Patent · US Expired

Hand-sized, controlled-fold, cleaning sleeve

US5918341A · kind A · utility

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13References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 31, 1997
Grant dateJul 6, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 31, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L13/16
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention is a foldable material having a surface appropriate for manual, contact maintenance, such as a cloth, of such size as to enable the folding of the cloth into parallel panels, each of which is approximately hand-sized. Each of the panels can be visually discriminated from the others by a line imprinted on the panel surface, and each of the panels is sequentially numbered. The foldable material is folded in half and sewn along the long end forming a sleeve. The invention also includes the method of using the foldable material by following a series of directions as to how to fold the material and then using each of the panels in a preferred order of use, thus maximizing the use of the surface area of the material and eliminating waste or contamination.

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