Cleaning device with product information

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9521938-B2
Application number	US-201214350291-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2012
Priority date	Oct 10, 2011
Publication date	Dec 20, 2016
Grant date	Dec 20, 2016

Abstract

The invention relates to a cleaning device ( 1′, 1″, 1′″ ) comprising a component ( 2′, 2″, 2′″ ) which has associated product information ( 3 ). The aim of the invention is to develop and further improve a cleaning device of said type, such that once it has been easily marked with product information, said product permanently carries said product information. The device is characterized in that said component ( 2′, 2″, 2′″ ) comprises a surface ( 2′ a, 2″ a, 2′″ a ) in which the product information ( 3 ) is intrinsic and/or integral with the material, said product information ( 3 ) having been formed by means which are interspaced from said surface ( 2′ a, 2″ a, 2′″ a ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A component for a cleaning device comprising:
a substantially planar first surface configured to be a cleaning surface of the component, and
a substantially planar second surface formed opposite the first surface of the component, the second surface having product information that is intrinsic or integral to a material forming the second surface, the product information formed by a marking agent separate from the second surface, and the component includes one of: (a) two slots formed therein, the two slots disposed at opposite ends of the component, and (b) one slot formed therein, the one slot extending substantially an entire length of the component;
wherein the cleaning device is a floor mop covering, at least a portion of the second surface is texturally altered to include at least one of characters, numbers, and symbols depicting the product information, and the at least one of the characters, the numbers, and the symbols depicting the product information protrudes into the second surface less than about 0.1 mm.

2. The component for the cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the marking agent is a laser and the product information contrasts with the second surface in one of lightness or darkness.

3. The component for the cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the marking agent is an ink-jet dispenser dispensing an acid and the product information results from the acid interacting with the second surface.

4. The component for the cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the second surface includes a synthetic material.

5. The component for the cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the component includes a finger loop.

6. The component for the cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the component is oblong.

7. The component for the cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the component includes the one slot formed therein, the one slot extending substantially the entire length of the component and configured for force-fitting a mop-wing.

8. The component for the cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the component includes the one slot formed therein, the one slot extending substantially the entire length of the component and the product information is located on an interior of the one slot.

9. The component for the cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the component includes the one slot formed therein, the one slot extending substantially the entire length of the component and having a nonlinear edge.

10. The component for the cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the component includes the two slots formed therein, each of the slots having an open end and a closed end.

11. The component for the cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the marking agent is a laser and the product information has a color different from a color of the second surface.

12. The component for the cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the marking agent is a laser and the product information includes a microstructure of foam.

13. The component for the cleaning device of according claim 4 , wherein the synthetic material includes polyester or polypropylene.

14. The component for the cleaning device according to claim 5 , wherein the product information is located on the finger loop.

15. The component for the cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the floor mop covering is made from two layers that form the one slot extending substantially the entire length of the component.

16. The component for the cleaning device according to claim 15 , wherein the product information is located on an interior of the one slot.

17. A component for a cleaning device comprising:
a substantially planar first surface configured to be a cleaning surface of the component; and
a substantially planar second surface formed opposite the first surface of the component, the second surface having product information that is intrinsic or integral to a synthetic material forming the second surface, the product information including textural alterations of the second surface that are recessed less than 0.1 mm from the second surface, and the component including two slots formed therein, the two slots disposed at opposite ends of the component for insertion of a receptacle or mop wing;
wherein the cleaning device is a floor mop covering and the second surface is on one of the slots.

18. A component for a cleaning device comprising:
a substantially planar first surface configured to be a cleaning surface of the component; and
a substantially planar second surface formed opposite the first surface of the component, the second surface having product information that is intrinsic or integral to a synthetic material forming the second surface, the product information formed by a marking agent separate from the second surface, and the component having an obling shape and including one slot formed therein, the one slot extending substantially an entire length of the component and having a nonlinear edge;
wherein the cleaning device is a floor mop covering, at least a portion of the second surface is texturally altered to include at least one of characters, numbers, and symbols depicting the product information, and the at least one of the characters, the numbers, and the symbols depicting the product information protrudes into the second surface less than about 0.1 mm.

19. The component for the cleaning device according to claim 5 , wherein the finger loop is disposed on the second surface of the component.

20. The component for the cleaning device according to claim 5 , wherein the product information is formed on the finger loop.

Assignees

• Freudenberg Carl Kg

Inventors

• Eisenhut Andreas

Classifications

• A47L13/42

  Details · CPC title

• A47L13/20

  Mops · CPC title

• A47L13/16 Primary

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

• G09F23/00

  Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes (on or in vehicles G09F21/00) · CPC title