Patent ID: 7536743

Claim:
A cleaning implement for use with a cleaning substrate, comprising: a substantially nonabsorbent and deformable bumper pad having an x-direction, a y-direction perpendicular to said x-direction, a horizontal x-y plane defined by the x-direction and the y-direction, a z-direction perpendicular to the x-y plane, a longitudinal axis extending in the x-direction, a length, a width, a thickness in the z-direction, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a pair of outer edges joining said top surface and said bottom surface, said bumper pad having a generally elliptical shape in the x-y plane wherein the longitudinal axis is the major axis of the elliptical shape, and the outer edges intersect to form at least one tip located on the longitudinal axis; an interconnecting member attached to said top surface of said bumper pad, the projected surface area of said interconnecting member being less than the projected surface area of said bumper pad such that said interconnecting member has longitudinal side edges spaced inwardly from said outer edges of said bumper pad; a plurality of weakness means for increasing the ability of said bumper pad to deform in said x-y plane and/or said z-direction under forces applied to said bumper pad, said weakness means being positioned on said bumper pad in said z-direction between said outer edges and said longitudinal side edges of said interconnecting member; and a handle operatively connected to said interconnecting member.