Abstract: An article for applying a liquid composition on a hard surface which may be allowed to dry and then be buffed to provide a lustrous finish generally comprising a handle, an applicator comprising a single strand of at least one continuous filament disposed in a winding pattern, providing a plurality of segments disposed in side-by-side relation having looped end portions and structure for securing such segments together, and structure for securing such applicator to the handle.

Abstract: An article for applying a liquid composition on a hard surface which may be allowed to dry and then be buffed to provide a lustrous finish generally comprising a handle, an applicator comprising an initially provided single strand of at least one continuous filament disposed in a winding pattern, providing a plurality of segments disposed in side-by-side relation having severed looped end portions providing free, loose end portions and devices for securing such segments together, and devices for securing such applicator to the handle.

Abstract: A pad mountable either on an end or side portion of a drive shaft of a floor working machine with at least one stratum of a porous, non-woven, air-layered fibrous material secured together with an adhesive binder. The stratum having a first opening for receiving a fastener and at least one set of a plurality of circumferentially spaced, arcuate weakened segments, disposed concentrically relative to the first opening providing a plurality of unweakened segments disposed between the weakened segments, whereby the pad selectively may be mounted on an end portion of a drive shaft of a machine of a fastening device being inserted through the first opening. The pad alternatively may be mounted on the side portion of a drive shaft by severing the pad along the weakened and unweakened segments to provide an opening for receiving the drive shaft therethrough and securing the pad thereto.

Abstract: A process for mop manufacturing to produce a mop having improved liquid retention properties without requiring breaking in or rinsing the mop, including the step of coating natural fibers such as cotton with a surfactant in the amount of up to 4.0% by weight of the surfactant per weight of the fiber while retaining substantially all the natural oils of the fiber.

Abstract: A mop having improved liquid retention properties without requiring breaking in or rinsing the mop, including coating natural fibers such as cotton with a surfactant in the amount of up to 4.0% by weight of the surfactant per weight of the fiber while retaining substantially all the natural oils of the fiber and the mop.

Abstract: A method of forming a reversible floor cleaning pad including providing a first porous non-woven air-layered web having an upper, floor cleaning surface adapted to clean hard surface floors when placed on the floor and rotated about a vertical axis passing through the center of the first web at speeds of at least 1000 revolutions per minute, and having an opposite lower surface, providing a second porous non-woven air-layered web having a lower, floor cleaning surface adapted to clean hard surface floors when placed on the floor and rotated about the vertical axis at speeds of at least 1000 revolutions per minute, and having an opposite upper surface, and providing a flexible wet-laid non woven strata layer having generally uniform directional strength and an upper layer surface and an opposite lower layer surface. The first web lower surface is bonded directly to the upper layer surface, and the second web upper surface is bonded directly to the lower layer surface.

Abstract: A floor cleaning machine including a support frame with a handle attached to the upper end of the support frame for guiding the machine along the floor and a wheel assembly attached to the lower end. A plurality of disc-shaped floor cleaning pads disposed and held adjacent one another such that a floor pad cylinder having a horizontally-disposed longitudinal axis is formed are attached to the lower end of the frame. A motor supported by the frame rotates the floor pads about the axis on the floor in a vertical cleaning motion. A spraying system sprays cleaning fluid downward towards the floor and forward of the rotating cleaning pads. The dirtied cleaning fluid is then sucked up through a nozzle positioned behind the floor pad cylinder to a vacuum and holding tank assembly mounted on the frame.

Abstract: A reversible hard-floor cleaning pad for use with super high speed and ultra high speed machines. The pad includes a first porous non-woven air-layered web having an upper, floor-cleaning surface and an opposite lower surface. The upper cleaning surface is adapted to clean hard surface floors, such as wood or vinyl, when placed on the floor and rotated by a flooring machine about a vertical axis passing through the center of the first web at super high speeds of at least 1000 revolutions per minute. A second porous non-woven air-layered web having a lower, floor cleaning surface and an opposite upper surface is disposed parallel to and spaced from the first web with the first web lower surface facing the second web upper surface. The second web lower cleaning surface is also adapted to clean hard surface floors when placed on the floor and rotated at super high speeds.

Abstract: A reversible hard-floor cleaning pad for use with super high speed and ultra high speed machines. The pad includes a first porous non-woven air-layered web having an upper, floor-cleaning surface and an opposite lower surface. The upper cleaning surface is adapted to clean hard surface floors, such as wood or vinyl, when placed on the floor and rotated by a flooring machine about a vertical axis passing through the center of the first web at super high speeds of at least 1000 revolutions per minute. A second porous non-woven air-layered web having a lower, floor cleaning surface and an opposite upper surface is disposed parallel to and spaced from the first web with the first web lower surface facing the second web upper surface. The second web lower cleaning surface is also adapted to clean hard surface floors when placed on the floor and rotated at super high speeds.