REUSABLE CLEANSING CLOTH

Abstract: Reusable cleansing cloths for cleaning surfaces and being adaptable into a holder, constituting a textile cloth, the cleansing side of which being provided with a thick layer of thread loops. The textile cloth (1) is made from crocheted chemical fibre thread and the cleansing layer consists of cotton thread (2) crocheted into the textile cloth, which cotton thread, thus, forms the thick layer of thread loops, whereby the layer is arranged in several parallel tracks (3, 4, 5) with the bare textile cloth therebetween. Hereby a more easily handled cloth is achieved, which glides easier across the surface to be cleaned.

Description: REUSABLE CLEANSING CLOTH * ■ The present invention relates to a reusable cleansing cloth for cleaning surfaces, which cloth is adaptable into a hol¬ der, said cloth being a textile cloth, the cleansing side of which is provided with a thick layer of thread loops. 5 The object of the present invention is to improve known re¬ usable cleansing cloths to render the cloth lighter weight making it easier to handle as it does not absorb more liquid than is necessary for the cleaning. Furthermore, the gliding 10 ability over the surface to be cleaned is to be improved so that, when the cleansing cloth is used as a floor mop, the cleaning person easily can push the cleansing cloth across the floor. Furthermore, the manufacture is to be made simpler bringing the costs of manufacture to a minimum. The purpose • 15 is, further, to avoid that the edges of the cloth must be hemmed, but that instead the cloth can be manufactured in webs which are cut. into suitable lengths to a specific size or the purpose of use. 20 In order to achieve the above mentioned objects, the inven¬ tion is now characterized in that the textile cloth is made from a crocheted chemical fibre thread and that the clean¬ sing layer consists of cotton threφd crocheted into the tex¬ tile cloth, which cotton thread, thus, constitutes the thick 25 layer of thread loops, whereby the layer is arranged in several parallel tracks with the bare textile cloth there¬ between. One embodiment of the invention will be described below with '* 30 reference to the attached drawing. Fig. 1 shows hereby a plane view of the cleansing cloth according to the inventive idea and 35 Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal section. The cleansing cloth which, thus, is meant to be used several times with cleaning therebetween consists of a textile cloth 1 being crocheted from chemical fibre thread. This means that, when cutting, a hemming of the crocheted cloth is not necessary. Furthermore, a cloth of crocheted chemical fibre thread absorbs very little liquid. The cleansing layer, whic thus, during the cleaning rests upon the surface tobe cleaned consists of cotton thread loops 2.crocheted into the textile cloth 1. As is shown in the drawings the cleansing layer consists of three tracks 3, 4 and 5 " parallel to each other and between them the textile cloth is bare forming two chan¬ nels 6 and 7. Hereby the gliding ability of the cloth against the surface when cleaning is improved and the handling of the cleansing cloth is substantially facilitated. As en example of textile cloth the base is formed of textured polyesther thread, 168/68 dtex and the cleansing layer ' con¬ sists of crocheted cotton Nm 24/2. The cleansing layer is in the form of open tricot (2-1/0-1) and the thread consumption is 19.5 m/meter product. The length of the loops 2 in the cleansing layer is' about 1 era. Within the scope of the inventive idea the length of the loops can preferably be varied and the density of the loops in the cleansing layer. Furthermore, the amount of channels 6 and 7 can be varied as well as the width of the channels.

Claims: C L A I M Reusable cleansing cloth for cleaning surfaces and being adaptable into a holder said cloth constituting a textile cloth, the cleansing side of which is provided with a thick layer of thread loops, c h a r a c t e ¬ r i z e d i n that the textile cloth is made from crocheted chemical fibre thread and that the cleansing layer consists of cotton thread crocheted into the textile cloth, whereby the layer is arranged. in several parallel tracks with the bare textile cloth therebetween.

Inventors: BENGTSSON STURE, BERTHELSEN KURT, OLSON LARS-ANDERS, BENGTSSON, STURE, BERTHELSEN, KURT, OLSON, LARS-ANDERS
Applicants: BENGTSSON STURE, BERTHELSEN KURT, OLSON LARS ANDERS, BENGTSSON, STURE, BERTHELSEN, KURT, OLSON, LARS-ANDERS
Application year: 1986
Main classification: A47L13
IPC codes: A47L13