JP2002272647A - Cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaner capable of evenly removing dirt stuck to window panes, walls, floor faces, furniture, or kitchens and rest rooms, without getting hands dirty. SOLUTION: The cleaner includes a sheet shape cleaning cloth 1, a cleaning cloth holder 2 to which the cleaning cloth 1 is attached for cleaning. The holder 2 includes a pair of right and left gripping handle members 3 and 3 and a plate-shaped elastic member 4 located between both handle members 3 and 3 in such a way that the front end 5 of the elastic member and both side ends of the member along its cross direction extend outward from the handle members 3 and 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaning tool for cleaning a target portion by mounting a cleaning wipe in a sandwiched state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when dirt adhered to a window glass, a wall, a floor surface, furniture, a kitchen, a washroom, or the like is removed,
A cloth or a sponge body was directly held in a hand, and the dirt was removed by pressing them with a finger and rubbing them.
However, when such a means is used, the pressing force is not evenly distributed over the entire wiping cloth because the wiping cloth or the like is pressed with a finger, so that the dirt can be unevenly removed and the dirt adheres to the hand. There were many cases.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning tool which can remove stuck dirt without soiling the hands and evenly.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a cleaning tool according to the present invention comprises a sheet-shaped cleaning wipe and a wipe holder to which the cleaning cloth is attached and cleaned. The wiping cloth holder includes a pair of left and right gripping handle members formed in a disc shape from a hard material, and a tip portion and both side ends in a width direction located between the two handle members are outward from the handle members. The elastic member is inserted between the folded wipes, and serves as a core material for elastically pressing the wipe against a portion to be cleaned. And a base end having less flexibility than the front end. The base end has a pair of left and right wall-shaped mounting edges for mounting the handle member. The pair of handles are formed so as to protrude from both sides from both sides. The material has a connecting portion at each base end for connecting to the mounting edge, and the connecting portion is connected to the mounting edge so as to be elastically openable and closable by elastic deformation of the mounting edge. In addition, each of the handle members has a holding portion attached to the elastic member at a distal end thereof, and a projection is formed on an inner surface of the holding portion.

In the cleaning tool having the above structure, a cleaning cloth is attached to the distal end portion of the elastic member of the wipe holder so as to cover the distal end portion, and its free end is held in a pair with the elastic member. The gripping member is held between the gripping portion at the tip end of the handle member, and in this state, the wipe is pressed against the target portion and rubbed, thereby removing dirt. At this time, the wiping cloth is pressed against the target portion with an appropriate force and an appropriate fit by the elasticity of the distal end of the elastic member, so that the target portion can be cleaned evenly and efficiently. In addition, the cleaning is not performed by directly holding the wiping cloth, and the replacement or disposal of the dirty wiping cloth can be performed only by opening the pair of handle members.

In the cleaning tool of the present invention, projections are provided on both sides of the boundary between the distal end portion and the proximal end portion of the elastic member so as to be engaged with the attached wiping cloth to prevent displacement. You can be. In this case, it is desirable that the protrusion of the holding portion and the protrusion of the elastic member in the handle member are formed at positions close to each other. Further, in the present invention, the pair of handle members may be provided with a finger hole for opening the handle members when the wiping cloth is attached or detached.

[0007]

1 and 2 show one embodiment of the cleaning tool of the present invention. The cleaning tool of this embodiment is formed in a sheet shape from various materials such as a nonwoven fabric or a woven fabric. And a wiping cloth holder 2 for mounting and cleaning the wiping cloth 1 for cleaning.

The wiping cloth holder 2 is positioned between a pair of left and right gripping handle members 3, 3 formed in a rectangular disk shape from a hard material such as a synthetic resin, and between the handle members 3, 3. A distal end portion 5 and a plate-shaped elastic member 4 extending outward from the handle members 3, 3 at both side ends in the width direction are provided.

The elastic member 4 is made of a material such as rubber or synthetic resin. The elastic member 4 is inserted between the folded wiping cloths 1 and is flexible for elastically pressing the wiping cloth 1 against a portion to be cleaned. The distal end portion 5 having high flexibility and the base end portion 6 having less flexibility than the distal end portion 5 are integrally provided. In this embodiment, the distal end 5 has a greater thickness than the proximal end 6 by forming the distal end 5 thinner than the proximal end 6. And the base end portion 6 are formed of materials having different flexibility,
Differences in flexibility may be provided. in this case,
The distal end portion 5 and the proximal end portion 6 may be formed integrally, or they may be formed separately and connected to each other.

