Patent ID: 7788758
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: A46B,A46D,A47K

Abstract:
1. A water disintegrable cleaning utensil, comprising: a convertible cleaning part at least part of which is formed by wet shrinkable resin, said resin being hydrophilic and shrinkable at least in one direction when absorbing water and said resin converting from fiber or film form to a hydrogen-bonded mass-shaped aggregate when contacted with water; and a holding part which holds the cleaning part, wherein the cleaning part is provided with a large number of fibers made of the wet shrinkable resin formed by a tow, wherein the fibers are compressed and physically brought into a close contact with each other; and wherein the fibers made of the wet shrinkable resin decrease in length by 20% or more when absorbing ion exchange water with a temperature of 20° C. and weigh three times more after absorbing the ion exchange water than an original weight of the fibers.