Patent ID: 7225496

Claim:
A scrub pad comprising: a) a scrubbing layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer; b) a wiping layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer; and c) an absorbent core layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer comprising at least one absorbent material selected from the group consisting of short-fiber, air-laid nonwoven material, nonwoven plastic batting, cellulosic fibrous web materials, wax coated paper, corrugated paper, fluff pulp, cotton balls, cotton batting, and mixtures thereof; wherein the absorbent core layer is located intermediate to the scrubbing layer and the wiping layer and wherein the scrubbing layer, the absorbent core layer and the wiping layer are joined at the periphery of each layer to form a bonded edge; wherein the scrubbing layer comprises at least one ply further comprising a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, and mixtures thereof; the scrubbing layer being shaped as a mesh, or scrim of filaments, wherein the mesh or scrim further comprises filaments having a diameter of from about 0.1 mm to about 1.0 mm; wherein the filaments of the mesh form cells bounded by the filaments, the cells having an area of from about 2 mm 2 about 25 mm 2 ; and wherein the filaments intersect at one or more points and are sealed at one or more of the intersecting points to form one or more nodes wherein the nodes are from about 0.2 mm to about 1.0 mm in size.