Classifications

• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
  • D04B—KNITTING
  • D04B1/00—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
  • D04B1/02—Pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features
  • D04B1/04—Pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features characterised by thread material
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D03—WEAVING
  • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
  • D03D15/00—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used
  • D03D15/30—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the structure of the fibres or filaments
  • D03D15/37—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the structure of the fibres or filaments with specific cross-section or surface shape
• • 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
  • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
  • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
  • A47L13/20—Mops
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D03—WEAVING
  • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
  • D03D1/00—Woven fabrics designed to make specified articles
  • D03D1/0017—Woven household fabrics
  • D03D1/0023—Mobs or wipes
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D03—WEAVING
  • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
  • D03D15/00—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used
  • D03D15/20—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the material of the fibres or filaments constituting the yarns or threads
  • D03D15/283—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the material of the fibres or filaments constituting the yarns or threads synthetic polymer-based, e.g. polyamide or polyester fibres
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D03—WEAVING
  • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
  • D03D15/00—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used
  • D03D15/30—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the structure of the fibres or filaments
  • D03D15/33—Ultrafine fibres, e.g. microfibres or nanofibres
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
  • D04B—KNITTING
  • D04B21/00—Warp knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
  • D04B21/02—Pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features
  • D04B21/04—Pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features characterised by thread material
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
  • D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
  • D10B2331/00—Fibres made from polymers obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. polycondensation products
  • D10B2331/02—Fibres made from polymers obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. polycondensation products polyamides
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
  • D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
  • D10B2331/00—Fibres made from polymers obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. polycondensation products
  • D10B2331/04—Fibres made from polymers obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. polycondensation products polyesters, e.g. polyethylene terephthalate [PET]

Definitions

• the present invention concerns a mop fabric that is designed for attachment to a mop handle and to be used to clean dry, soiled surfaces, in contrast to regular mop fabric, which is designed for immersion in a water- based washing medium and is used wet.
• Textiles have always been used for cleaning and removing dirt from soiled surfaces. These textiles have been available in various qualities, but mostly in the form of weaves. In recent times, they have consisted of fibres of natural origin such as cotton, artificial fibres such as polyamide and/or polyester, or most commonly blends of such fibres. These textiles are most often woven or knitted. It is usual for cleaning fabrics to have different-sized loops, made from various materials, which protrude from the ground fabric. An example of the type of fabric that is designed to be attached to a mop handle and used wet is described in Swedish patent no. 94 03398-2.
• a dry-mop fabric has now been produced for attachment to a mop handle and to be used to clean dry, soiled surfaces.
• This dry-mop fabric is distinguished by it consisting of micro- or ultramicro- fibre or filament with a count of 0.60-0.25 DTEX per fibre or filament and by it being woven or knitted with loops on one or both sides of the fabric, with a loop height of approximately 3-9 mm.
• the loops are made of polyamide or polyester fibre in various proportions, or a blend of these fibres in one and the same loop.
• the cross-section of the filament should not be round, but preferably have as rectangular a shape as possible, with flat sides.
• the dry-mop fabric as per the invention being presented, is designed for attachment to any mop handle and to be used to clean soiled surfaces.
• the mop handle is not included in the invention; any mop handle can be used. It is of course also possible to use this dry-mop fabric without a handle by simply using the fabric on its own to clean dry, soiled surfaces by hand. If there is any water on the surface, it is naturally also possible to use the fabric, as per the invention, to the same good effect - especially since the fabric is extremely absorbent.
• the fabric consists of a ground fabric with protruding loops on one or both sides.
• the fabric can be woven or preferably knitted, so that the loops are firm and cannot be pulled out.
• the material comprising the loops should consist of micro- or ultramicro-fibre or filament with a count of 0.60-0.25 DTEX per fibre or filament. Dtex is a unit of measurement, where 1 DTEX represents one fibre with a length of 1 000 metres and a weight of 1 gram.
• the material in the fibres is synthetic and the loops may consist of two different materials, i.e. a number of the fibres could be polyamide, while the remainder could be polyester, for instance.
• the individual loops could consist of a blend of polyamide and polyester as well as contain natural fibres .
• the cross-section of the filaments should not be round, but have flat sides, preferably slanting and with as rectangular a shape as possible, whereby the fibre surface will be as large as possible.
• the loops should be at least 3 mm and no more than 9 mm in height. The most advantageous measurement is in the region of 6-8 mm.
• Each loop must consist of a large number of fibres.
• the closeness of the loops, i.e. the number of loops per unit of area, the yarn thickness and the loop height must be proportioned so that when the fabric is pressed against a surface underneath it the loops remain upright or lie at an angle of no more than 45° to an imaginary vertical line.
• the force indicated in this instance is the normal weight of the mop handle plus some strength exerted by the operator, who holds the mop and moves it forwards. This maximum angle means that the part which is in contact with the surface underneath largely consists of transverse fibres.
• the cleaning action is highly effective because of the microfibres' extreme softness, the length and closeness of the loops and the count and surface dimensions of the fibres. Even though the fibres are soft and the loops are long, the loops will still not be flattened because they support each other owing to their closeness. Since every surface is more or less uneven and the fibres in the mop fabric adapt to the unevenness of the surface underneath and force their way into even extremely small hollows, the fabric can also remove and accumulate the very small particles that are deposited in these uneven areas .

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• 1998
  • 1998-06-02 SE SE9801946A patent/SE518804C2/sv not_active IP Right Cessation
• 1999
  • 1999-06-01 EP EP99930064A patent/EP1107686A1/en not_active Withdrawn
  • 1999-06-01 JP JP2000551658A patent/JP2002516687A/ja active Pending
  • 1999-06-01 WO PCT/SE1999/000950 patent/WO1999062393A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
  • 1999-06-01 AU AU46676/99A patent/AU4667699A/en not_active Abandoned
• 2000
  • 2000-11-29 NO NO20006048A patent/NO20006048L/no unknown

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