusätzlich einen an dem Überzug im Bereich der Einführöffnung angebrachten Saum formschlüssig umgreift. Durch den Formschluß wird gewährleistet, daß der Überzug nicht unbeabsichtigt von dem Träger abgezogen werden kann, selbst wenn bei Reinigungsarbeiten größere Kräfte auf das Reinigungsgerät ausgeübt werden.For handling the hand cleaning device according to the invention, the carrier may comprise a grip element, it being particularly advantageous if the carrier with the grip element in the region of the insertion opening on the coating can be fixed. A particularly expedient and simple embodiment is obtained when the gripping element is designed as a longitudinally slotted clamping tube, which holds the coating on the carrier by the coating and the carrier are clamped one above the other in the slot of the clamping tube. In this way, the coating and the carrier sheet are non-positively fixed to each other, wherein it is only necessary to replace the coating to subtract the clamping tube in the axial direction, after which the carrier sheet is no longer connected to the coating. A particularly secure fixing of the coating to the carrier is obtained when the clamping tube additionally engages in a form-fitting manner with a hem attached to the coating in the region of the insertion opening. By positive engagement ensures that the coating can not be accidentally removed from the carrier, even if greater forces are exerted on the cleaning device during cleaning.

Alternativ besteht die Möglichkeit, an dem Träger Fixierungselemente vorzusehen, die beim Aufschieben des Überzuges auf den Träger formschlüssig in im Aufnahmeraum des Überzuges vorgesehene Hinterschneidungen eingreifen. Diese Fixierungselemente können beispielsweise an dem Träger angebrachte federnde Sperrelemente sein, die in einer von dem Träger abgespreizten Stellung den auf den Träger aufgezogenen Überzug formschlüssig festhalten. Zur Herstellung des Formschlusses ist es lediglich nötig, im Aufnahmeraum des Überzuges geeignete Hinterschneidungen anzubringen, die mit den Sperrelementen zusammenwirken. Zum Auswechseln des Überzuges werden die federnden Sperrelemente einfach vön Hand zusammengedrückt, so daß der Formschluß mit den Hinterschneidungen des Überzuges aufgehoben wird und dieser problemlos abgezogen werden kann. Vorteilhaft ist dabei außerdem, daß die Sperrelemente in ihrer Sperrstellung den Überzug im Zusammenwirken mit dem Träger gespannt halten. Insbesondere bei Reinigungsarbeiten ist wichtig, daß der Überzug in seiner flächigen Form gehalten wird, woraus eine optimale Ausnutzung der Reinigungsfläche resultiert. Durch die formschlüssige Fixierung ist sichergestellt, daß der Überzug auch bei heftigen Reinigungsbewegungen nicht abrutschen kann.Alternatively, it is possible to provide fixation elements on the carrier, which engage in a form-fitting manner when the coating is pushed onto the carrier in undercuts provided in the receiving space of the coating. These fixing elements may be, for example, attached to the carrier resilient locking elements which hold in a splayed position of the carrier the coated on the carrier coating positively. For the production of the positive connection, it is only necessary to provide in the receiving space of the coating suitable undercuts, which cooperate with the locking elements. To replace the coating, the resilient locking elements are simply compressed by hand, so that the positive engagement with the undercuts of the coating is repealed and this can be easily removed. It is also advantageous that the locking elements hold in their locked position the coating in cooperation with the wearer. In particular, during cleaning is important that the coating is kept in its flat shape, resulting in an optimal utilization of the cleaning surface results. Due to the positive fixation ensures that the coating can not slip even with violent cleaning movements.

Eine vorteilhafte Weiterbildung ergibt sich bei dem erfindungsgemäßen Handreinigungsgerät dadurch, daß der Träger als doppellagiges Blatt ausgebildet ist, wobei die beiden Lagen an der der Einführöffnung zugewandten Kante des Blattes miteinander verbunden sind. Üblicherweise besteht der Überzug aus zwei miteinander vernähten Lagen eines Textilmaterials. So entsteht eine Tasche für das Trägerblatt, die an den Kanten, an denen die Textillagen miteinander vernäht sind, in den Innenraum der Tasche hineinragende Säume aufweist. Dadurch daß der Träger als doppellagiges Blatt ausgebildet ist, können diese Säume zwischen den beiden Lagen des Trägers eingeklemmt werden, so daß der Überzug an den Außenkanten des Trägerblattes festgelegt wird. Dadurch ist der Überzug sicher an dem Träger fixiert und kann selbst bei starkem Scheuem auf dem zu reinigenden Untergrund nicht verrutschen.An advantageous development results in the hand cleaning device according to the invention in that the carrier is designed as a double-layered sheet, wherein the two layers are connected to each other at the edge of the sheet facing the insertion opening. Usually, the coating consists of two layers of a textile material sewn together. The result is a bag for the carrier sheet, which has at the edges where the textile layers are sewn together, in the interior of the bag protruding hems. Characterized in that the carrier is formed as a double-layered sheet, these seams can be clamped between the two layers of the carrier, so that the coating is fixed to the outer edges of the carrier sheet. As a result, the coating is securely fixed to the carrier and can not slip on the surface to be cleaned, even with strong shyness.