A pair of left and right mounting edges 6a, 6a having a wall shape for mounting the handle members 3, 3, respectively, are formed on the base end portion 6 of the elastic member 4 from both sides thereof. They are integrally formed so as to project vertically. The wiping cloth 1 attached to the elastic member 4 is provided on both plate surfaces of the elastic member 4 at the boundary between the distal end portion 5 and the base end portion 6.
Are provided to extend in the width direction of the elastic member 4, respectively. This projection 7
Are provided at positions substantially corresponding to the distal ends of the handle members 3, 3. The upper side surface 7 a of the projection 7 is perpendicular to the elastic member 4, and the lower side surface 7 b is It smoothly continues in the phase.

The pair of handle members 3, 3 are connected at their base ends to connecting portions 3 for connecting to the mounting edge 6a.
a, the connecting portion 3a is connected to the mounting edge 6a of the elastic member 4, and as shown in FIG.
It is configured to be elastically openable and closable by elastic deformation of a. Normally, as shown in FIG. 2, the handle members 3, 3 are closed by the restoring force of the mounting edges 6 a, 6 a, and the wiping cloth 1 is elastically held between the handle members 3, 3. In this embodiment, the connection between the connecting portion 3a and the mounting edge 6a is performed by fitting a locking projection provided on the connecting portion 3a into a locking hole provided on the mounting edge 6a as shown in FIG. Although appropriate, other means, for example, suitable means such as mutual connection with screws or rivets can be used.

At the tip of each of the handle members 3, 3,
Nipping portions 3b, 3b for respectively holding the wiping cloth 1 mounted on the elastic member 4 with the elastic member 4 are formed, and projections 8 are formed on inner surfaces of the holding portions 3b, 3b. ing. The protrusion 8 is provided to be close to the protrusion 7 at a position slightly above the protrusion 7 of the elastic member 4 when the handle members 3 are closed. When the handle members 3, 3 are grasped by hand, the projections 7, 8 bite into the wipe 1 attached to the elastic member 4 at positions close to each other, thereby preventing displacement and dropping thereof. You can do it. The handle members 3, 3 are provided with two holes 9 for finger hooks for opening the handle members 3, 3 when the wiping cloth 1 is attached and detached, respectively. By pulling the handle members 3 and 3 to both sides by hooking the thumb and the index finger, both handle members 3 and 3 can be opened as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cleaning tool having the above-described structure has an elasticity of the wiping cloth holder 2 in a state where the sheet-like wiping cloth 1 is folded in two or four with the hand members 3, 3 opened. After covering over the tip 5 of the member 4,
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, by closing the handle members 3, 3, the wiping cloth 1 is moved between the elastic member 4 and the holding portions 3 b at the distal ends of the pair of handle members 3, respectively. The dirt is removed by pressing the wiping cloth 1 against the target part and rubbing it in this state. At this time, since the wiping cloth 1 is pressed against the target portion with an appropriate force by the elasticity of the distal end portion 5 of the elastic member 4 and in a state of being appropriately fitted, the target portion is uniformly and efficiently cleaned. Can be. Moreover, since the dirty wipe is not directly touched with the hand during cleaning, the hand is not stained. In addition, the said wiping cloth 1 can be used, moistened with water as needed.

Further, when the wiping cloth 1 is strongly pressed against the target site in order to remove the firmly adhered dirt, the frictional force between the wiping cloth and the target site usually becomes large and the wiping cloth 1 is easily detached. However, in the present invention, the more the wiper 1 is pressed against the target portion, the more strongly the gripping portions 3b, 3b of the handle members 3, 3 are gripped by hand. The holding force of the wiping cloth 1 is increased, and detachment of the wiping cloth 1 is prevented.

When the wiping cloth 1 is soiled, the wiping cloth 1 is removed with the handle members 3, 3 open.
As long as it can be clamped between the elastic member 3 and the elastic member 4, it can be cleaned by always using a new wiping surface by shifting to any free end side. In addition, the entire folded surface can be effectively used by folding and fold the wiping cloth in two or four in an appropriate manner. The dirty wipe 1 is removed from the wipe holder 2, washed, and reused.

