GB2126881A - Cleaning cloth - Google Patents

Abstract

A cleaning cloth for removing impurities from surfaces, particularly for the removal of insects of all types, from window panes, headlight glasses, and the like, has individual threads, fibers, or similar mesh- forming means, with interstices therebetween to retain the impurities.

Description

SPECIFICATION Cleaning cloth The present invention relates generally to improvements in or relating to a utility or cleaning cloth for removal of impurities on surfaces. More particularly, the present invention is concerned with a cleaning cloth which is particularly useful for cleaning window panes, automobile glass, such as windows, sealed headlight beams, and the like, to remove dirt, dust, insects and other impurities therefrom.

The removal of insects, which particularly during the summer months obstruct the windows in cars and the glass sealed-beams of cars, possibly leading to unsafe conditions, is rather cumbersome and, at times, difficult.

The conventional cloths are usually made of a leathery material, and as such these cloths are not particularly useful in removing insect bodies adhering to glass surfaces. Further more, they tend to smear the windows during the cleaning attempts. Accordingly, there is required a considerable effort in cleaning with the prior art cloths, and they require frequent wetting and subsequent cleansing. The same disadvantages arise with blade-type cleaning devices.

Similar difficulties are encountered when attempting the removal of dirt which has become encrusted, for example, on tiles in households, and similar smooth surfaces, including pots, dishes, and the like. For the cleaning of such utensils one uses a soft cloth which, however, exhibits the disadvantages enumerated above, or one uses scrapers, metallic wools, e.g. steel wools, formed into pads or similar shapes which are easily handheld. In the case of these latter utensils there arises the danger that the surfaces which are to be cleaned, are actually scratched and damaged by the hard edges or surface of such pads.

There has continued to remain, therefore, a need to provide a new or improved cleaning means which does not exhibit the disadvantages of the prior art as briefly described above.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning cloth for the removal of impurities such as dirt and the like from surfaces, which cloth is particularly adapted to remove encrusted impurities, especially insects, in a simple manner, relatively quick, and rather gently with respect to the surface to be cleaned.

In accordance with the invention there is provided a cleaning cloth, especially for the removal of impurities on surfaces, particularly insects of all types on window panes, headlight glass and the like, said cloth comprising: a body portion comprised of at least one of the group consisting of threads, fibers, and similar meshforming means; and interstices associated with said selected members, said interstices being adapted and arranged to receive and retain at least in part a substantial amount of impurities to be cleaned from the pertaining surface.

Thus, in accordance with the present invention the foregoing objects are achieved by a cloth which includes, between the individual threads, fibers and similar mesh-forming means, a plurality of interstices, pores or similar hollow spaces which are adapted to receive and retain therein at least in part a substantial amount of the impurities to be cleaned from a pertaining surface.

With a cloth in accordance with the present invention it is feasible to remove impurities which arise as incrustations on surfaces, particularly on smooth surfaces, relatively conveniently and very gently. The reason for this resides therein that the incrustations, for example, parts of insects, are received in the interstice, hollow spaces, or pores of the cleaning cloth, during the wiping and rubbing movement thereof by a user. Accordingly, these impurities do not interfere with the further cleaning operation. In particular, smearing is substantially prevented.

In general, a damp or wet cloth will be used. It is then only necessary to wash the cloth, from time to time, so that the impurities which are retained or lodged in the interstices or pore spaces are removed therefrom.

The size of the interstices will be a function of the particular purpose which is to be addressed. In general, the size of such spaces is in the range of from about 0.5 to 4 mm, preferably, however, the size is that of a pinhead.

The use of the cloth will prevent damage and scratching, respectively, of lacquered surfaces, particularly car lacquers, since no scratching is effected, but rather a brushing which is protective and does not reduce the useful life of the surface.

It is for this reason that one can, as required, clean or wash an entire car with such a cloth. The removed impurities are thereby securely retained in the interstices, hollow spaces, or pores. In such a case it will not be absolutely necessary that the cloth be absorptive. The essence of the cloth in accordance with this invention resides primarily in its feature or presenting hollow spaces, interstices, or pores. The cleaning cloth of this invention may be made of various materials which are selected in accordance with the intended use and the associated economics.

Thus, the cloth may be made of a woven or textile material, large-mesh or large-opening mesh materials, of knitted or knotted materials, or woven-knitted materials and the like. Similarly, linen materials are within the scope of the present invention. As well, a synthetic material can be used. In the latter case, the correspondingly arranged synthetic filaments or strands can be furnished with interstices, pores or hollow spaces.

Also a synthetic material webbing or mesh can be used.

