Patent ID: 9089252
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A cleaning element, having a layer structure with a fiber bundle and a non-woven fabric laminated together, comprising: a long tubular part which is formed into a tubular shape by folding back the cleaning element such that the fiber bundle of the cleaning element is located inside, a receiving space which is defined inside the tubular part and in which a holding part for holding the cleaning element is removably received, a brush part which forms a brush-like cleaning area in a region of the cleaning element other than the tubular part, and a hardened part which is formed by hardening only a surface portion of the fiber bundle in the receiving space, said hardened part extending throughout an entire length of the receiving space and being formed by heat treatment or an adhesive, wherein the fiber bundle and non-woven fabric are superimposed and each of opposite ends of both the fiber bundle and non-woven fabric are coextensive with one another and the hardened part is provided along a central portion of the fiber bundle.