Mitt for removing lint and pet hair

Abstract

A mitt having two different working surfaces and a multi-step process for collecting and removing lint, pet hair, and the like from target surfaces using the inventive mitt, are provided. The inventive mitt is made up of a hollow flexible body having a palm side surface coextensive with a back or rear side surface, with an open end for insertion of a hand into the hollow flexible body. The hollow flexible body has means on the palm side surface for gripping, pulling and collecting lint, pet hair, and the like on a target surface, and means on the back or rear side surface for picking up the collected lint, pet hair, and the like from the target surface.

1 . A mitt for removing lint and pet hair from target surfaces such as clothing, upholstery and automobile interiors, which comprises a hollow flexible body having a palm side surface coextensive with a back or rear side surface, with an open end for insertion of a hand or fingers into an opening defined by the hollow flexible body, wherein the hollow flexible body has means on the palm side surface for gripping, pulling and collecting lint and pet hair on a target surface, and means on the back or rear side surface for picking up the collected lint and pet hair from the target surface.  
   
   
       2 . The mitt of  claim 1 , which further comprises a wrist member located near the open end of the hollow flexible body for releasably securing the mitt about a user's wrist upon placement of the user's hand into the opening defined by the hollow flexible body.  
   
   
       3 . The mitt of  claim 2 , wherein the wrist member comprises an expandable cuff circumferentially surrounding the open end of the hollow flexible body.  
   
   
       4 . The mitt of  claim 2 , wherein the wrist member comprises: coextensive tabs or projections that emanate from the hollow flexible body extending beyond an outer perimeter thereof near the open end; and releasable securing means located on an inner surface of each tab or projection.  
   
   
       5 . The mitt of  claim 4 , wherein the releasable securing means comprises a pair of hook and loop members attached opposite one another on the inner surfaces of the tabs or projections.  
   
   
       6 . The mitt of  claim 1 , wherein the means for gripping, pulling and collecting lint and pet hair on a target surface is selected from the group of slip resistant materials.  
   
   
       7 . The mitt of  claim 6 , wherein the slip resistant material is a textured synthetic rubber material.  
   
   
       8 . The mitt of  claim 7 , wherein the textured synthetic rubber material is a textured neoprene material.  
   
   
       9 . The mitt of  claim 1 , wherein the means for picking up the collected lint and pet hair from the target surface is selected from the group of cut or uncut loops of fibers.  
   
   
       10 . The mitt of  claim 9 , wherein the means for picking up the collected lint and pet hair from the target surface comprises cut or uncut loops of nylon fibers that are orientated or tilted in one direction.  
   
   
       11 . A mitt for removing lint and pet hair from target surfaces such as clothing, upholstery and automobile interiors, which comprises a hollow flexible body having a palm side surface coextensive with a back or rear side surface, with an open end for insertion of a hand or fingers into an opening defined by the hollow flexible body, wherein the hollow flexible body has a textured synthetic rubber material on the palm side surface for gripping, pulling and collecting lint and pet hair on a target surface, and nylon fiber loops that are orientated or tilted in one direction on the back or rear side surface for picking up the collected lint and pet hair from the target surface.  
   
   
       12 . The mitt of  claim 11 , which further comprises a wrist member, wherein the wrist member comprises: coextensive tabs or projections that emanate from the hollow flexible body extending beyond an outer perimeter thereof near the open end; and releasable securing means located on an inner surface of each tab or projection.  
   
   
       13 . A multi-step process for collecting and removing lint and pet hair from target surfaces using a mitt which comprises a hollow flexible body having a palm side surface coextensive with a back or rear side surface, with an open end for insertion of a hand or fingers into an opening defined by the hollow flexible body, wherein the hollow flexible body has means on the palm side surface for gripping, pulling and collecting lint and pet hair on a target surface, and means on the back or rear side surface for picking up the collected lint and pet hair from the target surface, wherein the process comprises: 
 gripping, pulling and collecting lint and pet hair from the target surface using the means on the palm side surface of the hollow flexible body of the mitt; and    picking up or removing the collected lint and pet hair from the target surface using the means on the back or rear side surface of the hollow flexible body of the mitt.    
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , which further comprises lifting dust and dander from the target surface using the means on the back or rear side surface of the hollow flexible body of the mitt.