The wiping cloth 1 may be a single sheet. However, depending on the target portion, a plurality of sheets may be stacked so that the wiping cloth 1 has a certain thickness and imparts a certain elasticity of the wiping cloth 1 itself. You may make it. In the case of wiping the glass, it is desirable that at least a part of the fibers constituting the wiping cloth contains ultrafine fibers of 1 to 9 micrometers.

In the above embodiment, the mounting edge 6a is
By projecting vertically to the base end 6 of the handle member 3, a resilient force in the closing direction is always applied to the handle members 3, 3.
Conversely, the resilient force may be applied in the direction in which the attachment edges are opened toward each other by appropriate means such as providing the mounting edge inclined in the base end direction of the elastic member 4.
The handle members 3, 3 are closed by the force of gripping the holding portions 3b, 3b, and the wiping cloth 1 is held.

[0018]

As described above in detail, according to the cleaning tool of the present invention, the wiping cloth is pressed against the target portion with an appropriate force and an appropriate fit by the elasticity of the tip of the elastic member. The target portion can be evenly and efficiently cleaned, and the cleaning and cleaning can be performed simply by opening the pair of handle members, while not directly cleaning by holding the wipe. Therefore, hands are not stained during cleaning.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a wiping cloth holder of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the cleaning tool of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a handle member according to the present invention is opened. However, the wiping cloth is omitted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wiping cloth 2 Wiping cloth holder 3 Handle member for gripping 3a Nipping part 4 Elastic member 5 Tip 6 Base end 6a Mounting edge 7 Projection 8 Projection 9 Finger hole

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[Submission date] May 17, 2001 (2001.5.1)
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[Title of the Invention] Cleaning tool

[Claims]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaning tool for cleaning a target portion by mounting a cleaning wipe in a sandwiched state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when dirt adhered to a window glass, a wall, a floor surface, furniture, a kitchen, a washroom, or the like is removed,
A cloth or a sponge body was directly held in a hand, and the dirt was removed by pressing them with a finger and rubbing them.
However, when such a means is used, the pressing force is not evenly distributed over the entire wiping cloth because the wiping cloth or the like is pressed with a finger, so that the dirt can be unevenly removed and the dirt adheres to the hand. There were many cases.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning tool which can remove stuck dirt without soiling the hands and evenly.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a cleaning tool according to the present invention comprises a sheet-like cleaning wipe and a wipe holder to which the wipe is attached for cleaning. The wiping cloth holder includes a pair of left and right gripping handle members formed in a disc shape from a hard material, and a tip portion and both side ends in a width direction located between the two handle members are outward from the handle members. The elastic member is inserted between the folded wipes, and serves as a core material for elastically pressing the wipe against a portion to be cleaned. And a base end having less flexibility than the front end. The base end has a pair of left and right wall-shaped mounting edges for mounting the handle member. The pair of handles are formed so as to protrude from both sides from both sides. The material has a connecting portion at each base end for connecting to the mounting edge, and the connecting portion is connected to the mounting edge so as to be elastically openable and closable by elastic deformation of the mounting edge. In addition, a tip portion of each handle member has a holding portion for holding the wiping cloth mounted on the elastic member between the handle member and the elastic member, and a projection is formed on an inner surface of the holding portion. It is characterized by having.

In the cleaning tool having the above structure, a cleaning cloth is attached to the distal end portion of the elastic member of the wipe holder so as to cover the distal end portion, and its free end is held in a pair with the elastic member. The gripping member is held between the holding portion and the holding portion at the distal end of the handle member, and in this state, the wipe is pressed against the target portion and rubbed to remove dirt. At this time, the wiping cloth is pressed with a moderate force and a moderately fitted state to the target site by the elasticity of the elastic member tip,
The target site can be cleaned evenly and efficiently. In addition, the cleaning is not performed by directly holding the wiping cloth, and the replacement or disposal of the dirty wiping cloth can be performed only by opening the pair of handle members.

In the cleaning tool of the present invention, projections are provided on both sides of the boundary between the distal end portion and the proximal end portion of the elastic member so as to be engaged with the attached wiping cloth to prevent displacement. You can be. In this case, it is desirable that the protrusion of the holding portion and the protrusion of the elastic member in the handle member are formed at positions close to each other. Further, in the present invention, the pair of handle members may be provided with a finger hole for opening the handle members when the wiping cloth is attached or detached.

