US20090038102A1 - Scouring products - Google Patents

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US20090038102A1
US20090038102A1 US12/282,689 US28268907A US2009038102A1 US 20090038102 A1 US20090038102 A1 US 20090038102A1 US 28268907 A US28268907 A US 28268907A US 2009038102 A1 US2009038102 A1 US 2009038102A1
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Caroline Roque
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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
    • A47L17/00—Apparatus or implements used in manual washing or cleaning of crockery, table-ware, cooking-ware or the like
    • A47L17/04—Pan or pot cleaning utensils
    • A47L17/08—Pads; Balls of steel wool, wire, or plastic meshes
    • 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
    • A47L17/00—Apparatus or implements used in manual washing or cleaning of crockery, table-ware, cooking-ware or the like

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  • the present invention relates to scouring products that are suitable for hand-held use in various environments including, but not restricted to, the domestic environment.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a scouring product in accordance with the invention
  • Products in accordance with the embodiments of the invention described below are all hand-sized in three dimensions and, throughout, consist essentially of abrasive material comprising non-woven, autogenously-bonded fibres (i.e. fibres that are bonded to one another at mutual contact points).
  • the abrasive material is lofty in nature, i.e. it has a relatively high degree of openness, or a comparatively low density, due to the presence of a network of many, relatively large, intercommunicated voids.
  • the term “lofty” indicates that the bonded web preferably has a density no greater than about 60 kg/m 3 .
  • the abrasive effect of the scouring product 1 can be increased by incorporating abrasive particles in the roll-coat resin. Those particles may be of any type known to be suitable for use in scouring materials, and may comprise mineral and/or polymeric particles. Alternatively, the abrasive effect of the scouring product 1 can be increased by incorporating some very coarse fibres (having a titre of, for example, about 1000 dtex) into the web.
  • the web is roll-coated with an acrylic latex resin after it has been pre-bonded, specifically a resin available under the trade name “Primal HA 12S” from Rolun & Haas Company of Philadelphia, Pa., USA.
  • the adjacent layers 3 of web material may be of different colours to enhance the appearance of the scouring product 2 , but that is not essential. It is also possible to provide the product with two different scouring actions by forming the half of the layers, at the top of the stack, from one grade of abrasive material and the other half of the layers, at the bottom of the stack, from a different grade. In that case, the different grades of material may be of different colours to provide a visual indication to the user.

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  • Cleaning Implements For Floors, Carpets, Furniture, Walls, And The Like (AREA)
  • Polishing Bodies And Polishing Tools (AREA)
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GBGB0605084.3A GB0605084D0 (en) 2006-03-14 2006-03-14 Scouring Products
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PCT/US2007/004443 WO2007106301A1 (en) 2006-03-14 2007-02-22 Scouring products

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KR (1) KR20080100475A (ko)
CN (1) CN101400292A (ko)
BR (1) BRPI0709300A2 (ko)
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WO (1) WO2007106301A1 (ko)

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USD634086S1 (en) 2009-12-16 2011-03-08 3M Innovative Properties Company Cleaning material on a cleaning tool
USD634495S1 (en) 2009-12-16 2011-03-15 3M Innovative Properties Company Cleaning material
US20110138564A1 (en) * 2009-12-16 2011-06-16 3M Innovative Properties Company Cleaning material and a cleaning tool
US20110138565A1 (en) * 2009-12-16 2011-06-16 3M Innovative Properties Company Body cleansing device
USD795517S1 (en) * 2015-10-15 2017-08-22 3M Innovative Properties Company Cleaning tool
WO2018198004A1 (en) * 2017-04-28 2018-11-01 3M Innovative Properties Company Large denier nonwoven fiber webs
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US5755356A (en) * 1996-04-15 1998-05-26 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Compressible sheet dispenser
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US2958593A (en) * 1960-01-11 1960-11-01 Minnesota Mining & Mfg Low density open non-woven fibrous abrasive article
US3175331A (en) * 1964-07-13 1965-03-30 Union Carbide Corp Cleaning and scouring pad
US3345668A (en) * 1965-04-16 1967-10-10 Gen Aniline & Film Corp Abrasive article
US4199835A (en) * 1979-02-12 1980-04-29 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Scouring ball
US4856134A (en) * 1988-01-27 1989-08-15 Societe Anonyme: Spontex Abrasive pad, which can substitute for a steel wool pad, and/or scouring pad and process for producing same
US4949417A (en) * 1988-01-27 1990-08-21 Spontex Incorporated Abrasive pad, which can be substitute for a steel wool pad, and/or scouring pad and process for producing same
US5025596A (en) * 1988-09-13 1991-06-25 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Hand scouring pad
US20040134010A1 (en) * 1991-08-23 2004-07-15 The Gillette Company, A Delaware Corporation Color changing matrix as wear indicator
US5363604A (en) * 1992-08-21 1994-11-15 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Entangled continuous filament nonwoven scouring articles and methods of making same
US5712210A (en) * 1995-08-30 1998-01-27 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Nonwoven abrasive material roll
US5755356A (en) * 1996-04-15 1998-05-26 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Compressible sheet dispenser
US20060123573A1 (en) * 2002-09-05 2006-06-15 Rivera Maria Del Carmen M Flocked substrates for use as scouring materials
US20070022555A1 (en) * 2005-08-01 2007-02-01 Penzes Jay H Cleaning apparatus

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USD634086S1 (en) 2009-12-16 2011-03-08 3M Innovative Properties Company Cleaning material on a cleaning tool
USD634495S1 (en) 2009-12-16 2011-03-15 3M Innovative Properties Company Cleaning material
US20110138564A1 (en) * 2009-12-16 2011-06-16 3M Innovative Properties Company Cleaning material and a cleaning tool
US20110138565A1 (en) * 2009-12-16 2011-06-16 3M Innovative Properties Company Body cleansing device
WO2011084309A1 (en) 2009-12-16 2011-07-14 3M Innovative Properties Company A cleaning material and a cleaning tool
USD795517S1 (en) * 2015-10-15 2017-08-22 3M Innovative Properties Company Cleaning tool
WO2018198004A1 (en) * 2017-04-28 2018-11-01 3M Innovative Properties Company Large denier nonwoven fiber webs
US11794307B2 (en) 2017-04-28 2023-10-24 3M Innovative Properties Company Large denier nonwoven fiber webs
USD936369S1 (en) * 2020-03-13 2021-11-23 Brushtech, Inc. Cleaning brush

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KR20080100475A (ko) 2008-11-18
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