Abstract: A cleaning article. The cleaning article has a laminate construction. The cleaning article comprises a sheet and a hydrophilic gather strip element joined together at plural bonds. The gather strip element has plural layers superimposed upon one another, providing strips extending outwardly from the bonds. Different layers are differentially bonded, to provide a construction which allows the strips to advantageously present a dynamically changing area to the target surface during cleaning, under normal usage conditions. By changing the surface area, more liquids, and associated debris, can be cleaned from the target surface.

Abstract: A cleaning article defining an XY plane and a Z direction perpendicular to the plane. The cleaning article has discrete tufts of tow fibers disposed on a carrier sheet. The discrete tufts have bond lines external to the tufts. The bond lines interrupt the Z-direction thickness of the tufts, to provide channels for improved collection and retention of debris from a target surface.

Abstract: A cleaning article defining an XY plane and a Z direction perpendicular to the plane. The cleaning article has discrete tufts of tow fibers bonded to a carrier sheet by primary bonds. The discrete tufts have secondary bond lines external to the tufts. The secondary bond lines interrupt the Z-direction thickness of the tufts, to provide channels for improved collection and retention of debris from a target surface. The tufts are created by slits between the primary bonds and secondary bonds, which yield plural tuft sizes. The slits may be transversely unequally spaced between adjacent bonds.

Abstract: To provide a cleaning tool exhibiting excellent cleaning effectiveness. The present invention relates to a cleaning tool comprising a cleaning sheet, and a holding tool for holding said cleaning sheet. The cleaning sheet is provided with: a brush part capable of cleaning an object to be cleaned; a base part; and insertion parts for the holding tool. The brush part is provided with a first contact region and a second contact region. The second contact region is provided with a lower region formed so as to be lower than the first contact region in the thickness direction. The lower region is used as a guide region capable of guiding dust on the object to be cleaned towards the adjacent first contact region.

Abstract: A cleaning article optionally removably attachable to a handle and comprising tow fibers and at least one sheet joined together in a layered construction. The cleaning article is generally planar. An elastically contracted panel is joined to the plane of the fibers or the sheet. The elastic causes the panel to contact and extend outwardly from the plane of the cleaning article. By extending outwardly from the plane of the cleaning article, the panel can directly entangle the fibers or disrupt the sheet, to promote fluffing of the tow fibers.

Abstract: A cleaning sheet (1A) of the invention includes: a substrate sheet (2); and at least one long-fiber bundle (3) disposed on at least one side of the substrate sheet (2) and made by aggregating long fibers (31) oriented in substantially one direction. The long-fiber bundle (3) is formed by joining the long fibers (31) together with a fiber-joining section (32) extending linearly in a direction orthogonal to the orientation direction of the long fibers (31). The cleaning sheet (1A) is formed by joining the thus-formed long-fiber bundle (3) to the substrate sheet (2) by at least one sheet-joining section (21). The cleaning sheet (1A) is formed such that the entire fiber-joining section (32) or at least a portion of the fiber-joining section (32) is not joined to the substrate sheet (2) and the sheet-joining section (21) is in perpendicular contact with the fiber-joining section (32).

Abstract: A cleaning tool comprises a cleaning body in which non-woven fabrics and fiber bundles are laminated onto each other. In the cleaning body, the fiber bundles disposed on the outer surface of a cylindrical part in which the holding part of a holder is stored include fiber extending areas in which a plurality of fibers extend parallel with each other in a predetermined direction. These fiber extending areas form a second cleaning portion.

Abstract: A cleaning article optionally removably attachable to a handle. The cleaning article has a layer of tow fibers and a layer of sheet material, joined together in a layered construction. The tow fiber layer has a greater width than the sheet, so that the tow fibers overhang the edge of the sheet. The amount of overhang varies throughout at least a portion of the length of the cleaning article. Such variation provides a differential overhang believed to promote fluffing of the tow fibers.

