Cleaning Article

Abstract

A cleaning article 10 having a pair of flat tubular pockets 15 and attachable to a holder 20 by inserting the holder 20 into the pockets 15. The cleaning article 10 includes fiber layers 11 a and 11 b and fiber layers 11 c and 11 d each formed of a fiber bundle on the upper and lower side, respectively, of the pockets 15. The pockets 15 are formed by joining two oblong sheets 13 a and 13 b interposed between the upper and lower fiber layers 11 b and 11 c by making joining zones extending in the longitudinal direction of the sheets 13 a and 13 b to define both longer sides of each pocket 15. The pockets 15 each have an unjoined region in an end portion on the side of their inlets 151.

1 . A cleaning article having a flat tubular pocket and attachable to a holder by inserting the holder into the pocket and comprising a fiber layer on both the upper and lower sides of the pocket,
 the pocket being formed by joining the upper and lower fiber layers or two members interposed between the upper and lower fiber layers by making joining zones extending to define both longer sides of the pocket, and   the pocket having an unjoined region in an inlet-sided end portion thereof.   
   
   
       2 . The cleaning article according to  claim 1 , wherein the pocket is formed by joining two oblong sheets interposed between the upper and lower fiber layers, the two sheets having an unjoined region in their inlet-sided end portions. 
   
   
       3 . The cleaning article according to  claim 2 , wherein the two sheets are superposed on each other with their inlet-sided end edges uneven. 
   
   
       4 . The cleaning article according to  claim 2 , the end portion of each of the sheets is folded back over the outer side of the pocket to have increased strength. 
   
   
       5 . The cleaning article according to  claim 2 , wherein the end portion of each of the sheets is wider than the other portion of the sheet. 
   
   
       6 . The cleaning article according to  claim 2 , wherein each of the sheets is made of heat fusible fibers, and the end portion thereof is fused to form a cohesive film-like portion having increased strength. 
   
   
       7 . The cleaning article according to  claim 2 , wherein the end portion of the sheet has another sheet of strip shape bonded thereto to have increased strength. 
   
   
       8 . The cleaning article according to  claim 1 , the inlet-sided end portion of the pocket has an engaging means engageable with the holder.