Patent ID: 8026408

Claim:
A method of forming a surface cleaning pad body comprising a matrix web of binder fibers and superabsorbent polymer particles, said method comprising the steps of: a) depositing a mass of binder fibers onto a conveyor; b) shielding using a screen all but a selected area of the mass of binder fibers; c) depositing superabsorbent polymer particles through the screen onto the selected area of the mass of binder fibers so as to disburse superabsorbent polymer particles throughout a thickness of the mass of binder fibers; d) bonding the mass of binder fibers to form a web structure and to contain the superabsorbent polymer particles, thereby providing a cleaning pad body with superabsorbent polymer particles contained in a zone of the mass of binder fibers that occupies at least a portion of the thickness of the mass of binder fibers and the selected area; and e) applying an attachment device to the cleaning pad body, thereby configuring the pad body for attachment to a cleaning implement.