Abstract: A process for the preparation of cleaning materials comprising a cleaning fibrous substrate and an oiling composition adsorbed and impregnated in said fibrous substrate, said process comprising contacting a cleaning fibrous substrate composed of cellulose fibers or a combination of up to 30 % by weight, based on the total fibers, of synthetic fibers and the remainder of cellulose fibers with an oil-in-water emulsion of an oiling composition consisting substantially of (a) an oiling agent composed of mineral oil, a synthetic lubricating oil or a mixture thereof and having a viscosity of 8 to 100 cps as measured at 100.degree. F., (b) 0.5 to 35 % by weight, based on the total oiling composition, of an amphoteric surface active agent or a surface active agent having in the molecule both cationic active and non-ionic active groups and (c) 0.3 to 5.0 % by weight, based on the total oiling composition, of a benzene-carboxylic acid ester having a solubility parameter of from 8 to 12.

Abstract: A mop holder comprising a holding member for holding a mop formed of a synthetic resin having a high resistance to folding, a handle shaft and a linkage member for linking said holding member to the handle; wherein said holding member comprises a pair of shell members integrally formed of said synthetic resin and extending in the lengthwise direction, a hinge that links said pair of shell members so that they can be opened and closed, a pair of teeth trains to hold the mop, and a plurality of anchoring pins provided inside said shell members; the outer surfaces of said shell members are convex, said hinge is thinner than said shell members, and flexible and extending in the lengthwise direction; said pair of teeth trains are provided at the end of an extension plate bent inwardly from said shell members at the lower edge opposite to the hinge of said shell members and over the entire lengthwise direction thereof, so that said pair of teeth trains are disposed to face each other; said anchoring pins are arrang

Abstract: A handy mop comprising a mop holder and a mop swab; said mop holder being composed of an integrally molded foamed product of a synthetic resin or an elastomer having independent cells inside thereof and a non-permeable continuous skin layer on the outer surface; said mop holder having a grip extending in the lengthwise direction at the central part thereof and a pair of mop holding parts having an arcuate tip and a horse-shoe-shaped bottom at both edges in the lengthwise direction integrally with said grip; said mop holder having resiliency and flexibility sufficient to deflect a pair of mop holding parts inwardly and downwardly; said mop swab being composed of an oval base cloth, a number of mop cords fastened to the lower surface of said base cloth and impregnated with a dusting oil composition, and a pair of pockets provided at the upper surface and at both ends in the lengthwise direction of said base cloth; a pair of said holding parts of said mop holder being inserted into the pockets of said mop swab t

Abstract: A handy mop comprising in combination (A) a mop holder including a grip, an upper holding plate and a pair of lower holding rods, all of which are integrally molded from a plastic material, each of said upper holding plate and lower holding rods extending in the horizontal longitudinal direction and having a closed end and an open end, said upper holding plate having a substantially horizontal flat lower face, said lower holding rods being disposed so that they are spaced vertically from said upper holding plate by a small distance and laterally from each other in parallel to each other by a small distance, to thereby form a horizontal mop passage between the upper holding plate and the lower holding rods and a vertical mop passage between the pair of the lower holding rods a pair of projections being disposed in the vicinity of the closed ends of the pair of the lower holding rods so that they narrow said vertical passage, and a mop-fixing engaging piece mounted on said mop holder at the position outside the

Abstract: A mop holder comprising, in combination, a frame assembly comprising a longitudinal sheet metal frame, a pair of metallic wire frames and clamp members for connecting said sheet metal frame with said metallic wire frames, each of said metallic wire frames having a longitudinal outer leg, a pair of longitudinal inner legs connected to said outer leg through cornered ends respectively, and a pair of transverse legs connected to said inner legs respectively, said outer leg being outwardly convexed and elongated beyond said sheet metal frame, said metallic wire frames being arranged symmetrically with respect to a horizontal, longitudinal axis of said sheet metal frame so that the pair of inner legs of the first metallic wire frame and the pair of inner legs of the second metallic wire frame face each other with a small distance therebetween, and said clamp members being formed by curling edges of said sheet metal frame around the transverse legs of the metallic wire frames; and a pair of spaced standards extendi

Abstract: A mop for dusting use having and an excellent washing resistance employing a special thick cotton folded yarn as mop-head piles, the folded yarn but having a loose twist just within a specific range of twist number calculated from the formulas exhibited in the instant specification and are mercerized under the specific conditions to be contracted over 10 to 30% of the original yarn length. The dimensional and configurational stabilization and fixation of the twisted form of folded yarn are the intended aim of the mercerizing treatment, which realize the retainment of the twisted form, pliability and free mobility of individual pile in mop-head, even though the mop is subjected to severe washing treatment repeatedly.