WO2004095999A3 - Floor cleaning implement - Google Patents

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WO2004095999A3
WO2004095999A3 PCT/US2004/011742 US2004011742W WO2004095999A3 WO 2004095999 A3 WO2004095999 A3 WO 2004095999A3 US 2004011742 W US2004011742 W US 2004011742W WO 2004095999 A3 WO2004095999 A3 WO 2004095999A3
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floor cleaning
cleaning implement
dimensional
mop head
present
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Karl Kelly
Nick Carter
Jennifer Mayhorn
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Polymer Group Inc
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/20Mops
    • A47L13/24Frames for mops; Mop heads
    • A47L13/254Plate frames
    • A47L13/256Plate frames for mops made of cloth

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  • Cleaning Implements For Floors, Carpets, Furniture, Walls, And The Like (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a floor cleaning implement, and more specifically, to a floor cleaning implement having a mop head (10) comprised of a three-dimensional surface (14), wherein the three-dimensional surface (14) readily receives a planar cleaning sheet, such as a woven or nonwoven, which conforms to the contours of the three-dimensional mop head surface (14). In accordance with the present invention, the planar cleaning sheet may be either a woven fabric or nonwoven fabric, such as a carded web, spunbond, meltblown, air laid, wet laid, or a combination thereof.
PCT/US2004/011742 2003-04-25 2004-04-16 Floor cleaning implement WO2004095999A2 (en)

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US46532103P 2003-04-25 2003-04-25
US60/465,321 2003-04-25

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WO2004095999A3 true WO2004095999A3 (en) 2005-05-26

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