The overall size of the cleaning cloth can be as desired. Generally, sizes of the order of from about 30 to 50 cm diameter, in the case of round shapes, or, measured longitudinally along a pertaining side if a rectangular shape is selected.

Further embodiments of the invention and other inventive features are contained in the claims.

In the drawing, which illustrates that which is presently regarded as the best mode of carrying out the invention, the single Figure is a top plan view of an enlarged portion of a cleaning cloth in accordance with this invention.

The drawing, which shows the invention in principle, provides a view of a section or portion of a cleaning cloth, and this portion is shown at an enlarged size.

The example is representative of a woven cloth.

The cloth comprises a textile, surficial structure made of predominantly rectangularly crossing and interrelatedly laced and blocked thread systems.

Transversely, horizontally in the drawing, extending threads or filaments 1 are referred to as warp members, and vertically extending threads or filament, also referred to as weft members, are identified by the reference numeral 2.

As is indicated, the threads 1 and 2 are respectively woven at such a large distance from one another that between them there is provided a plurality of distinct hollow spaces 3. In such hollow space, or pores,or interstices, there are received and retained, during cleaning of the desired surface, the impurities. The impurities are retained in such a way that once removed from the surface, they do not interfere during the subsequent cleaning with the cloth. The filaments 1 and 2 can be suitably connected at the pertaining edges of the cloth, for example, by a loop or chain stitching, which will protect the longitudinal edges of the cloth.

The size of the openings 3, which are approximately 2 mm along each pertaining side, i.e. the area of the individual openings 3 is approximately 4 mm2 in size. Of course, it is within the scope of the present invention to provide other dimensions for the openings 3. In a similar way, the cloth may be made of materials other than those indicated.

The material is preferably somewhat rough or coarse, so that impurities can more readily be removed from the surface to be cleaned, but not too rough such that the pertaining surface would be damaged.

A particularly preferred material for the intended removal of impurities was found to be synthetic wool made of cellulose, or a similar ceullose-based material. Such a cloth can be made in part or fully of such cellulose material.

When such a cloth is correspondingly moistened, it becomes flexible and soft, which is beneficial since no scratches can arise such as, for example, on delicate parts, such as painted, coated or lacquered car parts.

As desired, the cloth made of cellulose-based material can include a predetermined portion of polyacrylic material and/or polyester material. This can be incorporated, for example, by weaving-in or spinning-in, into the pertaining fibers or filaments.

Such an embodiment of the cleaning cloth provides extended durability of the cloth.

Of course, it is within the scope of the invention that the cloth is made of polyacrylic material and/or polyester material, e.g. fibers thereof.

Reference in this disclosure to details of the specific embodiments is not intended to restrict those features regarded as essential to the invention.

Claims (14)

1. A cleaning cloth, especially for the removal of impurities on surfaces, particularly insects of all types on window panes, headlight glass, and the like, said cloth comprising a body portion comprised of at least one of the group consisting of threads, fibers, and similar mesh-forming means, the body portion having interstices defined therein, said interstices being adapted and arranged to receive and retain at least in part a substantial amount of impurities to be cleaned from the pertaining surface.

2. A cleaning cloth in accordance with Claim 1, wherein said interstices include pores.

3. A cleaning cloth in accordance with Claim 2, wherein said pores are approximately of a size of a pinhead.

4. A cleaning cloth in accordance with Claim 1, wherein said interstices are round and of a diameter of from about 0.5 to 4 mm.

5. A cleaning cloth in accordance with Claim 1, wherein said interstices are rectangular and at least one of the pertaining sides has a length of from about 0.5 to 4 mm when measured along the pertaining edge thereof.

6. A cleaning cloth in accordance with any of the preceding Claims, which is made of woven material.

7. A cleaning cloth in accordance with any of Claims 1 to 5, which is made of large-mesh material of one of knitted material and knotted material.

8. A cleaning cloth in accordance with any of Claims 1 to 5, which is made of a woven-knitted material.

9. A cleaning cloth in accordance with any of Claims 1 to 5, which is made of one of synthetic threads and synthetic mesh material.

10. A cleaning cloth in accordance with any of Claims 1 to 5, which is made at least in part of a cellulose-based material.

11. A cleaning cloth in accordance with any of Claims 1 to 5, or Claim 8, which is made at least in part of a material selected from the group consisting of polyacrylic and polyester material.

12. A cleaning cloth in accordance with any of the preceding Claims, which has at least one dimension from the range of from about 30 to 50 mm in one of rectangular and circular shapes.

13. A cleaning cloth substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawing.

14. Any novel subject matter or combination including novel subject matter herein disclosed, whether or not within the scope of or relating to the same invention as any of the preceding Claims.