Abstract: A cleaning pad or cleaning article is disclosed. The cleaning article includes a combination of fibers bonded to a base sheet. Spot-bonding regions and/or a central joining line join fibers to the base sheet. The base sheet further has an attachment portion for retaining the cleaning pad to a cleaning implement handle. In one embodiment, the attachment portion is comprised of elongate slit openings in the base sheet. In other embodiments, the base sheet is folded over and bonded to the base sheet or to itself to form a retaining cavity for an attachment member.

Abstract: A cleaning tool has a cleaning element which includes a pair of right and left elongate split cleaning parts, each having an insert hole for receiving a holding element. A space is provided between the split cleaning parts for receiving an object to be cleaned. A third bonded part defines an outer side of the insert hole. The third bonded part includes a bonding line which extends straight in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning element in a front end region of the cleaning element, a bonding line which is formed rearward of the bonding line in the cleaning element and extends straight in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning element, and a bonding line which is formed rearward of the bonding line in the cleaning element and extends straight in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning element.

Abstract: Provided is a cleaning sheet in which a plurality of fiber bound materials produced by bundling a plurality of fibers is joined on a base sheet, and at least two adjacent bound fiber materials have respectively different length in the longitudinal direction of the fibers and different density, to constitute a cleaning portion and which can sufficiently wipe off even relatively large dirt particles.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an effective technique for realizing a higher cleaning effect in a cleaning tool having a sheet-type cleaning element for wiping an object to be cleaned. According to a representative cleaning element, the sheet pieces (11f) of a cleaning side sheet (111c) have a smaller width in a longitudinal direction than the sheet pieces (111d) of an upper face side sheet (111a).

Abstract: A multi-head Dust mop including a bracket, a joint and a connecting rod, wherein at least two cleaning heads are arranged at the bottom circumference of the bracket; the bottom circumference of the bracket has a fastening shaft matched with the cleaning heads; the fastening shaft consists of a number of elastic fasteners; the bottom of the outer surface of each elastic fastener has a flange protruding outwards; and the cleaning heads are sleeved on the fastening shaft and limited between the flanges and the lower surface of the bracket. Several cleaning heads are capable of completely cleaning narrow corners. The connecting rod, and the cleaning heads are capable of respectively rotating in two directions. The installation of the multi-head Dust mop is completed by pressing the springs of the parts.

Abstract: A cleaning article optionally removably attachable to a handle and comprising tow fibers and at least one sheet joined together in a layered construction. The cleaning article is generally planar. The sheet is elastically contracted. The sheet may be elastically contracted by heat shrinkable material, by elastic strands and/or may be elastomeric. This arrangement allows the sheet to entangle and thereby fluff the tow fibers. Such fluffing is believed to improve cleaning performance.

Abstract: A diffuser with an absorbent substrate for holding a steam diffusible composition, such as a fragrance for mounting on a steam frame of a steam appliance is provided. The steam appliance has a water pump for selectively injecting water from a reservoir to a boiler to generate steam fed into a steam frame with a fabric pad or steam pocket mounted thereon. The steam envelopes the diffuser to dispense a fragrance or other material in the absorbable substrate into the generated steam in response to a user use or movement of the appliance. When steam is generated and passes the diffuser, the composition is heated to a temperature it will vaporize and be distributed with the steam through the fabric pad or steam pocket.

Abstract: A stable finely knitted fabric is disclosed which includes a plurality of yarns including filaments of about 1.5 denier or less. The yarns are knitted into a fabric using a right-leaning top triangle (RTT) pattern. The fabric includes a face side having a plurality of parallel and elongated ridges and a back side having a smooth surface without elongated ridges. The fabric exhibits a wicking action from the smooth side to the ridged side of the fabric and excellent absorption. Further, the fabric may be used as a liquid applicator, when an absorbant liquid reservoir layer is added to the back side, as channels of air between the ridges increase liquid flow from the back side to the face side.

