Flexible cleaning article

Abstract

The invention refers to a flexible and permeable cleaning article, more specifically the invention relates to a foam having a mechanical fastener for attaching scouring webs composed of hook-like projections, wherein said webs can be replaced depending on the type of cleaning needed, for example, heavy duty cleaning, delicate cleaning, surface polishing, etc. Flexibility and permeability are two important characteristics exhibited by the object of the present invention; said flexible article easily conforms to substrates and their particularities, such as corners and grooves, thus rendering the cleaning process easier and more efficient. Permeability allows water and chemical cleaning compositions (e.g., detergents, soaps, etc.) to pass through it, thereby forming suds.

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         28 . A flexible cleaning article comprising:
 a foam;   a scouring web; and   a mechanical fastener system laminated onto one of the surfaces of said foam, wherein the mechanical system used to fix said scouring web accounts for from about 5 to about 70% of the surface area of the foam.   
     
     
         29 . The article of  claim 28 , wherein the mechanical fastener comprises a backing composed of a continuous substrate. 
     
     
         30 . The article of  claim 28 , wherein the mechanical fastener comprises a surface composed of hooks and another surface adhering thereto which consists of a layer of non-woven loops. 
     
     
         31 . The article of  claim 28 , wherein the mechanical fastener comprises a surface composed of hooks and a second hook layer, wherein the hooks fit together when arranged one against the other. 
     
     
         32 . The article of  claim 28 , wherein the mechanical fastener is secured to the foam by chemical adhesives. 
     
     
         33 . The article of  claim 28 , wherein the scouring web comprises metal fibers for polishing surfaces. 
     
     
         34 . The article of  claim 28 , wherein the mechanical fastener is applied to the foam in the form of strips the length of which matches the greatest dimension of the flexible cleaning article. 
     
     
         35 . The article of  claim 28 , wherein the mechanical fastener is applied to the foam in strip form, the length of which is perpendicular to the direction of the greatest dimension of said flexible cleaning article. 
     
     
         36 . The article of  claim 28 , wherein the mechanical fastener is applied to the foam in strip form, the length of which forms an angle with one side of said flexible cleaning article. 
     
     
         37 . The article of  claim 28 , wherein the mechanical fastener is applied to the foam in the form of a reverse “V”. 
     
     
         38 . The article of  claim 28 , wherein the mechanical fastener is applied to the foam in the form of an inverted “W”. 
     
     
         39 . The article of  claim 28 , wherein the mechanical fastener is applied to the foam in the form of curved lines. 
     
     
         40 . The article of  claim 28 , wherein the mechanical fastener is applied to the foam as discrete circles. 
     
     
         41 . The article of  claim 28 , wherein the thickness of the foam varies from 3 mm to 50 mm. 
     
     
         42 . The article of  claim 28 , wherein the foam with a thickness of 8 mm has a force of resistance to deflection of less than about 3000 mN. 
     
     
         43 . The article of  claim 42 , wherein the force of resistance to deflection of varies from about 500 to about 2500 mN.