Patent ID: 6663306
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: A47L,B05B,B08B,C11D

Abstract:
A cleaning implement comprising:a handle; a mop head pivotably attached to said handle, said mop head having a leading edge and a trailing edge, said mop head comprising a plurality of attachment structures formed from a flexible material, wherein said attachment structures comprise a plurality of substantially pie-shaped sections wherein two sides of each of said pie-shaped sections are defined by slits passing through said flexible material; a liquid delivery system comprising a container filled with a cleaning solution, said container being removably attached to a fitment, said fitment having a fluid transfer check valve and a vent valve wherein said fluid transfer check valve is in fluid communication with a nozzle attached adjacent said leading edge of said mop head; and a disposable cleaning pad comprising an absorbent layer having a lower surface and an upper surface, an attachment layer adjacent said lower surface of said absorbent layer for engaging said attachment structures and retaining said disposable cleaning pad about said mop head, wherein said cleaning solution has an average exit velocity of at least about 0.009 cm/sec when said liquid delivery system is actuated and wherein about 95% of the delivered cleaning solution is located within an area defined by an isosceles triangle having an apex adjacent to said nozzle, a base and a first and second side which intersect at said apex and are equal in length, wherein said base is substantially parallel to the leading edge of said mop head and wherein the angle between said first and second side is at least about 30 degrees.