US2098607A

US2098607A - Cleaning and polishing composition

Info

Publication number: US2098607A
Application number: US13175A
Authority: US
Inventors: Lowell C Allen; Bryan B Doughty
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1935-03-26
Filing date: 1935-03-26
Publication date: 1937-11-09
Anticipated expiration: 1954-11-09

Description

Patented Nov. 9 1937 PATENT OFFICE.

enema AND romsnmo oourosrrron Lowell C. Allen ancLBryan B. Doughty, Bellevllle, 111.

No mam. Application March as, 19:5,

Serial No. 13.115

1 Claim. (Cl. 87-5);

Our invention relates to means for non-injuriously and easily removing dust and other superflcial accumulations from a surface, and in such a way asto impart a polish to the surface which 5 is non-oily in character, and among the important objects of our invention are to provide means of the character indicated which will prevent the loosened dust and dirt from injuring the surface from which loosened during the' cleaning and polishing operation; to provide means of the character indicated which avoids. smearing of the loosened particles on the surface so as to prevent theformation of a film on the surface, and leaves the surface clean and dry and unmarred.

Another important object of our invention is to provide a substance for impregnating polishingand cleaning cloths, which produces a surface cleaning medium of the character indicated above.

I Another important object of our invention is to provide a combination of impregnating substance and a special character of cleaning and polishing cloth, whereby the particles which are loosened during the cleaning and polishing oper- 5 ations are caused to move away from the surface and into the interstices of the cloth, so as to be prevented from coming into injurious contact with the surface.

Another important object of our invention is to provide a dusting and polishing cloth of the character indicated above which can be repeatedly washed without causing deterioration of either the cloth itself or the impregnated substance.

Other objects and advantages of our invention will be apparent from a reading of the following description and explanation, wherein for purposes of illustration we have set forth a preferred embodiment of our invention.

While the impregnating solution of the invention about to be described can be successfully used in conjunction with and incorporated in any cloth suitable for dusting and polishing surfaces, particularly highly polished surfaces, the

most advantageous embodiment of the invention is composed of a fine mesh" and soft cloth, providing interstices into which the particles of dust and dirt loosened from the surface being polished may be pushed and may climb, so as to depart from the surface and become embedded in the cloth, instead of being merely attached to the outer surface of the cloth and in positions to scratch the surface and smear thereon, as takes place with ordinary cleaning and polishing cloths.

I An example of a suitable cloth for the last mentioned embodiment of the invention is fine mesh cheese cloth.

The selected cloth is treated with the impregnated solution by immersing the cloth in the solution and then permitting the cloth and solution to dry. Thorough saturation can usually be accomplished with a single complete immersion of. the cloth in the solution. When dry the impregnated cloth is ready for use.

The solution which we employ for impregnating the cloth and imparting thereto the qualities and characteristics enumerated in the stated objects of the invention is composed substantially of the following ingredients in the proportions set forth:-

' Percent (by volume) The purpose and function of the parafline oil is to give adhesive quality to the fine mesh of the cloth, to clean and remove any dust or other foreign matter on the surface to be cleaned and polished, and to prevent the dust and other particles from being merely agitated and 'moved about on the surface during the cleaning and polishing operations. Attention is called to the fact that the parafllne oil herein recited is not parafilne wax, such as has been used heretofore in this art. The parafllne oil does not leave the film and oily surface condition which is inevitable in the use of an adequate quantity of wax.

The purpose and function of the pure apple vinegar is to neutralize the parafllne oil in such a way as to prevent the production of a greasy and oily film on the surface being cleaned and polished, as well as to prevent the dirt and other particles already adhering to the cloth from smearing and smudging on the surface being operated upon.

The purpose and function of the turpentine is to give the surface a polished, glossy and shining 4 ing appearance of the surface operated upon, as

well as to act as a preservative of the surface cleaned and polished. Y

The ingredients of the invention as set forth above cannot be substituted for or materially changed in proportions without sacrificing advantages inherent in the invention. For instance, it less than 95% of water were to be used for forming the solution, the remaining ingredients would be in a too concentrated form. The large amount of water tends to spread the neutraliaed oil ingredients which would otherwise produce a too greatly oil saturated cloth.

Although we have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of our invention, it is to be definitely understood that we do not desire to limit the application of the invention thereto, and any change or changes may be made in the resultant of a mixture of approximately 95% 0t water,3% oi parafllne oil, 1% of vinegar,

of turpentine, and /2% of linseed oil.

LOWELL C. ALLEN.

BRYAN B. DOUGHTY.