Cleaning implement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9351624-B2
Application number	US-201313916189-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2013
Priority date	Jun 18, 2012
Publication date	May 31, 2016
Grant date	May 31, 2016

Abstract

A cleaning implement is disclosed with a support sheet having a first surface, a second surface, and a longitudinal axis. A plurality of detachable cleaning sheets, each having an outwardly facing cleaning surface and an inwardly facing attachment surface, may be supported by the support sheet in a stacked configuration. A plurality of folded portions included with the support sheet and the cleaning sheet extend generally radially from the longitudinal axis of the cleaning implement. The outermost cleaning sheet may be removed from the stacked cleaning sheet to expose a new, fresh cleaning sheet.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cleaning implement comprising:
a) a support having a longitudinal axis;
b) a plurality of cleaning sheets, each having an outward facing cleaning face and an inward facing attachment face, removably attached to the support;
c) a plurality of folded portions extending from the cleaning sheets and generally radially from the longitudinal axis of the support; and
d) a series of slits in the support and the cleaning sheets that form a plurality of loops in the folding portions of the support and the cleaning sheets.

2. The cleaning implement of claim 1 , wherein the support is at least one of the following:
a flexible sheet, a pocket, a cleaning sheet, and an intermediate attachment sheet.

3. The cleaning implement of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cleaning sheets are attached to the support with one of: an adhesive, a stitching, a fusion bonding, and a heat sealing bond.

4. The cleaning implement of claim 1 , further including a pocket structure formed from a separate, nonwoven sheet, and wherein the support is attached to the pocket structure.

5. The cleaning implement of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cleaning sheets are layered in a stacked configuration such that only the outward facing cleaning face is exposed to ambient.

6. The cleaning implement of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of cleaning sheets are configured to allow detachment of a cleaning sheet, thus exposing to the ambient an additional cleaning sheet in the stacked configuration.

7. The cleaning implement of claim 6 , further comprising a final cleaning sheet in contact with the support, wherein the final cleaning sheet includes an indicia visually distinguishing it from the plurality of cleaning sheets.

8. The cleaning implement of claim 7 , wherein the indicia of the final cleaning sheet includes a color distinct from a color of the plurality of cleaning sheets.

9. The cleaning implement of claim 1 . further comprising a cleaning solution impregnated into the cleaning sheets.

10. The cleaning implement of claim 1 , further comprising a. holding space in the support configured to receive a handle.

11. A cleaning implement comprising:
a support sheet having a first surface, a second surface, and a longitudinal axis;
a plurality of detachable cleaning sheets each having an outwardly facing cleaning face and an inwardly facing attachment face supported by the support sheet in a stacked configuration;
a plurality of folded portions included with the support sheet and the cleaning sheet that extend generally radially from the longitudinal axis of the cleaning implement; and
a series of slits in the support sheet and the cleaning sheets that form a plurality of loops in the folded portions of the support sheet and the cleaning sheets.

12. The cleaning implement of claim 11 , further comprising a means to allow detachment of the inwardly facing attachment face, thus exposing an additional cleaning sheet in the stacked configuration to the ambient.

13. The cleaning implement of claim 12 , further comprising a final cleaning sheet in contact with the support sheet, and one cleaning sheet including an indicia visually distinguishing it from the plurality of cleaning sheets for alerting a user to refill the cleaning sheets.

14. The cleaning implement of claim 13 , wherein the indicia of the final cleaning sheet includes a color distinct from a color of the plurality of cleaning sheets.

15. The cleaning implement of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of cleaning sheets are configured to allow detachment of a cleaning sheet, thus exposing to the ambient an additional cleaning sheet in the stacked configuration.

16. The cleaning implement of claim 11 , further comprising a cleaning solution impregnated into the cleaning sheets.

17. The cleaning implement of claim 11 , further comprising:
one of an adhesive, a stitching, a fusion bonding, and a heat sealing bond to attach the plurality of cleaning sheets to each other and the support sheet.

18. The cleaning implement of claim 11 , further comprising a holding space in the support sheet configured to receive a handle.

19. The cleaning implement of claim 11 , further comprising a support having a longitudinal axis, wherein the support sheet and the cleaning sheets are removably attached to the support.

20. The cleaning implement of claim 19 , further including a pocket structure formed from a separate, nonwoven sheet, and wherein the support is attached to the pocket structure.

Assignees

• Johnson & Son Inc S C
• Johnson & Son Inc S C

Inventors

• Thurin Matthew N
• Nakayama Joey
• Lu Teddy

Classifications

• A47L13/38 Primary

  Other dusting implements {(using adhesive surfaces A47L25/005)} · CPC title

• B32B2432/00

  Cleaning articles, e.g. mops or wipes · CPC title

• A47L13/16 Primary

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

• B32B7/06

  permitting easy separation · CPC title

• B32B7/045

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic