US20030145408A1 - Cleaning device with holding loop - Google Patents

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US20030145408A1
US20030145408A1 US10/220,578 US22057802A US2003145408A1 US 20030145408 A1 US20030145408 A1 US 20030145408A1 US 22057802 A US22057802 A US 22057802A US 2003145408 A1 US2003145408 A1 US 2003145408A1
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Gregor Kohlruss
Hubert Wiesner
Oliver Griebe
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K7/00—Body washing or cleaning implements
    • A47K7/02—Bathing sponges, brushes, gloves or similar cleaning or rubbing implements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/16—Cloths; Pads; Sponges

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  • the invention relates to a cleaning device that comprises a surface structure made of cleansing material and has at least one holding loop arranged on part of the surface opposite the cleaning side.
  • the loop is used for attachment to the hand.
  • washcloths and cleaning rags conventionally used for cleaning by hand have the disadvantage that they can not be affixed to the hand. Therefore, at the end of a cleaning process, they must be grasped for carrying and thus snatched up and once again spread out before cleaning the next surface. In addition, they are only conditionally suitable for cleaning vertical surfaces since in doing so they easily fall out of the hand.
  • the wash gloves which can be manually guided better and can be mounted on the hand, on the other hand, have the disadvantage that the hand in it during the cleaning process is soaked through in an unpleasant way by the cleaning liquid used.
  • the task of the invention is to make a cleaning device available that can be attached well without restricting the hand and consequently can be easily guided during the cleaning process.
  • a cleaning device comprising a surface structure which is made of a cleaning material and is provided with at least one holding loop arranged on part of the surface opposite the cleaning side.
  • the loop is used for attachment to the hand or parts of the hand.
  • the invention is characterized in that the ends of the holding loop are arranged in close proximity to each other in the region of the surface mentioned above.
  • the advantage of the invention compared to the state of the art is that when guiding for example the middle and/or ring finger through the holding loop, the finger adjacent to the side of the loop exercises a stabilizing effect on the loop, so that an advantageous and good control of the cleaning device is secured during the cleaning process and also afterward. This will occur without the loop lying tightly on the finger or fingers put through it.
  • the holding loop in a generous way so that it is suitable for use by users with various finger diameters without seeming restricting for the one or not offering enough support for users with small finger diameters.
  • both sides of the cleaning device which is shaped as a surface structure, are formed as cleaning surfaces.
  • a penetration opening for introducing the holding loop should penetrate through the surface structure and is between or directly next to the loop ends of the holding loop.
  • This embodiment of the invention makes it possible to use both sides of the extensive cleaning device as a cleaning side since after introducing it the loop can be used on either side as a holding loop and does not disturb or soil on the surface used at the time as the cleaning side.
  • the cleaning device according to the invention is formed practically as a washcloth, cleaning rag, or sponge and can be used for cleaning in the household as well as for cleaning the body.
  • the cleaning device contains a textile surface structure or consists of this.
  • the surface structure has a certain self-rigidity.
  • the self-rigidity makes possible the use of the total cleaning surface of the cleaning device according to the invention, also if this is substantially larger sized than the surface of the overlying hand.
  • pile material for the forming of the textile structure since this has a very good fluid absorbing capacity.
  • the pile threads are especially suitable for cleaning of uneven surfaces in the household or also for the cleaning of skin on the body with pores.
  • pile material with pile threads that contain microfibers since these make an especially large surface available that can be actively cleaned.
  • the two cleaning sides of the surface structure can be formed the same or differently. For example, they can be different with regard to the cleaning material.
  • the cleaning materials are fundamentally different, i.e. for example forming one cleaning side of textile and the other of leather or sponge.
  • the two cleaning sides can be different e.g. as pile material with regard to the fiber density, the fiber titer and/or the fiber type.
  • a cleaning side for example, can be equipped with fibers with high rigidity for abrasive cleaning and the other side can contain for subsequent polishing or cleaning rather absorbent, soft fibers, for example microfibers in special density for preparing a large surface that can be actively cleaned. In so doing, it is technically especially easy to produce the cleaning device as defined by the invention out of two surface layers that are attached to each other to form the cleaning device.
  • the holding loop is thus advantageously produced of flexible, tear-resistant material since it is subject to especially high mechanical stress. It is thus practical that it is also particularly stabile, for example, it is fastened by multiple seams and/or glued or welded etc. to the cleaning device as defined by the invention. It can, for example, be formed by a strap, the two ends of which are affixed to the surface or it can also be formed by a circle shaped textile ring that is affixed to the surface. In this case, the ends of the holding loop inevitably must be contiguous, i.e. in especially close proximity to each other. Of course in this case the penetration opening can only be arranged next to the holding loop.
  • FIG. 1 The top view of a cleaning device 1 formed as a washcloth as defined by the invention in reduced form.
  • FIG. 2 a and 2 b The reduced illustration of a cleaning device 1 formed as a cleaning rag as defined by the invention in cross section view of a cross section at the level of the holding loop 2 .
  • the cleaning device shown in FIG. 1 is formed as a washcloth and produced from a microfiber pile structure with high fiber density in order to guarantee an especially high absorbing capacity for dirt and fluids.
  • the cleaning device 1 is furnished with a holding loop 2 , which consists of a tear-resistant textile strap that is sewed with stable multiple stitching to the cleaning device 1 at fastening points that are arranged close to each other.
  • the support loop 2 is centrally arranged in the cross axis of the cleaning device 1 and in the longitudinal axis within the upper half of the cleaning device 1 . This arrangement is especially advantageous since it approximately corresponds to the proportions of an overlying hand with the middle finger led through holding loop 2 .
  • the form of the cleaning device 1 is adapted ergonomically to the form of an overlying, guiding hand during the cleaning process.
  • a penetration opening 3 in the cleaning device 1 is between the two fastening points of the holding loop or in their immediate vicinity.
  • the holding loop 2 can be led through the penetration opening in order to be able to use it on the one side or the other side of the cleaning device 1 in the same way for attaching to the hand.
  • FIG. 2 a shows a cleaning device 1 as defined by the invention formed as a cleaning rag in cross section view.
  • the cleaning rag is produced from two differently formed textile layers of pile material, whereby the one layer 5 contains polyester microfibers of a high density of 200,000 per cm 2 .
  • the other textile layer 6 contains polyester microfibers in intermediate density (100,000 per cm 2 ) and has additionally brush fibers 7 .
  • This abrasion side is thus suitable for mechanical/chemical pre-cleaning or the removal of stubborn stains, whereas the subsequent cleaning side 5 stands out because of its especially large soft surface that can be actively cleaned. This surface is suited for absorbing etched dirt and for subsequent polishing.
  • the holding loop 2 consists of a very tear-resistant textile strap.
  • the ends 8 of the textile strap that forms the holding loop 2 are joined between the two various layers 5 / 6 of the cleaning rag and are stably affixed to the edges 4 of the penetration opening 3 by multiple seams to the textile layers 5 and 6 .
  • the holding loop 2 is sized in such a way that it has approximately a circumference of 8 cm and is thus suitable for the accommodating an average-sized middle finger.
  • the abrasion side 6 should be used first for the pre-cleaning, whereby the holding loop 2 is guided first to the subsequent cleaning side 5 of the cleaning rag 1 in order to serve there for fastening to the hand. Subsequently, it can be simply guided through the penetration opening (see FIG. 2 b ), so that the subsequent cleaning or polishing can occur with the subsequent cleaning side 5 .
  • the cleaning device 1 as defined by the invention can be used as a washcloth for the body with variously formed cleaning sides, whereby in a practical way materials are used that are especially friendly to the body and to the skin.
  • the use of the abrasion side thereby causes an advantageous peeling effect and the subsequent cleaning side is especially well suited for cleaning sensitive parts of the body.