[0007]

1 and 2 show one embodiment of the cleaning tool of the present invention. The cleaning tool of this embodiment is formed in a sheet shape from various materials such as a nonwoven fabric or a woven fabric. And a wiping cloth holder 2 for mounting and cleaning the wiping cloth 1 for cleaning.

The wiping cloth holder 2 is positioned between a pair of left and right gripping handle members 3, 3 formed in a rectangular disk shape from a hard material such as a synthetic resin, and between the handle members 3, 3. A distal end portion 5 and a plate-shaped elastic member 4 extending outward from the handle members 3, 3 at both side ends in the width direction are provided.

The elastic member 4 is made of a material such as rubber or synthetic resin. The elastic member 4 is inserted between the folded wiping cloths 1 and is flexible for elastically pressing the wiping cloth 1 against a portion to be cleaned. The distal end portion 5 having high flexibility and the base end portion 6 having less flexibility than the distal end portion 5 are integrally provided. In this embodiment, the distal end 5 has a greater thickness than the proximal end 6 by forming the distal end 5 thinner than the proximal end 6. And the base end 6 are formed of materials having different flexibility,
Differences in flexibility may be provided. in this case,
The distal end portion 5 and the proximal end portion 6 may be formed integrally, or they may be formed separately and connected to each other.

A pair of left and right mounting edges 6a, 6a having a wall shape for mounting the handle members 3, 3, respectively, are formed on the base end portion 6 of the elastic member 4 from both sides thereof. They are integrally formed so as to project vertically. The wiping cloth 1 attached to the elastic member 4 is provided on both surfaces of the elastic member 4 at the boundary between the distal end portion 5 and the base end portion 6.
Are provided to extend in the width direction of the elastic member 4, respectively. This projection 7
Are provided at positions substantially corresponding to the distal ends of the handle members 3, 3. The upper side surface 7 a of the projection 7 is perpendicular to the elastic member 4, and the lower side surface 7 b is It is smoothly connected to the curved surface.

The pair of handle members 3, 3 are connected at their base ends to connecting portions 3 for connecting to the mounting edge 6a.
a, the connecting portion 3a is connected to the mounting edge 6a of the elastic member 4, and as shown in FIG.
It is configured to be elastically openable and closable by elastic deformation of a. Normally, as shown in FIG. 2, the handle members 3, 3 are closed by the restoring force of the mounting edges 6 a, 6 a, and the wiping cloth 1 is elastically held between the handle members 3, 3. In this embodiment, the connection between the connecting portion 3a and the mounting edge 6a is performed by fitting a locking projection provided on the connecting portion 3a into a locking hole provided on the mounting edge 6a as shown in FIG. Although appropriate, other means, for example, suitable means such as mutual connection with screws or rivets can be used.

At the tip of each of the handle members 3, 3,
Nipping portions 3b, 3b for respectively holding the wiping cloth 1 mounted on the elastic member 4 with the elastic member 4 are formed, and projections 8 are formed on inner surfaces of the holding portions 3b, 3b. ing. The protrusion 8 is provided to be close to the protrusion 7 at a position slightly above the protrusion 7 of the elastic member 4 when the handle members 3 are closed. When the handle members 3, 3 are grasped by hand, the projections 7, 8 bite into the wipe 1 attached to the elastic member 4 at positions close to each other, thereby preventing displacement and dropping thereof. You can do it. The handle members 3, 3 are provided with two holes 9 for finger hooks for opening the handle members 3, 3 when the wiping cloth 1 is attached and detached, respectively. By pulling the handle members 3 and 3 to both sides by hooking the thumb and the index finger, both handle members 3 and 3 can be opened as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cleaning tool having the above-described structure has an elasticity of the wiping cloth holder 2 in a state where the sheet-like wiping cloth 1 is folded in two or four with the hand members 3, 3 opened. After covering over the tip 5 of the member 4,
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, by closing the handle members 3, 3, the wiping cloth 1 is moved between the elastic member 4 and the holding portions 3 b at the distal ends of the pair of handle members 3, respectively. The dirt is removed by pressing the wiping cloth 1 against the target part and rubbing it in this state. At this time,
The wiping cloth 1 is pressed against the target portion with an appropriate force by the elasticity of the distal end portion 5 of the elastic member 4 and in a state of being appropriately fitted, so that the target portion can be evenly and efficiently cleaned. Moreover, since the dirty wipe is not directly touched with the hand during cleaning, the hand is not stained.
In addition, the said wiping cloth 1 can be used, moistened with water as needed.

