Patent ID: 8151403
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: A46B,A47L

Abstract:
1. A cleaning implement comprising a cleaning article having a pocket and a holder adapted to be inserted into the pocket of the cleaning article to hold the cleaning article, the pocket of the cleaning article having an inlet opening through which the holder is to be inserted at one end thereof and the opposing end in the direction of inserting the holder and having a counter bumping portion in the middle between the inlet opening and the opposing end, the holder comprising a handle, an insertion portion extending from one end of the handle and adapted to be inserted into the pocket of the cleaning article, and a retaining means adapted to retain the vicinity of the inlet opening of the cleaning article when the insertion portion is inserted into the pocket, the insertion portion of the holder having a bumping portion that allows the insertion portion to be inserted into the pocket with no substantial obstruction until it reaches a bumping position where it bumps against the counter bumping portion of the pocket and then restricts further insertion of the insertion portion beyond the bumping position, the cleaning article being substantially prevented from moving between the bumping portion and the retaining means while having the insertion portion inserted in the pocket thereof and being retained by the retaining means, wherein the bumping portion is a part formed by making a difference in width or cross-sectional area of the insertion portion in the middle between the proximal end and the distal end of the insertion portion to provide a region distal to the bumping portion and a region proximal to the bumping portion, the counter bumping portion is a part of the pocket into which the insertion portion is adapted to be inserted, the part having a smaller width or area than the inlet opening, the region of the insertion portion distal to the bumping portion having a width or cross-sectional area equal to or smaller than that of the counter bumping portion and being insertable through the counter bumping portion, and the region of the insertion portion proximal to the bumping portion having a width or area equal to or smaller than that of the inlet opening of the pocket and a width or cross-sectional area larger than that of the counter bumping portion.