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Customizable disposable mop

US8578545B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

ECOLAB USA INC. · US

Inventors

Boyd A. Wolf · Coatesville, US
Beth Hohl · Canton, US
Elke Leuchten · Düsseldorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 24, 2012
Grant date	Nov 12, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 7, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49716
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A customizable, disposable mop and method for customizing a disposable mop to have different floor contacting surface properties is disclosed. The mop (10) includes a floor contacting surface area (26) having a length and width and floor contacting surface properties. The outer layer (24) of the mop (10) has two or more partitions in covering relation over an inner layer (22). One or more of the outer layer partitions (28, 30, 32) is selectably separable along a seam from covering relation over the inner layer (22) or over two or more respective partitions (34, 36, 38) in the inner layer (22). The outer layer (24) and inner layer (22) partitions have a selectable mopping characteristic for customizing the properties of the floor contacting surface area (26) of the mop (10).

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