Further, when the wiping cloth 1 is strongly pressed against the target site in order to remove the firmly adhered dirt, the frictional force between the wiping cloth and the target site usually becomes large and the wiping cloth 1 is easily detached. However, in the present invention, the more the wiper 1 is pressed against the target portion, the more the wiper 1 is pressed against the target portion.
Since the hands b and 3b are strongly gripped by hand, the gripping force of the handle members 3 and 3 on the wipe 1 is increased, and the detachment of the wipe 1 is prevented.

When the wiping cloth 1 is soiled, the wiping cloth 1 is removed with the handle members 3, 3 open.
As long as it can be clamped between the elastic member 3 and the elastic member 4, it can be cleaned by always using a new wiping surface by shifting to any free end side. In addition, the entire folded surface can be effectively used by folding and fold the wiping cloth in two or four in an appropriate manner. The dirty wipe 1 is removed from the wipe holder 2, washed, and reused.

The wiping cloth 1 may be a single sheet. However, depending on a target portion, a plurality of sheets may be stacked to have a certain thickness to give the wiping cloth 1 itself a certain elasticity. You may make it. In the case of wiping the glass, it is desirable that at least a part of the fibers constituting the wiping cloth contains ultrafine fibers of 1 to 9 micrometers.

In the above embodiment, the mounting edge 6a is
By projecting vertically to the base end 6 of the handle member 3, a resilient force in the closing direction is always applied to the handle members 3, 3.
Conversely, the resilient force may be applied in the direction in which the attachment edges are opened toward each other by appropriate means such as providing the mounting edge inclined in the base end direction of the elastic member 4.
The handle members 3, 3 are closed by the force of gripping the holding portions 3b, 3b, and the wiping cloth 1 is held.

[0018]

As described above in detail, according to the cleaning tool of the present invention, the wiping cloth is pressed against the target portion with an appropriate force and an appropriate fit by the elasticity of the tip of the elastic member. The target portion can be evenly and efficiently cleaned, and the cleaning and cleaning can be performed simply by opening the pair of handle members, while not directly cleaning by holding the wipe. Therefore, hands are not stained during cleaning.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a wiping cloth holder of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the cleaning tool of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a handle member according to the present invention is opened. However, the wiping cloth is omitted.

[Description of Signs] 1 Wiping cloth 2 Wiping cloth holder 3 Handle member for gripping 3a Nipping section 4 Elastic member 5 Tip section 6 Base end section 6a Mounting edge 7 Projection 8 Projection 9 Finger hole

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning wipe in the form of a sheet, and a wiping cloth holder to which the wiping cloth is attached for cleaning. The wiping cloth holder comprises a pair of left and right formed of a hard material in a disk shape. A handle member for gripping, and a plate-like elastic member located between the handle members and having a distal end portion and both side ends in the width direction extending outward from the handle member; A highly flexible distal end, which is inserted between the folded wipes and serves as a core for elastically pressing the wipe against the site to be cleaned, and a proximal end having less flexibility than the distal end A pair of left and right mounting edges having a wall shape for mounting the handle member are formed on the base end portion so as to protrude from both sides from the base end portion. Connection to connect to the mounting edge at each base end The connecting portion is connected to the mounting edge so as to be resiliently openable and closable by elastic deformation of the mounting edge, and a holding portion attached to the elastic member is provided at a tip end of each handle member. And a projection formed on an inner surface of the holding portion. 2. The cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein both sides of a boundary portion between a distal end portion and a proximal end portion of the elastic member are provided.
A projection provided with a projection for locking to a mounted wiper to prevent displacement. 3. The cleaning tool according to claim 2, wherein the projection of the holding portion and the projection of the elastic member in the handle member are formed at positions close to each other. 4. A cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein said pair of handle members have finger holes for opening said handle members when the wiping cloth is attached or detached. What is characterized by.