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  • Cleaning Implements For Floors, Carpets, Furniture, Walls, And The Like (AREA)
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  • Accessory Of Washing/Drying Machine, Commercial Washing/Drying Machine, Other Washing/Drying Machine (AREA)
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US20120253301A1 (en) * 2011-04-04 2012-10-04 David Screen Lotion applicator and method therefor
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US1141580A (en) * 1914-04-24 1915-06-01 John E Reddick Polishing-mitt.
US1521935A (en) * 1923-10-15 1925-01-06 Jerome T Elwell Washrag
US2089057A (en) * 1935-10-16 1937-08-03 Fred J Hagerling Waxing pad
US2287801A (en) * 1940-01-12 1942-06-30 Hepner Charles Scouring and abrading appliance
US2855622A (en) * 1955-06-28 1958-10-14 Gandem Traders Ltd Cleaning pad
US6247505B1 (en) * 1998-10-23 2001-06-19 Frottierweberei Vossen Gmbh Terry fabric or velour fabric and method for the production thereof
US20020026679A1 (en) * 2000-09-04 2002-03-07 Urban Widlund Wipe with a tunnel shaped gripping member
US6656565B2 (en) * 2001-09-25 2003-12-02 Charlie Harrison Loofah washcloth with gripping area

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US20060191092A1 (en) * 2005-02-28 2006-08-31 O'reilly Donna M Multi-purpose mitt
US20080263783A1 (en) * 2007-04-24 2008-10-30 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Drum washing machine and washing method thereof
US8281622B2 (en) * 2007-04-24 2012-10-09 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Drum washing machine and washing method thereof
US8474087B1 (en) * 2010-04-12 2013-07-02 D3VDesign LLC Sandpaper cleaner
US20120253301A1 (en) * 2011-04-04 2012-10-04 David Screen Lotion applicator and method therefor
US8430854B2 (en) * 2011-04-04 2013-04-30 David Screen Lotion applicator and method therefor

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ES2277918T3 (es) 2007-08-01
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