Cleaning system, cleaning devices, instruction insert, and methods therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11517172-B2
Application number	US-202016748583-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 21, 2020
Priority date	Aug 17, 2015
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

Abstract

One or more microfiber sheets (1701,1802,2003,2004) are joined together at a spine (1702) to define a microfiber booklet (1700). The microfiber sheets can join together at the spine by stitching. The microfiber sheets can be manufactured from microfiber textile materials. The microfiber sheets can each be selectively movable about the spine like the pages of a book. The microfiber sheets can include alphanumeric indicia or indicators and graphical illustrations depicting objects to be cleaned by each microfiber sheet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a plurality of microfiber sheets joined together at a spine to define a microfiber booklet, with each microfiber sheet of the microfiber booklet comprising a badge comprising an alphanumeric indicator selected from a plurality of sequential alphanumeric indicators and identifying an order of which to use the plurality of microfiber sheets and a graphical illustration of one or more objects to be cleaned with the each microfiber sheet; and
a plurality of markers, each marker of the plurality of markers comprising one of the plurality of sequential alphanumeric indicators.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the microfiber booklet comprises exactly four microfiber sheets, the exactly four microfiber sheets comprising a first microfiber sheet, a second microfiber sheet, a third microfiber sheet, and a fourth microfiber sheet.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein a first major face of the first microfiber sheet comprises a first badge comprising the alphanumeric indicator “1” and the graphical illustration depicting an operating room light.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein a second major face of the first microfiber sheet comprises a second badge comprising the alphanumeric indicator “2” and the graphical illustration depicting another light and a monitor.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein a first major face of the second microfiber sheet comprises a third badge comprising the alphanumeric indicator “3” and the graphical illustration depicting arms of a table, a bed, and body straps.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein a second major face of the second microfiber sheet comprises a fourth badge comprising the alphanumeric indicator “4A” and the graphical illustration depicting a mattress.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein a first major face of the third microfiber sheet comprises a fifth badge comprising the alphanumeric indicator “4B” and the graphical illustration depicting the mattress.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein a second major face of the third microfiber sheet comprises a sixth badge comprising the alphanumeric indicator “5A” and the graphical illustration depicting an operating table.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a first major face of the fourth microfiber sheet comprises a seventh badge comprising the alphanumeric indicator “5B” and the graphical illustration depicting the operating table.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the second major face of the fourth microfiber sheet is devoid of a badge.

11. An apparatus comprising a plurality of microfiber sheets joined together at a spine to define a microfiber booklet packaged with a plurality of markers, with each microfiber sheet of the microfiber booklet comprising a badge comprising an alphanumeric indicator identifying an order of which to use the plurality of microfiber sheets to clean at least a portion of a hospital room and a graphical illustration of one or more objects within the hospital room to be cleaned with the each microfiber sheet, and the plurality of markers comprising a plurality of sequential numerical indicia corresponding to alphanumeric indicators of the plurality of microfiber sheets.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein a first microfiber sheet of the microfiber booklet comprises a first badge comprising the alphanumeric indicator “1” and the graphical illustration of a doorknob and a light switch.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first microfiber sheet of the microfiber booklet further comprises a second badge comprising the alphanumeric indicator “2” and the graphical illustration of a restroom sink.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein a second microfiber sheet of the microfiber booklet comprises a third badge comprising the alphanumeric indicator “3” and the graphical illustration of handrails.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the second microfiber sheet of the microfiber booklet further comprises a fourth badge comprising the alphanumeric indicator “4” and the graphical illustration of the handrails.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein a third microfiber sheet of the microfiber booklet comprises a fifth badge comprising the alphanumeric indicator “5” and the graphical illustration of a bedpan cleaner.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the third microfiber sheet of the microfiber booklet further comprises a sixth badge comprising the alphanumeric indicator “6” and the graphical illustration of a toilet flush handle.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein a fourth microfiber sheet of the microfiber booklet comprises a seventh badge comprising the alphanumeric indicator “7” and the graphical illustration of a toilet seat.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the microfiber booklet is color-coded and the fourth microfiber sheet of the microfiber booklet is devoid of any badges.

20. An apparatus, comprising:
one or more microfiber sheets joined together at a spine to define a microfiber booklet, with each microfiber sheet of the microfiber booklet comprising a badge comprising an alphanumeric indicator identifying an order of which to use the one or more microfiber sheets to clean at least an anesthesia portion of an operating room and a graphical illustration of one or more objects within the anesthesia portion of the operating room to be cleaned with the each microfiber sheet; and
an instructional insert, packaged with the microfiber booklet and instructing the order of which to use the one or more microfiber sheets to clean the at least an anesthesia portion of the operating room; and
one or more markers comprising a plurality of sequential numerical indicia corresponding to alphanumeric indicators of the one or more microfiber sheets.

Assignees

• Medline Industries Lp

Inventors

• Henken Megan
• Mcnabb Steve

Classifications

• A47L25/04

  for door-knobs · CPC title

• G09B19/00

  Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass (teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26) · CPC title

• G09B19/003 Primary

  Repetitive work cycles; Sequence of movements · CPC title

• A47L13/16 Primary

  Cloths; Pads; Sponges (metal scraping sponges A47L13/07) · CPC title

• B08B1/006

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic