Cleaning Body And Squeeze Mop Comprising Said Cleaning Body

Abstract

The invention relates to a cleaning body comprising at least two part cleaning bodies ( 1, 2 ), each with a cleaning surface ( 3, 4 ), whereby the part cleaning bodies ( 1, 2 ) are made from differing materials, lie adjacent to each other and are connected to each other. The first part cleaning body ( 1 ) has greater flexibility than the second ( 2 ) with each in the dry state. A squeeze mop comprises said cleaning bodies and a support body ( 17 ), connected to the cleaning body, whereby the support body ( 17 ) has two wings ( 18, 19 ), connected to each other such as to fold together by means of a hinged joint ( 20 ). The joint ( 20 ) is exclusively arranged in the region of the surface ( 13 ) of the first part cleaning body ( 1 ).

1 . A cleaning body consisting of at least two partial cleaning bodies ( 1 ,  2 ) each with a cleaning surface ( 3 ,  4 ), where the partial cleaning bodies ( 1 ,  2 ) consist of different materials and are arranged lying side by side and are bonded together, where the first partial cleaning body ( 1 ) has greater flexibility than the second ( 2 ), in each case in dry state. 
   
   
       2 . A cleaning body as in one of  claim 1  [sic], characterized by the fact that the first partial cleaning body ( 1 ) consists of polyurethane (PU). 
   
   
       3 . A cleaning body as in one of  claims 1  or  2 , characterized by the fact that the second partial cleaning body ( 2 ) consists of cellulose. 
   
   
       4 . A cleaning body as in one of  claims 1  or  2 , characterized by the fact that the second cleaning body ( 2 ) consists of a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). 
   
   
       5 . A cleaning body as in one of  claims 1 - 4 , characterized by the fact that the partial cleaning bodies ( 1 ,  2 ) are each formed to be monolithic and materially uniform. 
   
   
       6 . A cleaning body as in one of  claims 1 - 5 , characterized by the fact that the partial cleaning bodies ( 1 ,  2 ) are each formed essentially to be block-shaped and are bonded to each other on the faces ( 5 ,  6 ) that are turned toward each other in each case. 
   
   
       7 . A cleaning body as in one of  claims 1 - 6 , characterized by the fact that a third partial cleaning body ( 8 ) is arranged on the face ( 7 ) of the first partial cleaning body ( 1 ) that is turned away from the second partial cleaning body ( 2 ) and the third partial cleaning body is bonded to the first partial cleaning body ( 1 ). 
   
   
       8 . A cleaning body as in one of  claims 1 - 7 , characterized by the fact that the second ( 2 ) and the third ( 8 ) cleaning bodies correspond with regard to shape and/or material. 
   
   
       9 . A cleaning body as in one of  claims 1 - 8 , characterized by the fact that all partial cleaning bodies ( 1 ,  2 ,  8 ) have a matching thickness ( 9 ,  10 ,  11 ) between their cleaning surfaces ( 3 ,  4 ,  12 ) and their surfaces ( 13 ,  14 ,  15 ) of the partial cleaning bodies ( 1 ,  2 ,  8 ) that are turned away from the cleaning surfaces ( 3 ,  4 ,  12 ). 
   
   
       10 . A cleaning body as in one of  claims 1 - 9 , characterized by the fact that both the cleaning surfaces ( 3 ,  4 ,  12 ) of the partial cleaning bodies ( 1 ,  2 ,  8 ) and also the surfaces ( 13 ,  14 ,  15 ) of the partial cleaning bodies ( 1 ,  2 ,  8 ) make a smooth transition from one to the next. 
   
   
       11 . A cleaning body as in one of  claims 1 - 10 , characterized by the fact that at least the first partial cleaning body ( 1 ) is designed as an open-pore cleaning sponge. 
   
   
       12 . A cleaning body as in one of  claims 1 - 11 , characterized by the fact that only the cleaning surface ( 3 ) of the first partial cleaning body ( 1 ) has a microfiber wiper facing ( 16 ) on the side turned away from surface ( 13 ). 
   
   
       13 . A cleaning body as in one of  claims 1 - 12 , characterized by the fact that the first partial cleaning body ( 1 ) has pocket hole recesses ( 25 ) on the side turned away from the cleaning surface ( 3 ), which extend in the direction of the cleaning surface ( 3 ) and which each have a shape congruent to knobs ( 21 ) of the carrier element ( 17 ) of a butterfly mop. 
   
   
       14 . A cleaning body as in  claim 13 , characterized by the fact that the depth of the recesses ( 25 ) corresponds to at least 50% of the thickness ( 9 ) of the first partial cleaning body ( 1 ). 
   
   
       15 . A cleaning body as in  claim 14 , characterized by the fact that the depth corresponds to 75-90% of the thickness ( 9 ) of the first partial cleaning body ( 1 ). 
   
   
       16 . A butterfly mop consisting of a cleaning body as in one of  claims 1 - 15 , which is joined to a carrier element ( 17 ), where the carrier element ( 17 ) has two wings ( 18 ,  19 ), which are foldably joined together by a hinge type joint ( 20 ), where the joint ( 20 ) is arranged exclusively in the region of the surface ( 13 ) of the first partial cleaning body ( 1 ). 
   
   
       17 . A butterfly mop as in  claim 16 , characterized by the fact that the carrier element ( 17 ) has knobs ( 21 ) only on the side turned toward the surface ( 13 ) of the first partial cleaning body ( 1 ), to improve the cleaning performance of the first partial cleaning body ( 1 ).