Abstract: A cleaning element includes a fiber assembly having a plurality of fibers extending in a predetermined direction and a nonwoven fabric disposed on the fiber assembly. A first fusion bonded part extends in a cross direction crossing the predetermined direction to fusion bond the fiber assembly and the nonwoven fabric, and a plurality of second fusion bonded parts formed discontinuously in the cross direction at a lateral side of the first fusion bonded part to fusion bond the fiber assembly and the nonwoven fabric. The first fusion bonded part extends all the way through the fiber assembly in a thickness direction of the cleaning element. The plurality of second fusion bonded parts extend only a part of said fiber assembly in the thickness direction.

Abstract: A handle for receiving a cleaning article, such as a dusting device. The handle has one or more tines which are disposed outboard of a reference plane. This geometry provides a friction fit for receiving a removable cleaning device on the tines, without substantial interference. The friction fit retains the cleaning article on the handle during use while reducing tearing which occurs during installation.

Abstract: A cleaning pad or cleaning article (22) is disclosed. The cleaning article includes a combination of fibers (3) bonded to a base sheet (2). Spot bonding regions (7) and/or a central joining line (4) join fibers to the base sheet (2). The base sheet (2) further has an attachment portion for retaining the cleaning pad to a cleaning implement handle. In one embodiment, the attachment portion (13) is comprised of elongate slit openings (10) in the base sheet (2). In other embodiments, the base sheet (2) is folded over and bonded to the base sheet (2) or to itself to form a retaining cavity (33) for an attachment member (24).

Abstract: A dusting cloth structure for use with a duster includes a sleeve body whose outer surface is provided with a pile layer or a cloth strip layer and which has a receiving groove therein for receiving an external duster shank. One end of the sleeve body is formed with a sleeve opening. A portion of the sleeve body that is away from the sleeve opening is formed with a dividing portion extending toward the sleeve opening. The dividing portion defines two end grooves in the sleeve body, wherein the end grooves are divided from each other and communicate with the receiving groove. Moreover, the inner wall of the receiving groove is formed with a joint accommodating groove along the vertical direction of the surface of the sleeve body to prevent the sleeve body from coming off the shank.

Abstract: A cleaning tool and an effective technique for realizing a higher cleaning effect in a cleaning tool having a cleaning element for wiping a region to be cleaned is provided. The cleaning tool includes an elongate cleaning element holder and a cleaning element to be attached to the cleaning element holder. The cleaning element holder includes a grip to be held by a user and two holding elements connected to the grip and extending parallel in a longitudinal direction with a predetermined spacing therebetween. The cleaning element includes a sheet element of nonwoven fabric, at least three insert regions demarcated by the sheet element and extending parallel to each other, and a covering part that covers the sheet element and forms a wiping face. The two holding elements extending with the predetermined spacing are inserted into arbitrarily selected two of the at least three insert regions.

Abstract: A structure for automatically rotating a spiral rod is provided. The structure allows a dusting cloth to be turned into a spiral shape along the spiral rod by rotating a rotating element, and, while the rotating element is being rotated, a torsion spring generates a restoring torque. Once the rotating element is no longer rotated, a pulling element pressing against the teeth inside the rotating element retains the rotating element and thus keeps the dusting cloth in the spiral shape. When the pulling element is subsequently pulled away from the teeth of the rotating element, the rotating element automatically rotates in the reverse direction due to the restoring torque of the torsion spring.

Abstract: A cleaning element includes a fiber assembly having a plurality of fibers extending in a predetermined direction and a nonwoven fabric disposed on the fiber assembly. A first fusion bonded part extends in a cross direction crossing the predetermined direction to fusion bond the fiber assembly and the nonwoven fabric, and a plurality of second fusion bonded parts formed discontinuously in the cross direction at a lateral side of the first fusion bonded part to fusion bond the fiber assembly and the nonwoven fabric. The first fusion bonded part extends all the way through the fiber assembly in a thickness direction of the cleaning element. The plurality of second fusion bonded parts extend only a part of said fiber assembly in the thickness direction.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide effective technique for a higher cleaning effect and higher operability of a cleaning element. According to the representative cleaning element, a distance d1 between adjacent ones of the fusion bonded parts is longer than a length d2 or d3 formed on both of the pair adjacent fusion bonded parts and in the respective longitudinal end regions of the cleaning element.

