Cleaning tool and method for manufacturing cleaning portion constituting the cleaning tool

Abstract

The present invention is a cleaning tool used to clean furniture, electrical products, interior walls, and so forth. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning tool that traps dust very well and is excellent at removing dirt. The cleaning tool of the present invention comprises a cleaning component ( 2 ) and a handle component ( 5 ), with the cleaning component ( 2 ) being removably attached to the handle component ( 5 ). The cleaning component ( 2 ) comprises a bulging component ( 40 ) bent in a U-shape, a handle insertion component ( 3 ) formed inside said bulging component ( 40 ), and a pleated component ( 4 ) formed along and underneath the bulging component ( 40 ). A support component ( 10 ) of the handle component ( 5 ) is inserted in the handle insertion component ( 3 ) of the bulging component ( 40 ), and the cleaning component ( 2 ) is supported at the distal end of the handle component ( 5 ).

1 . A cleaning tool comprising a cleaning component and a handle component, wherein the cleaning component comprises a bulging component bent in a U-shape, a handle insertion component formed on the inside of said bulging component, and a pleated component formed along and underneath the bulging component.  
   
   
       2 . The cleaning tool according to  claim 1 , wherein the pleated component is formed in a narrow rectangular shape.  
   
   
       3 . The cleaning tool according to  claim 1 , wherein a sheet bundle cut surface is formed at the upper part of the bulging component.  
   
   
       4 . The cleaning tool according to  claim 1 , wherein the bulging component has a pleated component on its upper portion.  
   
   
       5 . A cleaning tool, wherein a narrow rectangular pleated component is formed by making numerous cuts respectively on one side and the other side of a sheet bundle comprising a plurality of stacked sheets, the sheet bundle is bent in two so that the pleated component on one side overlaps with the pleated component on the other side, a seal component is formed near the pleated component to form a bulging component demarcated from the pleated component, the sheet bundle is further bent in two so that the pleated components overlap with one another, forming a cleaning component comprising a bulging component bent in a U-shape and a pleated component formed along and underneath the bulging component, the space formed on the inside of the bulging component constitutes a handle insertion component, and a support component of a handle component is inserted into said handle insertion component such that the cleaning component is supported at the handle component.  
   
   
       6 . The cleaning component according to  claim 5 , wherein a cut line is provided in the center of the sheet bundle, and the sheet bundle is bent in two along this cut line.  
   
   
       7 . A cleaning tool, wherein a narrow rectangular pleated component is formed by making numerous cuts respectively on one side and other side of a sheet bundle comprising a plurality of stacked sheets, a cut line is provided in the center of the sheet bundle, numerous cuts are made along this cut line to form a narrow rectangular pleated component, the sheet bundle is bent in two along the cut line, a seal component is formed near the pleated component to form a bulging component demarcated from the pleated component, the sheet bundle is further bent in two so that the pleated components overlap with one another, forming a cleaning component comprising a bulging component bent in a U-shape and having a pleated component, and a pleated component formed along and underneath the bulging component, the space formed on the inside of the bulging component constitutes a handle insertion component, and a support component of a handle component is inserted into said handle insertion component such that the cleaning component is supported at the handle component.  
   
   
       8 . A method for manufacturing a cleaning component, comprising the steps of: 
 forming a narrow rectangular pleated component by making numerous cuts respectively on one side and the other side of a sheet bundle comprising a plurality of stacked sheets;    bending the sheet bundle in two so that the pleated component on one side overlaps with the pleated component on the other side (first bending step);    forming a seal component near the pleated component of this sheet bundle bent in two to form a bulging component demarcated from the pleated component;    further bending the sheet bundle in two so that the pleated components overlap with one another (second bending step); and    linking the bent ends together.    
   
   
       9 . The method for manufacturing a cleaning component according to  claim 8 , wherein a cut line is made along the bend line in the first bending step of the sheet bundle.  
   
   
       10 . A method for manufacturing a cleaning component, comprising the steps of: 
 forming a narrow rectangular pleated component by making numerous cuts respectively on one side and the other side of a sheet bundle comprising a plurality of stacked sheets;    providing a cut line in the center of the sheet bundle and making numerous cuts along this cut line to form a narrow rectangular pleated component;    bending the sheet bundle in two along the cut line (first bending step);    forming a seal component near the pleated component of this sheet bundle bent in two to form a bulging component demarcated from the pleated component;    further bending the sheet bundle in two so that the pleated components overlap with one another (second bending step); and    linking the bent ends together.