Surface cleaning pad having zoned absorbency and method of making same
US7962993B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04H1/732
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A floor cleaning pad is provided having a pad body comprising a cleaning surface configured for contact with a floor to be cleaned and an opposed surface configured to be coupled to a floor cleaning implement. The cleaning surface and the opposed surface defining a thickness of the pad body and superabsorbent polymer particles maintained within a zone of the pad body, and the zone of the superabsorbent polymer particles occupying a portion of the thickness and an area less than an area of the cleaning surface.
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