Abstract: Provided is a cleaning sheet in which a plurality of fiber bound materials produced by bundling a lot of fibers is joined on a base sheet, and at least adjacent two bound fiber materials have respectively different length in the longitudinal direction of the fibers, to constitute a cleaning portion and which can sufficiently wipe off even relatively large dirt particles.

Abstract: A steam mop having a main body having a boiler with a water inlet and a steam outlet positioned therein, a pump having an inlet and an outlet with the pump outlet connected to the boiler inlet, a water container for storing water connected to the pump inlet, and a steam pocket frame connected to the steam outlet, where the activation of the pump pumps water from the water container to the boiler for generation of steam. In an embodiment of the invention, a steam mop having a main body with a boiler, a water container, a mechanical water pump between the boiler and container and at least one side arm connecting the boiler steam outlet to a fabric steam pocket frame. The water pump is actuated by movement of the mop when cleaning to send water to the boiler. The steam pad frame is substantially rectangular with a plurality of baffles in a square grid formation extending outwardly to distribute steam to distribute steam between the baffles.

Abstract: A cleaning tool that includes an elongate cleaning element holder and a cleaning element to be attached to the cleaning element holder is provided. The cleaning element holder has a grip to be held by a user and two holding elements extending parallel in a longitudinal direction from the grip. The holding elements are adapted to be inserted into an insert region of the cleaning element to thereby hold the cleaning element. The two holding elements of the cleaning element holder can be rotated in parallel toward each other around a longitudinal axis of the cleaning element holder on a rotation axis disposed between the holding elements. As a result, through the rotation of the two holding elements inserted into the insert region, the sectional shape of the cleaning element can be changed in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the cleaning element holder.

Abstract: A cleaning article 10 having a flat tubular pocket 15 and attachable to a holder by inserting the holder into the pocket 15. The pocket 15 is formed by joining pocket-forming sheets 13 facing each other. At least one fiber layer formed of a fiber bundle, accordingly two fiber layers 11A and 11B are provided on each of the upper and lower sides of the pocket 15 of the pocket-forming sheets 13. Each of the first fiber layers 11A closest to the pocket-forming sheets 13 is joined to the respective pocket-forming sheet 13 by a continuous central linear seal 16A continuously extending in the longitudinal direction in a laterally middle portion and a discontinuous side seal 16B discontinuously extending in the longitudinal direction at a position laterally spaced away in at least one of the lateral directions from the central continuous linear seal 16A.

Abstract: A cleaning device superior in dust collecting capacity allows material selection from a wide range of fibers and a base material sheet forming the same and can be produced in a short processing time while preventing thermal deterioration and hardening of the material. A process for producing it is also disclosed. A cleaning device 1 is obtained by providing a large number of filaments 30 aligned in fiber direction with a linear bundling portion 40 connecting the fibers to each other by heat-sealing, forming a filament bundling body 31 previously bundled by the bundling portion 40, and bonding the filament bundling body 31 to a base material sheet 6 by an adhesive. A bristle-like-member-less portion 14 of a brush sheet 9 with a plurality of bristle-like members 8 is integrally bonded to a fiber bundle 7 and the base material sheet 6 by an adhesive.

Abstract: A cleaning tool and an effective technique for realizing a higher cleaning effect in the cleaning tool having a cleaning element for wiping a region to be cleaned is provided. A representative cleaning tool for wiping a region to be cleaned includes an elongate cleaning element holder, and a cleaning element having an outer surface which has predetermined dimensions and can extend in a longitudinal direction of the cleaning element holder. The cleaning element is attached to the cleaning element holder. When the cleaning element is attached to the cleaning element holder, the cleaning element is wrapped in a helical form around an outer surface of the cleaning element holder in such a manner that the cleaning element outer surface moves toward the outer surface of the cleaning element holder.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide effective technique for a higher cleaning effect and higher operability of a cleaning element. Representative cleaning tool includes a cleaning element 110, the cleaning element 110 is provided with a fusion bonded part 114 having a curved portion 114a concaved to the holding space 118.

