Mop cloth capable of resiliently stretching and having better water absorption capability

Abstract

A mop cloth applicable to a rotary mop and a method for manufacturing the mop cloth. The mop cloth includes several cloth strips each having two outer fabric layers and an inner foam layer sandwiched between the outer fabric layers. The foam layer provides the cloth strips with better water absorption capability. In addition, the foam layer has resilience and stretchability so that the cloth strips are capable of resiliently stretching and restoring to their original shapes without tangling with each other. The method of the present invention is bonding two fabric layers with a foam layer to sandwich the foam layer between the two fabric layers to achieve a semiproduct, and cutting the semiproduct into a predetermined number of cloth strips to form the mop cloth.

1 . A mop cloth capable of resiliently stretching and having better water absorption capability, the mop cloth comprising a first and a second transverse connecting sections and a predetermined number of cloth strips each having a first end and a second end; the first and second transverse connecting sections being respectively formed at a first end and a second end of the mop cloth; the cloth strips being longitudinally side by side arranged with the first and second ends of the cloth strips respectively connected with the first and second connecting sections;
 each the cloth strip being a three-layer structure, including two outer layers and an inner layer;   each the outer layer being a fabric layer; and   the inner layer being a water-absorbent foam layer; the two fabric layers being respectively bonded with two faces of the foam layer, whereby the foam layer is sandwiched between the two fabric layers.   
   
   
       2 . The mop cloth as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each the cloth strip has a flat configuration. 
   
   
       3 . The mop cloth as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein edges of the foam layer of the cloth strip are exposed to lateral sides of the cloth strip. 
   
   
       4 . The mop cloth as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein edges of the foam layer of the cloth strip are exposed to lateral sides of the cloth strip. 
   
   
       5 . The mop cloth as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the cloth strip has a width larger than a thickness of the cloth strip. 
   
   
       6 . The mop cloth as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the two fabric layers are bonded with the foam layer by means of attachment. 
   
   
       7 . The mop cloth as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the two fabric layers are bonded with the foam layer by means of sewing. 
   
   
       8 . The mop cloth as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the foam layer has a thickness not smaller than that of the fabric layers. 
   
   
       9 . The mop cloth as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each connecting section is a three-layer structure, including two outer fabric layers and an inner water-absorbent foam layer sandwiched between the outer fabric layers. 
   
   
       10 . The mop cloth as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the connecting sections are sewn with seams. 
   
   
       11 . The mop cloth as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the foam layer is a polyurethane foam layer. 
   
   
       12 . A method for manufacturing a mop cloth, comprising steps of:
 preparing two pieces of fabrics and a sheet of foam;   bonding the fabrics to the foam to achieve a semiproduct, the fabrics being respectively bonded with two faces of the foam as two outer fabric layers, whereby the foam is sandwiched between the fabrics as an inner foam layer; and   cutting the semiproduct into a predetermined number of longitudinal cloth strips with a first end and a second end of the semiproduct remaining uncut to respectively form a first and a second transverse connecting sections.   
   
   
       13 . The method for manufacturing the mop cloth as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein each the cloth strip has a flat configuration and edges of the foam layer of the cloth strip are exposed to lateral sides of the cloth strip. 
   
   
       14 . The mop cloth as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the two fabric layers are bonded with the foam layer by means of attachment. 
   
   
       15 . The mop cloth as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the two fabric layers are bonded with the foam layer by means of sewing. 
   
   
       16 . The mop cloth as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the foam layer is a polyurethane foam layer. 
   
   
       17 . The mop cloth as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the cloth strip has a width larger than a thickness of the cloth strip.