Device for treating surfaces

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a device for treating surfaces, and/or cleaning and/or polishing surfaces. The device comprises a hollow member having an open end adapted for the insertion of two or more fingers. The hollow member is defined between a first sheet layer which includes an elastic layer and a second sheet layer including a fibrous nonwoven web layer having an outer surface. The fibrous nonwoven web layer is impregnated on at least a portion of the outer surface with a treating composition such as a buffing, cleaning polishing or other treating composition.

1 . A device for treating surfaces, said device comprising a hollow member having an open end adapted for the insertion of two or more fingers, said hollow member defined between a first sheet layer and a second sheet layer, said first sheet layer comprising an elastic layer, and said second sheet layer comprising a fibrous nonwoven web layer having an outer surface, wherein said fibrous nonwoven web layer contains on at least a portion of said outer surface thereof a treating composition.  
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said fibrous nonwoven web layer further comprises a substantially treating composition-free portion.  
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said elastic layer is selected from elastic films and elastic fibrous layers.  
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said first sheet layer is a multilayer laminate material comprising at least one fibrous web layer bonded to said elastic layer.  
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 4  wherein said first sheet layer is a multilayer laminate material comprising at least one fibrous web layer bonded to each side of said elastic layer.  
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said second sheet layer is a laminate material comprising at least one barrier layer bonded to said fibrous nonwoven web layer.  
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 5  wherein said second sheet layer is a laminate material comprising at least one barrier.  
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 6  wherein said barrier layer is selected from nonwoven web layers, polymeric film layers, foil materials and metalized polymer film layers.  
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 8  wherein said barrier layer is a meltblown layer.  
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 8  wherein said barrier layer is a thermoplastic film layer.  
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 6  wherein said second sheet layer further comprises at least one additional fibrous web layer adjacent said barrier layer on the side of said barrier layer opposite said fibrous nonwoven web layer.  
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 7  wherein said second sheet layer further comprises at least one additional fibrous web layer adjacent said barrier layer on the side of said barrier layer opposite said fibrous nonwoven web layer.  
   
   
       13 . The device of  claim 2  wherein said device is provided in a folded configuration wherein said treating composition-containing portion of said fibrous nonwoven web is folded in a face-to-face relationship with itself.  
   
   
       14 . The device of  claim 2  wherein said device is provided in a folded configuration wherein said treating composition-containing portion of said fibrous nonwoven web is folded in a face-to-face relationship with said substantially treating composition-free portion of said fibrous nonwoven web.  
   
   
       15 . The device of  claim 1  having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, wherein said first sheet layer and said second sheet layer are bonded to each other along at least one bond line along at least a portion of a line substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis to provide at least partial separation of said hollow member into individual hollow chambers.  
   
   
       16 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said fibrous nonwoven web layer is bonded with a point unbonded bonding pattern.  
   
   
       17 . The device of  claim 6  wherein said second sheet layer is bonded with a point unbonded bonding pattern.  
   
   
       18 . The device of  claim 11  wherein said second sheet layer is bonded with a point unbonded bonding pattern.  
   
   
       19 . The device of  claim 12  wherein said second sheet layer is bonded with a point unbonded bonding pattern.  
   
   
       20 . The device of  claim 13  wherein said device is folded substantially along its longitudinal axis and further wherein said treating composition-containing portion of said fibrous nonwoven web is bordered by a perimeter bond.  
   
   
       21 . The device of  claim 20  wherein said device further comprises easy-grip tabs.  
   
   
       22 . The device of  claim 2  wherein said treating composition-containing portion of said fibrous nonwoven web is covered by a release paper.  
   
   
       23 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said treating composition is a polishing composition.  
   
   
       24 . The device of  claim 20  wherein said treating composition is a polishing composition.  
   
   
       25 . The device of  claim 22  wherein said treating composition is a polishing composition.