Abstract: A cleaning tool and an effective technique for realizing a higher cleaning effect in a cleaning tool having a cleaning element for wiping a region to be cleaned is disclosed. The cleaning tool includes an elongate cleaning element holder and a cleaning element to be attached to the cleaning element holder. The cleaning element holder has a holding part extending elongate while having components extending in a direction crossing the extending direction of the cleaning element holder. The cleaning element has an insert region into which the holding part is inserted. The cleaning element is attached to the cleaning element holder while being twisted along an extending portion of the holding part through insertion of the holding part into the insert region.

Abstract: An economical and disposable cleaning tool which may be prepared by a simplified manufacturing process involving a reduced number of steps. The cleaning tool includes a cleaning pad and a handle, the cleaning pad having a pocket for receiving the a handle. The cleaning pad may be provided with a top sheet and a fiber bundle. The top sheet is folded over and bonded to provide a cleaning portion and a back portion, and the fiber bundle is disposed on the cleaning portion. The cleaning portion and the back portion of the folded sheet are bonded together forming the pocket for a handle to be disposed therein. The handle may include a hinge to enable the handle to be repeatedly folded over for convenient storage or easily extended for use.

Abstract: A standing duster article consisting of a dusting portion and a spiral handle, wherein the dusting portion is comprised of a segmented intermingled yarn layer, a hot-meltable nonwoven fabric layer, a smooth nonwoven fabric layer, and a nonwoven/woven fabric layer; the segmented intermingled yarn layer is interleaved between the hot-meltable nonwoven fabric layer and the smooth nonwoven fabric layer; the nonwoven/woven fabric layer is further superimposed on the smooth nonwoven fabric layer; a hot-pressing process is carried out to fuse the segmented intermingled yarn layer, the hot-meltable nonwoven fabric layer, the smooth nonwoven fabric layer, and the nonwoven/woven fabric layer; the resulted lamination after fusion is cut by a cutting apparatus, so as to generate a slit in the middle to form the dusting portion which is easy to be folded to form two elongated openings; and a spiral end of the spiral handle is inserted into the openings to form the duster article with the spiral dusting portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides an indoor cleaning tool having a dry fibrous base material. An antigenicity-reducing composition that includes an antigenicity-reducing component, a lubricant, and a surfactant is applied to the fibrous base material. It would be preferable for the antigenicity-reducing component to be tannic acid.

Abstract: Dusting article structure including a duster body and a handle. The duster body includes layers of holding sheets, a fibrous-filament layer, and a cleaning base sheet. A lower layer of the holding sheets and the cleaning base sheet are symmetrically cut to form strip-like cleaning pieces. The filaments of the fibrous-filament layer include numerous tiny pores disposed thereon. The handle includes a grip portion and a connector portion. A coupling block is disposed on the grip portion and includes inserting posts and pivoting grooves to respectively engage with pivoting holes and a pivoting rod of the connector portion thereby. The grip portion is mounted pivotally onto the connector portion having retaining rods to be engaged with holding spaces of the thermo-fusion bonded duster body. The tiny pores disposed at the fibrous-filament layer absorb and trap small grains of dust. The grip portion of the handle may be bent for folding.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an economical and disposable cleaning tool which may be prepared by a simplified manufacturing process involving a reduced number of steps. The cleaning tool comprises a cleaning pad and a handle, the cleaning pad having a pocket for receiving the handle. The cleaning pad may be provided with a top sheet and a fiber bundle. The top sheet is folded over and bonded to provide a cleaning portion and a back portion, and the fiber bundle is disposed on the cleaning portion. The cleaning portion and the back portion of the folded sheet are bonded together forming the pocket for the handle to be disposed therein. The handle may include a hinge to enable the handle to be repeatedly folded over for convenient storage or easily extended for use.

