WO2008010109A3 - Adjustable-size mop head and selectable-size cleaning substrate - Google Patents

Adjustable-size mop head and selectable-size cleaning substrate Download PDF

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WO2008010109A3
WO2008010109A3 PCT/IB2007/052058 IB2007052058W WO2008010109A3 WO 2008010109 A3 WO2008010109 A3 WO 2008010109A3 IB 2007052058 W IB2007052058 W IB 2007052058W WO 2008010109 A3 WO2008010109 A3 WO 2008010109A3
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frame section
mop head
cleaning substrate
size
adjustable
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Cameron Ray Morris
Stephanie Ann Rossignol
George Nukuto
Denis R Grimard
Carl G Rippl
Meewha Lee
Paul Woon
Russell J Kroll
Mark Londborg
Robert Henshaw
Kiran K Reddy
Thomas Glenn Merrill
Jr Jose Ricardo Rubio-Flores
Dennis Y Lee
Nathan P Hendon
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Kimberly Clark Co
Cameron Ray Morris
Stephanie Ann Rossignol
George Nukuto
Denis R Grimard
Carl G Rippl
Meewha Lee
Paul Woon
Russell J Kroll
Mark Londborg
Robert Henshaw
Kiran K Reddy
Thomas Glenn Merrill
Jr Jose Ricardo Rubio-Flores
Dennis Y Lee
Nathan P Hendon
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Application filed by Kimberly Clark Co, Cameron Ray Morris, Stephanie Ann Rossignol, George Nukuto, Denis R Grimard, Carl G Rippl, Meewha Lee, Paul Woon, Russell J Kroll, Mark Londborg, Robert Henshaw, Kiran K Reddy, Thomas Glenn Merrill, Jr Jose Ricardo Rubio-Flores, Dennis Y Lee, Nathan P Hendon filed Critical Kimberly Clark Co
Priority to EP07766649.3A priority Critical patent/EP2053958B1/en
Publication of WO2008010109A2 publication Critical patent/WO2008010109A2/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/20—Mops
    • A47L13/24—Frames for mops; Mop heads
    • A47L13/254—Plate frames
    • A47L13/258—Plate frames of adjustable or foldable type

Abstract

An adjustable-size mop head assembly that may be used with a handle and a disposable cleaning substrate is disclosed. The mop head assembly includes a central frame section with a central portion and a lower substrate support surface configured to hold a disposable cleaning substrate. The mop head assembly also includes at least one adjunct frame section configured to be operably coupled to the central frame section and configured to move between a stored configuration, where the adjunct frame section is stored by the central frame section, and an extended configuration where the adjunct frame section extends from the central frame section to add width to the central frame section and the lower substrate support surfaces. A continuous web of disposable cleaning substrate that may be used with the adjustable-size mop head assembly is also disclosed. The continuous web of disposable cleaning substrate includes lines of weakness at regular intervals configured such that various widths of cleaning substrate are removable via the lines of weakness.
PCT/IB2007/052058 2006-07-18 2007-05-31 Adjustable-size mop head and selectable-size cleaning substrate WO2008010109A2 (en)

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