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Process and apparatus for fluffing a cleaning implement

US9849638B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 27, 2014
Grant dateDec 26, 2017
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Expiry dateApr 29, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L13/26
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of and apparatus for fluffing a cleaning article. The cleaning article has a layer of tow fibers and a layer of sheet material, joined together in a layered construction. The apparatus and process spray a fluid blast onto the article, disrupting the tow fibers. The fluid may be air and causes different fibers to react so as to increase the volume of the cleaning article.

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