Abstract: There is disclosed a cleaning article including a brush portion. The brush portion has a plurality of strips and at least one layer of a fiber bundle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cleaning device which is superior in dust collecting capacity and which allows material selection from a wide range in terms of fibers and a base material sheet forming the same and can be produced in a short processing time while preventing thermal deterioration in and thermal hardening setting of the material, and a process for producing the same. A cleaning device 1 according to the present invention is obtained by providing a large number of filaments 30 aligned in fiber direction with a linear bundling portion 40 for connecting the fibers to each other by heat-sealing, forming a filament bundling body 31 previously bundled by the bundling portion 40, and bonding the filament bundling body 31 to a base material sheet 6 by means of an adhesive or a hot melt type or the like.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device (2) for holding a cleaning wiper (1). The holding device includes: a synthetic resin body portion (10) bifurcated to have a pair of support plates (12) to be inserted into a tube (45) of the wiper; and a handle portion (30) extending from the body portion to be held by hand. Each support plate is in an elongated plate form having a width (W1) larger than a thickness (T1). The paired support plates extend parallel with each other to have inner side edges (12b) facing each other and outer side edges (12a) facing in opposite directions. Protrusions (15) having convexly curved edges are integrally formed on the respective outer side edges of the support plates. The paired support plates are elastically deformable to permit tip ends thereof to approach each other.

Abstract: There is disclosed a cleaning article including a brush portion. The brush portion has a plurality of strips and at least one layer of a fiber bundle.

Abstract: A scrubbing implement for cleaning a surface with contours is disclosed. The scrubbing implement includes a resilient base that includes a plurality of resilient fingers, each of which extend radially away from center of the base. A rigid cap comprises an inside upper end and a wider open lower end. The cap preferably includes a handle receiving means pivotally fixed to the cap for receiving a threaded end of an elongated handle. A flexible pad is included that comprises a cleaning surface on a lower side thereof. The pad has a peripheral lip forming an aperture in the pad for receiving the distal ends of each finger of the base. The flexible pad is fixed around the distal ends of the fingers such that the pad may be applied to the surface to scrub the surface. The fingers and flexible pad conform to the shape of the surface.

Abstract: A duster pad comprising at least one layer comprising hydrophilic non-woven fibers capable of contacting a surface to be cleaned and at least one non-woven layer capable of being attached to a handle wherein the at least one layer comprises at least one free end.

Abstract: There is disclosed a cleaning article including a brush portion. The brush portion has a plurality of strips and at least one layer of a fiber bundle.

Abstract: There is disclosed a cleaning article including a brush portion. The brush portion has a plurality of strips and at least one layer of a fiber bundle.

Abstract: A spiral duster includes a cleaning cloth, a handle, a bent member connected to the handle, a bent tenon connected to the bent member, and a spiral member having a neck connected to the bent tenon and a flat portion extended from the neck, wherein two studs are formed on lower portions of the lateral surfaces of the bent member respectively; the bent tenon has a cambered recess for receiving the bent member; two holes are formed on lower portions of the lateral surfaces of the cambered recess respectively for receiving the studs on the bent member; the spiral member is to be received in a pocket of the cleaning cloth; a slot is disposed under the flat portion; a bar is inserted into the slot for fixing the cleaning cloth to the spiral member; and the cleaning cloth becomes spiral by wrapping around the spiral member.

Abstract: There is disclosed a cleaning article including a brush portion. The brush portion has a plurality of strips and at least one layer of a fiber bundle.

Abstract: There is disclosed a cleaning article including a brush portion. The brush portion has a plurality of strips and at least one layer of a fiber bundle.

Abstract: There is disclosed a cleaning article including a brush portion. The brush portion has a plurality of strips and at least one layer of a fiber bundle.

Abstract: There is disclosed a cleaning article including a brush portion. The brush portion has a plurality of strips and at least one layer of a fiber bundle.