Abstract: A sponge cleaning apparatus for cleaning sharp-edged objects, such as the blades of knives and other cutlery apparatus. The present invention is a sponge cleaning device of an essentially unitary structure having an overall parabolic U shape, and having a protective, armored layer, wherein the protective armored layer has a varying thickness which provides varying rigidity for facilitating a gripping hold on the cutlery while being cleaned. The present sponge apparatus can readily receive the sharp edge of an item of cutlery in a substantially enclosing manner due to the more flexible distal ends, while simultaneously providing safety from any sharp edges of cutlery due to increased rigidity, so as to effectively provide cleaning of said sharp edged surfaces while being frictionally slid in a generally translational motion.

Abstract: An armored sponge cleaning mitt device for cleaning sharp-edged objects, such as the blades of knives and other cutlery apparatus. The present invention is a cleaning device that can be readily slipped about the blade of a knife, for example, in a substantially enclosing manner such as to effectively provide cleaning of the blade surfaces of the device while being frictionally slide along the blade. The armored sponge cleaning mitt is sized and dimensioned to fit about the hand of a wearer and encasing the fingers and thumb and comprising several layers bonded together to form a unitary structure. This multi-layered mitt includes an abrasive layer for providing a scouring cleaning surface, a sponge layer, a fabric layer and an armored rigid layer providing structure and protection from the sharp edges being cleaned. In some embodiments, the multilayered mitt may comprise an exterior fabric layer with an interior abrasive scouring cleaning surface layer.

Abstract: An armored sponge cleaning mitt device for cleaning sharp-edged objects, such as the blades of knives and other cutlery apparatus. The present invention is a cleaning device that can be readily slipped about the blade of a knife, for example, in a substantially enclosing manner such as to effectively provide cleaning of the blade surfaces of the device while being frictionally slide along the blade. The armored sponge cleaning mitt is sized and dimensioned to fit about the hand of a wearer and encasing the fingers and thumb and comprising several layers bonded together to form a unitary structure. This multi-layered mitt includes an abrasive layer for providing a scouring cleaning surface, a sponge layer, a fabric layer and an armored rigid layer providing structure and protection from the sharp edges being cleaned. In some embodiments, the multilayered mitt may comprise an exterior fabric layer with an interior abrasive scouring cleaning surface layer.