Patent ID: 7182537

Claim:
A cleaning implement comprising: a handle; a mop head connected to said handle, said mop head comprising means for retaining a disposable cleaning pad about said mop head; a cleaning composition delivery mechanism in fluid communication with a nozzle; and a container filled with a cleaning composition, said container being removably attached to said delivery mechanism, wherein said delivery system is capable of delivering said cleaning composition through said nozzle onto a surface to be cleaned and wherein at least about 90% of the delivered cleaning composition is delivered on an area defined by a trapezoid having a first and a second segment wherein said first segment is substantially parallel to the leading edge of said mop head and is located at about less than 30 centimeters from said leading edge and wherein said second segment is parallel to said first segment and is located between about 20 centimeters to about 90 centimeters from said first segment, and a third and fourth segment wherein said third and fourth segments are substantially equal in length and wherein said third and fourth segments are substantially located on the sides of an isosceles triangle having an apex substantially adjacent to the center of said leading edge and wherein the base of said triangle is said second segment and the angle between said third and fourth segment is comprised between about 9.5 degrees and about 132 degrees, said implement having a T1200 Absorbent Capacity Spray Efficiency of least about 6×10 −6 mils/(sec×cm 2 ×g/g), a Squeeze Out Spray Efficiency of at least about 6×10 −4 mils/(sec×cm 2 ×(per unit Squeeze Out) and a Rated Spray Efficiency of at least about 2×10 −4 mils/(sec×cm 2 ).