Replaceable cleaning pads for cleaning device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9339165-B2
Application number	US-201313850409-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2013
Priority date	Mar 26, 2013
Publication date	May 17, 2016
Grant date	May 17, 2016

Abstract

A pad for cleaning a hard target surface. The pad may be removably attached to a device for cleaning debris from a target surface. The pad has a predetermined 90 degree peel force to prevent undue removal force from the device and prevent the pad from coming loose during the cleaning task.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cleaning device in combination with and having a disposable cleaning pad removably attachable thereto, said cleaning device having:
a sprayer to dispense cleaning fluid therefrom,
a sole plate to removably receive said cleaning pad and being joined to said sprayer,
wherein said cleaning pad is removably attachable to said sole plate with a 90 degree peel force of 325 to 725 grams.

2. A cleaning device in combination with and having a disposable cleaning pad removably attachable thereto, according to claim 1 , wherein said cleaning pad is removably attachable to said sole plate with a 90 degree peel force of 450 to 700 grams.

3. A cleaning device in combination with and having a disposable cleaning pad removably attached thereto according to claim 2 , said cleaning pad comprising a floor sheet and backsheet joined thereto, wherein said sole plate has hook fasteners thereon, said hook fasteners, engaging loops on said backsheet.

4. A cleaning device in combination with and having a disposable cleaning pad removably attached thereto, according to claim 3 wherein said hook fasteners are disposed in two longitudinally oriented patches oriented in a longitudinal direction.

5. A cleaning device in combination with and having a disposable cleaning pad removably attachable thereto, according to claim 4 wherein each said patch has a footprint of 73 mm×12 mm.

6. A cleaning device having a longitudinal direction in combination with and having a disposable cleaning pad removably attached thereto, according to claim 4 wherein said hook fasteners of said patch are oriented in a transverse direction perpendicular to said longitudinal direction.

7. A cleaning device in combination with and having a disposable cleaning pad removably attached thereto, according to claim 3 wherein said hook fasteners are spaced less than 2 mm from adjacent hook fasteners.

8. A cleaning device in combination with and having a disposable cleaning pad removably attached thereto, according to claim 7 wherein said hook fasteners have a height less than 1.5 mm.

9. A cleaning device in combination with and having a disposable cleaning pad removably attached thereto, according to claim 2 , wherein said sole plate and said pad are removably adhesively attached to each other.

10. A cleaning device in combination with and having a disposable cleaning pad removably attachable thereto, said cleaning device having:
a sprayer to dispense cleaning fluid therefrom,
a sole plate to removably receive said cleaning pad and being joined to said sprayer,
wherein said cleaning pad is removably attachable to said sole plate with a having a 24 mm Peel Face force of 100-400 grams.

11. A cleaning device in combination with and having a disposable cleaning pad removably attachable thereto, according to claim 10 having a 24 mm Peel Face force of 150-350 grams.

12. A cleaning device in combination with and having a disposable cleaning pad removably attachable thereto, said cleaning device having:
a sprayer to dispense cleaning fluid therefrom,
a resiliently deformable sole plate to removably receive said cleaning pad and being joined to said sprayer,
wherein said cleaning pad is removably attachable to said sole plate with a having a 72 mm Peel Face force of 300 to 700 grams.

13. A cleaning device in combination with and having a disposable cleaning pad removably attachable thereto, according to claim 12 having a 72 mm Peel Face force of 400 to 600 grams.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Vetter Kerry Andrew
• Hoying David John
• Matos Roberto Manuel
• Daniel Mimi Gizaw
• Uchiyama Hirotaka

Classifications

• A47L13/16 Primary

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

• A47L13/17

  containing cleaning agents (A47L13/19 takes precedence {; chemical compositions C11D17/049}) · CPC title

• A47L13/22

  with liquid-feeding devices · CPC title

• A47L13/44

  Securing scouring-cloths to the brush or like body of the implement · CPC title