Patent ID: 8677544

Claim:
A hand-worn debris removal device comprising: a pocket formed by a first side and an opposing second side defining an internal cavity having an opening for receipt of a user's hand in the internal cavity, wherein the pocket comprises a longitudinal axis extending through the opening; a first debris collecting element provided on at least one of the first and second sides and having unidirectional fibers having a first directional orientation; a second debris collecting element provided on the same side as the first debris collecting element and having unidirectional fibers having a second directional orientation; a gap formed between the first and second debris collecting elements along the longitudinal axis, wherein the first directional orientation of the unidirectional fibers of the first debris collecting element and the second directional orientation of the unidirectional fibers of the second debris collecting element are oriented toward the gap formed between the first and second debris collecting elements; a third debris collecting element located proximal the opening into the internal cavity; and a fourth debris collecting element located distal the opening into the internal cavity on the other of the first and second sides of the debris removal device opposite the first and second debris collecting elements; whereby movement of the device in a first direction across a surface to be cleaned corresponds to one of the first and second directional orientation of one of the first and second debris collecting elements and movement of the device in a second direction across a surface to be cleaned corresponds to the other of the first and second directional orientation of one of the first and second debris collecting elements such that debris removed by the first and second debris collecting elements collects in the gap.