Patent ID: 8756746
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A cleaning article for removable attachment to a handle and having a longitudinal axis, said cleaning article comprising: at least one layer of tow fibers, said tow fibers extending laterally outward from proximal ends juxtaposed with said longitudinal axis to distal ends laterally remote therefrom, said at least one layer further having first and second opposed faces and defining a tow fiber width across said longitudinal axis between said distal ends of said fibers; and a generally planar sheet disposed on said first face of said at least one layer of tow fibers, said sheet having first and second opposed longitudinal edges defining a sheet width therebetween, said sheet being elastically contracted at at least one discrete location cooperating with a longitudinal edge to have a sheet width predominantly less than said tow fiber width, wherein said distal ends of said tow fibers overhang the edges of said sheet providing a tow fiber overhang, the amount of said overhang varying along at least a portion of the longitudinal axis; and said cleaning article optionally comprising laterally extending gather strips.