Als Textilmaterial eignet sich für den Überzug des erfindungsgemäßen Handreinigungsgerätes in besonderer Weise ein Reinigungsplüsch, da dieser besonders saugfähig ist und Reinigungsflüssigkeit speichern kann.As a textile material is suitable for the coating of the hand cleaning device according to the invention in a special way a cleaning plush, since it is particularly absorbent and can store cleaning liquid.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird im folgenden anhand der Zeichnungen erläutert. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
Perspektivische Ansicht eines Handreinigungsgerätes gemäß der Erfindung;
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An embodiment of the invention will be explained below with reference to the drawings. Show it:
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Perspective view of a hand cleaning device according to the invention;
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Cross-sectional view of the hand cleaning device according to FIG. 1

Die Zeichnungen zeigen einen Überzug 1, der aus zwei miteinander vernähten Lagen eines Reinigungstextils besteht. Der dargestellte Überzug 1 hat eine rechteckige Form und weist an drei Kanten jeweils eine Naht auf, durch die ein in den Aufnahmeraum des Überzugs 1 hineinragender Saum 2 gebildet wird. Der dargestellte Überzug 1 bildet eine Tasche mit einer oberen Einführöffnung 3 für einen als flaches Blatt ausgebildeten biegeelastischen Träger 4. Das Trägerblatt 4 ist doppellagig ausgebildet, wobei die beiden Lagen an der Oberkante des Blattes miteinander verbunden sind. Durch diese V-förmige Ausbildung des Trägerblattes 4 können die in das Innere des Überzuges 1 ragenden Säume 2 sowohl an den Seitenkanten als auch an der unteren Kante des Überzuges zwischen den beiden Lagen des Trägerblattes 4 eingeklemmt werden. Das in den Figuren 1 und 2 dargestellte Handreinigungsgerät weist ein Griffelement 5 auf, mit dem der Träger 4 im Bereich der Einführöffnung 3 an dem Überzug 1 festlegbar ist. Hierzu ist das Griffelement 5 als längs geschlitztes Klemmrohr ausgebildet, das den Überzug 1 an dem Träger 4 festhält, wobei der Überzug 1 und der Träger 4 übereinander liegend in dem Schlitz des Klemmrohres 5 eingeklemmt werden. Zur Fixierung des Überzuges 1 sind an dem Träger 4 außerdem im Bereich der Einführöffnung 3 Säume 6 angebracht, die von dem Klemmrohr 5 formschlüssig umgriffen werden.The drawings show a coating 1, which consists of two layers of a cleaning fabric sewn together. The illustrated cover 1 has a rectangular shape and has at each of three edges a seam through which a protruding into the receiving space of the cover 1 2 seam is formed. The illustrated cover 1 forms a pocket with an upper insertion opening 3 for a flexible sheet formed as a flat sheet carrier 4. The carrier sheet 4 is double-layered, wherein the two layers are connected to each other at the upper edge of the sheet. By this V-shaped configuration of the carrier sheet 4, the projecting into the interior of the coating 1 seams 2 can be clamped both at the side edges and at the lower edge of the coating between the two layers of the carrier sheet 4. The hand cleaning device shown in Figures 1 and 2 has a handle element 5, with which the carrier 4 in the region of the insertion opening 3 on the cover 1 can be fixed. For this purpose, the grip element 5 is formed as a longitudinally slotted clamping tube which holds the coating 1 on the carrier 4, wherein the coating 1 and the carrier 4 are superimposed in the slot of the clamping tube 5 are clamped. To fix the coating 1 3 seams 6 are also attached to the support 4 in the region of the insertion opening, which are embraced by the clamping tube 5 form fit.

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  1. A manual cleaning implement comprising a carrier (4) and a pocket-shaped cover (1) which is fitted thereto and which has an upper insertion opening (3) at one side for the carrier (4), and a handle element (5) with which the carrier (4) can be fixed to the cover (1) in the region of the upper insertion opening (3),
    characterised in that
    the carrier (4) is in the form of a flexurally elastic flat sheet which is enclosed by the cover (1), wherein the carrier (4) extends from the handle element (5) into the region of the lower edge, which is remote from the insertion opening, of the pocket-shaped cover (1).
  2. A manual cleaning implement according to claim 1 characterised in that the handle element (5) is in the form of a longitudinally slitted clamping tube which holds the cover (1) fast to the carrier (4) by the cover (1) and the carrier (4) being clamped in mutually superposed relationship in the slit in the clamping tube (5).
  3. A manual cleaning implement according to claim 2 characterised in that the clamping tube (5) embraces in positively locking relationship a seam (6) provided on the cover (1) in the region of the insertion opening (3).
  4. A manual cleaning implement according to claim 1 characterised in that the carrier (4) has fixing elements which when the cover (1) is pushed on to the carrier (4) engage in positively locking relationship into undercut configurations provided in the receiving space of the cover (1).
  5. A manual cleaning implement according to claim 1 characterised in that the carrier (4) is in the form of a double-ply sheet, wherein the two plies are connected together at the upper edge, which is towards the insertion opening (3), of the sheet.
  6. A manual cleaning implement according to claim 1 characterised in that the cover (1) comprises textile material.
  7. A manual cleaning implement according to claim 6 characterised in that the textile material is a cleaning plush.
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