Floor cleaning tool with a surrounding capture sheet
US8549690B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L13/257
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A floor cleaning tool is disclosed that provides for an improved method of gathering and picking up debris from the floor. In one embodiment, the floor cleaning tool has a handle, a wiping body wiping body comprised of a solid and continuous material connected at one end to the handle and a capture sheet covering the wiping body. The wiping body includes a first wiping side and a second wiping side, opposite the first wiping side wherein a length and width of the wiping body are each at least five times larger than a thickness between the first wiping side and second wiping side. The capture sheet covers the wiping body by wrapping continuously around the first wiping side and second wiping side. In one embodiment, the capture sheet includes a tacky surface outwardly facing from the wiping body.
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