Patent ID: 7389559

Claim:
A mop head adapted for attachment to a handle structure, the mop head comprising: at least one elongate tube of knit construction folded upon itself to define two substantially closed folded edge boundaries formed by an arrangement of folds at each edge boundary and a plurality of fluid retaining tubular stand elements extending away from each edge boundary, wherein said at least one elongate tube of knit construction comprises an undulating exterior surface profile comprising a plurality of alternating elongate raised profile regions and elongate depressed channels extending in substantially parallel relation to one another in the length direction of said at least one elongate tube of knit construction, and wherein said at least one elongate tube of knit construction is comprised of a plurality of knitted yarns, said plurality of knitted yarns including a first yarn and at least a second yarn, said first yarn having either an S or a Z twist and said second yarn being a multi-ply yarn including a first ply having an S twist in combination with at least a second ply having a Z twist, said at least one elongate tube of knit construction consisting essentially of polyester and being characterized by a dry sorbency capacity of not less than about 3.5 milliliters of water per gram.